Curtis Stone’s newly minted one-Michelin-starred restaurant will offer a swanky Christmas Eve set course dinner for $120 per person, including herb-crusted rib roast, glazed holiday ham, and Santa’s milk and cookies for dessert. All meals come with a trio of sides, including braised mushrooms, pommes puree, and Yorkshire pudding. Reservations are available onResy.—Matthew Kang

Hard to believe but Michael Cimarusti’s enduring seafood spot Connie & Ted’s is turning 10 next year. This Christmas Eve, the restaurant will have a reasonable $80 per person seafood prix fixe of lobster bisque, cioppino, or smoked ribeye, and a finishing dessert of bread pudding with bourbon sauce. CheckOpenTablefor reservations.—Matthew Kang

Open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, LA’s quirky Fairfax favorite Genghis Cohen is serving everything from their New York-esque Chinese food menu with live music and cocktails like the Szechuan margarita and Hebrew school mai tai with a float of Manischewitz. Head a reservation onResyto secure a spot in the deeply red dining room and settle in for some festive kitsch. —Mona Holmes

For those in the mood for a low-key Christmas Eve dinner, head to Antico Nuovo where chef Chad Colby and team are offering the restaurant’sa la carte menufrom 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.—Cathy Chaplin

Chef Suzanne Tracht will be offering Jar’s full a la carte menu on Christmas Eve starting at 5 p.m. Expect the classics from this 20-year-old mainstay, like char siu pork chop, pot roast, and duck fried rice, topped off with a martini or Manhattan. Reservations are available on the restaurant’swebsite.—Jean Trinh

Chef Ki Kim will be prepping an eight-course modern Korean feast on Christmas Eve. Priced at $175 per person, the menu includes crispy tilefish, duck liver mousse with a cranberry gelee, and a bourbon tres leches cake. Reservations are available onResy.—Cathy Chaplin

Head on over to Fanny’s restaurant at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures for Christmas Eve dinner with a twist. The festive night will include live jazz and a family-style menu for $130 per person that includes herb-roasted chicken with truffle gravy, branzino en croute, and more. Champagne and other drinks can be purchased separately. Reservations are available onOpenTable.—Jean Trinh

Let chef José Andrés do the cooking on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The four-courseholiday tasting menuat San Laurel, which rings it at $155 per person, includes a duo of smaller bites to start before serving up mains of lamb or duck and a sweet chocolate finish. —Cathy Chaplin

For a bit of Downtown French decadence, check out the soaring dining room and attached patioat Le Petit Paris. Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, expect a multi-course prix-fixe menu that includes roasted scallops, classic trout almondine, and staple desserts like poached spiced pear or buche de noel.—Farley Elliott

For the first time in its five-year history, Downtown’s Rossoblu is opening for Christmas Eve with its regular menu of fantastic pastas and wood-fired meats. Expect a few specials for the holiday as well. Make reservations viaOpentable.—Matthew Kang

For Christmas Eve, Josiah Citrin’s namesake restaurant (and a recent recipient of a fresh Michelin star) has a set tasting menu featuring egg caviar, Maine scallop with XO sauce, Spanish turbot, and Snake River farm wagyu beef, among numerous choices. Every meal ends with a buche de noel, to remind you it’s definitely Christmas. The tasting costs $195 per person, with reservations available onResy.—Matthew Kang

Want a regular night out without all the Christmas fuss? TryBaleen Kitchen在雷東多海灘(Portofino酒店內& 3月ina), where staple options like hot crab dip, cioppino, and grilled ribeye steaks served a la carte on Christmas Day pair perfectly with the oceanside views.—Farley Elliott