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.
A la Carte Brunch
Get 2022 started on just the right, brunch-y note at Harvard Square's Russell House Tavern. The Cambridge fave will be putting their expertise (they serve brunch five days a week) to good use, serving their a la carte brunch menu throughout the day.
Availability: 10:00am-4:00pm
Price: A la Carte
14 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-500-3055
On-Site Dining
Whatever time your roll out of bed on New Year's Day, make for the South End Buttery to sit down to the full a la carte brunch menu. You can start the new year with bowls and baked goods, eggs or burgers - there's something for every appetite and palate so you can't go wrong.
Availability: 9:00am-3:00pm
Price: A la Carte
314 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-482-1015
A la Carte Dinner Menu
Start the new year with a chill-yet-totally-delicious dinner at SRV. The South End spot will be serving an a la carte menu of Venetian fare so you can cap a relaxing day (or a day of recovery depending on the events of the preceding evening) with an amazing meal.
Availability: 5:00-10:30pm
Price: A la Carte
569 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-536-9500
A la Carte Brunch Menu
Keep the party going at State Street Provisions. Just a stone's throw from the harbor, the spacious restaurant will be serving an a la carte brunch menu on New Year’s Day. Pop down for a walk along the water and a tasty meal to start the year off right.
Availability: 10:00am-4:00pm
Price: A la Carte
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
617-863-8363
On-Site Dining
Reservations are live for New Year’s Day brunch at Toro. Don't miss your one-day-only chance to chow down on all your brunchy faves – chilaquiles, torrejas and more – so you can start 2022 off right! Book a table just to be safe.
Availability: 11:00am-3:00pm
Price: A la Carte
1704 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-536-4300
On-Site Dining
Viale will be open on January 1st, serving an a la carte All Day Menu that'll be worth getting out of bed for. Book a table ahead of time if you see fit or just pop over to Central Square whenever you're able to enjoy lunchy and brunchy items from chef Greg Reeves & Co.
Availability: 11:00am-8:00pm
Price: A la Carte
502 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-576-1900
On-Site Dining & Take-Out
Vincent's will be doing its whole Bodega Brunch thing – the same glorious Texas Roadside Brunch you know and love – so you can feed your New Year's Day cravings for breakfast tacos, kolaches, tamales, and more. Make a reservation or order to go as you see fit to eat all the things. They'll be open for dinner, too if you get a late start.
Availability: A la Carte
Price: Brunch: 10:00am-4:00pm; Dinner: 4:00-10:00pm
233 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-314-7297
A la Carte Brunch & Dinner
The Wellington in Belmont will be open for both brunch and dinner on New Year's Day so you can start the year with your a la carte favorites no matter what time you roll out of bed.
Availability: Brunch: 11:30am-2:30pm; Dinner: 4:30-9:00pm
Price: A la Carte
75 Leonard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
617-932-1750
A la Carte Brunch
Brunch the day away at either outpost of Yellow Door Taqueria. Whether you head to the Lower Mills or South End locations, you can start 2022 with an a la carte spread of tacos, margs and more.
Availability: 11:00am-4:00pm
Price: A la Carte
2297 Dorchester Avenue
Boston, MA 02124
857-267-4201
A la Carte Brunch
Brunch the day away at either outpost of Yellow Door Taqueria. Whether you head to the Lower Mills or South End locations, you can start 2022 with an a la carte spread of tacos, margs and more.
Availability: 11:00am-4:00pm
Price: A la Carte
354 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
857-239-9276
