It never fails in my house on Christmas Day — either I’ll need some random ingredient for dinner, or we’ll be out of “x” (dog food, milk, or heaven forbid–wine) and my poor husband will be sent out on a quest in the middle of the day. So, to make my life (and hopefully yours) easier, here’s a list of stores and whatnot that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including the most important among life essentials: coffee places.
Metro bus routes will operate on reduced Sunday service hours on Christmas Day through Friday, Dec. 30. Click here for more information.
The liquor store here in Wallingford (118 NE 45th St.) is open Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closed Sunday.
City Cellars is open on Christmas Eve from 10AM-5PM
Bottleworks is open on Christmas Eve from 11AM-8PM-ish (depending on when business dies down).
Wine World Warehouse is open on Christmas Eve from 10AM-7PM
The post office and banks are closed on Monday in observance of the federal holiday.
QFC (1801 N. 45th St.) will be open on Christmas Eve until 6pm and on Christmas Day from 7am-4pm.
The Durn Good (on the corner of 40th and Wallingford) will be open on Christmas Day from 9AM to 5PM. 7-11 at 4612 Stone Way N will be open 24×7. The Wallingford Shell Station (210 NE 45th St.) and the Wallingford Chevron (1410 N. 45th St.) will also be open on Christmas Day 24×7.
Coffee – Christmas Eve
Irwin’s (both N.40th St. and N. 65th St. locations) (7:00AM-3:00PM)
Solsticio (8AM-3PM)
Essential Baking (6AM to 5PM)
Fuel (8AM-3PM)
Chocolati Cafe (8:30AM-7PM)
Mighty-O Donuts (7AM-2:00PM) (8-3 New Years Day)
Zoka (6AM to 4PM)
Tully’s (7AM-4PM)
Starbucks (5:30AM – 7PM)
Diva Espresso (6AM-5PM)
Gypsy Java Cafe (9AM-3PM)
La Boulangerie (7AM-7PM)
Lama G’s (7AM-5PM)
Coffee – Christmas Day
Fuel (8AM-12PM)
Zoka (8AM-2PM)
Tully’s (7AM-4PM)
Diva Espresso (8AM-1PM)
La Boulangerie (7AM-6PM)
Movie Lovers Rejoice! The Guild 45th Theatre is open on Christmas Day!
Features and Showtimes
Young Adult
(2:00) 4:45 7:30 9:50
The Descendants
(1:30) 4:15 7:05 9:40
vwey helpful, thank you
Amita does a great job helping customers find the perfect gift, and I believe her little store on the south (out)side of the Wallingford Center is open all day today (Dec 24) for anyone in need of something last minute that won’t come across as last minute.
Any info on what restaurants are open Christmas night, for those of us who don’t want to cook?
Thanks, Margaret — very useful info!
@Doug, let me try and make some phone calls around and see if anything’s open. I do know that Julia’s is closed this year (last year they were open) and while Tilth is open, they are sold out.
New list of open/closed restaurant is now posted. ~M
Thanks Margaret!