These Fort Worth restaurants are open for New Year's Day 2026 brunch

New York strip and eggs at Rex's Bar & Grill

Rex's Bar & Grill

New Year's Day falls on a Thursday this year, which means longer celebrations with some restaurants kicking off 2026 with four straight days of weekend brunch. January 1 is also a big day for college bowl games and it's National Bloody Mary Day, too — even more reasons to mark the start of the New Year with a celebratory brunch.

For our list of best places to dine out on New Year's Eve, click here. If you're seeking a place for a champagne toast, we have a list of best bars for a glass of bubbly.

These restaurants in Fort Worth are hosting New Year's Day brunch:

Blue Mesa Grill
Southwestern grill will host its annual New Year’s Day brunch buffet featuring signature dishes and special holiday additions. Enjoy beef tenderloin chimichurri, ginger chipotle glazed ham, smoked brisket, red chile salmon, shrimp & grits, black-eyed peas, greens, and Blue Mesa’s signature Adobe Pie (an original version of tamales), offered in both chicken and black bean varieties. Traditional brunch dishes include made-to-order omelets, Belgian waffles, a taco bar, desserts, and more. $45 price includes peach bellinis and mimosas; $15 for kids 6–11. Hours: 9 am–4 pm.

Chicken N Pickle
Recuperate from New Year’s Eve revelry at the Grapevine outlet of Chicken N Pickle during their Hangover Open pickleball tournament. The $60 price includes team registration, open play before the competition, and a mimosa, bloody mary, or mocktail for each player. The tournament will run from 10 am–1 pm. Stay fueled with brunch items like breakfast burritos, chicken and waffles, chicken biscuits, French toast, and more.

Cru Wine Bar & Bistro
Upscale wine bar chain will serve a bountiful brunch with crab cake benedict, steak & eggs, goat cheese beignets, avocado toast, pear & gorgonzola pizza, Napa burger, Cobb salad, grilled cheese sandwich with tomato basil soup, chocolate fondue for the table, plus cocktails including their signature peach bellini, bellini cipriano, and orange mimosa. Prices a la carte. 11:30 am-3 pm. Plano 972-473-7445, Fort Worth 817-737-9463.

Emilia’s
The Crescent Hotel’s upscale restaurant will serve a celebratory brunch menu January 1 – 4 featuring its signature mimosa trolley with festive accoutrements and a build-your-own bloody mary bar. Menu items include Mediterranean-inspired shareable dishes like meatballs, arancini, and oysters along with artisanal bagels, croissants, seasonal French toast, eggs Benedict, steak and eggs, and the Canyon Ranch acai bowl named for the hotel’s onsite wellness destination.

Malai Kitchen
Normal brunch menu including banh mi French toast, Thai chicken & waffles, congee with chicken & egg, and ham & egg banh mi. 11 am-3 pm. Southlake 817-251-9141.

Rex’s Bar & Grill
Sports bar will serve its recently launched brunch menu with stick-to-your-ribs dishes like steak & eggs, chilaquiles, breakfast tacos, sausage & egg breakfast pizza, or brunch bowl with choice of chorizo, bacon, sausage, grilled chicken, brisket, or chicken sausage. Brunch cocktails range from Cinnamon Toast martinis to Cowboy Cool-Aid made with Crown Royal and Coors Banquet. Hours: 9:30 am-3 pm.

Walloon’s
Chef Marcus Paslay’s seafood-centric destination will open for brunch featuring signature dishes like salmon benedict, brunch paninis, beignets, espresso martini,and classic bloody mary. Brunch will run from 11 am–3 pm.

Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar
Southern-inspired destination in Alliance will host four days of brunch starting on New Year’s Day featuring signature dishes like chicken and waffles, bloody mary deviled eggs, and BLT toast. Pair with Whiskey Cake’s new sip-and-share cocktail towers, including Aperol Brunch Punch, Champagne Problems, and a mimosa flight. January 1-4, 10 am-3 pm.

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Best Fort Worth restaurants for dining out on New Year's Eve 2025

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Bid farewell to 2025 with a celebratory dinner at one of these Fort Worth restaurants, each of which is featuring fancy multicourse menus for the occasion. (Snag those reservations quickly as many timeslots are filling up fast.) It's one last opportunity to dress up and dine out this year while reflecting 2025 and preparing for prosperous 2026. And, why wait until midnight for a champagne toast? Here's a list of best bars for a glass of bubbly to make any night sparkle.

Cheers and happy new year!

97 West Kitchen + Bar
The Hotel Drover restaurant has very limited availability for its four-course New Year’s Eve dinner featuring choice of “countdown courses” like Akaushi New York strip, scallops with saffron risotto and champagne cream sauce, and beef Wellington. Dinner is $145 and seatings begin at 5 pm.

The Blue Room
Posh intimate dining space hidden inside Emilia’s at The Crescent Hotel will present a five-course dinner by chef Preston Paine. Items include parsnip soup; salad with apple, red miso, and toasted hazelnuts; Maine lobster; Wagyu; and chocolate flourless cake. Dinner is $225 for a 5 pm seating or pay $300 for an 8 pm seating with access to the hotel’s New Year’s Eve party at 10 pm.

Clay Pigeon Food & Drink
Chef Marcus Paslay and his team will prepare a four-course prix-fixe dinner with items such as lobster bisque, prime eye of ribeye, grilled duck breast, and chocolate pot de crème. Dinner is $125 with an optional wine pairing for $50. Seatings run 5-9:30 pm.

Cru
The Clearfork wine bar will host a three-course prix-fixe menu with choices for starters, entrees, and desserts. Highlights include lobster and shrimp potstickers; filet mignon Oscar with truffle potato gratin and lump crab bearnaise; and molten chocolate lava cake with raspberry sauce. Dinner is $75 and seatings begin at 5 pm.

Cut & Bourbon
Modern steakhouse inside Live! by Loews in Arlington will feature New Year’s Eve specials including seared Gulf snapper ($50), roasted duck breast with confit leg ($55), or elk chops a la bourguigonne ($75). Complimentary glass of bubbly included. Seating times run 5-10 pm.

Ellerbe Fine Foods
The Near Southside destination for elevated Southern cuisine will host a New Orleans-inspired four-course prix-fixe menu called Bonne Année 2026 (“Happy new year” in French). Menu highlights include Cajun potato and Southern greens soup, cornmeal crusted Texas redfish, smoked pimento cheese hushpuppies, and Louisiana cane syrup cake. Dinner is $135 with an optional wine pairing for $40. Seatings run 5:15-8:45 pm.

The Mont
New midcentury modern Montserrat destination will host a tasting journey through seven courses of elevated, globally inspired dishes. Highlights include scallop tartare with caviar; brown butter lobster turbot; and beef en croute with foie gras. Dinner is $125 and includes a welcome champagne toast. Add an optional wine pairing for $75 more. Seating times are 5 pm, 7 pm, and 8 pm.

Rex’s Bar & Grill
The festive bar, grill, and steakhouse on University Drive will offer a dinner and concert package featuring filet for two with mashed potatoes and broccolini (or choice of sides), shared dessert, champagne toast, and access to concert on the patio featuring The Party Crowd 90s country band. Tickets are $99 for the package, or $10 for just the concert, which begins at 9:30 pm.

The Seeker
Head west for a special three-course New Year’s Eve dinner at Stephan Pyles’ new Stephenville concept inside the Interstate Inn. Menu highlights include celery root brown butter soup; 44 Farms prime beef filet and crab Oscar; and fig crème brulee. Prices range from $65 to $95 depending on entrée choice. Seating times start at 5 pm.

Silver Fox
Guests at the TCU-area steakhouse can dine from its regular menu from 5 to 10 pm (reservations recommended). For those who want to take the party home, holiday tenderloin to-go packs and desserts are can be ordered to-go. The to-go pack serves three to four people and comes with tenderloin plus red wine shallot reduction, whipped potatoes, sugar snap peas, and off-the-cob cream corn ($265). Add a chocolate ganache cake or Texas pecan cake to-go ($52), or a Silver Fox New York cheesecake ($60).

Simply Fondue
The Sundance Square underground destination for fondue and martinis will feature a prix-fixe menu of four courses. Couples will choose a shared appetizer, individual salad, shared fondue, individual entrée, and shared chocolate fondue dessert. The $99 price per couple includes a champagne toast and $20 gift card for a future visit. (An early seating time of 4 pm or 4:30 pm is available for $75.)

Toro Toro
Pan-Latin steakhouse inside The Worthington Renaissance Hotel downtown will host a multicourse dinner featuring choice of Chilean sea bass or Wagyu beef tenderloin, along with starters like Hamachi crudo and oysters with tomatillo-serrano mignonette and a tres leches “bomba” dessert. Dinner is $150 with an optional wine pairing for $40 more. Seatings between 5-10:30 pm.

Wicked Butcher

The Sinclair Hotel steakhouse downtown will host a four-course dinner featuring salmon crudo; East coast oysters; steak tartare; lobster bisque; choice of entrée including surf and turf with lobster and filet, dry-aged ribeye, New York strip, duck a l’orange, or seared scallops; and a trio of desserts. Dinner is $150 with an optional wine pairing for $75 more.

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