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8 Festive Christmas Day Dining Options in Maine

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Still got some Thanksgiving leftovers fermenting in the fridge? Does the thought of hosting another holiday meal give you the turkey sweats? Maybe it would be wise to leave Christmas to the professionals. A limited number of Maine restaurants are open Christmas Day, most of them with special menus.

We've highlighted eight options for eating out on Xmas, from Cape Neddick to Camden. But be warned, spaces fill up quickly. Don't wait until Christmas Eve to make reservations.

Know another great spot to eat on Christmas? Leave it in the comments.

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C2 - Congress Squared

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A $65, 3-course menu will be served from noon to 8 p.m. Starters include baby kale salad and "pigs in a blanket" (pork belly wrapped in puff pastry with black currant jam). The four mains are turkey breast, grilled prime rib, pumpkin risotto, and seared salmon. For dessert, choices include eggnog creme brulee and brown butter cranberry apple crisp.

Clay Hill Farm Restaurant

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A $52, 3-course Christmas dinner will be served from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Starter options include lobster bisque and crispy confit of duck leg; entrees include lobster-stuffed haddock, prime rib, and lamb shank; dessert choices are cheesecake, apple or blueberry pie, or profiteroles.

Hartstone Inn

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There will be 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. seatings and the price is $55 per person. The courses include Maine lobster and winter squash risotto, cream of cauliflower soup with bacon and scallions, Champagne and peach sorbet, roasted rack of lamb with fingerling potatoes and rosemary jus, and an eggnog soufflé with a spiced creme anglaise.

Kon Asian Bistro

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From sushi to hibachi to Americanized Chinese food, the options are robust here. Open for lunch and dinner on Christmas.

Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea

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The restaurant will be open for brunch and dinner on Christmas.

White Barn Inn

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The Christmas dinner here, served noon to 7 p.m., isn't for the faint of wallet, but it's pretty spectacular. The 3-course prix fixe menu is $97 (with an optional $85 wine pairing). One might start with the trio of Quebec foie gras (seared on apple compote, terrine with brioche, and praline with sauternes jelly), then select the roasted, free-range venison loin on a winter root vegetable stew and Maine blueberry sauce with creamy polenta, and for dessert go with the chocolate fig delice with milk chocolate mousse and port wine-glazed figs.

Stripers Waterside Restauraunt

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An a la carte Christmas dinner will be served from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Put together a 3-course meal with choices like curried apple and pumpkin soup ($6), baked ham with a Maine maple syrup glaze and family-style sides ($24), and chocolate mousse with cranberries ($9).

The Brunswick Hotel & Tavern

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There will be a 3-course prix fixe menu served from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for $46 (special pricing for seniors and kids). Start with soup or a salad, then choose from roasted duck, seafood newburg, beef tenderloin, or stuffed portobellos, and finish with cake or pie.

C2 - Congress Squared

A $65, 3-course menu will be served from noon to 8 p.m. Starters include baby kale salad and "pigs in a blanket" (pork belly wrapped in puff pastry with black currant jam). The four mains are turkey breast, grilled prime rib, pumpkin risotto, and seared salmon. For dessert, choices include eggnog creme brulee and brown butter cranberry apple crisp.

Clay Hill Farm Restaurant

A $52, 3-course Christmas dinner will be served from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Starter options include lobster bisque and crispy confit of duck leg; entrees include lobster-stuffed haddock, prime rib, and lamb shank; dessert choices are cheesecake, apple or blueberry pie, or profiteroles.

Hartstone Inn

There will be 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. seatings and the price is $55 per person. The courses include Maine lobster and winter squash risotto, cream of cauliflower soup with bacon and scallions, Champagne and peach sorbet, roasted rack of lamb with fingerling potatoes and rosemary jus, and an eggnog soufflé with a spiced creme anglaise.

Kon Asian Bistro

From sushi to hibachi to Americanized Chinese food, the options are robust here. Open for lunch and dinner on Christmas.

Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea

The restaurant will be open for brunch and dinner on Christmas.

White Barn Inn

The Christmas dinner here, served noon to 7 p.m., isn't for the faint of wallet, but it's pretty spectacular. The 3-course prix fixe menu is $97 (with an optional $85 wine pairing). One might start with the trio of Quebec foie gras (seared on apple compote, terrine with brioche, and praline with sauternes jelly), then select the roasted, free-range venison loin on a winter root vegetable stew and Maine blueberry sauce with creamy polenta, and for dessert go with the chocolate fig delice with milk chocolate mousse and port wine-glazed figs.

Stripers Waterside Restauraunt

An a la carte Christmas dinner will be served from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Put together a 3-course meal with choices like curried apple and pumpkin soup ($6), baked ham with a Maine maple syrup glaze and family-style sides ($24), and chocolate mousse with cranberries ($9).

The Brunswick Hotel & Tavern

There will be a 3-course prix fixe menu served from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for $46 (special pricing for seniors and kids). Start with soup or a salad, then choose from roasted duck, seafood newburg, beef tenderloin, or stuffed portobellos, and finish with cake or pie.