Staying in London for Christmas and don’t fancy cooking up a feast at home?
Don’t worry, there are lots of restaurants open on Christmas Day in London so you don’t have to lift a finger. You can go luxe for your Christmas meal by heading to one of London’s five-star hotels, or you could avoid the traditional turkey by heading out for a curry instead. Whatever road you wanna go down, these are the best places to have your Christmas lunch in London – and no washing up to do either.
The Grill by Tom Booton – Tom Booton and team will be cooking up a five-course menu, including dishes like beef doughnut with horseradish and truffle, lobster cocktail, roast turkey, and mince pie tart on Christmas Day at The Grill by Tom Booton.
Decimo – Head up to the top of The Standard for a Spanish-inspired Christmas spread from Decimo. The menu includes oysters with arbol chilli, fresh truffle nachos, duck with mole, fried potatoes, spiced cranberry chutney, and chocolate & vanilla yule log with burnt orange ice cream.
The Cinnamon Collection – If you’re not feeling the traditional Christmas grub, then Vivek Singh has you covered with festive menus at The Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen and Cinnamon Bazaar. You can expect dishes like slow braised lamb leg, nutmeg and peppercorn sauce with masala braised potato; roast goose breast with mappas sauce and masala uttappam; and seared cod fillet with Colombo curry sauce and lemon rice.
The Wigmore – Do Christmas lunch pub-style – well fancy pub-style – at The Wigmore. The four-course menu starts with a cup of Christmas punch and includes chicken liver parfait with mulled wine jelly, roast turkey pie with cranberry chutney and mash, and Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.
Claridge’s Restaurant – Make it a super luxe Christmas with lunch (or dinner) at Claridge’s Restaurant. The festive menu features the likes of Severn & Wye smoked salmon; lobster raviolo; roast Bronze turkey with festive sides; and Claridge’s Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.
Tayyabs – If you want to escape all things Christmas then get down to Whitechapel’s Tayyabs. It’s business as usual at the curry house (not even a turkey curry!), and with BYOB you can have a good a proper knees up whether you’re celebrating Christmas or not.
The Guinea – Mayfair institution The Guinea is doing a three-course menu for Christmas Day this year, starting with Champagne. Then it’s onto dishes like prawn & crayfish cocktail, ballotine of Norfolk turkey, or carved dry-aged rib of beef, before finishing with a traditional Christmas pudding, coffee and mince pies.
Bébé Bob – Don’t fancy turkey on Christmas Day? Go for chicken instead at Bébé Bob, where you can feast on rotisserie chicken, chicken schnitzel, caviar, and Champagne.
The Colony Grill Room – The glamorous Beaumont hotel will be putting on a festive feast inside their classic New York-style grill, The Colony Grill Room. The menu will include the likes of foie gras parfait; lobster & salmon ravioli; roast turkey with traditional garnishes; and The Beaumont Christmas pudding with brandy sauce for dessert.
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