Where to get holiday takeout for Hanukkah, Seven Fishes, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve

Instead of toiling away at a homemade feast that takes hours — if not days — to cook this holiday season, embrace one of Philly’s finest offerings: really good takeout.

All sorts of restaurants have ventured into takeout since COVID-19 restrictions led businesses to adapt, and they’ve had awhile to perfect their approach. So leave the cooking (and grocery shopping) to them.

Here are local options for Hanukkah, the Feast of the Seven Fishes, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. Note that some restaurants have menus for more than one of these holidays.

Order a Hanukkah brunch board, complete with gelt and bagels plus all the fixings for $150. Add a caviar package for $40, matzo ball soup for $15, and latkes for $20. You can also opt for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve brunch boards ($150 to $180). Pick up orders from Dec. 21 to 31.

📍824 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19147, 📞 215-392-9229, 🌐 biedermansphilly.com

Get four-pack boxes of sufganiyot (sour cherry, salted pistachio) for $24 this Hanukkah from High Street. The restaurant and baker will also host a 1920s-style New Year’s Eve supper club in its private dining space with drinks, a three-course dinner, and a dessert buffet. The 6 p.m. seating is $120, and the 9 p.m. seating is $150. Reserve on OpenTable.

Be sure to check out their Ever Eve holiday pop-up bar, open Fridays and Saturdays from 4:30 to 10 p.m., for holiday cocktails like horchata “eggnog” with coffee rum and truffle “Champagne” with trout roe chip sidecar.

📍101 S. Ninth St. Door 1, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107, 📞 215-625-0988, 🌐 highstreetonmarket.com/bakery

Consider Famous 4th Street Delicatessen’s Hanukkah prix fixe takeaway or dine-in dinner. Order noshes of chopped liver on challah and kreplach dumplings, herb-roasted chicken and braised beef brisket served with potato pancakes and honey roasted carrots, and desserts like assorted rugelach and sufganiyot. Expect $39 per person for dine-in and $155 per kit, which serves four people, to be picked up starting Dec. 24. The Hanukkah menu continues Dec. 26 to Jan. 2. Reserve by phone or online.

📍700 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19147, 📞 215-922-3274, 🌐 famous4thstreetdelicatessen.com

The Italian-focused cafe in Fishtown has the holidays covered. For Christmas Eve, the menu offers a $61 dinner with a choice of brodetto (fish stew) or brisket plus a variety of items including challah, latkes, and cauliflower. Add on matzo ball soup or lasagna Bolognese for $14 and $20, respectively. Pickup times are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 24. Order online. Holiday pastries, including cookies and Ferrero Rocher cake, are also available a la carte.

📍2413 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19125, 📞 215-339-0509, 🌐 fiore-finefoods.com

Assemble the customary Christmas Eve spread with prepared dishes from seafood wholesaler Samuels Seafood Co.’s retail market, Giuseppe’s. They’ve got shrimp cocktail, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, cooked mussels in white and red sauces, and all kinds of seafood salad (octopus, scungilli, baccala, calamari, shrimp, crab, and Mediterranean). There are buckets of crab in gravy and trays of seafood lasagnas, too. Fresh fish and prepared items are available daily, but holiday orders must be preordered by phone or online and can be picked up Dec. 21 to 24.

📍3400 S. Lawrence St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19148, 📞 215-389-8906, 🌐 giuseppesmarket.com

Fork in Old City will host a Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve, featuring Nantucket Bay scallops, crispy prosecco-battered smelts with sansho pepper and malt vinegar aioli, handmade orecchiette with mussels, and more for $110 per person. On New Year’s Eve, enjoy a curated four-course prix fixe menu with a Champagne toast for $120 per person. Reservations are available on OpenTable.

📍306 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, 📞 215-625-9425, 🌐 forkrestaurant.com

At Bastia, celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes with Sardinian-inspired dishes on Dec. 22 and 23. Chef Tyler Akin’s $125 prix fixe menu includes grilled swordfish carpaccio with green tomato puttanesca and oregano, gnocchi sardi with tuna belly, and stracciatella cheesecake.

The Fishtown restaurant will also host a New Year’s Eve feast for $150 to $175 per person, with an optional $85 wine pairing. Reservations can be made on OpenTable.

📍1401 E. Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19125, 📞 267-651-0269, 🌐 bastiafishtown.com

Head to Mount Airy this holiday season for a take-and-bake beef Wellington package. The $150 meal for two includes a 14-ounce beef Wellington, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, Gruyere potato cakes, and beef jus. You can add an optional seafood medley — featuring oysters, shrimp, lobster, and crab — for an additional $120. Pickup is available on Dec. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m.; call or email to reserve. Return on New Year’s Eve for a $125 per person prix fixe dinner featuring duck confit ravioli, sautéed halibut, caviar service, and oysters.

📍7402 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19119, 📞 267-335-5041, 🌐 jansenmtairy.com

Inside the Logan Hotel, enjoy dine-in or takeout options for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On Dec. 24 and 25, specials include Pennsylvania ham ($34) and rib eye ($53), with a selection of sides and desserts. For takeout, pick up a holiday dinner on Christmas Day from noon to 3 p.m. The $250 package serves four to six people and includes maple-mustard glazed ham or rib eye, cornbread, additional sides, and a choice of pie. On New Year’s Eve, indulge in a five-course dinner for $150 per person. The menu features Wagyu steak tartare, 14-day dry-aged duck breast, a 34-ounce bistecca alla Fiorentina, and Black Forest cake.

📍1850 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103, 📞 215-963-2788, 🌐 urbanfarmersteakhouse.com

The Northern Liberties Tex-Mex bar nods to tradition with its Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinner to-go packages, which offer choices like rib eye roast, brisket, and turkey. Scale your menu’s size for two to 10 people. Christmas orders must be picked up on Dec. 24, and New Year’s orders on Dec. 31. Purchase online.

📍1040 N. Second St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19123, 📞 215-925-1110, 🌐 elcaminophilly.com

Forsythia is offering 10-day dry-aged duck for two on Christmas Day. The takeout meal consists of Rohan duck breast, confit wings, and duck jus for $140. Last call for orders is Dec. 22, and pickups take place on Dec. 23 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Or reserve your spot for dine-in — there’s a $95 Christmas dinner Dec. 12 to 30. But if Christmas isn’t the holiday for you, the restaurant is hosting a New Year’s Eve five-course tasting menu for $120.

📍233 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, 📞 215-644-9395, 🌐 forsythiaphilly.com

Square 1682, located at 17th and Sansom Streets, is serving up a Christmas menu featuring Polish pickle soup, deviled eggs, roasted squash, duck breast à l’orange, Thai fried red snapper, crème brûlée, and more. The three-course meal, including a side, is $70, with the option to dine in or take it to go. For takeout, enjoy herb-crusted short ribs, baked mac and cheese, and chocolate cake for $80 (serves two) with reheating instructions included. You can also add half a roasted duck for $45. Call to place your order.

📍121 South 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103, 📞 215-563-5008, 🌐 square1682.com

In Rittenhouse Square, enjoy a lunch buffet hosted in Chez Colette at Sofitel this Christmas. For $69 per person ($35 for children under 12), dig into seasonal delights, a carving station, and raw bar as live music plays in the background from noon to 3 p.m. The menu includes an artisanal French cheese display, pheasant terrine, chicken mousse, braised beef short ribs, roasted herb filet mignon, and Christmas ham. The pastry chef will offer Bûche de Noël, assorted mini cakes, and macarons. Reservations can be placed on OpenTable.

📍120 South 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103, 📞 215-569-8300, 🌐 sofitel-philadelphia.com/dining-lounge/chez-colette

Pierogi party, anyone? Little Walter’s is hosting a New Year’s Eve tasting dinner with eight courses of handmade pierogi. Ring in the new year with oyster, goat cheese, or gingerbread pierogi. Sign up for the 5 p.m. party, $150 per person, on Resy.

📍2049 E. Hagert St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19125, 📞 267-239-2228, 🌐 littlewaltersphilly.com

Ring in the new year at River Twice on East Passyunk with a seven-course tasting menu and a Champagne toast. The New Year’s Eve lineup includes Nantucket Bay scallops, quail glazed in pork jus, and more, served in the dining room or front row at the chef’s counter. The dinner is $150 per person, with optional beverage pairings available for purchase. Guests will also receive a complimentary glass of Champagne. Book a reservation on OpenTable for seatings from 5 to 10 p.m.

📍1601 East Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19148, 📞 267-457-3698, 🌐 rivertwicerestaurant.com

Ring in 2025 at Almyra’s New Year’s Eve dinner. For $60 per person, dig into mezzes like spanakopita manti and Wagyu dumplings, entrees like filet mignon kebab and lamb chops, and desserts like chocolate budino and baklava. NYE reservations can be made for seatings from 4 to 8:15 p.m. After 8:30 p.m., reservations are $75 per guest with a sparkling wine toast and DJ. Book on Resy.

📍1636 Chancellor St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103, 📞 267-876-7070, 🌐 almyrarestaurant.com

Mish Mish invites you to the “dinner party of your dreams.” The East Passyunk restaurant will serve over 15 courses of whatever dishes chef Zev Flores feels like making to cover the table on New Year’s Eve, plus plenty of bottles of wine. Pick a seating between 5, 7, and 9 p.m. for this $150 per person dinner. Book on Resy.

📍1046 Tasker St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19148, 📞 267-761-9750, 🌐 mishmishphilly.com