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For a stress free Christmas, make a dinner reservation. Here is a list of Utah restaurants that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Prices listed do not include tax or tip.
Christmas Eve
Bambara • 202 S. Main, Salt Lake City; 801-363-5454. Regular winter menu available for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Café Trio Cottonwood • 6405 S. 3000 East; Salt Lake City; 801-944-8746. Regular menu plus holiday specials. Open 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Café Trio Downtown • 680 S. 900 East; Salt Lake City; 801-533-8746. Regular menu plus holiday specials. Open 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Carvers Steaks & Seafood • 10720 Holiday Park Drive, Sandy; 801-572-5177. Serving regular menu plus a few holiday specials from 4 to 8 p.m.
Faustina • 454 E. Broadway; 801-746-4441. The regular menu plus holiday specials from 4 to 8 p.m.
Franck's • 6264 S. Holladay Blvd., Holladay; 801-274-6264. Serving a five-course dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Two options available for each course. Adults, $50; children 12 and older, $25. Beverages, tax and tip not included in price.
Fresco Italian Cafe • 1513 S. 1500 East; Salt Lake City; 801-486-1300. Regular menu plus holiday specials. Open 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Grand America Hotel • 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City; 801-258-6708. Dinner buffet served from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Adults $39.95; children 5-12, $19. Children under 5 are free.
Grub Steak • 2200 Sidewinder Drive, Prospector Square, Park City; 435-649-8060. Regular menu served from 5 to 10 p.m.
La Caille • 9565 Wasatch Blvd., Sandy; 801-942-1751. Regular menu served from 5 to 9 p.m.
Log Haven • 6451 E. Mill Creek Canyon Road, Salt Lake City; 801-272-8255. Regular menu. Local chorale groups will serenade guests from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Lugano • 3364 South 2300 East; 801-412-9994. Regular dinner menu plus holiday specials from 5 to 9 p.m.
MacCool's • Locations in Salt Lake City, Layton and South Jordan. Regular menu served from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Market Street Grill & Oyster Bar • locations in Salt Lake City, Cottonwood and South Jordan. Will serve regular menu until 7 p.m.
Roma Ristorante • 5468 S. 900 East, Murray; 801-268-1017. Regular menu with some holiday specials will be served from 4 to 9 p.m. Prices from $10 to $16.
Silver Fork Lodge • 11332 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton; 801-533-9977. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with holiday specials from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tucci's Cucina Italiana • 515 S. 700 East, Salt Lake City; 801-533-9111. Regular menu and daily specials will be available from 11:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Tuscany • 2832 E. 6200 South, Holladay; 801-277-9919. A set-price four-course menu served from 5 to 9 p.m. Two options for each course. Adults $40, children 12 and under $20. Beverages, tax and tip not included in price.
The Sun & Moon Cafe • 6281 Emigration Canyon Rd., Salt Lake City;801-583-8331. A three-course meal and live music for $25 per person. Separate children's menu available.
Christmas Day
Bambara • 202 S. Main, Salt Lake City; 801-363-5454. Serving dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. from the regular menu.
Grand America Hotel • 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City; 801-258-6708. Holiday buffet served from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Adults $39.95; children 5 to 12, $19. Children under 5 free.
Grub Steak • 2200 Sidewinder Drive, Prospector Square, Park City; 435-649-8060. Regular menu as well as special Christmas dinner with choice of soup or salad and entree for $35.75 per person. Open from 5 to 10 p.m.
La Caille • 9565 Wasatch Blvd., Sandy; 801-942-1751. A set menu, served family style served from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $55 per adult and $25 per child under 10.
Little America Hotel • 500 S. Main St., Salt Lake City; 801-596-5700. Breakfast buffet in the dining room served from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults $17.95; children 5-10 $9.95. Dinner buffet available in the dining room from 3 to 8 p.m. Adults $32.95; children 5-10 .$15.95. Children under 5 are complimentary for both meals.
Silver Fork Lodge • 11332 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton; 801-533-9977. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner from the regular menu as well as a few holiday specials. Open 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Snowbird Ski Resort • Utah Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon Snowbird; 801-933-2198. The Aerie restaurant at the Cliff Lodge will serve a three-course holiday meal for $40 per person. Regular menu also available. Wildflower Restaurant, in the Iron Blosam Lodge, will served regular menu plus holiday specials from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Tucci's Cucina Italiana • 515 S. 700 East, Salt Lake City; 801-533-9111. Regular menu and daily specials will be available from 1-9 p.m.