Choose the evening you want: four French courses ending in Bûche de Noël, Nikkei sharing plates above the skyline, a Thai dinner at an early or late sitting, or a buffet with the beverage tiers spelled out. The six offers below are current 2026 listings checked on 10 October. Menus and availability can change before 24 December.
Choose by menu, date and package
| If you want… | Restaurant | Date and time | Published price anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four French courses with a separate vegetarian menu | Brasserie Boulud, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk | 24 December, 7–10:30pm | AED395 for the four-course menu; AED695 with vintage pairing and house beverages |
| A rooftop sharing menu with drinks ordered separately | Above Eleven Dubai | 24 December, 6–11pm | AED311 per person; food and beverages also available à la carte |
| Thai sharing plates and a choice of two sittings | Thiptara, Palace Downtown | 24 December, 6:30–9pm or 9:30–11:30pm | AED405 per person for four courses |
| A buffet on Christmas Eve or Christmas night | Ewaan, Palace Downtown | 24 December, 7–10:30pm; or 25 December, 7:30–11pm | AED295 non-alcoholic, AED445 house, AED695 premium beverages |
| Italian family-table cooking with drink packages | Cinque, FIVE Palm Jumeirah | 24 December, from 7pm | Four courses from AED499 soft, AED599 house or AED699 premium; children from AED249 |
| Spanish Christmas Eve dinner with a single set-menu price | El Sur, The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi | 24 December, 7–11pm | AED345 listed for the set menu; price basis unstated |
Four courses, with a real vegetarian alternative
Brasserie Boulud — a French Christmas Eve menu with prepayment terms
Brasserie Boulud has a structured Christmas Eve plan: four courses by Daniel Boulud, live entertainment and a traditional Bûche de Noël to finish. Dinner runs from 7pm to 10:30pm; the full menu is still to be announced.
The Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk offer lists AED395 per person for the four-course dinner. It also lists a four-course vegetarian Christmas Eve menu at the same AED395 price. The AED695 tier adds a vintage pairing and house beverages; it is listed for both menus. The hotel requires prepayment to confirm the reservation. Written cancellations at least 72 hours before the booking receive a full refund; cancellations inside that window incur 50%, and no-shows or late arrivals beyond 30 minutes incur 100%. No child price is published. For a dietary or drinks question, call the hotel before paying—the published offer does not include the actual menu yet.
Rooftop sharing menus, with a clear food price
Above Eleven — Nikkei flavours above the city
Above Eleven gives Christmas Eve a different rhythm: a rooftop setting, a DJ and a Nikkei festive sharing menu built around Japanese technique and Peruvian flavours. The restaurant lists Thursday 24 December, 6–11pm, at AED311 per person. Food and drinks are also available à la carte, so the AED311 menu is not an open-bar package.
The operator describes skyline views and seafood-led seasonal dishes, but has not posted the full Christmas menu. At AED311, this keeps the sharing menu’s price visible while leaving drinks à la carte. No child rate is listed. Ask about the course sequence before booking if the exact dishes matter; the offer page does not list them.
Two sittings for a Thai Christmas Eve
Thiptara — a four-course sharing menu by the Palace Downtown waterfront
Thiptara lists a four-course sharing menu at AED405 per person on Christmas Eve. The practical detail is the choice of sitting: 6:30–9pm or 9:30–11:30pm. That lets you choose an earlier meal or a later evening without guessing how long the table is yours.
The offer describes an intimate setting at Palace Downtown; à la carte dining and alcoholic beverages are also available. The price shown is for the sharing menu, not an all-inclusive drinks package. The hotel’s page does not give a child rate or name the dishes yet, so confirm both before making a family booking. Reserve through the hotel’s listed booking link and check which sitting remains open.
One buffet venue, on either festive evening
Ewaan — the same three beverage tiers on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Ewaan gives guests a choice of two dates at the same buffet, with the same three beverage tiers. Christmas Eve runs 7–10:30pm on 24 December; Christmas Day dinner runs 7:30–11pm on 25 December. Both offers list AED295 per person with non-alcoholic beverages, AED445 with house beverages, or AED695 with premium beverages including Prosecco. For groups of more than ten, the non-alcoholic package is AED255 per person.
Palace Downtown describes festive food and live melodies. It does not list a child price for either dinner. The offer requires 100% advance booking, and a reservation counts only after the hotel sends its official confirmation email; an automated email alone is not accepted. The format works for a group that wants a buffet and a known drink tier, with the flexibility to choose either Christmas Eve or Christmas night. Face painting is listed for the daytime brunch, not the dinner, so it is not included in this evening recommendation.
Christmas Eve in an Italian family style
Cinque — four courses, three drink levels and a children’s price
Cinque’s Christmas Eve dinner at FIVE Palm Jumeirah is built around a four-course Italian menu, with handcrafted pasta, festive family recipes and panettone. The restaurant lists indoor and al fresco tables, live entertainment, and a start time of 7pm on 24 December.
The operator lists the four-course menu with non-alcoholic beverages from AED499 per person, house beverages from AED599, and a premium beverage pairing from AED699. A children’s option starts from AED249, but the page does not state its age bands. The offer is more clearly package-led than a standard à la carte dinner; confirm the children’s price, exact beverage inclusion and any dietary adaptations with the restaurant when booking.
A Spanish set menu on Christmas Eve
El Sur — the price is published; menu and drink terms are not
El Sur at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi lists a Christmas Eve dinner on 24 December from 7pm to 11pm, with AED345 shown for a set menu. The event card does not say whether that price is per person or another basis. The operator describes El Sur as Spanish, with its regular menu spanning tapas and seafood paella, but has not published the festive menu itself. It also does not say whether the AED345 includes beverages, whether a child rate is available, or whether service or municipality fees are added. Confirm those details before booking rather than treating the set-menu price as an all-in bill.
The hotel lists El Sur as a Spanish restaurant at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi, with dinner service daily from 6pm. That gives the fixed festive menu a distinct location and cuisine, but the exact event menu and package inclusions remain the booking questions to settle. The live SevenRooms Christmas Eve card is marked ©2026, although its event details list the date as 24 December without printing the year on the card itself.
Before you pay
The packages here cover different things. Brasserie Boulud and Thiptara sell four-course dinners; Above Eleven prices a sharing menu and keeps drinks à la carte; Cinque bundles four courses with beverage tiers; Ewaan offers two different evening buffets with the same three tiers; and El Sur lists a Spanish set menu without publishing its dish list or drink inclusions. Child prices are not published for Brasserie Boulud, Above Eleven, Thiptara, Ewaan or El Sur. Cinque lists a children’s option from AED249 but gives no age band. Check the date, sitting, children’s rate, beverage terms, final fees and cancellation policy on the exact booking page before paying.
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