These 20 metro Detroit restaurants are open on Christmas Day
Christmas Day is less than a week away. And if you haven't given any thought to Christmas dinner, we've got you covered.
You can give yourself a break and leave the cooking to someone else.
Around metro Detroit, many restaurants will be open on Christmas Day. Several of the restaurants listed below will be serving special holiday meals, offering prix fixe menus or letting you order off their regular menus.
Some places will also offer holiday meal to-go options and many also have special holiday menus on Christmas Eve.
Here's a sampling of restaurants that are open. If you're ordering to go, be sure to order in advance when you can. If you're dining in, keep in mind hours may vary and it’s best to make reservations.
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Apparatus Room at Foundation Hotel
Detroit
Offering an extended brunch menu 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are healthy offerings, egg specialties including breakfast sandwiches and Benedicts, salads, sandwiches and plenty of sides.
For info: 313-800-5600 or detroitfoundationhotel.com
Bavarian Inn
Frankenmuth
At the Bavarian Inn restaurant, a take-out Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meal is $159 and serves 4. On Christmas Day there are four dinner options served family-style from noon to 7 p.m., from the ultimate Bavarian dinner which includes a sampling of five meats to the all-you-can-eat Frankenmuth-style chicken dinner with ham and shrimp options. Prices vary from $32.99-$39.99 for adults, $2.25-$10.99 ages 5-12. Meals are served with all the trimmings. Other individual dinner options will be available. The Bavarian Inn Lodge will have a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day buffet available 4:30-9 p.m.
For info: bavarianinn.com
Benihana
Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Troy
Locations will be open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Dearborn 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) offering regular and holiday menus.
For info: benihana.com
Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse
Troy
Serving its dinner menu all day. It includes signature cuts of fire-roasted meats served tableside as well as the market table and bar with seasonal salads, vegetables, imported cheeses and more.
For info: 248-817-1800 or fogodechao.com
Hollywood Casino at Greektown
Detroit
Several places will be open, including Prism steakhouse, the food court and Monroe Market as well as Barstool Sports bar.
For info: 313-223-2999 or hollywoodgreektown.com
Kona Grill
Troy
Serving a limited a la carte menu along with Christmas specials including filet with lobster cream, honey-glazed ham and a kids meal offering. Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
For info: 248-619-9060 or konagrill.com
Madam
Birmingham
Inside the Daxton Hotel in downtown Birmingham. Prix fixe four-course menu is $120 per person from appetizer to main dish to dessert. The main course is a choice of bone-in, herb-crusted prime rib or Dover sole, a la meuniere.
For info: daxtonhotel.com
Mitchell's Fish Market
Lansing, Livonia, Rochester Hills
Open noon to 8 p.m. featuring its regular menu along with holiday specials. There’s prime rib, seafood scampi, filet and lobster all served with side dishes.
For info: mitchellsfishmarket.com
Morton's The Steakhouse
Troy
A three-course special holiday menu features chateaubriand for two ($179) with a winter salad and accompaniments to share and dessert. You can also order off Morton’s a la carte menu.
For info: 248-404-9845 or mortons.com
Rugby Grille
Birmingham
Christmas Day special dinner will be available along with Rugby Grille's regular dinner menu. Dinner special features wild mushroom ravioli, arugula and pear salad, and Townsend prime rib. Dinner is served 5-10 p.m., and a brunch is offered 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
For info: rugbygrille.com
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Troy
This long-standing steakhouse offers the prix fixe Ruth's Classics menu. The menu features a start of steak house or Caesar salad or lobster bisque, two entrees to choose from (steak and shrimp or surf and turf), a side and chef's seasonal dessert.
For info: 248-269-8424 or ruthschris.com
San Morello
Detroit
On the ground floor of the Shinola Hotel, San Morello is noted for its upscale Italian dishes. Open 5-9 p.m. Christmas Day serving an a la carte menu along with a few specials such as Sicilian tuna-stuffed peppers, scampi cannelloni and spaghetti vongole. You can also order chef Andrew Carmellini's Christmas takeaway multi-course feast for pickup.
For info: sanmorello.com
Symposia
Detroit
This newly opened, Mediterranean-inspired fine dining restaurant is inside the Atheneum Suite Hotel and Conference Center. Order a special Christmas Eve dinner or off the regular menu 4-9 p.m. The special is crispy confit duck leg served with “pretzel” spätzle, celeriac fondant, blackberry Sauce Robert, mustard caviar, watercress, and orange, $37. Its regular menu will also be available.
For info: 313-962-9366 or symposiadetroit.com
Texas de Brazil
Detroit
Churrascaria-style of all-you-can-eat cooked meats served sliced and tableside along with chef-crafted salad bar, a variety of authentic hot dishes and dessert. Dinner is a fixed price. Opens at 11 a.m. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
For info: 313-964-4333 or texasdebrazil.com
Zao Jun
Bloomfield Hills
Serving its full menu from 2-9 p.m. The menu includes a blend of Asian cuisine, with offerings of a wide array of its signature sushi rolls, dimsum and bao buns, noodles and rice dishes, wok dishes such as Mongolian beef and General Zao chicken. Specials will be available.
For info: zaojunnewasian.com
Zehnder's
Frankenmuth
Known for its famed family-style dinners, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Zehnder’s offers a Christmas Day buffet, family-style dinner menu and to-go menu. On the buffet is a huge selection, including Zehnder’s noodle soup, fresh baked bread and preserves, cheese spread and chicken liver paté, salads, prime rib and a ham carving station. On the hot buffet, guests can feast on Zehnder’s famous fried chicken, salmon, shrimp and veal along with plenty of sides. The cost is $40.95 for adults, ages 3-11, $8.95-$17.95 for ages 9-11. Dinners served family-style start at $32.95 for adults, $8.95-$17.95 ages 3-11. Zehnder’s to-go meal serves 8 to 10 and is $289.
For info: zehnders.com
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