Hair Of The Dog: Where To Get Brunch On New Year’s Day

After you ring in 2015 on Wednesday night, you might wake up hungry to start the new year off right– or perhaps looking to soak up a bit of that excess champagne. And where better to do that than over brunch?

Here are some local spots that are open this Thursday, January 1:

Alchemy, 56 5th Avenue at Bergen Street, 718-636-4385

• Hours: 10am-4:30pm
• Hair of the Dog: Start the year off on a spicy note with a strawberry-jalapeño margarita ($11).
• Try: The hearty corn beef hash and eggs ($11.50) will fill a stomach that spent all night just popping hors d’oeuvres.

Benchmark, 339 2nd Street at 5th Avenue, 718-965-7040

• Hours: 10am-3pm
• Hair of the Dog: Get the Bloody Benchmark ($9), made with Benchmark bourbon, homemade jerky, and an “ancient secret recipe.”
• Try: For those looking to begin 2015 on something of a healthy note, get the $18 two-course menu and go with the roasted tomato gazpacho, which is topped with peekytoe crab, followed by the bourbon-cured Scottish salmon — basically one of the fanciest bagels with lox you’ll find in the neighborhood.

Dizzy’s, 230 5th Avenue at President Street, 718-230-5551

• Hours: 9am-4pm
• Hair of the Dog: Go with the prix fixe brunch upgrade to include a brunch cocktail.
• Try: The first day to a new year is not the day to mess around — go big and get the “brunch deeee lux” ($18.95 with cocktail) to pack in two buttermilk flapettes, two eggs, home fries, toast, and a side plate (here’s where you can be good and get the fruit salad, if you want).

Haab, 396 6th Avenue at 7th Street, 718-369-0849

• Hours: 12pm-10pm
• Hair of the Dog: You’ll have to choose between a mimosa or coffee, which comes with brunch.
• Try: A great Mexican spin on eggs benedict, the Haab eggs ($12.95) are poached‎ eggs on top of an English muffin with avocado, roasted tomato, and a chipotle hollandaise.

Rose Water, 787 Union Street at 6th Avenue, 718-783-3800

• Hours: 10am-4pm
• Hair of the Dog: Left Hand’s Polestar ($6) is an easy-drinking pilsner.
• Try: The seasonal challah french toast, which currently being served up with cranberries, creme fraiche, and cashews. $16 prix fixe, includes entree and non-alcoholic beverage.

Sotto Voce, 225 7th Avenue at 4th Street, 718-369-9322

• Hours: 10:30am-11pm
• Hair of the Dog: Can’t beat unlimited mimosas, bloody Marys, or champagne with prix fixe brunch ($18.95).
• Try: Begin the year with a big plate of pasta — go with the Fusilli Ai Formaggi, which is all comfort food with a four-cheese cream sauce topped with walnuts.

Know of any other spots that will be open on January 1? Let us know — and share your recommendations on what to order — in the comments below.