The best bars open on Christmas Eve and Day in NYC

Famously open every day, December 24 and 25 are no exception at inimitably stylish Maison Premiere. Gather ‘round the handsome, horseshoe bar and into cozy banquette corners during full-service hours from noon on Christmas Eve and for oysters and drinks from 2pm on Christmas Day. 

Another beautiful bar open 365 days a year, New York City standard-bearer Bemelmans at the Carlyle Hotel will serve its classic cocktails and comprehensive beverage menu in its plush, old Manhattan setting on Christmas Eve and Day. 

Reimagined as a Holiday Winter Wonderland for the season, Loreley decked its halls, and its heated outdoor areas, in festive regalia in honor of the the most wonderful time of the year. It will be open for brunch and dinner on Christmas Eve and Day. 

This holiday pop-up is open for drinks and snacks at Ollie in the West Village from November 28 through December 31. It’s the Boston import’s second year in NYC.  

Temple Court’s breathtaking Bar Room evokes images of a rich old relative’s majestic private library without demanding you act in a fashion to stay in the will. In addition to drinks, a four-course menu will be available on Christmas Eve and Day. 

Now with locations clear to California, plus a presence in freezer aisles here and there, Roberta’s original Bushwick location is hosting its first holiday pop-up this year. Grinchy’s will be open for holiday tipples with decor to match from on Christmas Eve only. 

Historic Fraunces Tavern is both special enough to go out of your way for and casual enough to make it an any night kind of place. Its has a few concepts—Piano Bar, Whiskey Bar, the good, old fashioned main area known as the Independence Bar—and operating hours this Christmas Eve and Day.

Perennial Astoria favorite Sweet Afton is open on Christmas Eve for its award winning cocktails and crowd pleasing menus. It's also hosting a New Year's Eve Party a few nights later.