A guide to Toronto movie theatres and Chinese restaurants open on Christmas Day

A movie and Chinese food might sound like the ultimate cliché, but this is one Christmas Day tradition that is actually super fun… and besides, other than theatres and Chinese restaurants what else is open on this statutory holiday?

For your convenience, here’s where to see all the season’s biggest blockbusters and where to find General Tso and/or dim sum nearby.

Scotiabank Theatre

Asian Legend

Open on Christmas day: 11 am to 11 pm
Address: 418 Dundas Street West, Toronto

Chine Legendary Hot Pot & Noodles

Open on Christmas day: 11 am to 11 pm
Address: 327 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

Luckee

Open on Christmas day: From 11 am
Address: 328 Wellington Street West, Toronto

Rol San

Open on Christmas day: 9:30 am to 2 am
Address: 323 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

Rosewood Chinese Cuisine

Open on Christmas day: 9 am to 11 pm
Address: 463 Dundas St W, Toronto

Swatow

Open on Christmas day: 11 am to 2 am
Address: 309 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

Taste of China Seafood Restaurant

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 4 am
Address: 338 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas

Asian Legend

Open on Christmas day: 11 am to 11 pm
Address: 418 Dundas Street West, Toronto

Lai Wah Heen

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 3 pm and 6 pm to 10 pm
Address: 108 Chestnut Street, Toronto

Good View Restaurant

Open on Christmas day:  5 pm to 10 pm
Address: 134 Dundas Street East, Toronto

Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Eglinton

C’est Bon

Open on Christmas day: Noon to 10:30 pm
Address: 2685 Yonge Street, Toronto

Kwan Dim Sum

Open on Christmas day: 11 am to 10 pm
Address: 1496 Yonge Street, Toronto

Mandarin

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Address: 2200 Yonge St, Toronto

Alliance Cinemas The Beach

The Goof (Garden Gate Restaurant)

Open on Christmas day: 10 am to 8 pm
Address: 2379 Queen Street East, Toronto

Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk

Sichuan Ren

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
Address: 5195 Yonge Street, North York

Liu Yang Steamed Dishes

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 11 pm
Address: 25 Spring Garden Avenue, North York

Spring China House

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
Address: 189 Sheppard Avenue East, North York

Cineplex Cinemas Scarborough

Asian Legend

Open on Christmas day: 10 am to 11 pm
Address: 4452 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough

Chopsticks Szechuan Chinese Restaurant

Open on Christmas day: Noon to 10 pm
Address: 1163 Ellesmere Rd, Scarborough

Lucky Chinese Restaurant

Open on Christmas day: 1 pm to 10 pm
Address:  2650 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough

Maple Yip Seafood Restaurant

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 am to 11 pm
Address: 4227 Sheppard Avenue East, Scarborough

Perfect Chinese Restaurant

Open on Christmas day: 24 hours
Address: 4386 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough

Cineplex Cinema The Queensway

Mandarin

Open on Christmas day: 11:30 to 3 pm, and 4 pm to 9:30 pm
Address: 1255 The Queensway, Etobicoke

Ancom Chinese Restaurant

Open on Christmas day: Noon to 10 pm
Address: 834 The Queensway, Etobicoke

See also

• 40 restaurants (and counting) celebrating New Year's Eve in Toronto
• 25 of the best New Year's Eve parties in Toronto