Restaurants Open On Christmas Day 2021 Around Wayne

WAYNE, NJ — In 2020, many Wayne residents opted for small, low-key holiday celebrations as coronavirus cases soared nationwide and public health experts urged social distancing.

We weren't used to Christmas without the trimmings. However, while the situation was not ideal, many of us realized large, stressful holiday gatherings aren't all they're cracked up to be. This year, many may again opt to keep Christmas simple and unhurried.

Doing so could mean letting someone else take care of the holiday festivities entirely. This includes the cooking.

If that's the route you're going this Christmas, we certainly won't blame you. Luckily, several local restaurants around Wayne plan to be open on Christmas Day and have reservations available.

Here are some local restaurants with reservations available as of Tuesday afternoon, according to OpenTable:

• Lumis (4 Little Falls Rd., Fairfield), Italian, seafood, casual dining
• Black Bull Steak & Seafood Restaurant (88 Newark Pompton Tpke., Riverdale), steakhouse, seafood, casual dining
• Oceanos Restaurant (2-27 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn), seafood, steakhouse, oyster bar, fine dining
• Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina Home (1061 Bloomfield Ave., Clifton), Mexican, traditional Mexican, cocktail bar)
• Shumi Japanese Cuisine (70 E Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood), Japanese, sushi, Japanese specialty, casual dining
• Zeugma (44 S Park St., Montclair), Mediterranean, fusion/eclectic, contemporary European, fine dining

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