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The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills — Christmas Dinner

Where to Eat on Christmas Day in Los Angeles, 2018

Because celebrating without stress is truly the best

by Cathy Chaplin Updated Dec 6, 2018, 11:32am PST

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Christmas Dinner

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by Cathy Chaplin Updated Dec 6, 2018, 11:32am PST

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For a particular set of Angelenos, nothing sounds more glorious than stepping away from the stove or the usual holiday routine and letting Los Angeles’ hospitality professionals take charge this Christmas Day. Because let’s be honest, decking the halls without stress or mess is truly something to celebrate.

Choose from buttoned-up restaurants tucked inside the city’s finest hotels or more casual fare throughout the Southland. Here now are over a dozen places guaranteed to be full of good cheer and open for dinner this Christmas Day.

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Saddle Peak Lodge

Adam Horton is serving an early bird dinner from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day. Priced at $98 per person, the menu includes braised short ribs, cranberry-glazed elk, and pumpkin pie.

419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302

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Viceroy Santa Monica

Cast Restaurant is offering its regular Mediterranean-leaning menu, service, and pricing from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day.

1819 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills

The Peninsula Beverly Hills will be serving a family-style feast featuring a duck confit rillette, turkey with sage stuffing, and seared scallops with maple-glazed kobocha. Dinner is priced at $140 per person and includes all-you-can-drink Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne.

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9882 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills

Jean-Georges Beverly Hills

There’s plenty of holiday cheer inside the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills where Jean-Georges Vongerichten will be cooking up a Christmas Day brunch for $155 per person. The menu includes truffle hamachi toast and grilled octopus to start, salmon and squab entrees, and pumpkin bourbon bread pudding for dessert.

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9850 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

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The Restaurant at Montage Beverly Hills

The Restaurant at Montage Beverly Hills is serving Christmas Day dinner from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for $105 per person. The four-course tasting menu includes holiday-inspired dishes like a rosemary citrus-glazed ham, a stuffed rib roast, and sweet potato gnocchi. Save room for the eggnog panna cotta for dessert.

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225 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

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BALEENkitchen

Chefs Vasili Tavernakis and Paul Dinulescu are serving a three-course Christmas Day menu that includes roasted squash bisque, a holiday stroganoff, and center-cut pork chops. For dessert, diners can choose either a chocolate lava cake or port-poached pear. The prefix menu is priced at $65.

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260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

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Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills

Avec Nous is serving a five-course modern tasting menu priced at $85 per person from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Innovative bites on the menu include an eggnog tart with vanilla bourbon caviar and lobster medallions with Thermidor cream.

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9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

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Avec Nous

Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

Cattle & Claw inside the Sofitel will be serving a menu of classic holiday trimmings including a slow-roasted goose, maple-glazed ham, and herb-crusted prime rib. Rounding out the menu will be lobster mac’n’cheese and a short rib pappardelle, best-sellers from the restaurant’s regular menu. The buffet will be served from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is priced at $65 per person.

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8555 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

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Greenblatt's Deli & Fine Wines

Open for service 365 days a year since 1926, this Hollywood institution is the place to go for traditional deli fare this Christmas Day. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a bowl of homemade matzo ball soup, a hot pastrami reuben, and a thick slice of double chocolate fudge cake.

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8017 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046

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Barbette

Head to West Hollywood for Chef Flaherty’s contemporary take on French bistro fare. On the menu is beef bourguignon, vegetable pot au feu, and a Bûche de Noël for dessert. Included with dinner are a few shared vegan sides including brussels sprouts and cauliflower with red pepper sauce, roasted baby carrots with pomegranate tahini, and potato focaccia. The Christmas Day menu is priced at $55 per person.

7511 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

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Gwen

Curtis Stone is serving a five-course dinner from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gwen for $85. On the menu is a wild mushroom soup, roasted scallops, New York strip with potatoes, and chocolate cake.

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6600 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Ruen Pair

Head to East Hollywood for dinner at this Thaitown institution that’s famous for its bold spicing, fast service, and good value. A papaya salad with raw crab legs makes for an exciting starter. Follow it up with a helping of soul-warming curry. The red curry with roasted duck, pineapples, tomatoes, and loads of fresh Thai basil teeters deliciously between spicy and creamy.

5257 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Openaire

Josiah Citrin is serving a $65 three-course menu available from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Choose from chestnut ravioli or seared scallops to start, beef Wellington and roasted sonoma duck breast entrees, and chestnut cheesecake and cranberry and roasted pear pie for dessert.

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3515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

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Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

There are few better ways to celebrate the holidays than an all-you-can-eat feast of 16 fire-roasted meats and a selection of seasonal sides. The churrascaria will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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800 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

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Hunks of meat on a large skewer, with some pieces shaved off, sitting on a cutting board. — Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

The NoMad Hotel Los Angeles

The NoMad will offer breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon in the Lobby, while a special prix fixe menu will be available from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Guests have the choice of an appetizer such as curried squash soup or roasted beet salad, followed by a selection of mains including seared scallops, filet mignon. For dessert, a choice of either the Milk and Honey ice cream or Dark Chocolate Ganache with sea salt and maple ice cream.

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649 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

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Milk & Honey at NoMad Los Angeles — NoMad

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Roy's Restaurant

All locations will be open from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. with two set menus: the “Classic Prix Fixe” starts at $49 and includes some of the restaurant’s signature dishes, while the “Christmas Dinner” starts at $59.95 and includes a slow-roasted Chateaubriand.

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641 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

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Roy’s Restaurant

The Royce Wood Fired Steakhouse

Sit down for a three-course dinner from chef Dominique Shelton inside the Langham’s steakhouse. Served from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and priced at $145 per person, the menu includes both traditional and California-inflected fare, like an endive salad, beef Wellington, and a roasted apple tarte tatin.

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106

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Five Star Seafood Restaurant

A Chinese banquet never fails to feel festive, so load up the Lazy Susan and go to town with friends and family. Peking duck is served with the requisite steamed buns and hoisin, while the house-special lobster is hacked in to bits with ginger and scallions. Fried rice, as plain or as ornate as your party dictates, is just the thing to round out any meal.

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140 Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776

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Saddle Peak Lodge

419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302

Adam Horton is serving an early bird dinner from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day. Priced at $98 per person, the menu includes braised short ribs, cranberry-glazed elk, and pumpkin pie.

419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302

Visit Website

Saddle Peak Lodge

Viceroy Santa Monica

1819 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Cast Restaurant is offering its regular Mediterranean-leaning menu, service, and pricing from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day.

1819 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Visit Website

Viceroy Santa Monica

The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills

9882 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

The Peninsula Beverly Hills will be serving a family-style feast featuring a duck confit rillette, turkey with sage stuffing, and seared scallops with maple-glazed kobocha. Dinner is priced at $140 per person and includes all-you-can-drink Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne.

Open in Google Maps

9882 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills

Jean-Georges Beverly Hills

9850 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

There’s plenty of holiday cheer inside the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills where Jean-Georges Vongerichten will be cooking up a Christmas Day brunch for $155 per person. The menu includes truffle hamachi toast and grilled octopus to start, salmon and squab entrees, and pumpkin bourbon bread pudding for dessert.

Open in Google Maps

9850 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Visit Website

Christmas at Jean-Georges Beverly Hills

The Restaurant at Montage Beverly Hills

225 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

The Restaurant at Montage Beverly Hills is serving Christmas Day dinner from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for $105 per person. The four-course tasting menu includes holiday-inspired dishes like a rosemary citrus-glazed ham, a stuffed rib roast, and sweet potato gnocchi. Save room for the eggnog panna cotta for dessert.

Open in Google Maps

225 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Visit Website

Montage Beverly Hills

BALEENkitchen

260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Chefs Vasili Tavernakis and Paul Dinulescu are serving a three-course Christmas Day menu that includes roasted squash bisque, a holiday stroganoff, and center-cut pork chops. For dessert, diners can choose either a chocolate lava cake or port-poached pear. The prefix menu is priced at $65.

Open in Google Maps

260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Visit Website

BALEENkitchen

Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills

9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Avec Nous is serving a five-course modern tasting menu priced at $85 per person from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Innovative bites on the menu include an eggnog tart with vanilla bourbon caviar and lobster medallions with Thermidor cream.

Open in Google Maps

9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Visit Website

Avec Nous

Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

8555 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Cattle & Claw inside the Sofitel will be serving a menu of classic holiday trimmings including a slow-roasted goose, maple-glazed ham, and herb-crusted prime rib. Rounding out the menu will be lobster mac’n’cheese and a short rib pappardelle, best-sellers from the restaurant’s regular menu. The buffet will be served from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is priced at $65 per person.

Open in Google Maps

8555 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Visit Website

<span data-author="5428851">Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills </span> — Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

Greenblatt's Deli & Fine Wines

8017 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Open for service 365 days a year since 1926, this Hollywood institution is the place to go for traditional deli fare this Christmas Day. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a bowl of homemade matzo ball soup, a hot pastrami reuben, and a thick slice of double chocolate fudge cake.

Open in Google Maps

8017 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Visit Website

Greenblatt’s Deli & Fine Wines

Barbette

7511 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

Head to West Hollywood for Chef Flaherty’s contemporary take on French bistro fare. On the menu is beef bourguignon, vegetable pot au feu, and a Bûche de Noël for dessert. Included with dinner are a few shared vegan sides including brussels sprouts and cauliflower with red pepper sauce, roasted baby carrots with pomegranate tahini, and potato focaccia. The Christmas Day menu is priced at $55 per person.

7511 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

Visit Website

Barbette

Gwen

6600 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Curtis Stone is serving a five-course dinner from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gwen for $85. On the menu is a wild mushroom soup, roasted scallops, New York strip with potatoes, and chocolate cake.

Open in Google Maps

6600 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Visit Website

A medium-rare steak sliced on a plate. — Gwen

Ruen Pair

5257 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Head to East Hollywood for dinner at this Thaitown institution that’s famous for its bold spicing, fast service, and good value. A papaya salad with raw crab legs makes for an exciting starter. Follow it up with a helping of soul-warming curry. The red curry with roasted duck, pineapples, tomatoes, and loads of fresh Thai basil teeters deliciously between spicy and creamy.

5257 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Visit Website

Ruen Pair

Openaire

3515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Josiah Citrin is serving a $65 three-course menu available from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Choose from chestnut ravioli or seared scallops to start, beef Wellington and roasted sonoma duck breast entrees, and chestnut cheesecake and cranberry and roasted pear pie for dessert.

Open in Google Maps

3515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Visit Website

Openaire

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

800 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

There are few better ways to celebrate the holidays than an all-you-can-eat feast of 16 fire-roasted meats and a selection of seasonal sides. The churrascaria will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Open in Google Maps

800 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Visit Website

Hunks of meat on a large skewer, with some pieces shaved off, sitting on a cutting board. — Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

The NoMad Hotel Los Angeles

649 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

The NoMad will offer breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon in the Lobby, while a special prix fixe menu will be available from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Guests have the choice of an appetizer such as curried squash soup or roasted beet salad, followed by a selection of mains including seared scallops, filet mignon. For dessert, a choice of either the Milk and Honey ice cream or Dark Chocolate Ganache with sea salt and maple ice cream.

Open in Google Maps

649 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Visit Website

Milk & Honey at NoMad Los Angeles — NoMad

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Roy's Restaurant

641 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

All locations will be open from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. with two set menus: the “Classic Prix Fixe” starts at $49 and includes some of the restaurant’s signature dishes, while the “Christmas Dinner” starts at $59.95 and includes a slow-roasted Chateaubriand.

Open in Google Maps

641 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

Visit Website

Roy’s Restaurant

The Royce Wood Fired Steakhouse

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106

Sit down for a three-course dinner from chef Dominique Shelton inside the Langham’s steakhouse. Served from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and priced at $145 per person, the menu includes both traditional and California-inflected fare, like an endive salad, beef Wellington, and a roasted apple tarte tatin.

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106

Visit Website

The Royce Wood Fired Steakhouse

Five Star Seafood Restaurant

140 Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776

A Chinese banquet never fails to feel festive, so load up the Lazy Susan and go to town with friends and family. Peking duck is served with the requisite steamed buns and hoisin, while the house-special lobster is hacked in to bits with ginger and scallions. Fried rice, as plain or as ornate as your party dictates, is just the thing to round out any meal.

Open in Google Maps

140 Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Five Star Seafood Restaurant

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