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The dramatic dining room at Carbone Dallas is sure to bring a moody New Year’s Eve vibe.
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Where to Eat Dinner on New Year’s Eve in Dallas

Ring in the new year with sophisticated entrees and, of course, lots of champagne.

by Courtney E. Smith Updated
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The dramatic dining room at Carbone Dallas is sure to bring a moody New Year’s Eve vibe.
| Douglas Friedman
by Courtney E. Smith Updated

Whether you prefer to get dressed to the nines or hit a family-friendly spot and call it a night early, there are options for all kinds of New Year’s Eve dinners out around the Metroplex. At some of the best restaurants in the city, including Eater Dallas Awards 2022 best chef winner Tiffany Derry’s Roots Southern Table and biggest buzz winner Carbone Dallas, reservations are still available.

Consult this list for a few ideas of places to kiss 2022 goodbye with a warm toast and a delicious plate of food.

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Sea Breeze Fish Market & Grill

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At this Plano spot, get the three-course prix fixe dinner. Options include a shrimp cocktail, seared sea scallops with lobster uni butter, sauteed flounder with crab florentine, and chocolate cappuccino cheesecake. The cost ranges from $25 to $50 per person, and reservations are strongly encouraged.

4017 Preston Rd #530, Plano, TX 75093
(972) 473-2722
(972) 473-2722

Roots Southern Table

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Eater Dallas’s chef of the year for 2022 is hosting a six-course prix fixe NYE dinner that includes a vegetarian-friendly option and live music. It’s time to get in there. 

13050 Bee St Suit 160, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
(214) 346-4441
(214) 346-4441

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Meridian

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Enjoy a four-course prix fixe menu at Meridian for $130 per person and an optional wine pairing for an additional $55. The menu options include a 90-day dry-aged prime rib, rice grits risotto, a poached Spanish turbot, and coconut flan. 

5650 Village Glen Dr, Dallas, TX 75206
(469) 659-6382
(469) 659-6382

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Knox Bistro

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Make a reservation here for a bit of French flare this New Year’s. The three-course prix fixe menu options include bluefin tuna crudo with caviar-lemon cream, duck foie gras terrine, prime beef tenderloin with seared foie gras, French dumplings of halibut with a lobster bisque sauce, and Gateau Marjolaine. The cost is $125 per person with add-ons for an additional fee. 

3230 Knox St #140, Dallas, TX 75205
(469) 250-4007
(469) 250-4007

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Rye

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Rye and its next-door sister Apothecary will offer a seven-course chef’s tasting menu with optional wine and cocktail pairings for NYE. It includes foie gras au torchon, foraged salad with warm mushrooms, beet and bleat lasagna with goat cheese and beet marinara, fish en papillote, whiskey sour sorbet, Wagyu with pork belly-smoked gouda mornay, Brussels sprout, black garlic sunchoke, dark chocolate sauerkraut cake with a brandied cherry and toasted marshmallow fluff. The cost is $145 per person.

1920 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
(972) 803-3391
(972) 803-3391

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The Mansion Restaurant

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There’s nothing quite like a holiday meal at the restaurant at Rosewood Mansion. Get dressed up and go for a Southwestern-inspired dinner at an iconic Dallas location. 

2821 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 443-4747
(214) 443-4747

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Garden Cafe

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Head to Junius Heights and get out in the garden for a special NYE dinner. The multi-course prix fixe meal this neighborhood spot has planned includes a choice of a New England-style clam chowder, confit duck cigars, a pecan smoked flat iron steak, beef cheek with Tuscan salsa verde and cauliflower puree, and a triple chocolate terrine. It also offers vegan-friendly choices for each course. The cost is $90 per person or $130 with a wine pairing.

5310 Junius St, Dallas, TX 75214
(214) 887-8330
(214) 887-8330

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Carbone Dallas

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Get in on the five-course prix fixe menu at this Design District hot spot. The family-style menu for the evening includes crab claws, truffle tortellini, veal parmesan, and the restaurant’s famous lemon cheesecake.

1617 Hi Line Dr Suite 395, Dallas, TX 75207
(469) 290-6009
(469) 290-6009

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Dolce Riviera

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Enjoy a coastal Italian prix fixe menu at this Harwood spot, with an option to add a wine pairing. Its regular menu will also be available. 

2950 N Harwood St #115, Dallas, TX 75201
(469) 458-6623
(469) 458-6623

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Lonesome Dove Fort Worth

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Reserve a five-course prix fixe dinner at chef Tim Love’s Fort Worth restaurant. The menu is a first course of cold smoked salmon crostini with creme fraiche and caviar. Second is carnitas tostada with pickled slaw and avocado crema or fried oysters with barbecue sauce.

The third is a choice of kale salad, spiced pistachio, pickled cranberry, farro, and goat cheese or chicken chili verde. The main is a choice of 6-ounce garlic stuffed tenderloin and grilled prawn with bistro potatoes, western plaid hash, asparagus, and a Syrah demi; blackened halibut with roasted brussels sprouts, cilantro lime beurre blanc, and spiced pepitas; or smoked pork tenderloin with butternut risotto, toasted almond, and herbs. For dessert, enjoy citrus champagne cake with a candied orange peel.

2406 N Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76164
(817) 740-8810
(817) 740-8810

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97 West Kitchen & Bar

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Head to the Hotel Drover in the Fort Worth Stockyards for a four-course prix-fixe meal that includes jumbo lump crab cake, a lobster bisque, roasted duck, and butter cake. The cost is $125 per person, and a kids menu for diners 12 and under is available for $25 per person.

200 Mule Alley, Fort Worth, TX 76164
(682) 255-6497
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Dakota's Steakhouse

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If it’s not a New Year’s Eve meal without steak, consider taking advantage of the three-course prix fixe menu at Dakota’s. Diners can choose from King Crab and Bone Marrow Campanelle, Aussie wagyu ribeye, a prime New York strip, and Gold Chocolate Mousse Cake. The cost is $150 per person.

600 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 740-4001
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Sea Breeze Fish Market & Grill

4017 Preston Rd #530, Plano, TX 75093

At this Plano spot, get the three-course prix fixe dinner. Options include a shrimp cocktail, seared sea scallops with lobster uni butter, sauteed flounder with crab florentine, and chocolate cappuccino cheesecake. The cost ranges from $25 to $50 per person, and reservations are strongly encouraged.

4017 Preston Rd #530, Plano, TX 75093
(972) 473-2722
(972) 473-2722

Roots Southern Table

13050 Bee St Suit 160, Farmers Branch, TX 75234

Eater Dallas’s chef of the year for 2022 is hosting a six-course prix fixe NYE dinner that includes a vegetarian-friendly option and live music. It’s time to get in there. 

13050 Bee St Suit 160, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
(214) 346-4441
(214) 346-4441

Meridian

5650 Village Glen Dr, Dallas, TX 75206

Enjoy a four-course prix fixe menu at Meridian for $130 per person and an optional wine pairing for an additional $55. The menu options include a 90-day dry-aged prime rib, rice grits risotto, a poached Spanish turbot, and coconut flan. 

5650 Village Glen Dr, Dallas, TX 75206
(469) 659-6382
(469) 659-6382

Knox Bistro

3230 Knox St #140, Dallas, TX 75205

Make a reservation here for a bit of French flare this New Year’s. The three-course prix fixe menu options include bluefin tuna crudo with caviar-lemon cream, duck foie gras terrine, prime beef tenderloin with seared foie gras, French dumplings of halibut with a lobster bisque sauce, and Gateau Marjolaine. The cost is $125 per person with add-ons for an additional fee. 

3230 Knox St #140, Dallas, TX 75205
(469) 250-4007
(469) 250-4007

Rye

1920 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206

Rye and its next-door sister Apothecary will offer a seven-course chef’s tasting menu with optional wine and cocktail pairings for NYE. It includes foie gras au torchon, foraged salad with warm mushrooms, beet and bleat lasagna with goat cheese and beet marinara, fish en papillote, whiskey sour sorbet, Wagyu with pork belly-smoked gouda mornay, Brussels sprout, black garlic sunchoke, dark chocolate sauerkraut cake with a brandied cherry and toasted marshmallow fluff. The cost is $145 per person.

1920 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
(972) 803-3391
(972) 803-3391

The Mansion Restaurant

2821 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219

There’s nothing quite like a holiday meal at the restaurant at Rosewood Mansion. Get dressed up and go for a Southwestern-inspired dinner at an iconic Dallas location. 

2821 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 443-4747
(214) 443-4747

Garden Cafe

5310 Junius St, Dallas, TX 75214

Head to Junius Heights and get out in the garden for a special NYE dinner. The multi-course prix fixe meal this neighborhood spot has planned includes a choice of a New England-style clam chowder, confit duck cigars, a pecan smoked flat iron steak, beef cheek with Tuscan salsa verde and cauliflower puree, and a triple chocolate terrine. It also offers vegan-friendly choices for each course. The cost is $90 per person or $130 with a wine pairing.

5310 Junius St, Dallas, TX 75214
(214) 887-8330
(214) 887-8330

Carbone Dallas

1617 Hi Line Dr Suite 395, Dallas, TX 75207

Get in on the five-course prix fixe menu at this Design District hot spot. The family-style menu for the evening includes crab claws, truffle tortellini, veal parmesan, and the restaurant’s famous lemon cheesecake.

1617 Hi Line Dr Suite 395, Dallas, TX 75207
(469) 290-6009
(469) 290-6009

Dolce Riviera

2950 N Harwood St #115, Dallas, TX 75201

Enjoy a coastal Italian prix fixe menu at this Harwood spot, with an option to add a wine pairing. Its regular menu will also be available. 

2950 N Harwood St #115, Dallas, TX 75201
(469) 458-6623
(469) 458-6623

Lonesome Dove Fort Worth

2406 N Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76164

Reserve a five-course prix fixe dinner at chef Tim Love’s Fort Worth restaurant. The menu is a first course of cold smoked salmon crostini with creme fraiche and caviar. Second is carnitas tostada with pickled slaw and avocado crema or fried oysters with barbecue sauce.

The third is a choice of kale salad, spiced pistachio, pickled cranberry, farro, and goat cheese or chicken chili verde. The main is a choice of 6-ounce garlic stuffed tenderloin and grilled prawn with bistro potatoes, western plaid hash, asparagus, and a Syrah demi; blackened halibut with roasted brussels sprouts, cilantro lime beurre blanc, and spiced pepitas; or smoked pork tenderloin with butternut risotto, toasted almond, and herbs. For dessert, enjoy citrus champagne cake with a candied orange peel.

2406 N Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76164
(817) 740-8810
(817) 740-8810

97 West Kitchen & Bar

200 Mule Alley, Fort Worth, TX 76164

Head to the Hotel Drover in the Fort Worth Stockyards for a four-course prix-fixe meal that includes jumbo lump crab cake, a lobster bisque, roasted duck, and butter cake. The cost is $125 per person, and a kids menu for diners 12 and under is available for $25 per person.

200 Mule Alley, Fort Worth, TX 76164
(682) 255-6497
(682) 255-6497

Dakota's Steakhouse

600 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201

If it’s not a New Year’s Eve meal without steak, consider taking advantage of the three-course prix fixe menu at Dakota’s. Diners can choose from King Crab and Bone Marrow Campanelle, Aussie wagyu ribeye, a prime New York strip, and Gold Chocolate Mousse Cake. The cost is $150 per person.

600 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 740-4001
(214) 740-4001

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