New Year's Day 2027 Food Deals: What Restaurants Usually Offer
See typical Jan. 1 brunch prices, buffet costs and hours to plan a lower-cost recovery meal.
New Year's Day 2027 restaurant offers center on holiday brunch, buffets and afternoon drink specials rather than broad discounts. Most fast-food and casual chains stay open with shorter hours, while table-service spots sell fixed-price menus. A prix-fixe menu means a set multi-course meal for one price.
That format, plus buffets and happy-hour bar bites, shapes what diners will likely see on Jan. 1.
Verification note: Program terms and availability can change. This page was checked against linked sources on November 02, 2026.
What will 2027 brunch menus cost?
Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica posted a 2027 New Year's Day brunch menu that includes a $32 Monte Cristo, $28 potato puffs with caviar and $34 pastrami hash, according to the Fairmont Miramar brunch menu. The menu prices dishes individually rather than as one all-inclusive charge. That structure matters for planning.
Guests pay per plate selected, so coffee, sides and entrees add up separately. Upscale hotel brunch tends to sit above diner prices for that reason.
How do holiday buffets price admission?
A 2027 New Year's Day buffet listing advertises Friday, Jan. 1, 2027 service from 5-9 p.m. at $62.95 for adults 10 and older and $26.95 for children 4-9, with no discounts during special events, according to the 2027 buffet listing.
The evening time slot makes it a dinner buffet rather than morning brunch. Families should budget by age group. Children under the listed age range are treated separately under the listing.
Coupons or other discounts do not lower the holiday price.
Will bars offer happy hour and drink specials?
Eddie Merlot's offered Jan. 1, 2026 Happy Hour from 4-6:30 p.m. with bar bites from $10 and $5 off select cocktails and martinis, including Ahi Tuna Wontons and Burnt Orange Manhattan, according to the RestaurantNews.com report on Eddie Merlot's.
The window covers late afternoon only. Houston restaurants used New Year's Day brunch buffets and drink specials for recovery dining, according to the Houston Press Dec. 2025/Jan.
2026 guide. Examples included Caracol's 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $45 buffet and Common Bond's $1 mimosas and $5 carafes offered Dec.
31-Jan. 4. Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants typically serve prix-fixe or buffet brunches on Jan.
1, according to CultureMap Dallas/Fort Worth. Its example was Blue Mesa Grill's annual buffet with beef tenderloin chimichurri, ham, brisket, salmon, and shrimp and grits.
Are fast-food chains open on Jan. 1?
Most major fast-food and casual chains stay open Jan. 1 with reduced hours, including McDonald's, Starbucks, Wendy's, Burger King, Chipotle listed 12-10 p.m. and Applebee's listed 11 a.m.-10 p.m., according to the Primetimer holiday-hours roundup.
Hours differ by chain and location. First Watch's nationwide 2026 holiday brunch menu launched Oct. 27, 2026 and runs through Jan.
4, 2027, according to Sumner County Source. It covers Thanksgiving through New Year's with five seasonal items including hash, tacos, pancakes, cinnamon roll and juice.
How to confirm your location before you go?
Hours, prices and alcohol discounts vary by location and state law. Diners should confirm local hours and reservations before visiting on Jan. 1, 2027, according to the RestaurantNews.com Eddie Merlot's exclusions note.
Call the location on Dec. 31 to confirm the Jan. 1 opening time.
- Check the restaurant's location page for Jan. 1 hours
- Confirm whether a reservation is needed for brunch or buffet
- Ask about age limits and local rules for drink specials