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.
Fallow – Settle in for a proper feast at Fallow, where the Christmas Day menu includes salmon belly crumpets, beef tartare with oyster mayo, mushroom parfait, dressed Devon crab, turkey with all the trimmings, Christmas yule log, mince pies and brandy butter truffles.
The Grill at The Dorchester – The team will be cooking up a five-course menu, including dishes like shellfish cocktail, truffle & ricotta ravioli, roast turkey, and sherry trifle on Christmas Day at The Grill at The Dorchester.
Decimo – Head up to the top of The Standard for a Spanish-inspired Christmas spread from Decimo. The menu includes crab tartlet, roasted turkey, ember-cooked celeriac, and baked chocolate tart with dulce de leche ice cream.
Leydi – Leydi, the modern Turkish restaurant from Selin Kiazim will be open throughout the festive period including Christmas Day and Boxing Day (with a special Turkish festive brunch). There are £75 and £95 set festive menus and a la carte options including Leydi classics like atom garlic yoghurt, urfa chilli oil; lahmacun; and shish köfte.
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 Keralan lobster soup; tandoori turkey tikka; roast goose breast with sesame tamarind sauce; slow-braised lamb raan; and garam masala Christmas pudding.
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; truffle risotto; 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.
Ekstedt at The Yard – Experience a Scandi Christmas courtesy of Ekstedt at The Yard, where the kitchen is doing a seven-course, fire-cooked feast. Tuck into the likes of flambadou oyster, charcoal-grilled Cornish fish and juniper-smoked sirloin of beef and barley malt chocolate mousse.
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, dry-aged porterhouse and chateaubriand, 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.
