Restaurants Open Christmas Day 2021 Around Parsippany

PARSIPPANY, NJ — In 2020, many Parsippany residents opted for small, low-key holiday celebrations as coronavirus cases soared nationwide and public health experts urged social distancing.

We weren't used to Christmas without the trimmings. However, while the situation was not ideal, many of us realized large, stressful holiday gatherings aren't all they're cracked up to be. This year, many may again opt to keep Christmas simple and unhurried.
Doing so could mean letting someone else take care of the holiday festivities entirely. This includes the cooking.

If that's the route you're going this Christmas, we certainly won't blame you. Luckily, several local restaurants around Parsippany plan to be open on Christmas Day and have reservations available.

In case you need a recommendation of where to eat out on Christmas, Patch compiled a roundup of local restaurants slated to be open that day. Be sure to make reservations as soon as you can, since available times are likely to fill up fast.

Here are some local restaurants with reservations available as of Thursday afternoon, according to OpenTable:

• melange by SPICE ROUTE (353 Smith Rd., Parsippany), Indian, Thai, Chinese, fine dining
• Jashan by Dhaba (252 Route 46, Parsippany), Indian, elegant dining
• Houlihan's (1735 Route 46 E, Parsippany), American, casual dining
• Pavesi Ristorante (50 South St., Morristown), Italian, casual dining
• Fig & Lily Garden (2 Cattano Ave., Morristown), Mediterranean, Turkish, seafood, casual dining
• Marjan Fine Persian Grill (84 Speedwell Ave., Morristown), Persian, Middle Eastern, casual elegant
• Ruth's Chris Steak House (1200 Morris Tpke. Ste. 119, Short Hills), steakhouse, seafood, American, fine dining
• Spice Bazaar - Modern Indian Dining (39 Elm St., Westfield), Indian, casual elegant
• The Feathered Fox (550 W Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston), steakhouse, sushi, seafood, fine dining
• Noches De Colombia (140 Route 10, Randolph), Colombian, Latin/Spanish, casual dining
• Fasil Mediterranean Restaurant (308 Wootton St. Unit 1, Boonton), Turkish, Mediterranean, halal, casual dining
• Zeugma (44 S Park St., Montclair), Mediterranean, fusion/eclectic, contemporary European, fine dining
• Wolfgang's Steakhouse Grill by Wolfgang Zwiener (119 W. Main St., Somerville), steakhouse, seafood, American, casual elegant
• Fresco Da Franco (15 Church St., Montclair), Italian, contemporary Italian
• Calandras Italian Village (234 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell), Italian, American, casual dining

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