Whether you want to ring in the New Year by grabbing a bite to eat or a craft brew to drink, look no further.
This year, New Year’s Eve falls on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, and New Year’s Day falls on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
Here is a sampling of food and drink options for New Year’s Eve 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020:
Azur Restaurant & Patio is open from 11 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 2 am on New Year’s Eve. Closed on New Year’s Day. There will be a special four course New Year’s Eve menu available.
The Blue Heron Steakhouse is offering a special prix Fixe New Year’s Eve menu on New Year’s Eve starting at 5 pm. Price is $75 per person and includes choice of one item from each course and a glass of Champagne. Check their website for full menu details and call to make reservations.
Blue Stallion Brewing Company is open from 11 am to midnight on New Year’s Eve and reopens on New Year’s Day at 4 pm until 11 pm.
Bourbon on Rye is doing bottomless champagne until 12:45 am on New Year’s Eve.
Carson’s Food & Drink is open on New Year’s Eve featuring a live swing band, party hats and favors, and a champagne toast at midnight. Open for brunch on New Year’s Day. Make reservations on open table or call the restaurant.
Cole’s 375 will have a limited menu and close at usual hours on New Year’s Eve. Closed on New Year’s Day.
Country Boy Brewing will close both the Lexington and Georgetown Taprooms on New Year’s Eve at 5 pm. Both Taprooms will reopen on New Year’s Day with normal hours.
Drake’s is open on New Year’s Eve from 11 am to 1 am. Two can dine for $39 with choice of an appetizer to share, your own entree, dessert to share, and a glass of champagne (in addition to the Drake’s menu). Two can dine menu available starting at 4 pm. Live DJ starts at 1 0pm with a champagne toast at midnight (no cover charge) **Live DJ at Lansdowne and Hamburg locations. Malone’s menu will only be available at Drake’s Lansdowne. (Walk-in only)
Drake’s is also open on New Year’s Day with special offerings like a $4 Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar and Breakfast Quesadilla.
Dudley’s is offering a special three-course menu and open with their regular hours on New Year’s Eve.
Ethereal Brewing is open on New Year’s Eve from noon until 1 am and open on New Year’s Day from noon until midnight.
Gather on Main is open on New Year’s Eve from 8 am until 8 pm and closed on New Year’s Day.
Graze is offering Come a special 4 course menu on New Year’s Eve for $65 a person.
Harry’s is open on New Year’s Eve from 11 am to 1 am. Harry’s in Palomar and Hamburg will offer special Malone’s menus in addition to their regular menus. (Walk-in only)
Holly Hill Inn is open on New Year’s Eve, reservations beginning at 6 pm. Closed on New Year’s Day.
Hopcat is open on New Year’s Eve and offering their new Happy Hour food menu on New Year’s Eve from 10 pm until close and $5 brunch Mimosas, Glitter Cocktails (Aperol Glitz & French Glitz). On New Year’s Day, come in your pajamas for brunch and $5 mimosas. Brunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm along with $5 brunch Mimosas & Bloody Mary’s and Glitter Cocktails (Aperol Glitz and French Glitz).
J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar is serving a 4 course dinner with two seatings at 6 pm and 8:30 pm on New Year’s Eve. There will be music from Ben Lacy & Corey Cross and a champagne toast included in the 8:30 pm seating.
Lexington Diner is open from 8 am to 3 pm on New Year’s Eve. Closed on New Year’s Day.
Malone’s is open from 11 am to 10:30 pm on New Year’s Eve. Special Malone’s menu available after 4 pm, offering NYE Chef Feature, Filet and Crab Napoleon. (Reservations only- Lansdowne, Palomar and Hamburg)
Minglewood is hosting their 2nd annual CBD Hangover Reliever on New Year’s Day at 1 pm with brunch served all day, including $5 bloody Mary’s and mimosas. The menu will feature CBD infused specials and $2 off all CBD cocktails.
My Old Kentucky Foam in Georgetown Come is celebrating New Year’s Eve with a Roaring 20’s theme starting at 4 pm.
OBC Kitchen is open from 11 am to 1 am on New Year’s Eve. Dinner reservations available at 4 pm. Ring in the New Year with a Bourbon & Bubbles celebration from 10 pm until 1 am featuring a Pappy New Year flight, Champagne and Live music by The Slick Floors. New Year’s Day Brunch 10 am to 3 pm with a Chef-Driven menu and Mimosas & Bloody Marys. (Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome)
Oscar Diggs is open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day from 11 am to 10 pm.
Pearl’s is open on New Year’s Eve, call to make reservations.
Pivot Brewing is open on New Year’s Day from 4 pm to 8 pm, but closed on New Year’s Eve.
Ranada’s Bistro & Bar is open normal hours on with chef specials on New Year’s Day.
Join Sedona Taphouse on New Year’s Day for their first Hangover Brunch featuring both sweet and savory brunch favorites as well as a Bloody Mary + Mimosa Bar and an all day Happy Hour starting at 11 am.
Smithtown Seafood at the Summit is open 11 am to 3 pm on New Year’s Eve and closed on New Year’s Day. Smithtown Seafood at West Sixth is open as normal on Tuesday, December 31 with day-of specials and closed on New Year’s Day.
Wallace Station is open from 8 am to 6 pm on New Year’s Eve and closed on New Year’s Day.
West Main Crafting is celebrating the new year with a prix fixe dinner, offering two menus (different price points, different diet options) on New Year’s Eve with a single seating beginning at 8.30 pm.
Windy Corner Market is open until 2 pm on New Year’s Eve and closed on New Year’s Day.
Zim’s Cafe is open from 8 am to 10 pm on New Year’s Eve, Thirsty Fox is open until 11 pm. Closed on New Year’s Day and reopens 10 am to 10 pm on January 2.
If you’re still looking for plans, check out a sampling of what to do on New Year’s.
Here’s what’s open and closed in Lexington on New Year’s Eve 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020.
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