Seasonings eatings, Seattle. Whether you’re not in the mood to cook this Christmas, want to try something tasty, or you just want to drool over your keyboard like we are right now, plenty of local eateries have special holiday menus to get your salivary glands going.
Here are seven places to check out when making those holiday plans.
Breakfast
Flora Bakehouse | 1511 S. Lucille St. | Pre-order only | Pick-up Fri., Dec. 24, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | $9+
Flora’s coming in clutch for breakfast with a few different baked goods packages. Choose among a cinnamon roll box, a pear quince frangipane tart, a varietal pastry box, or a seasonal focaccia with bosc pear, gorgonzola, and pomegranate.
Grand Central Bakery | Locations in Wedgewood, Eastlake, and Wallingford | Pick-up Mon., Dec. 20-Fri., Dec. 24 | $5+
Not only does the bakery have assorted morning pastry boxes or coffee cakes, but they can help you out if you’re searching for pies, panettone cakes, or cocoa nib shortcakes.
Pick-up dinner
Zylberschtein’s | 11752 15th Ave. NE. | Pre-order only | Pick-up Wed., Dec. 23-Fri., Dec. 24 | $50+
Zylberschtein’s Christmas offerings are almost entirely customizable. Check out its menu of roasted parsnips, roast beef + horseradish sauce + apple pie with oat crumble.
Musang | 2524 Beacon Ave. S. | Pre-order only | Pick-up Fri., Dec. 24 | $150 for 2-4 people
This Beacon Hill Filipino restaurant’s Noche Buena meal kit comes with dishes like slow-roasted beef machado + Amelia’s bibingka.
Eating out
Goldfinch Tavern | 99 Union St. | Sat., Dec. 25 | 4-9 p.m. | $135 per person
A four-course meal with dishes like Meyer lemon salt and ginger beer oysters, hazelnut tempura lobster tail + cranberry-orange posset.
Omega Ouzeri | 1529 14th Ave. | Fri., Dec. 24 | 5:30-9 p.m. | $150 for two | Also available for pick-up
Another four-course option with tasty delights like citrus holiday salad with honey dressing, grilled ribeye steak with gigantes beans and sauteed mustard greens + Greek Christmas cookies.
Andiamo Ristorante | 938 110th Ave NE #1 | Fri., Dec. 24 | 3-9:30 p.m. | $60 per person
For an Italian spin, try this prepared menu with main courses like filet mignon in a cognac cream or linguini with chanterelles.
