Christmas dinnerIf you want to focus on family and gift-giving rather than slaving away in the kitchen this Christmas, a number of Intown restaurants will be opening their doors for Christmas Day lunch and dinner.

Downtown: Sun Dial at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, ROOM at Twelve, McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood, Legal Sea Foods and Hudson Grille.

Midtown: Cowtippers, Einstein’s, Hudson Grille, Joe’s on Juniper, The Melting Pot, Park 75, Poor Calvin’s and RA Sushi Bar.

Buckhead/Brookhaven: Astor Court, Cassis at Grand Hyatt, Hudson Grille, Palm Restaurant and Southern Art & Bourbon Bar.

To make reservations and find out more, visit Open Table Atlanta at this link.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.