{"id":98197,"date":"2025-12-23T06:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/98197\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:37:07","slug":"new-year-new-dining-offers-the-austin-chronicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/98197\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Dining Offers \u2022 The Austin Chronicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the holiday season winding down, it can be nice to start the new year without leftovers and dishes waiting in the washer. We\u2019ve rounded up some restaurants with deals and perfect eats to enrich your palate entering the new year.<\/p>\n

Uchi, Uchib\u0101, and Uchiko<\/p>\n

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Former Longhorn and celebrated Austin chef Tyson Cole\u2019s Uchi trio \u2013 Uchi, Uchib\u0101, and Uchiko \u2013 are each serving up special omakase-for-two menus on New Year\u2019s Eve. At Uchi and Uchiko, the special will be a 10-course omakase for $350 and $375, respectively. Uchib\u0101\u2019s will be eight courses for $275. An okashi (candy or confectionery) dessert closes each meal, with Uchib\u0101 having a tahini, orange blossom & sesame rendition and Uchiko\u2019s being green tea flavored.<\/p>\n

Aba\u00a0<\/p>\n

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California-influenced Mediterranean restaurant Aba\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve and Day special includes jumbo shrimp cocktail with harissa cocktail sauce and filet mignon with truffled mashed potatoes, green beans, and tamarind steak jus. They\u2019ll also have house favorites like smoky garlic hummus and grilled chicken kebab. For a more private date night, order to-go for two at $133, featuring hummus, Greek salad, whipped feta spread, jumbo shrimp cocktail, filet mignon, Brussels sprouts, and chocolate cake. (To-go meals come cold with reheating instructions.) But hurry! The order must be placed by Dec. 29 at noon.<\/p>\n

Uptown Sports Club<\/p>\n

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At the corner of East Sixth and Waller is bar & restaurant Uptown, who put on a special edition of their usually Sunday-set Frankie\u2019s Supper Club this year-end Wednesday. From 5 \u2019til 10pm, diners can fuel up for midnight with elevated classics like prime rib, lobster mac & cheese, potatoes au gratin, and their signature caviar service featuring johnnycakes, house-made chips, creme fraiche, and chives. Don\u2019t party too hard, though, as Uptown serves a New Year\u2019s brunch the next morning of chicken-fried brisket, bacon-braised collard greens, brisket black-eyed peas, chicken & waffles, and bottomless mimosas. Plus, a $45 Bloody Mary bar.<\/p>\n

CARVE American Grille<\/p>\n

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At Perry\u2019s Steakhouse & Grille\u2019s sister spot, you\u2019re welcome to celebrate New Year\u2019s Eve with a holiday special from 11am to 11pm. Carve out some time for a three-course prix fixe menu featuring highlights like their signature wedge wheel salad and cedar plank-fired redfish. Meals per person will be priced at $79 before 5:45pm (or if ordering curbside pickup) and then $89 after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Siti\u00a0<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re traveling and looking to still enjoy a satisfying meal over the holidays, just inside the Frances Modern Inn sits Michelin-recognized Siti. Headed by the chef behind El Raval, Laila Bazahm, the restaurant blends eats from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. For New Year\u2019s, they\u2019re presenting a special menu that features savories like chicken wings with caviar, seafood fried rice, and akaushi wagyu ribeye.<\/p>\n

Still don\u2019t see what you\u2019re hungry for this New Year\u2019s Eve? Check out austinchronicle.com\/food<\/a> for the freshest restaurant reviews that\u2019ll help you make a filling decision.<\/p>\n

This article appears in December 26 \u2022 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A note to readers:\u00a0Bold and uncensored,\u00a0The Austin Chronicle\u00a0has been Austin\u2019s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community\u2019s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Scott is a writer who has lived in Austin since 2017. He covers queer events, news, and anything pertaining to Austin’s LGBTQ community. Catch his work writing film essays for Hyperreal Film Club, performing in Queer Film Theory 101 at Barrel O’ Fun, or on his social media platforms: @thejokesboy on Twitter and Bluesky or @ghostofelectricity on Instagram.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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