After ensuring that every gift is purchased, every holiday party is planned, and every decoration is artfully put into its desired place in your home, cooking any sort of meal for your family to enjoy on Christmas Day might seem like a bit of a stretch. Our recommended solution? Take your family out to eat at one of these fine Dayton-area establishments that are open on Christmas Day.
>> Restaurants serving special menus on Christmas Eve
You may want to call ahead to find out about reservations, special menus and other details. And if YOU operate a restaurant that will be open on Dec. 25, 2019, please email the pertinent information to Ashley.Moor@cmg.com and mark.fisher@cmg.com.
And no matter where you eat or how you celebrate, enjoy the day!
Restaurants that are open on Christmas Day:
🎄🍴Ace Asian Cafe
(937) 320-0002
4394 Juniper Way at The Greene Town Center
11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
🎄🍴Ajanta India Restaurant
(937) 296-9200
3063 Woodman Drive, Kettering
11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
🎄🍴Amar India Restaurant
(937) 439-9005
2751 Miamisburg-Centerville Road
Noon to 9:30 p.m.
🎄🍴CJ Chan
Two locations: 536 Wilmington Ave. Dayton, (937) 259-9866, and 2747 W. Alex-Bell Rd., Moraine, (937) 259-8882
10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
🎄🍴Club Oceano
(937) 988-0909
4429 Cedar Park Drive, Beavercreek
4-11 p.m.
🎄🍴Fairborn Family Diner & Restaurant
(937) 879-9454
419 N. Broad St., Fairborn
7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
🎄🍴Fricker's
Several area locations
5 p.m. to 2 a.m., restaurant stops serving food at 1:30 a.m.
🎄🍴Jeet India Restaurant
(937) 431-8881
2750 N. Fairfield Road, Beavercreek
Noon to 5 p.m., special grand buffet
🎄🍴Pasha Grill
(937) 429-9000
72 Plum St. at The Greene Town Center, Beavercreek
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
🎄🍴Sake Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar
2146 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Centerville, (937) 435-7882
11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
🎄🍴Shen's Szechuan & Sushi
(937) 898-3860
7580 Poe Ave., Vandalia
11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
🎄🍴Sky Asian Cuisine
(937) 949-9883
4090 Wilmington Pike, Kettering
4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
🎄🍴Steak 'n Shake
Multiple locations
Open on varying hours on Christmas Day. Call your local Steak ‘n Shake to confirm hours.
🎄🍴TGI Fridays
(937) 429-0019
2799 Centre Drive, near the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
🎄🍴Waffle House
Multiple locations
Stores are open 24 hours; “Honey, we never close,” an employee of the Beavercreek Waffle House said.