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Your dreams of eating prime rib whilst wearing sweatpants just might come true this year.
By Allecia Vermillion Updated 12/10/2020 at 9:24am
IF YOU’RE PLANNING a special holiday meal and want to support local restaurants—well, you might as well achieve both those aims at once, right? Here is a collection of restaurants in the city doing special takeout menus for Christmas or Hanukkah. We will update these as we receive more information, though this list is by no means comprehensive. You can always call a beloved spot to see if they have anything on tap, or if they can prep a family-size portion of your favorite side dish...or nachos. We’re not judging.
HANUKKAH
Dingfelder’s Delicatessen
Kosher entrees? Matzo ball soup? Latkes by the dozen? Vegan latkes by the dozen? Capitol Hill’s titan of a deli offers a huge menu of Hanukkah fare, from a la carte latke sides to an entire box of dinner complete with dreidel, gelt, and wine. Order online. Capitol Hill
Schmaltzy’s Delicatessen
OMG a Hanukkah cookie decorating kit. Pipe blue and white icing onto dreidel and star-shaped cookies, or (and?) preorder a batch of this Fremont deli’s foundational latkes. Email info@schmaltzy’s.com to place orders. Fremont/Ballard
Terra Plata
Tamara Murphy is embracing Hanukkah with a limited menu of challah, latkes, brisket, matzo ball soup, and sufganiyot. Check the restaurant’s Facebook for more details, but she’s definitely up for single-person orders. Capitol Hill
Zylberschtein’s
This absolutely lovely Pinehurst deli can dispatch a full-on brisket-and-latke celebration dinner, or sufganiyot, latkes, knishes, or rugelah from their a la carte menu. Order online. Northgate/Pinehurst
CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS EVE
The Lakehouse
Jason Wilson’s chic restaurant at the W in Bellevue has assembled a prime rib menu (also: twice-baked potatoes, cheesy roasted brocooli, winter greens, and cranberry butterscotch tarts) you can order for one or two people. The add-ons include a strata to throw in the oven Christmas day. Order online. Bellevue
Limoncello
An Italian-style Christmas Eve begins with cannelloni, then your choice of ham, lamb, or turkey. Call 206-492-0522 (or email limoncelloseattle@gmail.com) to order the menu for two, four, or six people. Belltown
Pioneer Square D&E
The uber versatile restaurant assembled an uber versatile menu, with complete dinners that center on prime rib, whole trout, or smoked king crab legs, plus a few heat-at-home dishes for Christmas Day and add-ons like pie, oysters, or (why not?) a half pound of bacon. Order on Tock. Pioneer Square
Salty’s on Alki
A $70 two-person meal kit of both ham and turkey comes with all manner of fixings; you can opt for extra helpings of certain dishes, or go big with some extra prawn cocktail, crab legs, or lobster tail. Order online. West Seattle
Le Coin
The undersung gem of a bistro in the former Roux (and former former Buckaroo Tavern) space is putting on a family-size menu of prime rib, duck leg, and a deluxe lineup of sides. Maybe round it out with a cocktail kit? Order on Tock. Fremont
84 Yesler
Pioneer Square’s elegant newcomer is all about prime rib this holiday, namely a two- or four-person package of oven-ready roast, creamed spinach, potato gratin and fixings. Order on Tock. Pioneer Square
Altura
Chef Nathan Lockwood brings the multicourse meal format to your dining room with a $125 per person menu you can “spruce up” with caviar or white truffles…or wine pairings. Order online. Capitol Hill
Mamnoon
The modern Middle Eastern restaurant’s take on Christmas means a spiced leg of lamb ready to roast, sides like brussels sprouts tabbouleh and roasted eggplant and tahini, and baklawa for dessert. The $175 package feeds four or five diners, or order dishes a la carte. Capitol Hill
All Things Ethan Stowell
A four-pound prime rib stars in an expansive spread of salad, vegetables, leek bread pudding, and sweets. The $250 package feeds five or six. Get after those add-ons if you like jumbo prawns, oyster, or steamed Dungeness. Pick up at Bramling Cross. Ballard.
Eden Hill Provisions
A $175 box, prepped by this careful Queen Anne kitchen, outfits four diners with salads, sides, a brandy and apricot glazed ham, triple chocolate–peppermint brownies, and flowers for the table. Yep, there are definitely add-ons available. Order online for pickup or delivery on December 24. Queen Anne
El Gaucho
The newly relocated fine dining stalwart made its tradition of chateaubriand a takeout affair, along with a classic Caesar. Order this, or a four-person prime rib dinner for Christmas or Christmas Eve; order by noon on December 20 and pick up the afternoon of the 24th. Downtown/Belltown/Pike Place Market
Haymaker
Brian Clevenger’s West Seattle restaurant has a full menu of prime rib, potatoes dauphinoise, sides, and fancy blondies available for pickup at $65 each (with drink add-on options). Email hello@generalharvestseattle.com to order. West Seattle
The London Plane
An a la carte menu sets you up with mains, sides, dessert, even flowers. Honey-glazed smoked coppa and baked Dinah’s cheese with fig compote feels like a holiday tradition in the making. Order online for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Pioneer Square
Paragon Seattle
Design your own multicourse menu meal kit with a super flexible lineup of dishes (lambchetta, whole stuffed fish, beetroot and blue cheese salad) you take home and prep following detailed instructions. Assemble an order online...and maybe throw in a martini or sparkling wine. Queen Anne
Zylberschtein’s
Why yes, this is a Jewish deli. No reason they can’t ply you with a full-fledged meal of roast beef, parsnips, biscuits, and brussels sprouts with bacon(!). A holiday cookie box might be the best add-on in the world. Order online. Northgate/Pinehurst
Ba Sa
If crab banh beo gratin and Vietnamese bison bo kho stew sounds like an ideal Christmas Eve situation, Bainbridge’s modern Vietnamese kitchen is happy to oblige. Order dinner menus for two or four people by Monday December 21. Bainbridge Island
Goldfinch Tavern
Order Christmas Eve or Christmas day meals by December 17; Tock can walk you through a host of two-person options, add-ons, cocktail kits, and a kids menu. Downtown
Spinasse
That legendary tajarin, braised beef cheeks, and tiramisu come with easy heat-at-home instructions. Even better, you can order up until 8pm on December 23. Aww and a spread of cookies, ice cream, and boozy eggnog helps support the Forgotten Children’s Fund. Order on Tock. Capitol Hill
Seastar
A slate of two-person packages let diners go the sushi and char siu chicken fried rice route, opt for a salmon and caesar-driven menu, or go big with lobster and filet mignon. Why yes, all these options do come with wine. Bellevue
John Howie Steak
Prime rib or chateaubriand packages feed four to six people, and come with a host of add-on options. Call 425-440-0880 to order. Bellevue
Beardslee Public House
Four diners’ worth of rustic Christmas fare (wedge salads and roast beef, ham and mac and cheese) come with various add-ons. Bothell
Metropolitan Grill
Kubota ham, lamb, prime rib, and chateaubriand form the center of holiday kits that come with sides, dessert, and heating instructions. Preorder online. Downtown
Hearth
The Kirkland restaurant offers four courses of Christmas for $55 per person; diners can choose between ham or short rib medallions; kids can bypass all that in favor of mac and cheese. To preorder, call 425-284-5900. Kirkland
Water’s Table
Dine outside, or preorder three-course dinners, which are available in three price points. Renton
Dock and Drink
Th takeout (and outdoor dining) menu at Water’s Table’s casual sibling acknowledges Christmas as a day of watching football; preorder loaded tots, wings, or various flatbreads. Renton
Carillon Kitchen
Order a full-on turkey dinner, or New York striploin menus, priced per person, by December 18. Kirkland
MEATS, SWEETS AND OTHER FUN EXTRAS
Shug’s Soda Fountain
Pike Place Market’s lovely sundae and egg cream shop has devised series of ice cream–centric gift boxes have themes like cocoa, boozy floats. Order on Tock. Pike Place Market
Lil Red’s
If you just need a brilliant piece of meat to anchor dinner, this Jamaican–barbecue–soul food mecca is taking orders for whole hams (8 or 10 pounds) and prime rib—boneless, and cut and tied to your specs, minimum size 2 pounds. Call 206-760-2931 to order by December 18. Columbia City