Sometimes even the most meticulous planners can still be caught off-guard by a Christmas dinner disaster — it happens to the best of us.
For those dealing with a dinner disaster, or who simply didn’t want to cook, there are still some options.
The Williamsburg Area Restaurant Association has compiled a holiday dining guide showing what is open and closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Patrons should call the restaurant to make reservations or check their operating hours.
Here are the details in alphabetical order:
Christmas Eve
- 1607 Grill – Wmbg National Golf Club – 757-258-9642 — Open
- Aberdeen Barn – 757-229-6661 — Open
- Amber Ox – 757-790-2299 — Open
- Antonio’s Ristorante Italiano – 757-258-5300 — Open
- Aromas – 757-221-6676 — Open
- Baker’s Crust – 757-253-2787 — Open
- Berret’s Seafood Restaurant – 757-253-1847 — Open
- Black Bird Bakery – 229-8610 — Open
- Blue Talon Bistro – 757-476-2583 — Open
- Café Provencal – in Wedmore Place – 757-941-0317 — Open
- Capitol Pancake House – 757-564-1238 — Open
- Captain Georges – 757-565-2323 — Open
- Carrabba’s Italian Grill – 757-564-3696 — Open
- Center Street Grill – 757-220-4600 — Open
- Cheese Shop – 757-220-0298 — Open
- Chili’s – 757-229-9865 — Open
- Chownings Tavern -757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Christiana Campbells Tavern – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Cochon on 2nd – 757-229-1199 — Open
- Cogan’s Deli and Sports Pub – 757-645-3351 — Open
- Colonial Heritage – 757-645-2021 — Open
- Colonial Pancake House – 757-253-5852 — Open
- Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center Café – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Colonial Williamsburg Museum Café – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Corner BARKery – 757-221-6678 — Closed
- Corner Pocket – 757-220-0808 — Closed
- Cracker Barrel – 757-220-3384 — Open
- Craft 31 – 757-378-3268 — Open
- Culture Café – 757-378-2556 — Closed
- Denny’s – 757-220-0883 — Open
- Dog Street Pub – 757-293-6478 — Open
- Doraldo’s – 757-220-0795 — Open
- Fat Canary – 757-229-3333 — Closed
- Fat Tuna – 757-903-2811 — Open
- Food for Thought Restaurant – 757-645-4665 — Open
- Gabriel Archer Tavern/Williamsburg Winery – 757-229-0999 — Open
- Giuseppes Italian Restaurant – 757-565-1977 — Open
- Golden Corral -757-229-3785 — Open
- Golden Horseshoe – Gold Course Grille – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Golden Horseshoe – Green Course Grille- 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Great Wolf Lodge – 757-229-9700 — Open
- Honeybutters Kitchen at Monticello – 757-221-8083 — Closed
- Honeybutters Kitchen at Candle Factory – 757-903-2874 — Open
- Huzzah! Eatery at Woodlands Hotel and Suites – 757-585-8800 CW — Open
- Kephi Greek Kitchen – 757-378-5780 — Open
- Kings Arms Tavern – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Kyoto Japanese Restaurant – 757-220-8888 — Open
- La Terraza Mexican Grill – 757-707-3333 — Closed
- La Tienda – Restaurant – 757-253-1925 — Closed
- La Tienda – Retail — Open
- Le Yaca French Restaurant – 757-220-3616 — Open
- Maurizio’s Italian Restaurant – 757-229-0337 — Open
- Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers – 757-9034762 — Open
- Nawab Indian Cuisine – 757-565-3200 — Open
- New York Deli – 757-564-9258 — Closed
- Old City Barbeque – 757-378-5125 — Closed
- Olde Towne Pizza & Pasta – 757-253-7846 — Open
- Opus 9 Steakhouse – 757-645-4779 — Open
- Outback Steakhouse – 757-229-8648 — Open
- Peking & Mongolian Grill – 757-229-2288 — Open
- Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que – 757-565-2955 — Open
- Plaza Azteca – 757-345-2901 — Open
- Raleigh Bakery – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Red, Hot & Blue BBQ – 757-259-1670 — Open
- Retro’s Good Eats – 757-253-8816 — Open
- Revolution Golf & Grille – 757-645-4711 — Open
- Riverwalk Restaurant/Water Street Grill – 757-875-1525 Yorktown — Open/Open
- Sal’s by Victor Italian Restaurant – 757-220-2641 — Open
- Sal’s Ristorante Italiano – 757-221-0443 — Open
- Seafare of Williamsburg 757-229-0099 — Open
- Second Street Bistro- 757-220-2286 — Open
- Sportsmans Grille – 757-220-4634 — Open
- The Hounds’s Tale – 757-221-6678 — Closed
- Shield’s Tavern – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Shorty’s Diner – 757-603-6674 — Open
- The Trellis Bar & Grill – 757-229-8610 — Open
- Tuscany Ristorante – 757-378-3486 — Open
- Two Drummers Smokehouse – 757-250-3839 Toano — Open
- Waypoint Grill – 757-220-2228 — Open
- Whaling Company – 757-229-0275 — Open
- Williamsburg Inn -757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Williamsburg Lodge – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- York River Oyster Company- 804-993-7174 Gloucester — Closed
Christmas Day
- 1607 Grill – Wmbg National Golf Club – 757-258-9642 — Closed
- Aberdeen Barn – 757-229-6661 — Closed
- Amber Ox – 757-790-2299 — Closed
- Antonio’s Ristorante Italiano – 757-258-5300 — Closed
- Aromas – 757-221-6676 — Closed
- Baker’s Crust – 757-253-2787 — Closed
- Berret’s Seafood Restaurant – 757-253-1847 — Closed
- Black Bird Bakery – 229-8610 — Closed
- Blue Talon Bistro – 757-476-2583 — Closed
- Café Provencal – in Wedmore Place – 757-941-0317 — Open
- Capitol Pancake House – 757-564-1238 — Closed
- Captain Georges – 757-565-2323 — Closed
- Carrabba’s Italian Grill – 757-564-3696 — Closed
- Center Street Grill – 757-220-4600 — Closed
- Cheese Shop – 757-220-0298 — Closed
- Chili’s – 757-229-9865 — Closed
- Chownings Tavern -757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Christiana Campbells Tavern – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Cochon on 2nd – 757-229-1199 — Closed
- Cogan’s Deli and Sports Pub – 757-645-3351 — Closed
- Colonial Heritage – 757-645-2021 — Closed
- Colonial Pancake House – 757-253-5852 — Closed
- Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center Café – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Colonial Williamsburg Museum Café – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Corner BARKery – 757-221-6678 — Closed
- Corner Pocket – 757-220-0808 — Closed
- Cracker Barrel – 757-220-3384 — Closed
- Craft 31 – 757-378-3268 — Closed
- Culture Café – 757-378-2556 — Closed
- Denny’s – 757-220-0883 — Open
- Dog Street Pub – 757-293-6478 — Closed
- Doraldo’s – 757-220-0795 — Closed
- Fat Canary – 757-229-3333 — Closed
- Fat Tuna – 757-903-2811 — Open
- Food for Thought Restaurant – 757-645-4665 — Closed
- Gabriel Archer Tavern/Williamsburg Winery – 757-229-0999 — Closed
- Giuseppes Italian Restaurant – 757-565-1977 — Closed
- Golden Corral -757-229-3785 — Closed
- Golden Horseshoe – Gold Course Grille – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Golden Horseshoe – Green Course Grille- 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Great Wolf Lodge – 757-229-9700 — Open
- Honeybutters Kitchen at Monticello – 757-221-8083 — Closed
- Honeybutters Kitchen at Candle Factory – 757-903-2874 — Closed
- Huzzah! Eatery at Woodlands Hotel and Suites – 757-585-8800 CW — Open
- Kephi Greek Kitchen – 757-378-5780 — Closed
- Kings Arms Tavern – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Kyoto Japanese Restaurant – 757-220-8888 — Open
- La Terraza Mexican Grill – 757-707-3333 — Closed
- La Tienda – Restaurant – 757-253-1925 — Closed
- La Tienda – Retail — Closed
- Le Yaca French Restaurant – 757-220-3616 — Closed
- Maurizio’s Italian Restaurant – 757-229-0337 — Closed
- Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers – 757-9034762 — Closed
- Nawab Indian Cuisine – 757-565-3200 — Open
- New York Deli – 757-564-9258 — Closed
- Old City Barbeque – 757-378-5125 — Closed
- Olde Towne Pizza & Pasta – 757-253-7846 — Open
- Opus 9 Steakhouse – 757-645-4779 — Closed
- Outback Steakhouse – 757-229-8648 — Closed
- Peking & Mongolian Grill – 757-229-2288 — Open
- Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que – 757-565-2955 — Closed
- Plaza Azteca – 757-345-2901 — Closed
- Raleigh Bakery – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Red, Hot & Blue BBQ – 757-259-1670 — Closed
- Retro’s Good Eats – 757-253-8816 — Closed
- Revolution Golf & Grille – 757-645-4711 — Open
- Riverwalk Restaurant/Water Street Grill – 757-875-1525 Yorktown —Closed/Closed
- Sal’s by Victor Italian Restaurant – 757-220-2641 — Closed
- Sal’s Ristorante Italiano – 757-221-0443 — Closed
- Seafare of Williamsburg 757-229-0099 — TBD
- Second Street Bistro- 757-220-2286 — Closed
- Sportsmans Grille – 757-220-4634 — Closed
- The Hounds’s Tale – 757-221-6678 — Closed
- Shield’s Tavern – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Shorty’s Diner – 757-603-6674 — Closed
- The Trellis Bar & Grill – 757-229-8610 — Closed
- Tuscany Ristorante – 757-378-3486 — Closed
- Two Drummers Smokehouse – 757-250-3839 Toano — Closed
- Waypoint Grill – 757-220-2228 — Closed
- Whaling Company – 757-229-0275 — Open
- Williamsburg Inn -757-229-1000 CW — Open
- Williamsburg Lodge – 757-229-1000 CW — Open
- York River Oyster Company- 804-993-7174 Gloucester — Closed
Tasting trail
Christmas Eve
- 8 Shires Coloniale Distillery- Merrimac Trail – 757-378-2456 — Closed
- Alewerks Brewing Company – Ewell Road – 757-220-3670 — Open
- Alewerks Brewing – Williamsburg Premium Outlets – 757-220-0421 — Open
- Billsburg Brewery- Jamestown Road – 757-926-0981 — Open
- Brass Cannon Brewing – Mooretown Road -757-566-0001 — Closed
- Copper Fox Distillery – Capitol Landing Trail – 757-903-2076 — Open
- Hair of The DoG Bottle Shop – 757-903-4860 — Open
- The Virginia Beer Company – Second Street- 757-378-2903 — Open
- Williamsburg Winery – Wessex Hundred – 757-229-0999 — Open
- Williamsburg Winery in Merchants Square – 757-229-0999, #8 — Open
Christmas Day
All tasting trail members closed.
