London restaurants open on Christmas Day

Restaurants open on Christmas Day in central London

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  Bar Boulud

  Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA (020 7201 3899).

  Open noon-10pm

  Head to this smart Knightsbridge restaurant to indulge in a £65 set three-course menu of French Christmas classics. Choices include galantine de canard (terrine of duck and foie gras) and turkey cooked in three different ways with sweet potato puree and cranberry jus. Vegetarians are not forgotten – they can dig into a chestnut and celeriac soup and black truffle gnocchi. See more details
  Christmas meal for two with wine and service: around £180.
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  Cinnamon Club

  Old Westminster Library, 30-32 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU (020 7222 2555).

  Open noon-3pm

  Set in the beautiful Old Westminster Library, this top-end Indian restaurant is a suitably grandiose place for Christmas Day lunching. There will be a £75 three-course lunch menu which includes clove-roasted goose breast as well as vegetarian options such as tandoori portobello mushrooms. Finish off with a twist on the classic Christmas pudding – it’s spiced with garam masala. Children aged between five and 12 can dine for a reduced price of £40. See more details
  Christmas lunch for two with wine and service: around £200.
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  Koffmann's

  The Berkeley, Wilton Place, SW1X 7RL (020 7235 1010).

  Open noon-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm

  Pierre Koffmann’s palace of gastronomy in The Berkeley hotel has an opulent Christmas Day feast. The four-course menu lists luxurious dishes such as lobster ravioli, braised hare with foie gras and Koffmann’s signature pistachio soufflé. But it's not cheap: be prepared to fork out £110 per head, excluding drinks and service. See more details
  Christmas meal for two with wine and service: around £300.
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  Rhodes W1 Brasserie

  Marble Arch, Great Cumberland Place, W1H 7DL (020 7479 3895).

  Open noon-3pm

  Christmas Day lunch is £82 per person and offers a luxe version of traditional comfort food. The four courses include a salmon terrine, roast turkey and Christmas pudding. Vegetarians will be happy to hear that there will also be meat-free options. Those wanting to up the ante should book into the posher Rhodes restaurant next door, where there is a seven-course menu at £105 per person. See more details
  Christmas meal for two with wine and service: around £220.
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  Veeraswamy

  Mezzanine Floor, Victory House, 99-101 Regent Street, entrance on Swallow Street, W1B 4RS (020 7734 1401).

  Open 12.30-2.30pm, 5.30-9pm

  Every year, Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant (established 1926) puts on a real spread that’s an alternative to the tried-and-tested Christmas lunch. This year the four-course set menu costs £70, and includes plenty of options for vegetarians. See more details
  Christmas meal for two with wine and service: around £170.