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18 Houston bars and restaurants throwing all-out New Year's Eve bashes

In just a few days, we’ll bid farewell to 2024 and welcome 2025 with open arms — and what better way to do it than with an exciting array of New Year’s Eve celebrations? From elegant dinners and wine tastings to glamorous black-tie galas, the Houston’s restaurants, bars, and nightclubs are ready to help you ring in the new year in style.

Here’s a guide to all the best spots where you can celebrate the final night of 2024 with joy and festive cheer. Don't miss our guide to this year's best New Year's Eve restaurant specials.

Bayou Heights Bier Garten will go disco this NYE. Houstonians can celebrate with a live DJ and complimentary bubbles at midnight. Sip on seasonal cocktails including Frosty The Smokeman, Jingle Juice, Seasick Crocodile, the Festive Rudolph shot and – our favorite – How Much Does a Polar Bear Weigh? 3 pm.

Blossom Houston Hotel welcomes people to celebrate NYE at their stunning Plum Skybar and rooftop pool. Attendees can enjoy a DJ, a 360 photo booth, exclusive food and drink specials, complimentary midnight toast, and special 2025-themed keepsakes. They can also make it an overnight stay and book a room to make the commute home even easier. 9 pm.

Camerata at Paulie’s will host “A Coastal New Year’s Eve” wine tasting with seafood pairings. The tasting will highlight the differences of sparkling wines from various coastal regions. Each guest will receive delectable food pairings that include caviar service, scallop ceviche, and a half lobster roll. 4 pm.

Chapman & Kirby is ringing in the New Year with its annual Art of Celebration party. Experience a night full of fun with three full rooms of entertainment with DJs, photo booths, premium liquor selections, hookahs and cigars, and a midnight countdown with a complimentary champagne toast. 8 pm.

Doris Metropolitan will have a high style New Year’s Eve celebration, where black-tie attire is encouraged. Enjoy a red carpet-style event with DJ Just V, a balloon drop, festive favors, and more. Of course, there will be the New Year’s countdown and complimentary toast, as well as entertainment until 1 am. 9 pm.

Doves Restaurant is hosting its All Black Noir NYE Affair. Attendees can expect an upscale dining experience featuring a four-course menu curated by award-winning executive chef Javani King. Each package includes a four-course meal, a cover charge, and complimentary champagne upon arrival. 4 and 7 pm.

Flight Club’s NYE shindig will have group packages for up to 15 people. That includes premium beverages, a charcuterie tower, holiday dessert tower, and a bottomless special events menu (lobster mac & cheese bites, hummus, etc.). An individual ticket will get you everything, but you’ll only get two drink tickets. 9:30 pm.

Heights Bier Garten brings mystery and elegance with a masquerade NYE soiree. The event includes a complimentary mask and champagne toast at midnight. The Garten will reopen on New Year’s Day with regular hours. Reservations are strongly encouraged. 3 pm.

Home Run Dugout will host an energetic NYE experience. That Mexican OT will be headlining a concert, joined by an incredible lineup of special attendees, including Bizzy Bone, Sauce Walka, Drodi, Lil Bubba, Hog Booma, and DJ Cerfew. The night ends with a spectacular midnight fireworks display to welcome 2025 in style. 7 pm.

Juliet will host a lively Casino Royale extravaganza. Expect Vegas-themed décor, magicians, live performances, and interactive casino classics like roulette, blackjack, and craps that promise nonstop entertainment. For $225 per person, you’ll get complimentary champagne all night, an open bar, and a three-course dinner.

The Kennedy’s NYE festivities include two dinner seatings. DJ ApeDrums (from Major Lazer) will start spinning for a 10 pm ticketed event. Revelers can enjoy complimentary Telmont champagne and light bites. The celebration continues the next day with a New Year’s Day brunch, starting at 1 pm. 6 pm and 8:30 pm.

Októ will have an evening filled with lively entertainment, indulgent specials, and festive surprises. Enjoy expertly-crafted cocktails, decadent caviar specials, and beats from a live DJ spinning until 1 am. Highlights include a dramatic bottle sabering, a balloon drop to ring in the new year, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. 8 pm.

Plume will have a night of opulence and glamour at their Great Gatsby Gala. For $50 per person, the soirée includes a complimentary welcome drink (cocktail or mocktail), passed hors d’oeuvres, and live performances by Tianna Hall Jazz Band, DJ Kendi, and Charleston-style dancers. 7 pm.

Rockhouse will turn into a haven for music lovers with its “Rock the Clock” NYE celebration. Dance the night away with live performances by Kia Hicks and DJ GT INDMIX & A-PLUS. Enjoy $150 select champagne bottles and $200 select tequila specials, as well as hookah, cigars, and a 360 photo booth. 6 pm.

The Savoy invites Houstonians to enjoy an evening of celebration, complete with a complimentary bottle of champagne for each table as the countdown begins. The Savoy offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere, excellent signature cocktails, and food. And don’t miss the Fabulous New Year’s Day Brunch, starting at 11 am the next morning. 4 pm.

Santé will make its grand debut in the Upper Kirby area this week, channeling a “Midnight in Paris” theme for the occasion. The evening will feature live performances and a guest DJ, curated to evoke the vibrant energy of Parisian nightlife. A champagne toast, sparklers, and celebratory surprises will mark the transition into 2025. 9 pm.

Sidebar will have an unforgettable night of celebration, elegance, and indulgence. For $100 per person, enjoy a special evening filled with elevated bites, expertly-crafted cocktails, live music, and a sparkling midnight toast — all within the luxurious and intimate atmosphere of the one-of-a-kind speakeasy. 9 pm.

Toca Madera will have a NYE menu featuring a 24-karat crispy taco trio and a surf-and-turf imperial wagyu filet. Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne at midnight, and get swept away by live entertainment including fire dancers and a live guitarist roaming the restaurant.

Photo by Rachel Low

Chapman & Kirby will have three rooms of fun.

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East Coast-style Austin pizzeria confirms plans to open in the Heights

Home Slice Pizza Heights location rendering

Courtesy of the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture

A rendering previews Home Slice Pizza's new location in the Heights.

One of Austin’s pizzerias is expanding its presence in Houston. Home Slice Pizza has claimed the former Mapojeong space in the Heights (602 Studewood) for a new location that will open in the fall of 2026.

Founder Joseph Strickland tells CultureMap that Home Slice wanted to add a second Houston location that would build on the success of its Midtown restaurant that opened in late 2022. Unlike Midtown, which is counter service and offers limited seating, the Heights location will offer full service, an expanded menu, and cocktails, which is in line with Home Slice’s North Austin location.

“We saw a lot of synergy in North Austin and the Heights,” Strickland says. “They have a similar feel, a lot of families, a lot of people looking to get together in big groups. There’s also a robust bar scene on White Oak that we’re happy to be part of.”

Strickland says Home Slice had several requirements for a new location, including a larger dining room than Midtown, a decent-sized parking lot, and enough kitchen capacity to serve both dine-in and larger to-go orders. Not only did they find the right building, but they established a productive relationship with the property’s owner, Revive Development, the Houston-based firm that also owns properties that are home to Loro, Squable, Camaraderie, and the Stomping Grounds development in Garden Oaks.

“It was hard to believe at first. The more we talked with the Revive folks, there was a lot of alignment and opportunity for us to expand what we’re showing Houston,” Stickland says.

Home Slice is working with the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture to renovate the building. Strickland notes that it will require some extensive changes, including removing the butcher shop that was installed as part of its iteration as Ritual, a steakhouse that closed in 2021. Assuming everything goes according to plan, the restaurant should open sometime in the fall of 2026.

Home Slice Pizza food spread Home Slice serves New York-style pizza.Photo by Garrett Smith

Once open, Home Slice will serve its East Coast-inspired menu of New York-style pizzas (whole or by-the-slice), hot and cold Italian deli sandwiches, salads, and desserts — all of which utilize dough or bread that’s made in-house. In particular, the restaurant is known for its white clam pizza, as well as classics such as pepperoni and mushroom or sausage with ricotta and roasted peppers. In 2024, the Houston Press awarded “Best Sandwich” to the restaurant’s Italian Assorted, which is made with ham, dry salami, capicola, genoa salami, vegetables, provolone, mayo, and oil & vinegar.

Critically, the Heights Home Slice location will add wings to the New York and Sicilian-style pizzas, salads, and sandwiches that the restaurant serves in Midtown. Inspired by the wings served at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, Home Slice keeps its wings simple — medium or hot and served with a house made blue cheese dressing. “It goes with our pizza quite wonderfully,” Stickland says.

He hopes that the the wide-ranging menu, flexible menu, and late night hours will appeal to Heights locals, people patronizing the nearby bars on White Oak, and anyone else looking for a slice and a drink. The larger location and full service should make home slice an option for date nights, office happy hours, any just about any other occasion.

“We hope the neighborhood will be happy to have another offering that’s like ours, where you can bring a first date or your office or go by yourself. We offer all those experiences,” Strickland says.

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