Celebrate the arrival of 2021 (and, maybe more importantly, the end of 2020) with a delicious meal (that you don’t have to make yourself). Whether you’re starting the new year bright eyed and bushy tailed or still recovering from an epic Zoom party, make sure your first meal of the year is a good one.
Just scroll down to see a collection of restaurants that are open for New Year’s Day, where you can book a table and relax in a spacious and appropriately-spaced dining room. Or if you want to spend the day lounging around the house (why stop now?), read on for spots that have put together special pre-order take-out menus for New Year’s Day at-home so you can have a perfectly catered holiday without getting out of your PJs.
Be sure to keep checking back — this is just the beginning.
For a list of Boston restaurants open for New Year’s Eve, click here.
Open for On-site Dining
Start 2021 at Russell House Tavern where they're serving an a la carte brunch menu in their Harvard Square dining room and decked-out patio (weather permitting). The menu of bennies, salads, pizzas, sandwiches and brunch cocktails will make 2020 seem like a distant memory.
Availability: 11:00am-4:00pm
Price: A la Carte
14 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-500-3055
Pre-Order Take-Out Menu
Wrap up 2020 and welcome 2021 with a seafood-y spread from the team at The Summer Shack. The Cambridge location of Jasper White's urban clam shack is offering a slew of celebratory a la carte eats so you can design your ideal New Year's Eve or New Year's Day meal.
Availability: Order asap for pick-up between 11:30am-6:00pm on Wednesday, December 30th, Thursday, December 31st or Friday, January 1st
Price: A la Carte
149 Alewife Brook Parkway
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-520-9500
Pre-Order Take-Out Menu
Pre-order a New Year's Day meal from the team at Terra and you can start 2021 with a hearty meal of honey roasted ham with all the fixin's — eating pork on the first day of the new year is said to bring good luck! The menu-for-two is available for pick-up on December 31st so you'll just be sure you don't gobble it all up on New Year's Eve.
Availability: Order by Sunday, December 27th for pick-up on Thursday December 31st
Price: $130 for two people
Email pre-order requests and questions to bostonpreorders@eataly.com
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-807-7307
Open for On-Site Dining
Sit down to a delicious New Year's Day brunch in the elegant-yet-cozy dining room at Town Meeting Bistro at the Inn at Hastings Park. The prix fixe menu includes a lovely assortment of sweet and savory dishes, as well as celebratory desserts to get the year off to a fresh new start.
Availability: Seatings at 11:30am, 2:00pm and 4:30pm
Price: $75 per adult; $35 per child ages 4-12; free for children 3 and under
2027 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
781-301-6655
Open for On-Site Dining
The Viale peeps will be bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and back in the kitchen (after a quick holiday break) come New Year's Day. The Central Sq. spot will be serving an a la carte menu to satisfy all your hungover brunch needs and linner cravings.
Availability: 11:00am-8:00pm
Price: A la Carte
502 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-576-1900
Pre-Order Take-Out Menu
Wrap up 2020 with tasty take-out from Vicki Lee's. The Belmont caterer and cafe is offering a three-course menu for pre-order so you can celebrate at home over goodies clams casino, her-roasted tenderloin and Bûche De Noël. Add on breakfast treats (quiche, baked goods, soups and sandwiches) for New Year's Day and you can enjoy a leisurely start to 2021.
Availability: Order by 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 29th for pick-up between 10:00am and 5:00pm on Thursday, December 31st
Price: $55 per person; A la Carte Add-Ons
105 Trapelo Road
Belmont, MA 02478
617-489-5007
Pre-Order Take-Out Kits
Place an order for one of Waypoint New Year's kits and you've got both the Eve and the Day covered with fun and festive eats — bubbly, caviar, oysters and more for the eve and mimosas and scones for the day. Or, of course, you can save the caviar and oysters for the day and really get the new year off to a fun start.
Availability: Order before 8:00pm on Wednesday, December 30th for pick-up on December 31st
Price: $250 per kit
1030 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-864-2300
On-Site Dining & Take-Out
Woods Hill Pier 4 has lots of options for New Year's Day dining. If you're up for a stroll (or a drive) over to the Seaport you can book a table for brunch or dinner to enjoy your a la carte faves. Or, if you'd rather stay home, you can pre-order one of their lovely brunch kits for pick-up and have a feast at home. There's some cooking required but everything comes with instructions so you can't mess it up!
Availability: Dine-In: Brunch: 11:30am-2:30pm; Dinner: 5:00-8:00pm; Take-Out: Order asap for pick-up on Thursday, December 31st or Friday, January 1st
Price: Dine-In: A la Carte; Take-Out: $120 for the brunch kit or A la Carte Take-Out
300 Pier Four Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210
617-981-4577
On-Site Dining & Take-Out
Plan ahead and order yourself a New Year's Day brunch kit from the folks at Woods Hill Table. Designed to feed 4, the kit does require some finishing at home but it comes with instructions and everything else you could possibly need for a leisurely brunch at home. If you absolutely cannot do any cooking, you can always sit tight until evening hours to enjoy the regular a la carte menu on-site in the dining room or for take-out.
Availability: Dine-In: 5:00-8:00pm; Take-Out: Order asap for pick-up on Thursday, December 31st or Friday, January 1st
Price: Dine-In: A la Carte; Take-Out: $120 for the brunch kit; A la Carte dinner
24 Commonwealth Avenue
Concord, MA 01742
978-254-1435
Open for On-Site Dining
Spend the first day of 2021 noshing on tostadas, nachos, breakfast burritos and more at either of the Yellow Door Taquerias. Book a table in the South End or head for Lower Mills to have your fill of their award-winning food and drink from a curated menu of festive 2021 Brunch Bash specials.
Availability: 11:00am-4:00pm
Price: A la Carte
2297 Dorchester Avenue
Boston, MA 02124
857-267-4201
Open for On-Site Dining
Spend the first day of 2021 noshing on tostadas, nachos, breakfast burritos and more at either of the Yellow Door Taquerias. Book a table in the South End or head for Lower Mills to have your fill of their award-winning food and drink from a curated menu of festive 2021 Brunch Bash specials.
Availability: 11:00am-4:00pm
Price: A a carte
354 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
857-239-9276
