Top 10 Gatlinburg Restaurants Open Christmas Day 2024
Published Nov 30, 2023
Picture waking up on Christmas morning in your warm Gatlinburg cabin! The last thing on your mind today is cooking. Try one of these Gatlinburg restaurants open on Christmas Day.
1. Crockett’s Breakfast Camp
7 a.m-1 p.m. Start Christmas Day with a big Southern breakfast or brunch! Pancakes, French toast, breakfast burritos, omelets and cinnamon rolls will fuel you up for opening all those gifts.
2. Best Italian
Check site for hours. The Elks Plaza location of this popular restaurant opens for the holiday to serve garlic knots, creamy pastas, traditional Italian chicken and seafood, and pizzas and calzones.
3. Chesapeake’s Seafood
Noon-9 p.m. Treat yourself to fresh seafood including lobster, crab cakes and a raw bar, as well as steaks and chicken, at this local favorite.
4. Smoky Mountain Brewery
11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Craft beer lovers will want to try the local brews as well as the hand-tossed pizzas and calzones, burgers, sandwiches and signature wings, at this pub.
5. Cherokee Grill
11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. The upscale steakhouse offers steaks, salmon, chicken dishes, pork chops, signature sides like spicy mac and cheese, and rich desserts, in an elegant mountain lodge setting.
6. Loco Burro Fresh Mex Cantina
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Christmas is a fiesta at this eatery serving classic fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, mesquite grilled chicken and more Tex-Mex specialties.
7. Crawdaddy’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar
Noon-6 p.m. Enjoy seafood with a Cajun twist, from a menu with Gulf shrimp, Low Country boil, seafood gumbo and fried fish, all in a dining room evoking New Orleans.
8. Smith & Son Corner Kitchen
2-10 p.m. Dine on an American menu including smoked meatloaf, slow-cooked ribs, catfish, hearty burgers and sandwiches, and classic desserts like banana pudding.
9. Calhoun’s
11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mouth-watering Tennessee BBQ is the specialty, alongside “wet wings,” fresh-ground burgers, chops and steaks. Look for the rustic water wheel outside.
10. Johnny Rockets
Noon-8 p.m. Go back in time at this 1950s-style diner for a casual Christmas. The chain diner serves burgers, fries, shakes, sandwiches and appetizers.
When you stay in a cozy, private Gatlinburg cabin, you’re close to all these delicious choices for Christmas dinner! Choose a cabin and start planning your Smoky Mountains holiday.
