Thanksgiving to New Year's · 2026-27
The holidays, city by city
Going somewhere for the holidays? Each city has the dates to know, the Christmas markets, the lights in walking order, where to buy the holiday sweets, who's serving Christmas Eve, and the New Year's Eve dinners to book now. Every pick says where Chef found it.
JJonahJackalope17 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in New York
From the tree going up on November 7 to the ball dropping on New Year's Eve.
Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris17 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Paris
The Champs-Élysées lit from late November, the Christmas market by Notre-Dame, the bûches de Noël from the great pâtissiers, the réveillon dinners on the 24th, the Saint-Sylvestre on the 31st, and the galette des rois in January..
Les Hull15 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in London
The West End lit from early November, Winter Wonderland and the river markets, the mince pies worth crossing town for, who's serving Christmas Day (the Tube doesn't run), and the New Year's Eve dinners. With our own holiday Almanac..
Nicholas Gemini15 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Rome
Rome does Christmas around the table.
Daniel X. O'Neil from USA13 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Chicago
The tree goes up in Millennium Park on November 20 and the German market opens the same night. Here's the lights weekend, the Walnut Room under its tree, stollen from the old German bakeries, who's open Christmas Eve, and where to eat on New Year's Eve..
Kstipek13 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Vienna
The Christkindlmarkt in front of the Rathaus, Punsch at Spittelberg, the chandeliers over the Graben, Vanillekipferl from Demel, carp and a long dinner on the 24th, and the whole Innere Stadt out on the Silvesterpfad on the 31st..
Jordiferrer8 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Barcelona
The Santa Llúcia fair in front of the cathedral, the lights up Passeig de Gràcia, turrón from the old shops on Portal de l'Àngel, a long Christmas lunch on the 25th, canelons on Sant Esteve, and grapes at midnight on the 31st..
Luis García (Zaqarbal)10 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Madrid
The market in the Plaza Mayor, the lights down Gran Vía and Alcalá, turrón from Casa Mira, Lhardy's consommé on Christmas Eve, twelve grapes under the clock at Sol, churros at dawn, and the roscón for the Three Kings on January 6..
Alf van Beem6 picks · markets, lights, sweets
The holidays in Amsterdam
The Light Festival on the canals, skating on Museumplein, oliebollen from a stall in the cold, a long Christmas with two days off, and a New Year's Eve that, from this year, moves to Museumplein..
Checked November 8, 2026. More cities are coming. Going somewhere else for the holidays? Tell us at hello@chefamazing.com, or have Chef plan it.
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