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So if you want to treat yourself to Christmas lunch at a fancy restaurant or hotel in the capital this year, these are some of your options. You’ll need to book in advance for 25 December, as many of these places are popular. Christmas Day at Bōkan London, Canary Wharf Celebrate Christmas with a view, 37 floors up at Bōkan. The Christmas menu —which is served at brunch and dinner — consists of four courses including chestnut soup with Alsace bacon, ora king salmon sushi with dashi broth and venison queen pear and ginger spice, and baked Himalaya William pear with sorbet. Splash out extra for bottomless prosecco — well, it is Christmas. Christmas Day at The Guinea, Mayfair Part gastropub, part steakhouse, The Guinea on Bruton Place offers a high-end, five-course Christmas Day menu — think guinea fowl and black truffle ballotine to start, followed by roast ballotine of turkey or carved dry-aged rump beef and a lamb cutlet, served with all the trimmings including pigs in blankets, cauliflower cheese and gravy.

End with the traditional Christmas pudding followed by a sharing cheese board, coffee and mince pies. Christmas Day at The Spread Eagle. Christmas Day at Benares, Mayfair Tuck into a festive lunch with an Indian twist at Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair. The Christmas tasting menu consists of Indian street food snacks to start, followed by an Italian winter truffle shorba and a citrus marinated Scottish scallop tartlet, before moving onto mains such as mutton momo with winter vegetables and tandoori muntjac with garlic yoghurt and chilli chutney.

Christmas Day at Cinnamon Kitchen, City and Battersea Another option for an Indian take on Christmas dinner is Cinnamon Kitchen. Both the Devonshire Square and Battersea branches open on 25 December, serving up a five-course feast of modern Indian flavours. Dishes include chilli paneer, followed by grilled partridge breast, Kolkata-style grilled king prawns, tandoori spiced venison, or seared Kentish saddle of lamb, followed up by a lemon brûlée tart. Christmas Day at Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea or City. Other Indian restaurants open on Christmas Day include Yaatra at Old Westminster Fire Station, and Babur in Forest Hill. Christmas Day at The Brook Green Hotel. Christmas Day at Skylon, South Bank Christmas dinner in a sleek, modern restaurant overlooking the Thames?

Christmas Day at Skylon, Royal Festival Hall. Cornish crab bisque, followed by traditional roast turkey or salmon en croûte? Christmas Day at Holborn Dining Room. Christmas Day at Ham Yard Hotel. Christmas Day at Sea Containers Restaurant Sea Containers, by the Thames, serves a rather fancy menu on 25 December.

Christmas Day at Sea Containers London. Christmas dinner at Nicholson’s pubs Most Nicholson’s pubs open on Christmas Day, and many of them serve a five-course traditional Christmas dinner, with a separate kids’ menu available. 30 per person required on booking. When Are London’s Christmas Lights Switched On For 2022? Londonist in your inbox Get London news, inspiration, exclusive offers and more, emailed to you.

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Then you need to take serious action this winter. It might seem like unfamiliar territory, venturing out of the house on Christmas Day, but the benefits are endless. Imagine instead, waking up on Christmas morning without the stress of fitting the turkey in the oven, laying the table, peeling the potatoes and creating a Christmas playlist that isn’t going to drive you all mad. Imagine lying in bed safe in the knowledge that every little detail has been taken care of and all you have to do is turn up on time at your chosen restaurant. This year why not spare the family of endless turkey sandwiches and bubble and squeak as you curse at the lack of space in the fridge.

Save yourself and your loved ones by ditching the DIY dinner and booking one of these great restaurants for a completely carefree Christmas. The best Christmas dinner at hotels in London Fancy trading in Christmas Day slaving away in your kitchen for a festive feast in a plush hotel, where you’re waited on hand and foot? These hotel restaurants are for you. Why: Christmas Day is undoubtably a day where a little bit of magic doesn’t go amiss, and when it comes to food, there aren’t many things more magical than a Heston Blumenthal menu.