Start 2023 with a New Year’s brunch at these 5 Myrtle Beach SC area restaurants

Eleanor Nash

Whether you stay up to ring in 2023 or wake up early to see the first sunrise of the year, start 2023 with a delicious breakfast or brunch.

Since New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, you have more reasons to celebrate with brunch.

Ensure good luck throughout the year by eating black eyed peas, collard greens, pork, and cornbread on New Year’s Day.

Check out these five Myrtle Beach-area restaurants offering traditional southern dishes and new favorites.

Liberty Tap Room and Grill

New Year’s Day hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Address: 7651 N. Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach

843-839-4677

Get fortune on your side with a Good Luck Plate from Liberty Tap Room and Grill. This New Year’s Day special includes fried pork chops, collard greens, black eyed peas, and cornbread, for $14.95.

Gulfstream Cafe

New Year’s Day hours: 10:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 9 p.m.

Address: 1536 S Waccamaw Drive, Murrells Inlet

843-651-8808

Jump into 2023 with Hoppin’ John and prime ribs from Gulfstream Cafe in Murrells Inlet. In addition to southern New Year’s specials, their buffet includes seafood favorites, like fried cod and mussels with creamy garlic linguine. The brunch buffet costs $19.95 for adults and $9.95 for kids 10 and under.

Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen

Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen at Broadway at the Beach.
Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen at Broadway at the Beach.

New Year’s Day hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Address: 1202 Celebrity Circle, Myrtle Beach

843-945-1072

If you’re hungry after a long night of celebration, check out Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Broadway at the Beach. At this all-you-can-eat restaurant, you can assemble your own New Year’s meal. Choose four sides, including collard greens or cornbread, and two entrees, including spare ribs and jambalaya.

Tupelo Honey Cafe

Tupelo Honey Cafe at The Market Common.
Tupelo Honey Cafe at The Market Common.

New Year’s Day hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Address: 3042 Howard Ave., Myrtle Beach

843-315-3780

Keep the champagne flowing into New Year’s Day with a mimosa from Tupelo Honey Cafe in Market Common. Enjoy a classic orange juice and champagne cocktail or get creative with a blueberry-lavender and pineapple-peach mimosa. Pair it with southern dishes like chicken and waffles or shrimp and grits.

Drift

Drift Coastal Eatery opened Oct. 19, 2020 in the Grande Dunes Marketplace shopping center just north of the intersection of 17 Bypass and 82nd Street. It serves breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Above, one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, a smoked salmon eggs benedict.
Drift Coastal Eatery opened Oct. 19, 2020 in the Grande Dunes Marketplace shopping center just north of the intersection of 17 Bypass and 82nd Street. It serves breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Above, one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, a smoked salmon eggs benedict.

New Year’s Day hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Address: 980 Cipriana Drive, Unit A-6, Myrtle Beach

(843) 879-4758

This New Year, try new flavors. You can start your culinary adventure at Drift. The restaurant incorporates unique meats and seafood in their dishes, like duck benedict for breakfast and Spanish-style grilled octopus. Brunch isn’t complete without coffee, so try a s’mores or sea caramel flavored cold brew.

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