Not cooking on Christmas? Here are 6 restaurants open on Christmas Day in Middle GA

Christmas Day is quickly approaching and you may be thinking about what’s for dinner.

If a full day of cooking doesn’t sound like a winning plan, we’ve got you covered.

Here are several dine-in or carry-out restaurants open on Christmas Day in Middle Georgia.

Pro tip: Always be sure to call ahead, just in case of an early closure or staffing issue.

Denny’s

Locations:

• Byron: 309 GA-49, Byron, GA 31008

Hours: Regular hours, 6 to 12 a.m.

Huddle House

Locations:

• Forsyth: 325 Cabiness Rd, Forsyth, GA 31029

• Macon: 4900 Ocmulgee E Blvd, Macon, GA 31217

• Warner Robins: 215 Russell Pkwy, Warner Robins, GA 31088

Hours: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Waffle House

Locations:

• Forsyth: 286 N Lee St, Forsyth, GA 31029 and 444 Tift College Dr, Forsyth, GA 31029

• Macon: 5440 Bowman Rd, Macon, GA 31210 and 6220 Zebulon Rd, Macon, GA 31210

• Warner Robins: 1501 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093 and 310 Russell Pkwy, Warner Robins, GA 31088

Hours: 24 hours

IHOP

Locations:

• Macon: 165 Tom Hill Sr Blvd, Macon, GA 31210

• Warner Robins: 2710 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093

Hours: 24 hours

Starbucks

Locations:

• Forsyth: 318 Russell Pkwy, Forsyth, GA 31029

• Macon: 121 Tom Hill Sr Blvd #107, Macon, GA 31210 and 4640 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

• Warner Robins: 2729 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093

Hours: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Golden Corral

Locations:

• Macon: 4704 Presidential Pkwy, Macon, GA 31206
• Dublin: 2113 Veterans Blvd, Dublin, GA 31021

Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Order ahead

These restaurants may not be open Christmas day, but they offer meats and sides you can heat up for the holiday.

Honey Baked Ham has frozen meats like ham and turkey breast as well as a number of sides, including mashed potatoes; sweet potato souffle; and macaroni and cheese. The store closes at 7 p.m. this week and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Locations:

• Macon: 4524 Forsyth Rd. Suite 301, 478-474-5500
• Warner Robins: 150 S. Houston Lake Rd., Suite 100, 478-971-4528

Cracker Barrel offers a heat n’ serve Christmas feast that comes chilled and ready to serve in two hours. The restaurant recommends serving the meals within 72 hours of pickup. The meal includes ham, cornbread dressing, roasted gravy, cranberry relish, macaroni and cheese and yeast rolls. Their prime rib meal includes horseradish sauce, mashed potatoes, two country sides and yeast rolls. Don’t forget dessert. Cracker Barrel offers five holiday pie options: apple streusel, cinnamon roll, pecan, pumpkin and chocolate pecan.

Local restaurants close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Locations:

• Macon: 5000 Eisenhower Pkwy., 478-477-4848
• Macon (Riverside): 3950 Riverside Dr., 478-474-7029
• Warner Robins: 2700 Watson Blvd., 478-953-1818
• Perry: 101 Lect. Dr., 478-987-2242
• Dublin: 104 Travel Center Blvd., 478-275-4220

Let us know in the comments if we missed a restaurant.

This story was originally published December 20, 2022 at 6:10 AM.

Chelsea Madden

The Telegraph

Chelsea is a service journalism reporter who began working for McClatchy in 2022. She was born and raised in Middle Georgia and lives in Forsyth. She attended Wesleyan College for undergrad and a few years after that, went to SCAD for an MFA in writing. Outside of work, Chelsea likes to watch Netflix, read books in the thriller genre and chase her toddler around.