Asheville Restaurants Open on Christmas and New Year's

Asheville welcomes you for the holidays! It's an exciting time to be in town Asheville shines with twinkling lights, festive traditions and exciting new year's celebrations!

See our guide to how to experience the holidays in Asheville in 2020.

If you'll be here in the mountains for Christmas or New Year's, you may be asking, "What restaurants will be open?"

We have worked with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association and others to help answer that question for you with this list of local eateries that will be open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Asheville. There may be other restaurants open on these holidays. If you are looking for your favorite chain restaurant, many of those will be open as well.

As with any holiday, we highly recommend calling the restaurant before finalizing your plans to check availability, menus and whether reservations are required. Click on the name of restaurant for contact information.

For restaurant owners: Don't see your restaurant listed? Email your holiday hours to news@ExploreAsheville.com.

Asheville Restaurants Open On Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24, 2020): 

• 12 Bones (River and South locations): closes at 4 p.m.
• Bouchon
• Buxton Hall: closes at 4 p.m.
• Chai Pani: closes at 4 p.m.
• Chocolate Fetish
• Curate: 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
• Farm Burger: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Glass Onion: 5-9 p.m.
• Lobster Trap: closes at 7:30 p.m.
• Luella's: 11-4 p.m.
• Old Europe: will close between 3-5 p.m.
• Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack (both locations): closes at 3 p.m.
• The Barrelhouse: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.
• The Cantina, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Asheville Restaurants Open on Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2020):

• The Barrelhouse: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. 

Asheville Restaurants Open On New Year's Eve (Thursday, December 31, 2020):

• Buxton Hall: closes at 4 p.m.
• Chai Pani
• Chocolate Fetish
• Farm Burger: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Luella's
• Old Europe
• The Barrelhouse: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.
• The Cantina, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Tupelo Honey

Asheville Restaurants Open On New Year's Day (Friday, January 1, 2021):

• Buxton Hall: closes at 4 p.m.
• Chai Pani
• Farm Burger: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Luella's
• Old Europe
• The Barrelhouse: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.
• The Cantina, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Tupelo Honey