December 19, 2017
On New Year's Eve, gather with friends, family and loved ones at a local restaurant to enjoy a multicourse meal.
Many popular spots around the city are offering prix-fixe menus and complimentary Champagne toasts.
Sharing a meal before the clock strikes midnight can be the highlight of the night or something to do before the late-night parties.
The first course has three options, including French onion soup dumplings with truffle and gruyere. For the second course, choose between steamed cod, congee and a spinach dish. Chicken superior will be served as the main.
For dessert, there will be a warm, Jewish apple cake with ginger ice cream and sesame streusel.
Reservations are required.
$40.99 per person
As a bonus, there will also be Buck-A-Shuck Happy Hour at the bar from 5 to 7 p.m. Those who hang around until midnight will get a glass of Champagne to toast to 2018.
Beginning at 5 p.m. | $65 per person
1516 Sansom St.
(215) 567-7683
The Center City restaurant is adding a Vegas vibe to its New Year's Eve celebration. There will be an extensive bubbles menu, a prix-fixe dinner and live musical entertainment.
The three-course dinner is available for $65 per person from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Options include chicken liver parfait, clam bake, New York strip steak and quail. Dinner guests will receive a glass of Champagne when they sit down and one at midnight.
Music and entertainment will commence at 9 p.m. in the lounge, with songs by iconic Vegas performers.
5:30-11 p.m. | $65 per person
121 S. 17th St.
(215) 563-5008
Four-course wine flights are also available for $15 per person for guests who book by Friday, Dec. 22.
Beginning at 5 p.m. | $75 or $95 per person
2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.
Tropicana Atlantic City
(609) 340-4081
From 5 to 10 p.m., Fond will offer a five-course menu for $95 per person with an optional wine pairing for $35 per person. A complimentary champagne toast will be offered at midnight and the bar will stay open late.
On the menu are dishes like seared scallops, chilled lobster salad, braised pork cheeks, filet mignon and dark chocolate mousse.
5-10 p.m. | $95 per person
1537 S. 11th St.
(215) 551-5000
There will be three seating times: 5-6 p.m., 7-8 p.m. and 9-10 p.m. The first seating is $55 per person, the second is $75 per person and the last is $95 per person. View the menus here.
In the restaurant there will be live music and the Times Square Ball Drop will be shown on TV.
Reservations are required.
$55, $75 or $95 per person
2929 Walnut St.
(215) 867-8067
Indulge in dishes like sheep's milk ricotta, truffled steak tartar crostino, slow-braised lamb shank and the restaurant's signiture dessert, the salted caramel budino.
$75 per person
110 S. 13th St.
(215) 546-9300
This BYOB in Rittenhouse will offer a multi-course menu for $95 per person, with a complimentary glass of Champagne at midnight.
The restaurant is known for its Italian and French-inspired menu using local and seasonal ingredients.
$95 per person
1521 Spruce St.
(215) 546-1521
The New Year's Eve dinner menu will be $75 per person with an optional $30 wine pairing. Options include beef tartare, oysters, duck breast, pork shoulder, swordfish and ribeye.
$75 per person
1310 Frankford Ave.
(267) 314-5086
$50 per person
1234 Locust St.
(215) 546-2220
Enjoy four courses for $65 per person at Time in Center City. There will be two seatings. A complimentary Champagne toast and favors will be available at the second seating.
The menu includes foie gras crème brulee, oysters on the half shell, tuna tartare, pan-seared halibut and flourless dark chocolate cake.
There will be live music throughout the evening to entertain dinner guests, too.
$65 per person
1315 Sansom St.
(215) 985-4800
Old City's Cuba Libre will serve a five-course dinner on New Year's Eve. The menu will consist of classic and contemporary Cuban dishes. Reservations are available for 9, 9:30 and 10 p.m.
The price is $95 per person. Included with dinner is late night admission, DJ and dancing, reserved table throughout the night, Champagne toast, party favors and noisemakers.
An optional two-hour open bar package is also available.
9, 9:30 or 10 p.m. | $95 per person
10 S. Second St.
(215) 627-0666
The Queen Village restaurant is serving a three-course meal for $65 per person. The main dish options include grilled, grass-fed beef steak, crab and potato ravioli and a spinach salad with hard cider apples.
8-10 p.m. | $65 per person
743 S. Fourth St.
(215) 278-2736
Another Queen Village restaurant is also celebrating New Year's Eve. Ela will offer four courses for $75 or six courses for $100. Optional wine pairings are also available.
The restaurant specializes in New American small plates.
$75 or $100 per person
627 S. Third St.
(267) 687-8512
The restaurant's diverse menu offers traditional and specialty sushi rolls, raw oysters, scallops, hand-selected fish and shareable entrées.
4-11 p.m. | $75 per person
205 Race St.
(215) 238-8862
New Year’s Eve at Maison 208 will feature a three-course chef tasting prepared by chef Sylva Senat. The three-course dinner is $65 per person. Reservations required.
$65 per person
208 S. 13th St.
(215) 999-1020
$99 per person
1426-1428 Chestnut St.
(215) 246-0533