[UPDATE] Boston Restaurants Open for New Year’s Day Brunch
Juliet. / Photo by Brian Samuels
The new year is all about a fresh start, a few Boston area restaurants and bars are keeping their doors open so you can kickoff the year on the right foot. Fuel New Year’s Day with decadent brunch spreads at Brewer’s Fork, Craigie on Main, Tiger Mama, and more.
Searching for where to post up on New Year’s Eve? We have just the list.
Alden & Harlow
Brunch is firing on all cylinders at the Harvard Square restaurant, where chef Michael Scelfo will have a number of specials alongside the restaurant’s standard brunch fare. Plates include soft scrambled eggs with whipped goat cheese, lobster Benedict with an English muffin and spicy hollandaise, and much more.
10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-864-2100, aldenharlow.com.
Aquitaine
The restaurant will host brunch during the holiday, and offer regular dinner service that night. Or, two reasons to stop by.
10 a.m.-3 p.m., 569 Tremont St., South End, Boston, 617-424-8577, aquitaineboston.com.
Area Four Cambridge
In addition to Sunday favorites like the hot mess, an oversized sticky bun, and breakfast pizza, Area Four is mixing up mimosas and Bloody Marys by the liter on New Year’s Day.
10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 500 Technology Sq., Cambridge, 617-758-4444, areafour.com.
Brewer’s Fork
New Year’s Day just happens to fall on a Sunday, so the Charlestown restaurant will be serving up its notably stellar brunch per usual. It promises to offer a little extra zing to accommodate the festive spirit.
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 7 Moulton St., Charlestown, 617-337-5703, brewersfork.com.
The cafe at Coppersmith. / Photo provided
City Tap House
As it’s just softly opening on New Year’s Eve, this new Fort Point spot is anticipating a big night. Hence, this preview of Hangover Brunch, which is slated to debut regularly later in January. In addition to 100-plus beers, food options include the namesake Hangover, with with country sausage gravy, cheddar, fried egg, caramelized onions and breakfast potatoes; and more.
Noon-3 p.m., 10 Boston Wharf Rd., Fort Point, 617-904-2748, boston.citytap.com.
Coppersmith
Chef Jason Heard is having a little fun with his brunch buffet pricing: The spread of eggs, meats, pastries, and more is $20.17 per person. Tack on a DIY Bloody Mary bar, and you’re set.
$20.17, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 40 W 3rd St., South Boston, 617-658-3452, coppersmithboston.com.
Craigie on Main
Just have a feeling that 2017 is going to be a good one? Try your luck during chef Tony Maws’s Lucky Brunch. The special service features a three-course prix-fixe, including a Fancy Pants New Year’s Deli Plate with crab salad, egg salad, trout pastrami, smoked bluefish rillettes, and an everything bagel, and a raffle where one #blessed table wins their meal on the house.
$50, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 853 Main St., Central Square, Cambridge, 617-497-5511, craigieonmain.com.
The Independent
Here’s the stop if you don’t get out of bed until 3 p.m. The Union Square pub is serving brunch all day, with options like prime rib hash, plus regular Indo brunch items like house-made maple back doughnuts, a classic Irish breakfast, and more.
11 a.m.-11 p.m., 75 Union Square, Somerville, 617-440-6022, theindo.com.
Juliet
Full table-service brunch is taking place on New Year’s Day, with a newly designed menu and an array of wines, beers, and cocktails.
10 a.m.-2 p.m., 257 Washington St., Somerville, 617-718-0958, julietsomerville.com.
Shepard. / Photo provided
Shepard
The Cambridge restaurant is serving a special industry brunch to help fight your presumed hangover. We’re game if you are.
11:30-3 p.m., 1 Shepard St., Cambridge, 617-714-5295, shepardcooks.com.
SRV
The restaurant is hosting its first-ever brunch service on New Year’s Day, featuring a slew of Italian-leaning plates like sweet potato tortellini, egg sandwiches, crispy fingerling potatoes, and much more.
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 569 Columbus Ave., Boston, 617-536-9500, srvboston.com.
Tiger mama
Dim Sum Sunday brunch will happen as scheduled, so come in for sweet sesame pancakes, lobster spring rolls, and the appropriate cocktails.
A la carte $5-$15, noon-9 p.m., 1363 Boylston St., 617-425-6262, tigermamaboston.com.
Waypoint
The team at Michael Scelfo’s seafood haven will have a bunch of la carte specials in addition to the new brunch menu. Choose from holiday-exclusive plates like a seared foie gras breakfast sandwich with an over-easy egg, and lobster served with beef neck hash and slow scrambled eggs with an English muffin.
1030 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-864-2300, waypointharvard.com.
Yvonne’s
How about kicking off 2017 at 2016’s hottest new restaurant? For the special Sunday at Yvonne’s, pastry chef Liz O’Connell is making Bloody Mary bagels with Old Bay and horseradish cream cheese, executive chef Juan Pedrosa is making “Puerto Rican lasagna,” aka pastelón, a Korean fried chicken Benedict, and more.
11 a.m.-3 p.m., 2 Winter Pl., Boston, 617-267-0047, yvonnesboston.com.
