Whether you’re staying home for NYE or venturing out to our local restaurants, let these local businesses help make your celebration a little easier. (We will be updating daily – so check back for new additions.)
Yellow Door Taqueria
Yellow Door Taqueria is offering a stay-at-home option and a night-on-the-town option for NYE!
For everyone celebrating at home this New Year’s Eve, we’re bringing the party to YOU and your squad with our exclusive YDT NYE TACO PARTY KIT! Available to order in Dorchester & Mission Hill only — each taco kit includes:
🌮 Ingredients for 12 tacos: carnitas, chicken tinga, carne asada, charred broccoli (choice of 2 per kit)
🍹 Three marg mixes: house, jalapeño, coconut
🥑 Chips, guacamole + side salsa
🌽 Order of Elote
Taco kits are $123.00/ea and feed up to 4-5 people and all NYE orders must be placed by Thurs, 12/29!
→ To place takeout orders, visit your location of choice on @toasttab takeout and choose “schedule for later” to select the time you’d like to pickup on 12/31
→ To place delivery orders, visit your location of choice on @ubereats
For everyone planning to party with us at the taqueria on NYE, stay tuned for new dinner and drink specials (Dorchester + Mission Hill only) and save the date for our YDT NEW YEAR’S DAY HANGOVER BRUNCH (all three locations) 🗓🍳 Dorchester & Mission Hill will be open until 1AM on NYE – South End will be closed for a private party on NYE – Taco party kits are now LIVE! Let’s raise a margarita and ring in the new year!
American Provisions
American Provisions has everything from caviar, cheese platters and bubbly for you to celebrate the new year! You can check out their menu and place your order here!
dbar
dbar is ready to ring in the new year! Enjoy four courses for just $89 before dancing the night away at our annual Gold Party! Reservations are now available via OpenTable
Lower Mills Tavern
LMT will have special NYE additions to their menu on December 31st from 4pm-close. On Sunday, start of 2023 with a New Year’s Day brunch. Reservations recommended.
Tavolo
Tavolo will feature additions to the menu plus champagne! Last seating at 9:30pm. Make a reservation via Resy!
Landmark Public House
Celebrate locally at Landmark Public House! For $30 enjoy food, a DJ, party favors and a champagne toast!
Ashmont Grill
Join Ashmont Grill for dinner + drinks, including special additions to menu! Reservations recommended. Call 617-825-4300 after 3pm.
NYE Sculpt with Abby + Tammy at Open Doors in Dorchester
Ting in the new year with Tammy and Abby in a 75-minute heated sculpt class. The playlist will consist of party favorites and New Year’s themed songs. Cost is $25 and will include champagne, selzer water and light snacks! You can register here!
Kids New Year’s Eve Bowling Party on Saturday
New Year’s Day Hangover Drag Brunch at Dorchester Brewing Co.
Drag Brunch returns to Dorchester Brewing on Sunday, January 1st! Get the details here!
First Night Boston
First Night Boston, New England’s largest New Year’s Eve party, returns to celebrate the start of 2023 in Boston’s Back Bay. The free and family-friendly event runs from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022 through 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2023, and resumes on New Year’s Day with live performances in Copley Square from 11:00 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. The event features a wide range of local musicians, artists, and performers at indoor and outdoor venues throughout the Back Bay.
Expect dazzling ice sculptures, the “First Night Boston Parade,” a laser and pyrotechnic show, and two sets of fireworks to excited audiences. Local performers will step into the spotlights at Boston Public Library, Copley Place, Boston Common, and surrounding churches. From organ concerts to hip-hop, and country music to figure skating, a full schedule and event details are now available at www.firstnightboston.org.
NYE Ice Sculpture Stroll
Boston Harbor Now’s signature New Year’s Eve Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll is back! Get ready to count down to 2022 with over TWO dozen ice sculptures hosted by businesses and cultural sites across the waterfront. It’ll be the largest Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll EVER! Also, enjoy Touch-A-Truck and Touch-a-Boat kids’ events from noon to 4pm at the Envoy Hotel, and stick around into the night for Year’s End Fireworks to ring in 2022! This event is free and you can learn more here!
Cozy + Delicious
Put on your sweats, get cozy on the couch, and order up some takeout/delivery from our local restaurant scene! From pizza and dumplings to tacos and steak dinners, Dorchester has some of the best restaurants around – plus it’s a great way to show your support! Some restaurants offer cocktails, wine + beer to go too! Here’s our roundup of takeout/delivery options in the neighborhood!
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
