Countdown to Christmas: What’s open Christmas Day

The tube may be shut down but not everything is closed on Christmas Day. Pic: Chris_J (Flickr)

Looking for a place to eat, do some last minute Christmas grocery shopping or get in a festive pint? It’s not too late to go out- not everything is closed on December 25, and ELL has got the rundown of the best pubs, restaurants and shops open on Christmas Day.

Pubs and restaurants

Albert’s Table
49C South End
Croydon, Surrey CR0 1BF
020 8680 2010
Open: 12.00-16.30

Bella Italia
18 George Street
Croydon CR0 1PA
020 8688 5787
Open: 12.00-17.00

Bengal Cuisine
12 Brick Lane
Tower Hamlets E1 6RF
020 7377 8405
Open: 12.00-00.00

Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson Street
Hackney E2 9DR
020 8983 7900
Open: 14.00-18.30

The Coborn Arms
8 Coborn Road
Tower Hamlets E3 2DA
020 8980 3793
Open: 12.00-15.00 (hot food not served)

Hoxton Grill
81 Great Eastern Street
Hackney EC2A 3HU
020 7739 9111
Open: 08:00-22:00

Little Bay Restaurants
32 Selsdon Road
South Croydon CR2 6PB
020 8649 9544
Open: 12.00-18.00

Tayyabs
83 Fieldgate Street
Tower Hamlets E1 1JU
020 7247 9543
Open: 12:00-00:00 (last orders 23:30)

Shops

Brockley Supermarket
94 Brockley Rise
Forest Hill SE23 1LN
020 8690 4094
Open: 12.00-15.00

Narayan News and Wine
168 Sydenham Road
Sydenham SE26 5JZ
020 8659 5654
Open: 08.00-22.00

Sainsbury’s Petrol Station
263d New Cross Road
SE14 5UQ
020 7732 6433
Open: 24hrs

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