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50+ Restaurants Open on New Year's Day 2018

By: Brad Tuttle
Brad Tuttle, expert in Personal finance, shopping, consumer trends, and Senior Editor at Money
Brad Tuttle
Senior Editor | Joined January 2014
Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals.
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Published: Dec 31, 2017 6 min read
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If you're looking for a restaurant open on New Year's Day, you're in luck: In our searches for New Year's Day 2018 restaurant hours, we found out that the overwhelming majority of chain restaurants are open for business as usual on Monday, Jan. 1.

Unlike Thanksgiving or Christmas Day, when many restaurants are closed, all manner of eateries are typically open on New Year's Day—and that includes Starbucks, McDonald's, Applebee's, Waffle House, Hooters, Denny's, and Pizza Hut, just to name a few options. All of these and more restaurants are open on New Year's Eve as well, which tends to be treated like any old day in the calendar year.

Here are some of the restaurants open on New Year's Day 2018.

Applebee's: All locations are open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

Benihana: Most locations are open on New Year's Day and available for reservations online.

Black Angus Steakhouse: All locations should be open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

Bob Evans: All locations should be open on New Year's Day.

Boston Market: Most Boston Market locations are open on New Year's Day.

Buca di Beppo: Most Buca di Beppo locations are open on New Year's Day.

Buffalo Wild Wings: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Burger King: Most Burger King locations will be open on New Year's Day.

Capital Grille: Locations are open with normal hours on New Year's Day.

Chart House: Most locations are open on New Year's Day, and reservations are encouraged.

Chick-fil-A: Most Chick-fil-A locations are open on New Year's Day.

Chili's: Most locations are open on New Year's Day with regular hours.

Claim Jumper: Most locations are open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

Cracker Barrel: Restaurants close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and are closed entirely on Christmas Day, but are open with normal hours on New Year's Day.

Dave and Buster's: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Denny's: All Denny's are open for business as usual on New Year's Day.

Domino's: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Dunkin' Donuts: Holiday hours vary based on location, but many Dunkin' shops will be open on New Year's Day.

Fleming's Steakhouse: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Fogo de Chao: Locations of this Brazilian steakhouse chain are open around the country on New Year's Day.

Golden Corral: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Hooters: Most locations are open with normal business hours on New Year's Day.

HomeTown Buffet: HomeTown Buffet restaurants are open with normal hours on New Year's Day, as are its sibling brands Old Country Buffet and Ryan's.

Huddle House: Locations are typically open on New Year's Day.

IHOP: Most IHOPs will be open on New Year's Day, though hours vary by location.

In-N-Out Burger: Most locations are open New Year's Day with regular hours.

Krispy Kreme: Many locations are independently owned and operated, but a large percentage of Krispy Kremes will be open New Year's Day.

Legal Sea Foods: Most locations are open on New Year's Day, and reservations are encouraged.

Luby's: Locations are open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

Maggiano's: Most locations are open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

McCormick & Schmick's: Operating hours vary by location but most are open and available for reservations on New Year's Day.

McDonald's: The vast majority of locations are open on New Year's Day, but most McDonald's are independently owned and set their own hours—so some could be closed.

Morton's Steakhouse: All locations are open and available for reservations on New Year's Day.

Olive Garden: Locations are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas each year but are generally open every other holiday, including New Year's Day.

Outback Steakhouse: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Panda Express: Panda Express locations are open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

Papa John's: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Perkin's Restaurants: Each franchise decides on its operating hours, and most are open on New Year's Day.

Pizza Hut: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Ruby Tuesday: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Ruth's Chris: Most locations are open with regular hours on New Year's Day.

Romano's Macaroni Grill: Locations are open with normal hours on New Year's Day.

Shoney's: Locations are generally open on New Year's Day.

Starbucks: Most Starbucks coffee shops are open on New Year's Day, but select locations are closed and some stores may have limited hours. Starbucks says to check your nearest location for store hours.

Steak 'n Shake: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

Taco Bello: Most locations are open on New Year's Day with regular hours.

Texas Roadhouse: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

TGI Fridays: A representative told Money that individual TGI Fridays locations set their own hours. Most appear to be open for New Year's Day.

Village Inn: Most locations are open on New Year's Day with normal hours.

Waffle House: Every Waffle House location is open 24/7, 365 days a year, and that includes Christmas and New Year's Day.

Wendy's: Most locations are open on New Year's Day.

White Castle: Locations are open with normal business hours on New Year's Day.