- Dine, 111 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, is offering a New Year's Eve dinner at $75 per person or $125 per person with wine pairings. Reservations can be made by calling 512-4789-2991. The menu includes a duck breast and foie gras appetizer; a Mesclun green salad with strawberry, candied walnut, goat cheese, grape tomato and champagne vinaigrette; and a choice of entrees, including Surf & Turf or a habanero lime Chilean sea base.
- Andiamo Ristorante, 2521 Rutland Drive, Austin, is serving New Year's Eve dinner at $75 per person or $100 with a wine flight. For reservations, call 512-719-3377. The menu includes a salad, pasta, risotto and dessert. Featured wines include Pignoletto, Gavi Cortese, Chianti Poggio alla Luna and Prosecco.
- Mongers Market, 2401 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, will hold a New Year's Eve Oysters & Bubbles Celebration starting at 10 p.m. Guests get three drink tickets and enjoy a champagne toast, a raw oyster bar and a poke and ceviche bar for $65 a person. Mongers Market will also be open New Year's Day for brunch starting at 11:30 a.m.
- DJ Manny will be at Whisler's, 1816 E. Sixth St., Austin, on New Year's Eve from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. The bar is offering free entry and a complimentary champagne toast.
- Vox Table, 1100 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 2140, Austin, is offering a five-course New Year's Eve dinner for $100 per person. The dinner includes a complimentary champagne toast. Reservations can be made by emailing [email protected]. Vox Table will also be open New Year's Day for brunch.
- Freedmen's, 2402 San Gabriel St., Austin, will be open New Year's Day for brunch from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reservations for a four-person table costs $85 and includes one bottle of Perrier-Jouet champagne, biscuits and gravy and a choice of barbecue benedict or brisket quiche. Walk-ins are also welcome for drink specials and 50 percent off select bottles of champagne.
- Newly opened Eberly, 615 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, is holding a 1920's-themeed New Year's Eve bash. A four-course dinner costs $125 per person, and the New Year's Eve celebration costs $100 per person. The cost is $200 for both the dinner and celebration. Expect champagne, live music, late night treats and aerial entertainment.
- The Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St., Austin, will open its grill for New Year's Eve Dinner from 5:30-9:30 p.m. The cost is $130 per person and reservations can be made here.
- Launderette, 2115 Holly St., Austin, will host its second annual New Year's Eve Extravaganza this year. The four-course prix fixe dinner—at $85 a person—includes options such as foie gras creme caramel, oysters casino, chestnut garganelli and grapefruit cremeux. Early seating (5-6:30 p.m.) and late seating (7-8:30 p.m. is available. Reservations for the dinner can be made here. In the evening, Launderette's front patio will be converted into a bellini lounge, with a bellini cart, a snack menu, a DJ, a fortune teller and an outdoor fire pit. There is no coverage charge or reservation required for the lounge.
- Justine's Brasserie, 4710 East Fifth St., Austin, is taking its New Year's Eve party to a still-undisclosed underground location from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tickets cost $200 and will get you a spot in the party, which features a live show by Omar Souleyman, access to a photo booth, a screening of Marilyn Minter's newest video piece, an open bar, champagne towers and a dance floor. Tickets can be purchased here.
- Jeffrey's, 1204 West Lynn, Austin, is offering a New Year's Eve four-course dinner featuring oysters, caviar and beef tenderloin at $100 per person. The dinner begins at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here. Jeffrey's is also offering a New Year's Day brunch menu, featuring a seafood tower, wood-fired bagels, mimosas and dessert. Tickets are $75 for adults and $40 for children. Reservations can be made by calling 512-477-5584.
- Josephine House, 1601 Waterston, Austin, will serve a New Year's Eve Dinner featuring steak frites, red snapper a la plancha and hand cut noodles with wild mushrooms and black truffles for $75 per person or $115 with wine pairings. Reservations can be made here. The restaurant is also offering New Year's Day Brunch, with lemon riccotta pancakes, a breakfast burger and huevos rancheros. Reservations can be made by calling 512-477-5584.
- Dai Due, 2406 Manor Road, Austin, offers a New Year's Eve menu of game meats, seafood and vegetables along with a glass of sparkling wine. Reservations can be made here.
- Backbeat, 1300 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, is offering a special New Year's Eve cocktail and punch menu with no cover charge. Reservations are encouraged for groups of six or more.
- The W Austin, 200 Lavaca St., Austin, is holding a Neon party and a Gold party on New Year's Eve. the Neon party includes music, a cash bar and a champagne toast for $50 from 11 p.m.-2 a.m. The Gold party will be held from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. and includes cocktails, a champagne toast, snacks and entertainment by DJ Mel. General admission tickets are $150, and VIP tickets are $300. The next morning, the hotel is offering a hangover brunch for $25. The brunch includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, bloody marys and mimosas for $25 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
- Juliet Ristorante, 1500 Barton Springs Road, Austin, is offering a four-course New Year's Eve menu for $80 per person. The menu includes yellowtail crudo, acorn squash soup, braised short rib and buttermilk panna cotta.
- South Congress Hotel, 1603 S. Congress Ave., Austin, will ring in the new year from 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 31 with entertainment by DJ King Louie and DJ Lanolo Black. Entry to the party is free. Guests also receive free valet and a free champagne toast at midnight.
- Banger's, 79 Rainey St., Austin, will have live music beginning at 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. No reservations are required and there is no cover charge.
- Icenhauer's, 83 Rainey St., Austin, is offering free entry, live music, a DJ and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
- Newly opened Sellers, 213 W. Fourth St., Austin, is offering free entry, live music, a DJ and complimentary champagne at midnight.
This list is not comprehensive. Email [email protected] with any additional information.
