Food
Charleston Restaurants & Bars Open on Christmas and Christmas Eve 2022
I’ve started a list of restaurants that will be open on Christmas*. This is definitely not a complete list, so if you know of any additions, please let me know (christian@holycitysinner.com)!
Last update – 12/24/22
* – Information is subject to change at anytime
- 82 Queen
- Christmas Eve: Open regular hours (10 am to 2:30 pm for brunch then 5:30-9:30 pm for dinner)
- They will be serving their normal menu with the addition of holiday specials.
- Christmas Day: Closed
- Annie O’ Love’s Cafe of Sweet Abundance
- Open on Christmas Eve from 10 am to 6 pm
- Big John’s
- Open normal hours on Christmas Eve with tge Johnny Holliday Duo playing from 10 am to 2 pm and the new Rumple-Nog cocktail flowing
- Open Christmas Day at 4 pm
- Blind Tiger
- Open on Christmas Eve and serving dinner featuring Prime Rib
- Open on Christmas Day and will host “Fireside Toasting and Roasting: Free Oyster Roast” from 5 pm – 8 pm
- The Charleston Grill
- Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for Dinner
- Both evenings will feature a special holiday menu
- Reservations are required and can be made via their website
- Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for Dinner
- Church and Union
- Cold Shoulder Gourmet
- Offering a free Christmas-theme sandwich and cup of coffee for the food insecure on Christmas Day
- 10 am to 4 pm
- Crust Wood Fired Pizza & Bailey’s Oyster Bar
- Click here for more info
- Edmund’s Oast
- Open on Christmas Eve from 11 am to 8 pm (dining room and on the patio)
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Felix Cocktails et Cuisine
- Open on Christmas Eve until midnight
- Frannie & The Fox
- Open both days
- Ireland’s Own / Jaegerhaus Pub
- Open regular hours on Christmas Eve
- Opening at 5 pm on Christmas Day
- Iron Rose (at The Mills House)
- Open on Christmas Eve – Offering Holiday brunch service from 8 am to 2 pm
- Holiday dinner service will be offered from 4 pm to 8 pm, with the bar open until 10 pm
- Holiday dinner menu available here, including specials such as roasted whole lobster with leek fondue and black truffles; and rack of lamb with white beans, brown butter, rapini, and gremolata
- Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Reservations are available via RESY.
- Open on Christmas Day
- Holiday brunch service will be offered from 8 am to 2 pm, with live music from 10 am to 2 pm
- Holiday dinner service will be offered from 4 pm to 8 pm
- Holiday dinner menu available here, with same specials as above.
- Reservations are available via RESY.
- Jalisco
- Christmas Eve: open regular hours (11:30 am – 10 pm)
- Christmas Day: Closed
- King Street Grille
- All locations
- Christmas Eve: Open 11 am to 5 pm
- Christmas Day: Open 4 pm to close
- Kwei Fei
- Open on Christmas Eve from 4 pm to 8 pm
- Guests can make reservations and preorder the Christmas Eve banquet on Resy.com
- Leyla Fine Lebanese Cuisine
- Click here for more info
- Little Palm
- Click here for more info
- Maya
- Open on Christmas Eve and offering a Prix Fixe menu available in addition to full dinner menu
- $40/pp
- Skillet queso
- Choice of: Chorizo or Mushrooms
- Choice of:
- Short Rib Mole (half size without rice) OR
- Calabaza Enchilada
- Churros
- Magnolia’s
- Click here for more info
- Nirlep
- Open on both days from 11:30 am to 3 pm and 5 pm to 10 pm
- The Palmetto Cafe (inside Charleston Place)
- Offering Christmas Brunch
- Celebrate Christmas morning with a festive brunch at The Palmetto Cafe, complete with holiday surprises, delicious cuisine, and mimosas. Reservations are required and can be made via the website.
- Offering Christmas Brunch
- Peninsula Grill
- Click here for more info
- Poogan’s Porch
- Click here for more info
- Poogan’s Smokehouse
- Click here for more info
- Post House
- Open regular hours on Christmas Eve
- Open on Christmas Day from 10 am – 8 pm
- Guests are invited to join the Post House crew for breakfast beers with the neighborhood or their prix-fixe Christmas Day menu from 12 pm – 8 pm
- Reservations for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are available via RESY.
- Rodney’s Scott BBQ
- Open on Christmas Eve from 11 am – 3 pm
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Revival
- Click here for more info
- SOL Southwest Kitchen
- Open Christmas Eve until 5 pm
- Closed Christmas Day
- Tempest
- Christmas Eve
- Special 3-Course Christmas Eve menu available (in addition to the regular menu)
- $65 per person, $30 children 12 and under (also available a la carte)
- Hours of Operation: 12 pm – 9 pm
- See the menu here
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Tommy Condon’s
- Open on Christmas Day from 12 pm to 8 pm
- Will have live music
- Tideland Brewing
- Open on Christmas Eve until 8 pm
- Open on Christmas Day from 2 pm to 9 pm
- Uptown Social
- Click here for more info
- The Washout
- Open regular hours on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day
- The Watch Rooftop Kitchen & Spirits
- Open both days from noon to 8 pm