Wow your friends and family with Alexander’s take-and-bake prime rib feast ($475, serves six to eight). The meal includes a seven-pound Prime Rib that’s seasoned and par-cooked, so all you have to do is bring it to the desired temperature and pair it with a pint of au jus, a cup of creamed horseradish, plus mashed potatoes and haricot verts. Add on an Imperial Chocolate Bûche de Noël “Yule Log” dessert for $65.
How to order: Order online by December 20 for pickup or delivery on December 24.
If you’re not traveling over the holidays, you can still escape to Greece for Christmas Eve, courtesy of this Michael Mina spot that is offering a four-course prix-fixe menu ($165 per person) that starts with a tasting of spreads, Winter Fattoush, and Grilled Octopus for the table, followed by Manouri-Stuffed Egg Noodles with Spiced Lamb Ragu, a choice of Honey-Glazed Duck Breast, a Fisherman’s Feast, or a Wagyu Filet, and finishing with Loukoumades (fluffy sweet honey donuts). Drool over the entire menu online.
How to book: Make Christmas Eve dinner reservations via SevenRooms.
This vegetarian mainstay isn’t open on Christmas, but you can order for pickup from an a la carte menu, with dishes that serve between four and six people. A few of the options include Mushroom Wellington with porcini gravy; Maple and Ginger Glazed Carrots with spiced slivered almonds; a Holiday Grazing Platter with white bean and sage hummus, lavash crackers, fig mostarda, candied nuts, honeycomb, and housemade pickles, plus a Chocolate Ganache Tart with chocolate shortbread crust and holiday cookies by the dozen.
How to order: Order online by 9 am on December 16 for pickup December 23–24.
The recently opened modern brasserie in the newly expanded Hyatt Regency San Francisco is serving a stunning French-inspired feast for a memorable Christmas Eve. The four-course prix-fixe menu ($128 per person) includes a Dungeness Crab and Caviar Parfait, a Lobster and Chestnut Velouté, Roasted Venison with celeriac, chanterelle mushrooms, and sauce grand-veneu, and a Bûche de Noël for dessert.
How to reserve: Make a reservation online for dinner between 5 pm and 9:30 pm.
Maybeck’s got a sophisticated refresh earlier this year, and what better time to experience it for yourself than on Christmas Eve when you can enjoy a three-course prix-fixe menu ($125 per person) that includes options like Chestnut and Apple Soup, Roasted Goose with sweet and sour braised cabbage, and Gingerbread Bread Pudding with cranberry swirl ice cream. There will also be truffle and caviar supplements available.
Take a stroll along the water and work up an appetite for One Market’s Christmas Eve dinner, a three-course a la carte menu with lots of options, including Chestnut Soup, Kampachi Crudo, Pan-Seared Red Snapper, Braised Lamb Shank, Spit-Roasted Prime Rib, Gingerbread Beignets, and Apple Hand Pie.
How to book: Reservations are available from 5 pm to 8 pm.
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