No matter your reasons for staying home this New Year’s Eve — from avoiding the hustle and bustle of a busy evening out or hosting an epic party, there are plenty of restaurants offering take-out dinners for those looking to say bye to 2023 and hello to 2024 in their own homes.
Check out our recommendations below. For those who’d rather go out for New Year’s Eve, Eater also has a roundup of Austin restaurants offering decadent dine-in meals, as well as a list of parties to say goodbye to 2023.
Aba
1011 South Congress Avenue, Building 2, Suite 180, Travis Heights
The takeout New Year’s Eve meal from the Chicago Mediterranean import restaurant includes smoky garlic hummus, whipped feta with persimmons, shrimp cocktails, salad, filet mignon with truffled potatoes, crispy Brussels sprouts, and chocolate cake. All food is served cold with reheating instructions. It’s two servings for $32.95, and there are a la carte recommended red, white, or rosé bottle add-ons.
Deadline: Friday, December 29 at noon
Pickup Date: Sunday, December 31 with timed slots from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
How to Book: Order online
Aviary Wine & Kitchen
2110 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker
The wine restaurant’s New Year’s Eve takeout kit comes with a bottle of Champagne, gougeres, caviar, and more for $175.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 27
Pickup Dates: Saturday, December 30
How to Book: Order online
Carve American & Grill and Perry’s Steakhouse
multiple locations
The steakhouse chains are offering a meal and variety of family-style sides for takeout New Year’s Eve meals. There’s the prime rib meal for $165, and then sides like mac and cheese for $15 or roasted garlic cauliflower puree for $15.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Sunday, December 31 from 11 a.m. to close
How to Book: Place online for Carve and Perry’s
Salt & Time
1912 East Seventh Street, East Seventh
Luckily, the butcher shop/restaurant’s holiday lineup includes pickups that time well for New Year’s Eve. This means all from brined chickens, turkeys, stuffed quails, brisket, and giant grazing boards.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Saturday and Sunday, December 30 and 31
How to Book: Order online
Uchi
801 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker
The Japanese restaurant is putting together a ten-course take-home omakase dinner for two people. The $300 package comes with all sorts of sushi and the such bites, plus optional bottle add-ons.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Friday, December 29 through Sunday, December 31 with timed slots.
How to Book: Order online
Uroko
1023 Springdale Road, Building 1, Suite C, MLK-183
The hand roll restaurant is offering up a chirashi bowl for New Year’s Eve, with bluefin tuna, yellowtail, salmon, madai, aji, scallops, tamago, ikura, uni, and shiso atop sushi rice. It’s $60 per bowl.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Sunday, December 31 with timed slots from 4 to 6 p.m.
How to Book: Order online
This guide will be updated leading up to New Year’s Eve on Sunday, December 31. If there is an Austin restaurant/truck/bar/catering company offering New Year’s Eve preorders missing above, let Eater know through austin@eater.com.