Post Overview: Bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC
If you find yourself in the Big Apple during Christmastime, consider yourself lucky! Visiting New York City for the holidays is a bucket list item for many folks (and who can blame them?).
But between the room service price-tags and shoe-box sized apartments celebrating the holidays in your own quarters can prove to be difficult. Not to worry! To help you spend the holidays in style, we’ve put together a list of the best bars open on Christmas Eve & day in New York City.
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Best Bars Open on Christmas Eve and Day in NYC
#10. Oscar Wilde
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Oscar Wilde is a beautiful Victorian-style restaurant that goes all out with festive decorations, and it’s one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC.
The restaurant is home to an impressive art collection dating back to the 1800s, a cozy French fireplace from the 1840s and boasts stained glass from an Irish castle.
Every inch of the place gets decorated (including the ceiling), minimalism has no place here. And don’t even think about leaving without trying the Wilde bacon cheeseburger and truffle fries.
Making reservations at Oscar Wilde during the holiday season is non-negotiable. Especially since it’s one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC.
Address: 45 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001
#9. Roxy Bar
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Located inside the Roxy Hotel, the Roxy Bar is one of the best bars to celebrate Christmas Eve and day in New York City.
The bar offers a cozy lounge ambience and occasionally guest are serenaded by a live jazz band. Featuring an industrial but modern decor, to call the Roxy Bar charming would be an understatement.
You’ll find a wide array of cocktails, beer and wine as well as a decent food menu. If you get hungry you’ll have the option of seafood, salads or sandwiches as well as upscale bar food like burgers and mac and cheese.
Since this is one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC I encourage making a reservation. The place swells with locals and you don’t want to have to wait for a table.
Address: 2 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013
#8. The Flatiron Room
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Speaking of live music, The Flatiron Room offers a special holiday experience for those looking for the best bars open on Christmas day in NYC.
With two locations in the city, reservations are available on both Christmas Eve and day so planning ahead is crucial. For $135/person you can enjoy a three-course meal with a live performance.
What’s more, The Flat Iron Room is an award winning bar — reasons alone to consider it one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve in NYC. The smokey whiskey and dim-lit bar can make you feel like you’re in a cabin in the woods, warming up after a long day.
Address: 37 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010 & 9 E 37th St, New York, NY 10016
#7. Pineapple Club
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
The Pineapple Club is a colorful and tropical themed restaurant in the East Village, and also one of the best bars open on Christmas day in New York City. Think of it as celebrating Christmas… in Hawaii! 😉
The Very Pineapple Christmas menu is available from December 20th to January 5th, meaning you can enjoy Christmas dinner in NYC for two weeks!
You can expect an eclectic cuisine with items like a seafood tower, oysters, and prime-rib. And if you’re in an extra-celebratory mood consider pre-ordering a bottle of champagne when you make your reservation to one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve & day in NYC.
Address: 509 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
#6. Frosty’s/Bacall’s
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Every year during the holidays Bacall’s restaurant in Times Square welcomes Frosty’s, an incredible Christmas pop-up.
Frosty’s is made up of four bars spread across three floors making it one of the best Christmas pop-up bars in New York City (and it’s open on Christmas Eve and Christmas day!).
Tickets start at $20 per person and grant you access to all three floors. However, if you choose to visit Bacall’s (the restaurant portion of the extravaganza) you won’t require a ticket. Admittedly, the food is a little bland, so I say stick to the drinks and gawking at the decorations.
Since Frosty’s is one of the best bars open on Christmas day in NYC so I highly recommend making reservations. The decorations are second to none, there’s plenty of photo taking opportunities.
Address: 220 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
#5. Miracle on 9th Street
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Greg Boehm founded Miracle when he opted to postpone construction on his cocktail bar Mace (my personal favorite bar in the city) in order to create a holiday themed pop-up.
He used the unfinished space, decked it out with Christmas decorations and masterfully built a holiday-inspired menu of craft cocktails. It quickly became one of the best bars in New York City open on Christmas Eve and day. To no ones surprise the word got out and locals started coming en masse.
The next year they expanded the pop up by partnering with more bars around the city and now Miracle is a world-wide company. Today, New York City is home to Miracle on 9th in the East Village and Miracle on Union in Williamsburg, each worthy of being among the best bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC.
Address: 649 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009 & 595 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
#4. Grinchy’s at Roberta’s
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
In 2022 Roberta’s spiced up the holidays with a Grinch-themed holiday pop-up bar. After the wild success, Roberta’s has decided to bring back the epic decorations and drinks for round two.
Starting December 1st, the legendary pie shop transforms part of the restaurant into a holiday tiki bar where you can drink and eat your heart away under memorable decorations.
And if you find yourself looking for a fun bar open on Christmas Eve in NYC, Grinchy’s checks all the boxes with their take on Grinchmas.
For more of our favorite pizza joints be sure to read 15 EPIC Pizza Joints in New York City You Can’t Afford to Miss.
Address: 261 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
#3. Bazár Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
If you have an ugly holiday sweater you’ve been dying to wear all season put that baby on and head to Bazár Tapas Bar. It’s one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve in NYC and hosts an event you’re not going to want to miss.
From 9pm to 1am on Christmas Eve the bar will be holding an ugly sweater party that encourages folks to celebrate the holidays in style.
Bazár Tapas is also one of the only bars open on Christmas in NYC that still has reservations available. Try to book them early enough so you don’t have to deal with a line!
Address: 31 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010
#2. Loreley Beer Garden
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Not only is Loreley Beer Garden one of the best bars open on Christmas in New York City, it’s also home to the largest heated outdoor patio in the Lower East Side.
Regardless if you choose to sit inside or outside, you’ll be surrounded by over-the-top Christmas decorations and twinkling lights starting on November 16th, 2023 . Out in the heated patio area you’ll find a wall covered entirely by colorful ornaments that makes for a great backdrop for Instagram photos.
While at Loreley Beer Garden, make sure to try any of their holiday cocktails. I’m partial to the famous Boozy Black & White Hot Chocolate made with bourbon and my wife loves the spiked eggnog! No wonder it’s one of our favorite bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC.
Locals Tip: Loreley’s Beer Garden will also be hosting a Christmas brunch on the 25th of December. Consider this one of the best bars open on Christmas Day in New York City, no matter what time of day you visit.
Address: 7 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
#1. Bemelmans Bar
Open: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
When it comes to bars open on Christmas Day in NYC, Bemelmans Bar is a gem. Found in the classy Carlyle Hotel, this Upper East Side bar is best known for the alluring murals that adorn the walls.
The murals were hand-painted by none other than the beloved illustrator behind the famous Madeline books, Ludwig Bemelmans (for whom the bar is named). The beautiful murals were commissioned in the 1940s and depict Central Park in all four seasons.
The staff are dressed to impress, the bar is dimly lit and the aged leather banquettes offer an air of sophistication and class.
What makes this one of the best bars open on Christmas Eve and Day in NYC is the fact that Bemelman’s is open 365 days of the year. There’s no need to question where to go if you find yourself without plans on the 25th!
Address: 35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021
Best Bars Open on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day NYC (Post Summary)
- Bemelmans Bar
- Loreley Beer Garden
- Bazár Tapas Bar & Restaurant
- Grinchy’s at Roberta’s
- Miracle on 9th Street
- Frosty’s/Bacall’s
- Pineapple Club
- The Flatiron Room
- Roxy Bar
- Oscar Wilde
Map of the Bars Open on Christmas NYC
And there you have it folks, our list of the best bars open on Christmas Eve and day in NYC! Let us know if you think we missed a spot, we love to hear from you!
Cheers!
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