The definitive guide on where to dine in on Christmas Eve, where to pre-order your Christmas Eve and/or Christmas day dinner, desserts and more.
More to come! Please email us at [email protected] if you have something to add!
Photo: Saltwater Grille
OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
BECKY’S DINER: Open for breakfast, closing shop at noon!
DOCK FORE: Open with free gift wrapping from noon – 5pm, bar until at least 7pm.
EVO KITCHEN + BAR: Open with a special family-style holiday menu!
GRITTY MCDUFF’S: Open Christmas Eve for lunch! Bar closes at 4pm, kitchen closes at 3pm.
MR. TUNA: Open for lunch only on Christmas Eve!
REGARDS: Celebrate Christmas Eve with a special Feast of the 7 Fishes! Special set menu only offered this evening at $85 per person.
ROSIE’S RESTAURANT & PUB: Open 11am – 6pm!
SICHUAN KITCHEN: Open normal hours!
TWELVE: Open Christmas Eve with a few seatings left to reserve – sure to book!
VIA VECCHIA: Hosting their annual Feast of the Seven Fishes, and while sold out, the Notify button will let you know if anything does becomes available.
PRE-ORDER CHRISTMAS DINNER & DESSERTS
BREAD & FRIENDS: Now accepting orders for December Holiday Specials: Stollen, Cookie Boxes, Dinner Rolls, Take & Bake Biscuits, Focaccia
and Cultured Butter. These items will only be available for preorder, so get them while you can.
- ORDER ONLINE
- PICK-UP is Friday, December 20th – Monday, December 23rd from 8am – 3pm
EVO KITCHEN + BAR: Holiday cookies for preorder! Each box contains 12 cookies and 4 flavors including: Spiced Cranberry Bars; Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies; Egg Nog Shortbread and Chai Molasses.
- ORDER ONLINE
- PICK-UP is Sunday, December 15th – Monday, December 23rd
Photo: Gross Confection Bar / Gross Bakery
GROSS CONFECTION BAR/ GROSS BAKERY: Offering Holiday Cookie Boxes for preorder. Includes two of each: Brown Butter Valrhona Chocolate Chip Cookies; Erik’s Delicious Molasses Cookies; Almond Cranberry Biscotti; Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies; Lemon-Thyme Shortbreads with Passion Fruit and White Chocolate; Crispy Pistachio Meringue Cookies. In addition, Gross Bakery will be reopening for special hours on Monday, December 23rd offering other baked goods in addition to holiday cookie boxes such as scones, biscuits, brioche custard buns, available on a first-come, first-served basis (no preorder available for these items)
- ORDER ONLINE
- PICK-UP is Monday, December 23rd from 8am – 3pm.
LADY SHUCKERS: Holiday pre-shucked oyster platters available for delivery and pick-up. Additional items include shucking kits, shrimp platters, bottled cocktail sauce, bottled mignonette.
- ORDER ONLINE via DoorDash
- PICK-UP is available at Fork Food Lab in South Portland (95 Darling Avenue)
LILA BEAN BAKERY: Holiday Cookies Boxes are back!
- TO ORDER Email [email protected]; send them a DM on Facebook or Instagram; or give them a ring at (207) 671 – 4589
Photo: Two Fat Cats Bakery
PRAIRIE BAKING CO.: Holiday preorders include the Maine Forest Cake, whole quiche, holiday cookie box (Gift box of one dozen cookies: six royal icing decorated soft gingerbread cookies, three sugared speculoos cookies, and three chewy chocolate chip cookies), and apple cinnamon coffee cake.
- ORDER ONLINE
- PICK-UP is Tuesday, December 24th from 9am – 1pm
SISSLE & DAUGHTERS: Holiday menu for preorder includes mashed potatoes, a herb salad, mac & cheese, a maple brined pork loin, and more!
- ORDER ONLINE by Tuesday, December 17th
- PICK- UP is Christmas Eve, December 24th at wine bar and cafe location: 634 Forest Avenue.
TWELVE: Offering a Bûche de Noël (caramelized honey sponge cake, chocolate glaze, merengue mushrooms for $125) for preorder! Bûche de Noël feeds 14-16 people. Also available is a holiday cookie assortment with 12 cookies per box with four seasonal flavors for $37. Includes: Spiced Cranberry Bars, Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies, and Egg Nog Shortbread, Chai Molasses.
- ORDER ONLINE
- PICK-UP for the Bûche de Noël is available for pickup at Twelve on Friday, December 20th – Sunday, December 22nd, from 12-3pm. Cookies are available for pickup at Twelve on Sunday, December 15th – Monday 23rd, from 12pm – 3pm.
TWO FAT CATS: Holiday preorder menu includes breakfast treats, cakes, sweet pies, cookies and more!
- ORDER ONLINE: Place your order by Wednesday, December 18th or until they sell out. Preorders are only available at Lancaster location. Both locations will have lots of goodies for walk-ins.
- PICK-UP is Sunday, December 22nd 9am – 2pm; Monday, December 23rd 8am – 4pm; Tuesday, December 24th 8am – 3pm.
OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY
DOCK FORE: Open at noon!
ROSIE’S RESTAURANT & PUB: Open 1pm – 1am for post-presents pub food and revelry!
SICHUAN KITCHEN: Open normal hours!
DID WE MISS SOMEONE?
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