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DrinkWell New Year's Eve
The beloved neighborhood bar welcomes guests back in person for New Year's Eve, with an intimate, lively celebration without the wild crowds or overly fussy logistics. The soirée kicks off at 3pm with delicious food and champagne and celebratory libations until after the clock strikes midnight in the new year. And then, DrinkWell will be open on New Year's Day, too, for the first time ever – with a special event supporting The Barman's Fund.Fri., Dec. 31, 3pm-closing -
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Eberly New Year's Eve
Eberly is hosting a Galactic Rodeo themed party, where you’ll explore the cosmos-themed dance floor with interstellar clouds, live performances, and a mechanical bull. (Reckon that's a sort of space cowboy, then? And will some people call you Maurice?) Chef Jo Chan will be making brisket, borracho beans, and Mexican corn; chef Sarah Seghi will serve space-themed desserts. The cosmic evening also includes sets by DJ Gatsby, retro arcade games and photo booth, midnight champagne toast, and a costume contest at 1am.Fri., Dec. 31, 8pm-closing. $125. -
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Emmer & Rye New Year's Eve
To speak of what chef Kevin Fink and his team are preparing for their acclaimed eatery's year-end feast is to speak the language of angels with a culinary fetish. Oysters, fennel mignonette, blue crab, salsa matcha, red snapper, dry-aged wagyu beef tartare, burnt-edge lasagna, paddlefish caviar, smoked mushroom custard, wagyu ribeye, egg amino tart, and more – comprising a ten-course lesson in what delicious means.Fri., Dec. 31. $125 ($200, with wine pairings). -
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Fareground: The Ginger Festival
The thing about Fareground is that it's like the fanciest food court in the city, featuring outposts of some of our finest restaurants, all gathered in a stylish Downtown setting: Little Wu (from Wu Chow), Henbit (from Emmer & Rye), Austin Rotisserie, TLV, Taco Pegaso, and more, and they're celebrating with a venue-wide showcase of ginger- and turmeric-focused specials. YMMV, foodie, but your reporter's main reco: TLV's Chicken Hawaiej Hummus, with chicken thighs marinated in Yemenite spice blend served over hummus. Follow that with a Ginger Island negroni at Ellis, and it's already the happiest of holidays, even mid-week.Through Jan. 3. Daily, 11am-9pm -
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Hestia New Year's Eve
Hestia, the goddess of fire, must weep tears of joy to know that her name's invoked by this epicenter of live-fire cooking. Hell, we've seen enough mortal citizens weeping such tears when dining in the place, and now the year's terminus brings a ten-course wonderment featuring tomato tart, mille feuille, Norwegian crab, wagyu ribeye, roasted beets, grilled halibut, chocolate truffles, and more. After all that and excellent wine pairings, probably not a dry eye in the place.Fri., Dec. 31. $195 ($295, with wine pairings). -
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Hopfields New Year's Eve: Dinner & Party
OK, we love this place – for its beers and its noms and its convivial ambience. Which is why we're glad they're offering a five-course prix fixe dinner – salmon tartare on a wasabi sesame spoon, bacon and eggs with bacon foam & chives, lobster raviolo, smoked beets with Humboldt Fog cheese, Texas wagyu beef, and more – at two seatings (5:30pm & 7:30pm) and then throwing a "It's Vegas, Baby!" dance party at 10pm, with latenight snacks and Polaroid party favors and a champagne toast at midnight.Fri., Dec. 31. $110-130. -
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Il Brutto New Year's Eve
This Eastside neighborhood Italian spot will treat you right as 2021 gives way to 2022, with house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and an extensive wine list. Bonus: Fire pits on the patio and live jazz by Django Foxtrot (7-10pm). And, after dinner, there's a city's worth of dive bars to get lost among until the new year dawns.Fri., Dec. 31, 4-10pm -
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La Condesa New Year's Eve
Get a healthy leg up on your resolution to eat more greens, with La Condesa's all-vegetarian NYE specials menu – featuring charred broccoli tamales with garlic confit, grilled sweet potato "steak" and café con leche with Oaxacan double cream. And, look, carnivores: Their regular menu will also be available the whole night.Fri., Dec. 31 -
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Old Thousand New Year's Eve
Old Thousand, that popular bastion of "Dope Chinese" noms, is offering a bucket of golden fried chicken with ginger scallion salt, a bottle of bubbles, and sides for dine-in or takeout at both locations on New Year’s Eve. And, listen: That's just the NYE special; their amazing regular menu will also be available. (Yes, that does mean, omg, that brisket fried rice.)Fri., Dec. 31. $80-125. -
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Red Beans and Ricely Yours, Austin
This community initiative, headed by Chris Cubas and Maris Clegg, is dedicated to providing free meals (of red beans and rice, andouille sausage, cornbread, fruit, dessert, and a drink) to Austinites in need. "On Tuesdays, we will provide a link to sign up for a free home-made meal delivered to you with safety in mind," goes their announcement on Facebook. "There is no judgment and the form is anonymous. If you have been affected by the impact of Covid-19 or are having a hard time, we would like to make a small portion of your day a little bit better." Or, if you'd like to donate your time in driving, baking treats, or providing cases of nonalcoholic beverages, please reach out to redbeansaustin@gmail.com. -
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Simi Estiatorio New Year's Eve
Greek food? Yum, basically. Simi Estiatorio Greek food? What they call elevated. Even beyond, you might say, mere yum. And this night, as the calendar does its big annual shift, there's a four-course prix fixe dinner. Shrimp cocktail. Crab cakes. Lamb kebabs. Greek salad. Swordfish souvlaki. Orzo with lobster, shrimp, and calamari. Grilled prime rib with grilled lobster tail. Baklava. And – OMG, we'll stop listing now, but there's even more to choose among. And live DJ performances from Jen Lasher, Lefty, Rodolfo Ciid, and Mike Lozano. Two seatings: 6pm & 9pm. Reserve ASAP, efharisto poli!Fri., Dec. 31. $145. -
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Sway New Year's Eve
Oh, we're missing that Sway on South First; luckily, Westlake's Bee Caves Road still, y'might say, holds Sway. And this location is bright with splendor as a setting for caviar-topped oysters, waterfall beef tartare, aged ribeye, a whole Thai fish, and more. Say good riddance to a problematic year in this place where even the charcuterie board – foie gras torchon, rabbit rillet, northern Thai sausages, fruit jam + yuzu curd, miso aged tofu, coconut cheese, pickles + crackers – is like something out of your fanciest dreams.Fri., Dec. 31
