Order your fully cooked New Year's Eve dinner or New Year's Day meal to enjoy at home

If you prefer to leave the cooking to someone else when you ring in 2026, consider ordering your New Year’s Eve dinner or New Year’s Day meal from a grocery store, caterer, or restaurant.

We’ve put together a list of businesses in the Triangle where you can order a fully-cooked New Year’s meal. There are even a couple of “traditional, lucky New Year’s Day meals” available!

In many cases, you’ll pick up the meal in advance, and you’ll heat it up yourself. In all cases, you need to order in advance.

If you haven’t planned ahead, though, no worries!

We have also put together a list of restaurants that are open on New Year’s Day.

Bob Evans

Bob Evans
Multiple locations in the Charlotte area

Bob Evans has a selection of packed cold meals to choose from for a perfect New Year’s dinner. Here is an example of the Premium Farmhouse Feast that serves up to 10 for $164.99, and includes:

Slow-roasted turkey
Hickory-smoked ham
Bread and celery dressing
Corn
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Fresh rolls
Green beans with ham
Cranberry relish
Macaroni and cheese
Pumpkin bread
Pumpkin pie
Double-crust apple pie

There are many other meal options available, as well as desserts and sides available for purchase a la carte.

For more information on meals and ordering click here.

The Butcher’s Market

The Butcher’s Market
Locations in Cary, Raleigh, Holly Springs, and Wake Forest

Pre-order a variety of holiday dinner mains such as turkey, prime rib, tenderloin roast, hams, pork, and more. They are also offering a selection of prepared sides including gravies, cranberry sauces, casseroles, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and more.

Order here now.

City Barbeque

City Barbeque
Multiple locations

City Barbeque is offering a variety of complete holiday meals as well as a la carte options that would make for the perfect New Year’s lunch or dinner. Most meals come with turkey or ham as the entree, your choice of two sides, and buns. Prices are very reasonable, with the Small Holiday Turkey Meal serving 4 to 6 for only $64.99.

Ordering is available here through Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Pickup can be scheduled from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 through Thursday, January 1, 2026. There are multiple locations, so make sure you have your preferred one selected before ordering.

Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel
Multiple locations

Cracker Barrel is offering several Heat N’ Serve Holiday options. Here is what is included in the Holiday Ham Heat and Serve feast that feeds 8 to 10 for $184.99:

Sugar-cured ham
Macaroni and cheese
Mashed potatoes
Green beans
Rolls
Dressing
Gravy
Cranberry relish
Apple steusel
Pecan pie

There are several other meal options, as well as a la carte dessert and breakfast options

Please note that Cracker Barrel has an earlier pickup window than many other restaurants, with the last day to pick up being Sunday, December 28, 2025. Place orders here now

Golden Corral

Photo courtesy of Golden Corral

Golden Corral
Multiple locations

Golden Corral is offering a variety of holiday meals and a la carte entrees, sides, and desserts. Here is what is included in the Holiday Glazed Ham Meal that serves 6 to 8 people for $119.99:

Glazed ham
Mashed potatoes
Gravy
Stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Dozen yeast rolls with honey butter
Choice of side
Choice of pie

Meal options can come hot and ready to eat or cold and ready to reheat.

Order here now. Orders must be placed 72 hours in advance of pickup. There are multiple locations, so make sure you have your preferred location selected when ordering.

KFC

KFC
Multiple locations

For $25, KFC is offering an Extra Crispy Festive Feast meal this Thanksgiving season that includes:

8 pieces of extra crispy drums and thighs
2 large mashed potatoes
4 biscuits
Brown gravy
White peppercorn gravy
Southwest cheddar gravy

Order here now!

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille
4509 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, NC

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille is offering two different Prix Fixe menus. Both include choices of steak options, lobster dishes, pumpkin cheesecake, and more. View the full menu here.

Order here now. Pickup will be Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

Time-Out

Time-Out
201 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC

Time-Out is offering a selection of a la carte family-style dishes including pulled BBQ meats, different styles of buttermilk biscuits, sides like stuffing and mac and cheese, desserts like banana pudding and pies, and much more. Prices for each dish average anywhere from $20 to $70.

Please order at least 48 hours in advance here.

Wegmans

Wegmans
Multiple locations

Wegmans is offering a variety of ready to heat meals, grazing platters, and more for all of your New Year celebration needs.

The Ready to Cook Tenderloin Dinner serves 6 for $120, and includes beef tenderloin served over white mushrooms with fresh shallots, rosemary, and thyme, two containers of beef gravy, and your choice of three sides.

Many more options can be found here.

Order here now. Note that some offerings are only available for pickup on Christmas Eve, while other options are available through Saturday, January 3, 2025.