Christmas Eve hours: Is Starbucks open on Christmas Eve?

Sometimes, you just need some sort of combination of caffeine and sugar to get through holidays, but will Starbucks be there for you on Christmas Eve?

There are times when a trip to Starbucks is, for some reason, inappropriate. Frankly, we don’t think a need for coffee (or something sweet) is necessarily a bad idea on Christmas Eve. And although we’d hope that things actually close down on holidays, Delish reports that Starbucks will open up on Christmas Eve, citing a statement from the company. The article notes that different stores will have different hours, so, in the interest of helping you out, we’ve done some sampling in a few major cities.

For example, one of the Starbucks stores in the Loop of Chicago will open up at 7:30 a.m. Central time, but close quite early at 4 p.m. One a few blocks away has an even earlier closing time of 2:30 p.m., but it also opens slightly earlier at 6:00 a.m. Over in Los Angeles, however, a store will be open until 9:00 p.m. that day. Heading into Brooklyn, Christmas Eve hours will run from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; up in Greenwich Village in New York City, you can get your coffee until 10:00 p.m.

Even suburban and smaller city Starbucks stores will be open; a Natick, Massachusetts store will open its doors at 5:30 a.m., but closes at 6:30 p.m. In Wichita, Kansas, one store will close at 6:00 p.m. local time.

In other words, don’t expect to be able to show up after a party at a Starbucks hoping to get something to relax. It’s much more likely that you’ll be able to grab a breakfast coffee to start your day rather than an evening drink or even a mid-afternoon one, depending on which store you favor visiting. Delish notes that Starbucks wants you to double check hours; we’re going to re-up that recommendation, and then add that even though you might be completely craving coffee, please be patient with baristas.