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Christmas prime rib at Ringside Steakhouse.
Aubrie LeGault

Where to Find Christmas Dinner and Takeout in Portland

Full family dinners, yule logs, and everything in between for takeout or dine-in

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Christmas prime rib at Ringside Steakhouse.
| Aubrie LeGault

As unbelievable as it is, Christmas is almost upon us, and with it, Christmas meals. The landscape of the city has dramatically changed — dozens of downtown hotel bars and restaurants open for holiday specials have fallen away, and only a few remain. Still, many of our favorite restaurants around town are open for regular business or special dinners — or, at the very least, will offer takeout ahead of the holiday, ranging from individual ham dinners to full-blown prime rib meals to feed a family. And those who love to celebrate with a meal of Chinese food, there are plenty of options on that front, as well.

Here’s where to order Christmas-y dinners (and desserts) in 2022.

Note: Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.

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Szechuan Garden

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This Hillsboro Sichuan restaurant will be open on Christmas Day, with its menu of tangy and saucy mapo tofu, tingly cumin lamb, and tender braised brisket hotpot. For something a little more celebratory, opt for one of the restaurant’s crab dishes, whether it’s served simply with its roe or paired with plenty of chiles.

Oyatsupan Bakers

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Beaverton’s Japanese bread and pastry shop Oyatsupan Bakers will have Christmas picnic boxes available for pickup on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. Each box will contain karaage fried chicken with lemon wedges, a vanilla-berry Christmas sponge cake, pull-apart rolls, roasted golden yams, house pickles, caramelized squash dip, and karashi mayo. Pre-orders will be available on their online shop beginning on December 12.

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Elephants Delicatessen

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Elephants Delicatessen is offering Christmas dinner curbside pickup and delivery from multiple locations between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. The holiday turkey dinner includes oven-roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans with mushrooms and Madeira, gravy, and cranberry-orange relish, priced at $25 for an individual portion or $225 as a dinner for six. The applewood smoked ham dinner includes pineapple bourbon sauce, potatoes au gratin, and roasted seasonal vegetables, priced at $18 for an individual portion or $155 as a dinner for six. Wine and additional a la carte items, like dinner rolls, stuffed mushrooms, butterscotch budino, and holiday cookie trays, are also available. Orders must be placed online or by phone by Wednesday, December 14.

Ringside Steakhouse

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Christmas meal kits from Ringside Steakhouse will be available for pickup on Friday, December 23 at 12 p.m. The family dinner for six includes a half prime rib roast with horseradish and au jus, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, bread with butter and thyme, and a caramel apple pie. Orders can be placed online by Monday, December 19. Wine selections and pairings are available at an additional charge.

Milk Glass Mrkt

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Milk Glass Mrkt specializes in pantry items and ready-made bistro meals like pastas, soups, salads, and sandwiches. For Christmas, the market has all sorts of specials, including chocolate spice babka, herby buttermilk biscuits, two types of strata, holiday mac and cheese, and even eggnog. Everything is available a la carte through the online shop, and orders must be placed by Wednesday, December 21 for pickup on Saturday, December 24.

Tasty Corner Chinese Restaurant

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Likely Portland’s best spot for mapo tofu, this Portland State University-area Chinese restaurant will be open for dine-in and takeout Christmas Day, with plenty of options worthy of a holiday dinner. Noodles here are hand-shaven, and entrees range from smoked duck to crawfish in a hot and spicy sauce. Plus, Tasty Corner has a nice range of Chinese American and Sichuan dishes, to please a wide variety of dinners.

Lovely Rita

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Hotel restaurants are usually a safe bet for Christmas options, and this stylish spot within the Hoxton hotel is no exception. One thing to note: The restaurant will close a little early that day, at 7 p.m.; still, there’s plenty of time to tuck into a rib-eye or piece of king salmon for an early dinner. Reservations are available on Resy.

Pacific Standard PDX

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This hotel bar and restaurant will keep its barside lamps on through the holidays, serving its menu of spiked eggnog and Old Fashioneds. The restaurant will also have a special holiday food menu, to be determined. Stay tuned for more info on the bar’s Instagram.

Holler Treats

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Sellwood dessert shop Holler Treats will have holiday treats available for pick-up on from December 22 through the 24, including orange cake with cranberry filling, fruit cake with cream cheese frosting, sweet potato pie with toasted meringue, peppermint bark pie, rosemary shortbread with cranberry glaze, and chocolate hazelnut yule log cake. Reservations and orders must be placed by Monday, December 19 via Tock; the pastry shop will be closed on Christmas Day.

Bergerac

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Woodstock’s cozy French bistro Bergerac will have reheatable three-course dinners available for pickup from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 23. Available in packs for two, four, or six guests at $55 per person, the menu includes crispy onions with white truffle oil, duck confit with creamy mushroom sauce, potato gratin, and chocolate orange pot au creme. Pre-paid pickup is available via Tock.

Lazy Susan

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Montavilla favorite Lazy Susan will offer Christmas dinner boxes for pickup on Friday, December 23. The $150 boxes feed two people and contain beef Wellington, Caesar deviled eggs, Parker House rolls, chicory salad, Brussels sprout casserole, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy, and a turnip apple salad. A whole chocolate chess pie can be added for an additional $50. Prepaid pickups can be arranged via Tock.

East Glisan Pizza Lounge

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East Glisan Pizza Lounge is drifting away from pizza for its holiday takeout menu, which includes things like take-and-bake lasagna, cashew-Caesar salad with pepitas, vegan chocolate coconut pudding, and fill-your-own cannoli. Beer, wine, and signature cocktails like the Buffy Summers — bourbon, Benedictine, lemon, lime, pineapple, ginger beer, and cherry juice — are also available to-go. East Glisan will accept orders until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20.

Master Kong

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One of the city’s favorite Chinese restaurants, Master Kong will, in fact, be open on Christmas Day, with its full menu of congee, wonton noodle soup, and hand-filled dumplings and buns. The restaurant is sure to be busy that day, but luckily, Master Kong just opened a second location on Hawthorne, which will hopefully reduce the crowds at any given location.

Excellent Cuisine

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This relatively new dim sum spot on Southeast Division is becoming the hot spot to get juicy shu mai and plump har gow, and the restaurant will be open on Christmas Day. Christmas brunches of handmade dumplings and buns are a lovely option, but the restaurant also serves fun larger dishes that might be nice for Christmas dinner, like fried crispy squab and salt-and-pepper squid. It’s likely that Excellent Cuisine will be popping on December 25, so visiting during the off hours would probably be a smart idea.

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Szechuan Garden

This Hillsboro Sichuan restaurant will be open on Christmas Day, with its menu of tangy and saucy mapo tofu, tingly cumin lamb, and tender braised brisket hotpot. For something a little more celebratory, opt for one of the restaurant’s crab dishes, whether it’s served simply with its roe or paired with plenty of chiles.

Oyatsupan Bakers

Beaverton’s Japanese bread and pastry shop Oyatsupan Bakers will have Christmas picnic boxes available for pickup on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. Each box will contain karaage fried chicken with lemon wedges, a vanilla-berry Christmas sponge cake, pull-apart rolls, roasted golden yams, house pickles, caramelized squash dip, and karashi mayo. Pre-orders will be available on their online shop beginning on December 12.

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Elephants Delicatessen

Elephants Delicatessen is offering Christmas dinner curbside pickup and delivery from multiple locations between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. The holiday turkey dinner includes oven-roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans with mushrooms and Madeira, gravy, and cranberry-orange relish, priced at $25 for an individual portion or $225 as a dinner for six. The applewood smoked ham dinner includes pineapple bourbon sauce, potatoes au gratin, and roasted seasonal vegetables, priced at $18 for an individual portion or $155 as a dinner for six. Wine and additional a la carte items, like dinner rolls, stuffed mushrooms, butterscotch budino, and holiday cookie trays, are also available. Orders must be placed online or by phone by Wednesday, December 14.

Ringside Steakhouse

Christmas meal kits from Ringside Steakhouse will be available for pickup on Friday, December 23 at 12 p.m. The family dinner for six includes a half prime rib roast with horseradish and au jus, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, bread with butter and thyme, and a caramel apple pie. Orders can be placed online by Monday, December 19. Wine selections and pairings are available at an additional charge.

Milk Glass Mrkt

Milk Glass Mrkt specializes in pantry items and ready-made bistro meals like pastas, soups, salads, and sandwiches. For Christmas, the market has all sorts of specials, including chocolate spice babka, herby buttermilk biscuits, two types of strata, holiday mac and cheese, and even eggnog. Everything is available a la carte through the online shop, and orders must be placed by Wednesday, December 21 for pickup on Saturday, December 24.

Tasty Corner Chinese Restaurant

Likely Portland’s best spot for mapo tofu, this Portland State University-area Chinese restaurant will be open for dine-in and takeout Christmas Day, with plenty of options worthy of a holiday dinner. Noodles here are hand-shaven, and entrees range from smoked duck to crawfish in a hot and spicy sauce. Plus, Tasty Corner has a nice range of Chinese American and Sichuan dishes, to please a wide variety of dinners.

Lovely Rita

Hotel restaurants are usually a safe bet for Christmas options, and this stylish spot within the Hoxton hotel is no exception. One thing to note: The restaurant will close a little early that day, at 7 p.m.; still, there’s plenty of time to tuck into a rib-eye or piece of king salmon for an early dinner. Reservations are available on Resy.

Pacific Standard PDX

This hotel bar and restaurant will keep its barside lamps on through the holidays, serving its menu of spiked eggnog and Old Fashioneds. The restaurant will also have a special holiday food menu, to be determined. Stay tuned for more info on the bar’s Instagram.

Holler Treats

Sellwood dessert shop Holler Treats will have holiday treats available for pick-up on from December 22 through the 24, including orange cake with cranberry filling, fruit cake with cream cheese frosting, sweet potato pie with toasted meringue, peppermint bark pie, rosemary shortbread with cranberry glaze, and chocolate hazelnut yule log cake. Reservations and orders must be placed by Monday, December 19 via Tock; the pastry shop will be closed on Christmas Day.

Bergerac

Woodstock’s cozy French bistro Bergerac will have reheatable three-course dinners available for pickup from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 23. Available in packs for two, four, or six guests at $55 per person, the menu includes crispy onions with white truffle oil, duck confit with creamy mushroom sauce, potato gratin, and chocolate orange pot au creme. Pre-paid pickup is available via Tock.

Lazy Susan

Montavilla favorite Lazy Susan will offer Christmas dinner boxes for pickup on Friday, December 23. The $150 boxes feed two people and contain beef Wellington, Caesar deviled eggs, Parker House rolls, chicory salad, Brussels sprout casserole, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy, and a turnip apple salad. A whole chocolate chess pie can be added for an additional $50. Prepaid pickups can be arranged via Tock.

East Glisan Pizza Lounge

East Glisan Pizza Lounge is drifting away from pizza for its holiday takeout menu, which includes things like take-and-bake lasagna, cashew-Caesar salad with pepitas, vegan chocolate coconut pudding, and fill-your-own cannoli. Beer, wine, and signature cocktails like the Buffy Summers — bourbon, Benedictine, lemon, lime, pineapple, ginger beer, and cherry juice — are also available to-go. East Glisan will accept orders until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20.

Master Kong

One of the city’s favorite Chinese restaurants, Master Kong will, in fact, be open on Christmas Day, with its full menu of congee, wonton noodle soup, and hand-filled dumplings and buns. The restaurant is sure to be busy that day, but luckily, Master Kong just opened a second location on Hawthorne, which will hopefully reduce the crowds at any given location.

Excellent Cuisine

This relatively new dim sum spot on Southeast Division is becoming the hot spot to get juicy shu mai and plump har gow, and the restaurant will be open on Christmas Day. Christmas brunches of handmade dumplings and buns are a lovely option, but the restaurant also serves fun larger dishes that might be nice for Christmas dinner, like fried crispy squab and salt-and-pepper squid. It’s likely that Excellent Cuisine will be popping on December 25, so visiting during the off hours would probably be a smart idea.

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