Fine dining restaurants open on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve 2025 in London

We’re almost into 2026, and given how quickly 2025 has gone by, it is not a surprise how Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve have already come knocking on our doors. The arrival of the festive season also means having an excuse to gather all your loved ones together, spend some quality time, exchange gifts and have a hearty meal to mark the holidays. However, sometimes, you just don’t want to play host and cook up a storm for an entire entourage. Which is why, there are many fine dining restaurants across London that will be welcoming guests throughout Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve 2025. From traditional Christmas trimmings to global cuisines, these restaurants are ready to serve up whatever your heart desires this festive season.

So if you’re looking to take the day off from cooking and spending even more time being present with your loved ones, here are 10 fine dining restaurants in London that will be open on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve 2025.Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Park Lane

For an unforgettable Christmas Day lunch, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is offering an indulgent six-course tasting menu. After all, what is more luxurious than celebrating Christmas at a three Michelin-star restaurant? Expect a mix of signature dishes and festive creations, including a chestnut velouté with roasted guinea fowl and tuber melanosporum, blue lobster with butternut squash, fermented shallot condiment, and lemon, and their reimagined yule log, prepared in true Alain Ducasse style.Sachi, Belgravia

On New Year’s Eve, Sachi will be hosting a night of indulgent food, celebratory drinks and entertainment. Expect refined Japanese sharing-style menu featuring crab caviar, gillardeau oyster with yuzu ponzu, A5 wagyu striploin, matcha soba, and chef’s nigiri selection. There will also be free flowing signature cocktails, a live DJ, and rooftop celebrations carrying guests into 2026.The Landmark London, Marylebone

Celebrate Christmas Day in style with the capital’s most lavish buffet, complete with free-flowing Taittinger Rosé Champagne at The Winter Garden restaurant in The Landmark London. Begin with a decadent array of lobster, langoustines, crevettes, caviar and blinis, smoked Scottish salmon and sushi. Continue with centrepiece mains of roasted bronze turkey, dry-aged beef fillet and wild mushroom and truffle en croûte, served alongside seasonal salads and sides. To finish, the dessert station is literally groaning with seasonal creations, from chocolate yule logs and chestnut Mont Blanc to champagne trifle and gingerbread brûlée.…At Sloane, Sloane Square

This festive season, …At Sloane will be London’s unique destination to experience the finest of French savoir-faire. …At Sloane will offer a special five-course menu for Christmas Day, featuring dishes like cappuccino de chataignes, chapon farci et marrons and la bûche, to be enjoyed in the elegant dining room …At Sloane, the design of which was inspired by Jeckyll and Whistler’s 1876 Peacock Room. The hotel is also going to be serving a New Year’s Eve menu, also 5-courses, which features Homard tom yam, petit risotto à la truffe and vénérable tournedos rossini.Il Gattopardo, Mayfair

Il Gattopardo is, for our money, one of the best Italian restaurants in London. And this New Year’s Eve, the fine dining establishment will be serving two menus: an early evening menu and a New Year’s Eve menu. Dishes include hand-dived scallops served with winter black truffle and crispy leeks, paccheri served with red gunard ragù and Astice poached lobster with anchovies, ricotta and lobster stuffed courgette flowers. To finish, guests can enjoy a selection of pasticcini, as well as an artisanal panettone. If you’re after some Italian comfort meals to herald in 2026, it doesn’t get better than this.Kanishka by Atul Kochhar, Mayfair

For New Year’s Eve, Kanishka by Atul Kochhar will be serving an exclusive three-course set menu, featuring hero dishes such as jalpari nilgiri, hand dived Orkney scallops with curry leaf, seaweed furikake and caviar as well as tandoori ratan, tandoori prawns, chicken tikka and lamb cutlet in a roasted pepper & sunflower chutney. For mains, guests can indulge in dishes such as sumudri khazana, Scottish half lobster, red mullet, scallop, cockles, Dutch chilli and sea moss in a coastal bisque as well as a classic of old Delhi, chicken tikka in rich tomato sauce. To finish, guests will enjoy a decadent mithai (sweets) platter with chocolate sablé, Valencia cheese cake and winter berries champagne sabayon, perfect for seeing out 2025 in style. The Cinnamon Club, Westminster

For those looking for their Christmas Day meals to have an Indian twist, The Cinnamon Club has you covered with a vibrant festive menu in the heart of Westminster. Begin with bold flavours such as Keralan lobster soup or tandoori turkey tikka, before moving on to mains of roast goose breast with sesame tamarind sauce, slow-braised lamb raan or delicately grilled jumbo prawns. To finish, indulge in chef Vivek Singh’s spiced twists on tradition, from garam masala Christmas pudding to black cardamom brûlée. Ekstedt at the Yard, Westminster

Celebrate the holiday season the Nordic way at Ekstedt at The Yard, where Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt presents a spectacular seven-course feast built around the primal beauty of fire. The journey begins with a trio of flame-kissed snacks and his signature flambadou oyster, before moving onto charcoal-grilled Cornish fish and juniper-smoked sirloin of beef. To close, a duo of desserts and Swedish sweets brings a touch of Scandinavian magic to the season. One of the most exciting restaurants in London, Ekstedt at the Yard is a great place to spend Christmas Day if you’re looking for a departure from the traditional.Pavyllon London, Mayfair

Michelin-starred Pavyllon London at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane is gearing up for a truly decadent festive celebration with an exquisite six-course menu crafted by the world’s most decorated Michelin-starred chef, Yannick Alléno, alongside head chef Benjamin Ferra y Castell. Expect a procession of refined dishes, from delicate black truffle and spinach ravioli and perfectly steamed scallop with shiso to a show-stopping aged beef Rossini, crowned with seared foie gras. As far as luxurious meals are concerned, very few places are on par with Pavyllon London.Carbone, Mayfair

Carbone London will bring an Italian-American festive experience to London, with a curated dining experience on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. The feast begins with a selection of antipasti, the macaroni course which offers the iconic spicy rigatoni vodka and tortellini tartufo nero before enjoying a pesci e carne course whose choices include dover sole and rib chop, accompanied by contorni. The menus conclude with a choice of dolci, including a festive panettone anglaise.

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