Are you ready for 2023? Regardless of the answer, end the year right with a fabulous meal at one of Houston’s top restaurants. From exclusive tasting menus to delicacy-rich cuisine, we’ve rounded up the best restaurants for New Year’s Eve dinner in Houston.
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1533 N Shepherd Drive, Suite 160 / Website
Head to Kin Dee for a Thai five-course prix fixe menu that includes a complimentary glass of champagne at midnight. The curated menu will feature ‘money bags,’ with minced chicken and shrimp in a crispy won ton, shrimp tom yum soup, and ‘tiger cry’ featuring marinated prime New York strip steak, veggies, sticky rice and North Eastern Thai sauce. Kin Dee will be open from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. and have three seating options for guests. The first seating for the special menu is at 5 p.m. and will be priced at $75 per person, then at 7 p.m. and priced at $95 per person, and then at 9:30 p.m. and priced at $95 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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4444 Westheimer Road / Website
Indulge in a French-Viatnamese three-course prix fixe menu for New Year’s Eve this year. The menu is set to feature pan-seared chicken dumplings, sous vide short ribs, pan-seared seabass and duck confit. Le Colonial will be open for lunch and dinner, with the last reservations at 11:45 p.m. The restaurant’s upstairs lounge will have a live DJ until 1 a.m. The dinner is priced at $95 per person and reservations can be made here.
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5500 Main Street, Suite 122 / Website
This classy French fine dining restaurant will have two seatings with two distinct tasting menus in celebration of the new year. The first seating will run from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and feature a four-course menu featuring foie gras royale, citrus-cured ora king salmon with heirloom radishes, beets and Royal Kaluga caviar, and Carolina rice risotto with winter squash and black truffle shavings. Then, choose between pan-seared scallops with sunchoke fondant or grass beef tenderloin au jus with celeriac fondant and braised endive. The first seating will be priced at $165 per person. Reservations can be made here.
The second seating will run from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. and feature a lavish six-course menu featuring highlights like Atlantic cod, and dry-aged beef ribeye. This seating is priced at $295 per person, reservations can be made here.
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Head to these seafood destinations for a special three-course menu. The restaurants will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and feature menu highlights like lobster bisque, lobster thermidor, filet mignon, and champagne cake. There will also be a paired wine menu available as well as a slew of champagnes. The coursed dinner is priced at $99 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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888 Westheimer Road, Suite 109 / Website
Head to this glam Italian chophouse for a four-course prix fixe menu, with enough options to please any group. With a multitude of wine pairing options and live music until 1 a.m., there’s fun to be had at Marmo. The prix fixe menu is priced at $110 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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5115 Westheimer Road, Suite 3500 / Website
Enjoy a luxe seven-course menu of Indian cuisine for New Year’s Eve this year. The menu is set to feature cornets, galaouti kebab, and pumpkin spiced chai with kheer kadam, among others. Go for lunch from 12 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for an abbreviated version of the menu, or select seating at 6 p.m., priced at $140 per person, or at 9 p.m., priced at $160 per person. Kids under the age of 10 will be half-priced. After dinner, celebrate the holidays with dancing, live entertainment, a late-night snack menu, craft cocktails and a champagne toast at midnight. To book, call Musaafer at 713-242-8087.
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Visit your local Postino for luxe New Year’s Eve sips and bites. The wine bar will offer a ‘Boujee Board & Bottle’ featuring a charcuterie board of bruschetta and a bottle of premium bubbles, available for just $50. At 8 p.m., the bar will transform into an NYE party and feature glam fashions and DJ-curated tunes.
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400 Dallas Street / Website
Enjoy a specially curated menu at Rosalie Italian Soul for New Year’s Eve. Menu highlights are set to include citrus and fennel salad, truffled sugo blanco, chianti-braised osso bucco, and Meyer lemon tarts. The restaurant will be fully stocked with luxe bottles of bubbly, like Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Ruinart Rose. Reservations can be made here.
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1609 Westheimer Road / Website
Head to the newly opened Wild Montrose for a tasty three-course prix fixe dinner. Menu highlights are set to include jumbo lump crab cake, black truffle-crusted chicken breast, and bluefin toro, among others. Each course offers its own luxe add-ons, like osteria caviar, gold dust, shaved black truffle, foie gras morsels, and butter-poached lobster. For dessert, dine on cheesecake or two lime pie. The meal, without any upgrades, is priced at $135 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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