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Not celebrating Christmas? Can’t make it home for the holidays? That doesn’t mean you have to relegate yourself to take-out Chinese food and watching A Christmas Story on a 24-hour loop. Many restaurants in D.C. will be open on Christmas Day, most of which are offering various specials. And, lucky for you, DCist has compiled this handy running list of places to grab a drink or dinner on Christmas. Got other suggestions for places to include? Send ’em to tips@dcist.com and we’ll update.
Blue Duck Tavern
From 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Blue Duck Tavern is offering a three-course holiday brunch special, $95 per person, $42 for kids age six to 12.
Corduroy
Corduroy is offering a three-course prix fixe dinner, with four to five choices in each course, on Christmas day for $55. More info here.
Founding Farmers will be serving a full lunch and dinner menu at all locations from noon to 8 p.m.
J & G Steakhouse at the W Hotel will offer a prix fixe menu for $75 on Christmas Day. More info here.
Levante’s is offering a four-course menu for $35, or $40 with a glass of red or white wine. Check out the special Christmas menu here.
Muze at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel will be serving an a la carte brunch from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will serve a special Christmas Dinner from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. $65 for adults, $35 for children up to 12 years. More info here.
Piola is offering an all-you-can eat pizza brunch menu on Christmas Day. More info here.
The Tavern at the Henley Park Hotel will be serving a three-course meal for $45 per person on Christmas Day. You can find more info here.
Black Cat
Because if you don’t want to spend an exorbitant amount of money for food and drinks, there’s always the Black Cat, which will be showing holiday movies in the backstage for free, along with $5 “seasonal drink specials.” More info.
Star and Shamrock
Star and Shamrock on H Street NE will be open on Christmas Day for its Third Annual Xmas Mitzvah. Menu items will include kung pao pastrami, corned beef fried rice and clogger eggrolls (beef brisket, bacon and provolone). Christmas movies will be shown.
Carmine’s
Carmine’s in Penn Quarter will be open.
