Your Guide to Evanston Dining on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Dec 17, 2025

If you are staying local this holiday season and looking for restaurants or coffee shops open in Evanston on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, you are not alone. Every year, neighbors ask where they can enjoy a meal out, grab carryout, or simply pick up a great cup of coffee during the holidays.

Below is a helpful list of Evanston restaurants and coffee shops that are known to offer dine-in or carryout service around Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Holiday hours can change year to year, so always check the website or call ahead before heading out (note some Evanston-based businesses are in multiple categories):

Dine-in:

Alcove Evanston, 1625 Maple Ave., 847-570-9821
- Open December 24^th from 4:00-9:00 p.m.
Cupitol, 812 Grove St., 847-868-8078
- Open December 24^th and December 25^th
Dollop Coffee & The Hoosier Mama Pie Company, 749 Chicago Ave, 847-868-8863
- Open December 24^th
Evanston Corner Bistro, 703 Church St., 847-492-9700
- Open December 24^th and December 25^th (12/25 Brunch from 11:00 am.-3:00 p.m.)
The Graduate Homestead Room, 1625 Hinman, 847-475-3300
- Open December 24^th and December 25th
Jilly’s Cafe, 2614 Green Bay Rd., 847-869-7636
- Open December 24^th and December 25th
Joy Yee, 533 Davis Street., 847-733-1900
- Open December 24^th and Dec. 25^th
Soul and Smoke, 1601 Payne St., 847-859-2732
- Open December 24^th (closing early at 4:00 p.m.)

Coffee Shops:

Cupitol, 7am to 2pm, 812 Grove, 847-868-8078
Dollop Coffee & The Hoosier Mama Pie Company, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 749 Chicago Ave, 847-868-8863
Starbucks Chicago & Main, hours not posted yet but will probably be closing early, 519 Main St., 847-328-7595
Starbucks Sherman & Clark, 5:30 am – 4 pm, 1734 Sherman Ave, 847-492-0490

Pick-up (Note: For some places, the pickup is earlier in the week):

Comida Cantina, 1928 Central St., 847-868-8466
Foodstuffs, 2106 Central St., 847-328-7704
- Order by Friday, December 19th
The Hoosier Mama Pie Company, 749 Chicago Ave., 847-868-8863
Hewn, 1733 Central St., 847-869-4396
- Order by 8:00 p.m. on December 18^th
- Choose Your Pickup Day: December 23^rd or December 24th
Jewel, 1128 Chicago Ave., 847-869-7950
Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St., 847-491-6778
- Pick-up December 23^rd and December 24^th from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Prairie Moon, 1635 Chicago Ave., 847-864-8328
- Pick-up December 23^rd
Soul and Smoke, 1601 Payne St., 847-859-2732
- Pick-up December 23rd
Ten Mile House, 1700 Central St., 847.905.0669
- Pick-up December 23rd
Whole Foods Downtown Evanston, 1640 Chicago Ave., 844-936-2428
Whole Foods Green Bay Road, 2748 Green Bay Rd., 844-936-2428

We apologize if we left any place off the list. If you know of an Evanston-based restaurant, coffee shop, or other establishment that should be on it, please let us know about it for future updates.

And enjoy. After all, not cooking the feast might be one more thing to be grateful for this holiday season.

From my team at Jackie Mack & More to you, we wish you the best this season and beyond. If there’s anything we can do or any question we can answer about Evanston, home maintenance, and/or home-selling or buying, please reach out to us. We can be reached at: Jackie@JackieMack.com and/ or 847-274-6676.

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