Salt Lake City Christmas Eve

[JSEATS123]

Traveling from NYC, looking for good food to eat on Christmas eve. Cuisine not important. Looking for something authentic and open! bar suggestions welcome as well

[GroovinGourmet]

Not sure about Xmas Eve hours, but any of these would be worth checking out:

Tin Angel is our favorite funky slow-food kinda place
http://www.thetinangel.com/menus/Dinner

Copper Onion is not quite as groovy as Tin Angel, but still way 'hound-worthy
http://www.thecopperonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DM-10.11.11.pdf

Red Iguana offers up what is arguably the finest regional Mex for hundreds of miles in any direction
http://rediguana.com/menu.pdf

Mazza is our stellar outpost for Middle Eastern. Full bar at the 9th and 9th location
http://www.mazzacafe.com/menu-dinner.php

Gracie's, Poplar Street Pub and The Bayou are all popular bars. The Bayou is more beer-centric than the other two. As Xmas Eve falls on Saturday night I'm guessing most bars will be open normal hours, and many will have live music.