Dec 11, 2024 - News

Where to eat if you don't want to cook for the holidays

Kale Williams

Illustration of a reindeer's red nose as the "O" in "OPEN". — Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios

The holidays can be joyful, but gifts, hosting and cleanup can also be exhausting to the point that you just want to let someone else cook for you.

Driving the news: Portland has no shortage of restaurants and markets to serve you a ready-made spread for your Christmas, Hanukkah or other holiday dinner.

Here are a few of our favorites:

Campana

On most nights, Campana serves a bevy of beautiful cavatelli and oysters, but for Christmas, they're going with a traditional Feast of Seven Fishes.

Reservations available here.

Zupan's gives you two options — a prime rib roast with scalloped potatoes and other fixings or a turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing. The marketplace also serves everything you need for a traditional Hannukah feast, from brisket to latkes to matzoh ball soup.

Christmas options here; Hanukkah options here.

Chin's Kitchen

Widely known for their dumplings — and an appearance on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" — Chin's Kitchen in the Hollywood District is open for dine-in and takeout on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Jake's Famous Crawfish

Instead of stockings full of trinkets, Jake's is stuffing petrale sole with crab meat on Christmas Eve and the day itself.

Reservations available here.

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Where to eat if you don't want to cook for the holidays

Campana

Zupan's Markets

Chin's Kitchen

Jake's Famous Crawfish

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