Restaurants Open Christmas Eve in Fort Wayne, Indiana
The restaurants in this section are open for Christmas Eve ONLY — not Christmas Day. (To see restaurants open Christmas Eve AND Day, scroll to the next section.)
Arena Bar and Grill
1567 W Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 489-0840, open 11am - midnight
Bagger Dave's
2886 E. Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 498-2082, open 11am-4pm
BakerStreet Steakhouse
4820 N Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 484-3300, open 11am-11pm
Reservations preferred
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano
4010 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 459-6700, open 11:30am-7pm
Reservations preferred
Black Canyon Steakhouse
1509 W Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 203-5900, open 11am-5:30pm
Reservations required
Casa! Ristorante
Carryout pans of Casa Salad & Lasagne available 11am-3pm - dining room closed. Call ahead to order (260) 436-2272
7475 West Jefferson, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
See their family carry-out pans here.
Cork 'N Cleaver
221 E Washington Center Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 484-7772, lunch 11am-2pm & dinner 5-8pm
Reservations preferred
Cracker Barrel
1609 W Washington Center Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818, (260) 489-1855, open 7am-2pm
10427 E Maysville Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, (260) 492-7500, open 7am - 2pm
Pickup a heat and serve meal from their menu here.
DeBrand Fine Chocolates
10105 Auburn Park Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, Auburn Road Location, open 7am-5:30pm
All other locations open 8am-5:30pm
Eddie Merlot’s
1502 Illinois Rd S, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 459-2222, open 3-8pm
Reservations recommended
Giordano's
10180 Diebold Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 366-4787, open 11am-8pm
Junk Ditch Brewing Company
Open for takeout brunch only, 12-2pm. Order their Christmas Eve Take & Heat Brunch here.
1825 W Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, (260) 203-4045, open for Brunch 10am-4pm
Mad Anthony Brewing
2002 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 426-2537, open 11am-4pm
Reservations preferred
Mitchell's Sports Bar & Grill
6179 W Jefferson Blvd b, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, open 3pm-10pm
Nawa
126 W Columbia St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 399-7501, open 5-10pm
Reservations preferred
Nori Asian Fusion Cuisine
2882 E Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 739-5387, open 11am-9:30pm
816 Pint and Slice
816 S Calhoun St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 423-6600 open 11am-2pm
Proximo
898 S Harrison St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 459-6150, open 7am-11pm
Reservations preferred
Shigs In Pit
2008 Fairfield Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 387-5903, open 11am-6pm
6250 Maplecrest Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, (260) 222-8802, open 11am-6pm
8506 Illinois Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 338-4888, open 11am-6pm
The Hoppy Gnome
203 E Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 422-0070, open 11am-11pm
Reservations preferred
Trolley Steaks and Seafood
2898 E Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 490-4322, open 11am-9:30pm
Reservations recommended
Wu’s Fine Chinese
Open for Christmas Eve, 11am-9:30pm
Open for takeout-only on Christmas Day
4411 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (260) 483-0899
Restaurants Open Christmas Day in Fort Wayne, Indiana
The restaurants listed below are also open on Christmas Eve.
Angel's Cafe
6532 E State Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46815, (260) 748-0874
Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 8am-2pm. Carryout options available as well.
Asakusa
6224 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 490-6888, open 1-9:30pm
China Palace*
*Open for carryout only on Christmas Day
5810 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, (260) 747-0370, open 11am-7pm
Davey's Delicious Bagels
1006 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 424-2233, open 9am-1pm
Double Dragon Restaurant
117 W Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 422-6426, open 11am-9pm
Golden China
5820 Challenger Parkway, Fort Wayne, IN 46818, (260) 489-6725, open 11am-8pm
Great Wall Buffet
3824 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 432-8258, open 10am-10pm
Hainan House*
*Open for carryout-only on Christmas Day
1820 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, (260) 747-3936, open for carryout 11am-9pm
The Han Dynasty
6401 W Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 755-2338, open 11am-9:30pm
IHOP
Open for dine-in 24/7 (for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well)
4403 Coldwater Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 483-8435
1535 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 490-4467
6839 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 432-9040
Koto
301 E Washington Center Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 482-4288, lunch 11am-2:30pm, and dinner 5:30-10pm
New Hong Kong Restaurant
3245 St Joe Center Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, (260) 485-8803, open 11am-10:30pm
Ruth's Chris Steak House
224 W Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 444-5898
Place your reservations or order one of their Holiday Meals to Go here. Take a look at their Holiday Meals for Two here.
Reservations required, must call for reservations any day Christmas week
Open Christmas Eve, 11am-11pm
Open Christmas Day, 3-8pm
Sakura
5828 W. Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, (260) 459-2022, lunch served 11am-2:30pm and dinner 4:30-9:30pm
Reservations recommended
Starbucks
Fort Wayne's Dupont and Auburn Road Starbucks locations will be open 7am - 2pm on Christmas Day. All other Fort Wayne locations will be closed after 6pm on Christmas Eve through Christmas Day.
*This post was originally published in December 2017 and has been updated.
