Local Restaurants Open or Offering To-Go Holiday Meals
John Mullen • December 12, 2023
Grocery stores are also offering to-go sides
Tired of slaving over the stove this holiday season? Fear not, weary chefs, for the Alabama Gulf Coast is brimming with delicious options to satisfy your festive cravings. From traditional Christmas feasts to heat-and-eat comfort food, countless restaurants are keeping their doors open to ensure a stress-free holiday dining experience.
So, whether you're seeking a lively Christmas Eve gathering or a cozy Christmas Day dinner, the Gulf Coast has something to tempt your taste buds and warm your heart this holiday season.
The Hangout, Sunliner Diner and The Gulf will be open on Christmas Eve while Picnic Beach closes at 3 p.m. Christmas Eve. All properties will be closed on Christmas except for Sunliner Diner. Zeke’s Restaurant is planning a special menu for New Year’s Eve.
FLORA-BAMA LOUNGE AND OYSTER BAR
Be a part of a longstanding Christmas Day traditional potluck dinner at the iconic Flora-Bama. Bring a side dish to feed 10-12 and the Bama will provide the ham and turkey with serving starting at 1 p.m. on Christmas Day.
THE MEAT MART
The Meat Mart is serving up its array of classic holiday casseroles including sweet potato, mac and cheese, green bean and cornbread dressing. Pair that with a spiral-cut ham or any of a large variety of butcher-shop quality meats offered by the Beard family. Call ahead for availability and any specials at 251-981-6328.
ROUSES MARKET
Rouses will be offering various holiday trays including desserts, cheeses, finger sandwiches, mini poboys and even boudin ball trays. The deli also has several heat-and-eat casseroles and other dishes for holiday parties and Christmas dinner.
DOC’S SEAFOOD SHACK AND OYSTER BAR
These sister restaurants will open at noon on Christmas Day and will be serving from their regular menus.
Bubba’s will be open Christmas Eve and Christmas with a special menu offering New York strip, a seafood tower with crab legs, shrimp, grilled oysters, mussels and Conecuh sausage. The royal reindeer is a grouper filet fried and topped with Hollandaise, a skewer of shrimp and sprinkled with lump crab meat. Three appetizers include shrimp queso and specialty drinks will be a Grinch Hopper Bushwacker and a Salty Santa with vodka, Irish cream, caramel drizzled glass and a sea salted rim.
The specialty grocery store is taking orders for chef-prepared charcuterie boards for holiday parties. Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance by calling 251-981-2988.
This long-time favorite restaurant’s locations in Foley and Orange Beach will be closed on Christmas Day but the Orange Beach location is offering to-go meals daily during the off season. For $35 and feeding four to six people, it comes with a choice of entrée among shrimp and grits, chicken or plain Alfredo, beef medallions with mushroom gravy, country fried steaks and white gravy, chicken tenders, chicken Parmesan and a soup of the day. All meals come with a choice of house salad or Caesar salad and bread and individual sides of mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, rice pilaf, veggies, baked potato or French fries for $12 for a quart.
OSO AT BEAR POINT HARBOR
Anyone in need is invited to come by OSO on Christmas Eve for a free meal all day long.
On Christmas Eve, this new addition to the beach restaurant scene will have a special dinner with a choice of three appetizers and three entrées including duck confit, beef Wellington or trout Almondine and two desserts for $60 per person.
Big Fish Restaurant and Bar will close Dec. 17-26 and will reopen on Dec. 27, LuLu's Gulf Shores will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, De Soto’s Seafood Kitchen will be closed Dec. 16-25 for maintenance and repairs and Duck’s Diner will be closed on Christmas Day. COASTAL in Orange Beach will be closed Christmas day.
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