Make your New Year's Eve plans early with these exciting happenings around the city:
Offshore
Offshore is ringing in the New Year with ABC 7's Cheryl Scott & Terrell. With views of Navy Pier's fireworks accompanied by a bar & chef stations, Offshore will be counting down the New Year.
Tickets grant you access to a 5-hour open bar, hors d’oeuvres, chef stations, live music & fireworks.
Doors open at 9:00 PM | Event is 21+ only | Black Tie Recommended | Cocktail Attire Required
VU Rooftop Bar is ringing in the New Year 22 stories above the city with views from the South Loop, a bar, chef's hors d' oeuvres, live music & DJs throughout the night.
Tickets will grant guests access to a 4-hour open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment.
Doors open at 9:00 PM | Event is 21+ only | Black Tie Recommended | Cocktail Attire Required
VIP IGLOOS available with space for up to 15 guests.
Situated on the 27th floor of theWit Hotel at 201 N. State Street, ROOF is ringing in the new year and the new decade with their 3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Monte Carlo celebration. The black tie affair will be welcoming 2020 on Tuesday, December 31st from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with an open platinum bar, gaming tables, sweets and savory dishes, acrobatic performers and live entertainment from The Champagne All Stars and DJKaos.
The festivities begin at 9 p.m. with a platinum open bar featuring the creative cocktail stylings of Piers Smyth, Director of Beverages and Restaurants for theWit. While they sip, celebrators are free to try their luck at one of the many gaming tables available including Roulette, Caps, Blackjack and Poker.
To accompany the spirits, party goers can feast on savory plates and sweet treats created by ROOF on theWit’s award-winning chefs, Executive Chef Nathan Sears and Pastry Chef Toni Roberts. Indulge in carved prime steaks, premium seafood, hors d’oeuvres, French macrons and more.
While guests help themselves to the food and beverages offered, they may relish in the views of Chicago from 27 stories above the Windy City and enjoy the music stylings of The Champagne All Stars, a group that puts their twist on the classic top 40 songs from the last 40 years, and DJKaos. Acrobatic performers and nightlife dancers will grace the venue for an upscale viewing treat.
When the clock strikes midnight, memorialize the New Year with a classic G.H. Mumm Champagne toast and take a photo in the complimentary photo booth that is available all night.
Tickets for the New Year’s Eve Monte Carlo Party on ROOF on theWit start at $185 and can be purchased at www.NYEonROOF.com. Tables for New Year’s Eve can be reserved for a price in addition to the per person ticket price. Prices vary based on the number of people at a table and size of the table. To reserve, guests can add their request onto their Eventbrite purchase directly in the reservation engine. For questions, please contact rreservations@thewithotel.com. Tables will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Hilton Chicago Northbrook
Celebrate the New Year on the North Shore! Hilton Chicago Northbrook, 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, is welcoming guests to attend their annual New Year’s Eve Gala to end 2019 on the most festive of notes. The award-winning North Shore property will offer non-stop entertainment with their range of deluxe package offerings including dinner, dancing and so much more. For guests arriving early or looking to extend their stay, the property is offering a special rate of $89 per night. In addition to the celebrations, guests may take full advantage of the hotel’s on-site amenities including an indoor pool, whirlpool spa, 24-hour business center, fitness center and sauna. Located near the most iconic North Shore spots including Northbrook Court, Kohl Children’s Museum, Chicago Botanic Garden and just a short drive to the city, Hilton Chicago Northbrook is a staycation destination.
Guests have the option between three packages to plan the evening, including:
· NYE Gala Package ($442 per couple)
o Deluxe Overnight Accommodations with Late Checkout, Passed Hors d’Oeuvres, Four Course Dinner with Wine Service, Five Hours of Open Bar, Non-Stop Dancing with an Elite DJ, Party Hats and Favors.
· NYE Party & Room Package ($325 per couple)
o Three Hours of Open Bar from 10 p.m. – 1 p.m., Dancing and Overnight Accommodations.
· NYE Dinner Package ($317 per couple)
o Passed Hors d’Oeuvres, Four Course Dinner with Wine Service, Five Hours of Open Bar, Non-Stop Dancing with an Elite DJ, Party Hats and Favors.
These offerings are available for guests 21 and over. For more information, please call 847.509.70702 or visit www.chicagonorthbrook.hilton.com.
Geja's Cafe
One of the most romantic restaurants in the city, is offering a special way to greet the new decade by featuring three special reserved seatings on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Reservations are available for 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
All guests will enjoy a four-course fondue dinner complete with a Swiss Gruyere cheese fondue appetizer, salad, lobster, shrimp, and beef entree along with Geja’s famous flaming Belgian chocolate dessert fondue. The evening’s packages also include champagne, tax, and gratuity. The 5:00 p.m. seating is $105 per person and includes a glass of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut Champagne. The 7:30 p.m. seating is $125 per person and includes a glass of Laurent-Perrier Cuvee Rose Champagne. The 10:00 p.m. seating is $135 per person and includes a bottle of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut Champagne per couple with party favors galore for the countdown to midnight. To make a reservation, please visit www.gejascafe.com or call Geja’s Café at 773-281-9101.
ROOH Chicago
One of the top Indian restaurants in Chicago, ROOH, situated on “Restaurant Row” at 736 W. Randolph, will be hosting an over-the-top celebration to ring in the New Year including a DJ, special tasting experience and much more. On Tuesday, December 31, ROOH’s menu will offer an elevated experience through a four course, family style dinner.
Curated by Executive Chef Sujan Sarkar and Chef de Cuisine Sahil Sethi, the menu includes the following: 1st Course: Pumpkin Mulligatawny and Black Rice Papad. 2nd Course (Choose One): Brie – Pakoda with Beetroot Murabba and Spiced Persimmon Chutney; Tandoori Yam served with Asparagus Pepper Fry and Tomato Pachadi; Tuna Bhel prepared with Green Mango, Avocado, Tamarind, Radish and Semolina Papad; Malai Chicken Tikka Terrine offered with White Asparagus and Truffle; and Lamb Keema served with Potato Mousse and Buttered Pao. 3rd Course (Choose One): Paneer Pasanda prepared with Awadhi Cashew Nut Gravy and Caramelized Onion; Tandoori Mushroom Wellington with Parmesan Yakhni and Truffle; Butter Poached Lobster topped with Seafood Alleppey Curry, Green Mango and Ginger; or Stuffed Chicken Breast with Red Pepper Makhani and Fenugreek. 4th Course (Choose one): Coconut Phirni Mousse with Toasted Sesame Ice Cream and Khubani; or a Chocolate Rum Ball prepared with Milk Ice Cream, Kumquat Chutney and Gold.
Reservations are classified as an early tasting experience or a late-night reservation. The early tasting experience will be offered from 5-6:30PM with a price of $75 per person (tax and gratuity not included) and includes occupancy of the table for a maximum of two hours. Late-night reservations begin at 8:30PM for $105 per person (tax and gratuity not included) and includes possession of the table for the entire night. The DJ begins at 10:30PM and the evening will conclude with a champagne toast at 12AM to commemorate the New Year. Foodies may indulge in this special culinary journey by making a reservation at https://www.roohchicago.com/ on New Year’s Eve.
the Albert
Celebrate the start of the new decade with Hotel EMC2, the art and science inspired hotel located in the heart of Streeterville. They will be offering a 7-Course Chef’s Tasting Menu in the hotel’s restaurant, the Albert, that will honor dishes from historical Chicago venues found in the Archives of the New York Public Library. Containing over 12,000 carefully-selected art and science novels lining the walls of the airy, double-height space, the Albert’s menu will similarly include dishes that pay homage to many venues including Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago Jewelers Association and The Drake Hotel in thoughtful, creative ways available for $125 per person.
The full menu includes:
Blue Point Caviar Red Snapper, Chicago Beach Hotel 1901
Salad Monegasque, The Drake Hotel 1964
Chinook Froid, Sauce Verte, The Drake Hotel 1964
Sweetbread En Brochette, Chicago Athletic Club 1908
Royal Squab Au Cresson, Lettuce, Grapefruit, Chicago Jewelers Association 1906
Sorbet & Cigarette, Chicago Jewelers Association 1906
Glace en Surprise Fancy Cake Roquefort Coffee, Chicago Beach Hotel 1901
The hotel will be offering a special guestroom package for those looking to extend the celebrations. For $439 per night per couple, the package will include the Chef’s Tasting Menu and overnight accommodations. This special offering is valid on New Year’s Eve only. For more information or to book a reservation, please visit the hotel’s website. To make a reservation for the Chef’s Tasting Menu, please visit the restaurant’s website.
Ocean Prime
Cheers to a Prime Dining Experience with Ocean Prime, 87 E. Wacker, a Chicago destination for seafood and steak. The restaurant is now accepting reservations for New Year’s Eve dining via their website.
Replay Lincoln Park
This New Year’s Eve, Replay Lincoln Park is offering a tribute to the classic Friends episode "The One With The Routine," by hosting a one-night-only mini pop-up for New Year’s Eve. Tickets are $40, and include appetizers, party favors, a champagne toast at midnight, and an open bar featuring sparkling wine and craft beers. Premium cocktails are also available for just $2. To purchase tickets, please click here.
Raised, An Urban Rooftop Bar
Raised is inviting Chicagoans and visitors alike to ring in the new decade on Tuesday, December 31. For those looking to avoid outrageous covers and bar packages, the third-floor rooftop destination, which boasts panoramic views of the Chicago river and city skyline, will be offering live beats from DJ Marc Adam from 9 p.m. to Midnight. Guests will pay $20 at the door and will receive a $20 voucher for food and drinks that goes directly to your NYE bill.
Staytion Market & Bar
Additionally, Staytion Market & Bar, located on the first floor of Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, will celebrate New Year’s Eve with cocktails, signature menu items and live entertainment for adults and children alike to enjoy. Live beats will be provided from Aly Jados from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and DJ Marc Poise from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a special New Year’s Eve prix fixe menu with items such as Smoked Lamb Loin, Honey Brined Chicken, and Mushroom Truffle Bisque. Children aged 11 and younger will also enjoy a special menu with favorites such as White Cheddar Mac & Cheese, Grilled 4 oz. Bistro Filet, Oven Roasted Chicken, and more. For more details, please visit raisedbarchicago.com or call (312) 795-3444.
The Ivy Hotel
Just steps from the Magnificent Mile and all of the action on New Year’s Eve, the Ivy Hotel is ringing in 2020 in style with their New Year’s Eve Celebration at the IVY package. Offering guests complimentary valet parking, poppers and party hats in room, and a glass of sparkling wine and a round of appetizers at the Divine Lounge, the package is complete with a satisfying “hang-over” breakfast delivered to the guestroom the next morning. For more information or to book the package, please click here.
Lucky Strike Social at Wrigleyville
Lucky Strike Social is gearing up to ring in the new decade by offering two packages for adults and children alike on December 31. The Daytime Family Package is available from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and includes a reserved bowling lane for two hours, shoe rental, a One Hour Time Play game card, soft drinks, party favors, and a champagne toast for the adults. Tickets are $20 per person, children under three are free. Must conclude by 7 p.m.
The Evening Package is available from 6 p.m. until close, for $40 per person. The Evening Package includes a reserved bowling lane for two hours, also with shoe rental, a One Hour Time Play game card, chips and salsa, soft drinks, two drink tickets for call liquor, a selection of beer or wine, party favors, and a champagne toast.
Pricing for both packages includes tax and service fees. Minimum of four guests, maximum of eight guests per bowling lane. For more information, please call the venue at (872) 206-6740.
Offshore Interior Courtesy of Heidi Harris
Marchesa
New Year's Eve Studio 54 Party in The Champagne Cave
Marchesa is hosting New Year's Eve in their subterranean bohemian-chic wine lair, The Champagne Cave, for a Studio 54-themed cocktail & hors d'oeuvres party. A three-hour open bar with nibbles, decorations, and music will be offered from 9pm - 12am. The entire space is dressed to the nines in black, silver, and white decorations with guests wearing their New Year's best. Marchesa will provide candlelight, black & white masquerade masks, confetti, merrymakers, balloons, and a NYE countdown.
Tickets for the Studio 54 party are $100 per person (not including tax). The Cave opens at 7pm for those wishing to have dinner prior and closes at 2am.
New Year's Eve 2020 Black & White Ball
Celebrate the New Year in Marchesa's main dining room. Inspired by Truman Capote's Swan Ball, the evening will feature live jazz music with a dance floor from 6pm - 9pm and a DJ after 9pm until well after midnight. Bistro and brasserie dishes by Chef Didier Durand will be offered including touches like black truffles, caviar, and champagne. An a la carte menu, full bar, and wine list will be available. Come as you are or dress up in black and white attire.
- Early seating for the Black & White Ball is from 5pm - 6pm and costs $75/person (includes two-hour seating, mini welcome cocktail, a la carte dinner menu, live music and dancing).
- Late seating is from 9pm - 10pm and costs $100 per person (includes seating for the remainder of the evening, mini welcome cocktail, a la carte dinner menu, masquerade masks, DJ and dance floor, toast of bubbles at midnight, and NYE countdown).
Spiaggia
On Tuesday, December 31st, reserved guests can enjoy 8 or 10-course tasting menus from Executive Chef Eric Lees, with optional wine pairings to complement the experience. For the holiday, guests can choose between an 8-course menu ($250/person for the 2-2.5 hour dining experience) offered during select seating times between 6-8 p.m., and a 10-course menu ($300/ person for the 2.5-3 hour dining experience) available for reservations made between 8:30 -10:30 p.m. Those with reservations for 9:30 p.m. and later will be able to ring in the new year with the Spiaggia team. All diners will enjoy preparations from Lees' winter menu along with some dishes special to the holiday.
One dish special to the evening, and one that happens only once a year at Spiaggia, is the restaurant’s annual Truffle Risotto (Risotto Nero) preparation. Throughout the year, truffle scraps are added to a temperature-controlled bin of rice. With each small piece of truffle adding its special flavor and aroma to the rice, the flavor is intensified throughout the year as more and more scraps are added to the bin. On New Year’s Eve, it is a long-standing Spiaggia tradition to serve a Truffle Risotto to guests.
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
Welcome in the New Year and chase away your hangover with a boozy brunch at Jake Melnick's Corner Tap on New Year's Day.
Everyone wears PJ's at New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch featuring a 'Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar, Beer-Mosa and Mimosa Bar available from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on January 1, 2020. They'll have a Chef's Table featuring pancakes, breakfast sausage, eggs, and a cereal bar, along with giant jenga and board games. The Chef's Table is $10 per person and $7 for the Build Your Own Bar. Reserve a table on Resy.
360 Chicago
Ring in the new year on the 94th floor for 360 CHICAGO's 4th-annual New Year's Eve celebration. Created for guests 21+, this package includes general admission beginning at 9 PM, unlimited rides on TILT, live DJ, party favors, two glasses of sparkling wine, and a view of the New Year’s Eve fireworks display!
Dress code: Semi-formal. Dress to impress, but black tie optional.
Coat Check: Available at the door.
Two glasses of sparkling wine are included with every ticket. Full cash bar all night with a specialty cocktail and a selection of mixed drinks, wine, and beer. BAR 94 will serve some light bites while they last. We recommend having your dinner before the event.
Price: $95
The Barn Steakhouse
The Barn Steakhouse (1016 Church Street, Evanston) is open for New Year's Eve and offering their full menu plus a champagne toast at midnight!
Found Kitchen & Social House
Found Kitchen & Social House is bringing in the new year with a 5-course feast. Large groups are welcome and the night will include a champagne toast at midnight and party favors. Please see below for the full menu.
Dinner is $68 per person. Reservations are available beginning at 5:30 pm and can be made by calling 847.868.8945 or visiting foundkitchen.com.
Amuse Bouche "Loaded" Sunchoke Chip with cheddar, chives, bacon, and onion
1st Course Vichyssoise, Potato & Leek Soup with Duck Croquets and Shallot Confit or
Kale Caesar Salad with Parmigiano Reggiano crisp and sourdough crouton
2nd Course Charcuterie: Chicken Liver Mousse, Country Ham, French Salami, and Accouterments or
Cheese: Artisan Cheeses, Cherry Mustarda, and Homemade Crackers
3rd Course Roasted Trout with Green Beans, Smoked Potatoes, Gribiche and Burre Blanc or
Country-Style Bouillabaisse with Mussels, Toast, Shallot, and Garlic Confit or
Rutabaga Tagliatelle with Sunchoke Veloute, Wilted Greens and Sunflower Seeds
4th Course
Braised Short Rib with Robochon Potatoes and Root Vegetables or Cauliflower Steak cooked meuniere style with cauliflower puree, puffed grains, and grapefruit
Sweet
Sweet Potato Pie with toasted mallow Textures of Chocolate
**Truffle, Lobster, & Ribeye Enhancements are Available to Add-On starting at $10 per plate**
Roka Akor Chicago
On December 31st from 5:30pm - Midnight, celebrate New Year's Eve as Roka Akor rings in 2020 with Roka's 1920s themed Great Gatsby New Year's Ball. Enjoy a special midnight champagne toast, Great Gatsby Favors, DJ entertainment starting at 9pm, a photo booth, and more.
A special tasting menu will be available for $129/person that includes Robata Grilled Scallop, Toro Nigiri, Lemon Butter Poached Sout American Lobster Tail, Snake River Farms Wagyu Fillet, and more. An a la carte menu will additionally be available. The Roka Bar will also be offering a special $55 tasting menu from 4:30pm - 6:30pm and 10pm -12pm.
The Chicago location will also be hosting a $500 Instagram contest. Guests are encouraged to post a photo dining at Roka Akor Chicago for New Year's Eve tagging the location and using #RokaNYE2020 for a chance to win a $500 Roka Akor gift card.
Roka Akor Oak Brook
On December 31st from 11:30am - 11pm, enjoy a special Champagne Greet and Great Gatsby Favors at Roka Akor Oak Brook for New Year's Eve. In addition to an a la carte menu, there will additionally be a tasting menu available for $109/person that includes Prime Beef Tataki, Grilled Seabass, Toro Tartar with Osetra Caviar, and more.
Roka Akor Old Orchard
On December 31st from 11:30am - 10pm, enjoy a special Champagne Greet and Great Gatsby Favors at Roka Akor Old Orchard for New Year's Eve. In addition to an a la carte menu, there will additionally be a tasting menu available for $109/person that includes Hon Maguro Nigiri, Lobster Tempura, Tuna Tataki, and more.
The Globe Pub
The Globe will have their traditional complimentary champagne toast at 6pm for the UK & Ireland and at midnight for Chicago! They will also be counting down NYE around The Globe starting at 3pm until midnight! Different specials for each hour starting at 3pm in Moscow. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/572253480233422/.
Marchesa Dining Room Courtesy of Mila Samokhina
aliveOne
Tuesday, December 31
$75 per person before December 15; $80 per person after December 15
FREE Admission to front bar only
aliveOne in Lincoln Park will ring in the new year with an all-inclusive package from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The package includes access to aliveOne's private back room, a drink package with top shelf liquor, beer, wine and Red Bull, and a food buffet catered by Pasta Bowl. Guests will be offered a champagne toast at midnight and DJ sets from Boathouse all night. The front room at aliveOne will be open with no cover all night beginning at 5 p.m. For tickets, visit http://aliveone.com/event/aliveones-new-years-eve-party/.
Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier
Tuesday, December 31 from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Starts at $99 per person; VIP Tickets start at $149
Reserved Guaranteed VIP Tables start at $199 per person
General Admission tickets include premium top shelf drinks and a Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants food station from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. with access to over 20 liquor bars, red carpet with step and repeat, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight. Guests will have music from Chicago's DJ Dante as well a view of the midnight fireworks show from a private terrace for guests of the Crystal Gardens only. Party-goers will also receive an official after-party wristband.
Guests can opt for VIP tickets, starting at $149, to be offered all the benefits of general admission tickets plus express admission at 8:30 p.m., separate VIP express entry line, first chance to get tables, a special gift and more. Reserved Guaranteed VIP tables start at $199 per person and guests receive a VIP ticket plus a guaranteed table for two to eight people and one to four bottles of champagne based on the table size purchased.
Easy Bar
Tuesday, December 31
$75 per person until December 15; $80 per person after December 15
FREE Admission to front bar only
Guests who ring in the new year at Easy Bar in Wicker Park will be offered an all-inclusive package from 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. and a Taco Toast at midnight featuring Taco Bell tacos paired with a glass of champagne. The package will include private access to the back room, top shelf liquor, beer and wine, Red Bull, food spread catered from Pasta Bowl, and DJ Faithful Anchor spinning music all night. For tickets, visit http://easybarchicago.com/event/easy-bars-new-years-eve-party/.
The front bar at Easy Bar will be open to the public with free admission from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. with no dress code.
Elf'd Up Holiday Pop-Up
Tuesday, December 31 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Tickets start at $75
Guests are invited to ring in 2020 with Stretch Bar & Grill in Wrigleyville's Elf'd Up holiday pop-up. Attendees will enjoy an "All that Glitters" theme with a five hour drink and meal package beginning at 8 p.m. as well as a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. VIP table options are also available. To purchase tickets, visit: https://pubcrawls.com/events/new-years-eve/chicago/the-stretch-bar/.
Estelle's
Tuesday, December 31
FREE Admission without party package
Optional Package: $65 per person until December 15; $70 per person after December 15
On New Year's Eve, Estelle's will be open to the public from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. with no cover and no dress code. They will also offer an optional all-inclusive drink package from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring top shelf liquor, beer, wine and Red Bull. Estelle's will have DJ Devinci spinning tunes all night and a champagne toast at midnight. Estelle's menu will be available a la carte all night. Limited table reservations will be available. For tickets, visit http://estelleschicago.com/event/estelles-new-years-eve-party/.
Hubbard Inn
Tuesday, December 31 at 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $75 per person
Chicagoans who ring in the new year at the newly revamped Hubbard Inn in River North will offered access to all three floors including the venue's new mixology-driven lounge called Blue Violet, complimentary champagne from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., a hosted bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., passed hors d'oeuvres, DJ, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. For tickets, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/nye-2020-hubbard-inn-tickets-80734361649?aff=pr.
For information on VIP table reservations, email nye@hubbardinn.com. All guests who purchase a New Year's Eve ticket will receive complimentary happy hour on the Eve of the Eve and brunch on New Year's Day at an 8 Hospitality location.
Joy District
Tuesday, December 31 at 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $100 per person
Joy District in River North announces their annual New Year's Eve party with two floors of drinks and dancing. Tickets include complimentary champagne from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., a hosted bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., passed hors d'oeuvres, DJ, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. For tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nye-2020-joy-district-tickets-80726532231?aff=pr.
For information on VIP table or igloo reservations, email nye@joychicago.com. All guests who purchase a New Year's Eve ticket will receive complimentary happy hour on the Eve of the Eve and brunch on New Year's Day at an 8 Hospitality location.
Mastro's
Tuesday, December 31
$18 to $115 specials
Mastro's will be open from 3 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the bar area and 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the dining room on New Year's Eve. In additional to an a la carte New Year's Eve menu, Mastro's will feature a Chateaubriand dish for $115 which includes a large center-cut roasted beef tenderloin, sliced and served tableside with béarnaise and peppercorn sauce on the side. For a specialty dessert, guests can enjoy a seasonal Pumpkin Butter Cake for $18, which features Mastro's signature warm butter cake with the addition of real pumpkin and seasonal hard spices, topped and baked with pumpkin pie spiced cream cheese, finished with caramelized raw sugar, and served with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and homemade whipped cream.
Patrons can pair their dinner with Mastro's holiday cocktail, Holiday Cheer, with Tito's Vodka, Kerrigold Irish Cream, Kahlua, Licor 43, garnished with a cinnamon, sugar and graham cracker rim. The cocktail is available for $22.
Morton's
Tuesday, December 31
$17 to $59 food and drink specials
Morton's in Chicago, Naperville, Northbrook, Rosemont and Schaumburg will be open from 4 p.m. to midnight and feature a Steak and Lobster Special for $59. The special includes an 8-ounce filet mignon paired with a 1 ¼ pound lobster topped with lobster butter sauce and finished with grated parmesan cheese and a savory puffed pastry.
A holiday cocktail will also be available for $17 with Ketel One Botanical Cucumber Rose Vodka, Aperol Aperitif, simple syrup, and lemon juice in a champagne flute, topped with hand shaken whipped cream and an edible rose petal garnish.
Onward
Tuesday, December 31
$3 to $34 dinner specials
Created by Executive Chef Patrick Russ, Onward's special New Year's Eve menu includes items like Alaskan King Crab Bisque (mirepoix, gochujang, creme fraiche; $14), 16-ounce Bone-In Braised Short Rib (white bean purée, sassafras, roasted baby carrots; $42), Beau Soleil Oysters (with blood orange caviar, champagne granita; $3 each) and a Fluke Cioppino (Manila clams, Spanish chorizo, saffron, grilled sourdough; $34).
Onward's New Year's Eve reservations be available from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.. Onward will host a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. A special New Year's Eve cocktail will be available for $13 each and includes Taittinger Champagne, Pineau Des Charentes, Vermouth and lemon, topped with edible gold dust.
Play Kitchen & Cocktails
Tuesday, December 31 at 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $85 per person
Play Kitchen & Cocktails, located in Chicago's Gold Coast, will host a Gatsby-Themed New Year's Eve party starting at $85 per person from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The party includes a premium open bar, selection of gourmet hors d'oeuvres from Executive Chef Melva Jarvis, party favors, DJs, balloon drop with one-thousand balloons, and a champagne toast at midnight. Guests are encouraged to embrace the 20's era and come dressed in their best attire like flapper dresses, feathers, furs, suspenders, striped suits, fedoras and more. For tickets, visit http://sevn.ly/xMBSjrIR.
Remedy
Tuesday, December 31
$80 per person until December 15; $85 per person after December 15
Located at the border of Bucktown and Logan Square and just steps from the Western blue line stop, Remedy will be open at 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve and feature half-price everything happy hour until 7 p.m.
For guests who stick around, Remedy's New Year's Eve celebration will feature an all-inclusive package from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The package includes top shelf liquor, beer and wine, Red Bull, a DIY taco bar from Big Star, a champagne toast at midnight and a DJ Presto spinning all night. For tickets, visit http://remedybarchicago.com/event/remedys-new-years-eve-party/
Starting at 1 a.m., Remedy will open to the public for the New Year's after party until 4 a.m.
The Owl
Tuesday, December 31
FREE Admission without party package
Optional Package: $75 per person until December 15; $80 per person after December 15
The Owl will be open to the public on New Year's Eve from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. with no cover. Party-goers can also offered an optional all-inclusive package from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. which includes top shelf liquor, beer and wine, Red Bull and a DIY taco bar from Big Star. The Owl will host a champagne toast at midnight as well as DJ Esteban spinning all night. For tickets, visit http://owlbarchicago.com/event/owls-new-years-eve-party/.
Tuscany on Taylor
Tuesday, December 31
Guests who dine at Tuscany on Taylor for New Year's Eve will be offered dinner specials created by Executive Chef Victorio Padilla. There will be complimentary party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Festive drink specials for $9 each will include the Jack Frost (Jack Daniel's Whiskey, simple syrup, cranberry juice, splash of orange juice and mint, garnished with an orange slice) and Holiday Mule (Tito's Vodka, pomegranate juice, lime juice, ginger beer, dash of honey, garnished with a lime wedge). The regular menu will also be available.
Tuscany Wheeling
Tuesday, December 31
Guests who ring in the New Year at Tuscany in Wheeling will be offered a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, a special New Year's Eve Chef's Menu created by Executive Chef Bolla Loza, and live music from Rendition beginning at 8 p.m. The regular menu will also be available.
Festive holiday cocktails will also be available for $9 each including the Jack Frost
(Jack Daniel's Whiskey, simple syrup, cranberry juice, splash of orange juice and mint, garnished with an orange slice) and a Holiday Mule (Tito's Vodka, pomegranate juice, lime juice, ginger beer, dash of honey, garnished with a lime wedge).
Winter Cocktail at Elf'd Up Courtesy of Ivy Tac
Nico Osteria
New Year's Eve
Spend your New Year’s Eve celebration at Nico Osteria! Enjoy a champagne toast and light bites in Salone Nico at Midnight to ring in the new decade. Menu details below!
Sunchoke Agnolotti
Truffle Stuffed Sole
Beef Tenderloin
White Truffles
Black Truffles
New Year's Day
The first brunch of the year should be a memorable one. Enjoy the full brunch menu, along with the below offerings.
Black Eyed Peas & Rice
Corned Beef & Cabbage Hash
Fried Chicken & French Toast
RA Sushi Bar & Restaurant
RA Sushi restaurants in Chicagoland will be open to the public with special holiday hours for New Year’s Eve/Day.
New Year’s Eve:
11 a.m. - 1 a.m.
New Year’s Day:
11 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Guests can enjoy their limited-time only cocktails, available now until January 13:
Burning Love - Milagro Blanco Tequila, X-rated Liqueur shaken with passion fruit, lime and bitters with togarashi salt rim
“RA”ckin’ POM - Hendrick’s Gin, PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur mixed with crushed cucumber, lemon juice and organic agave nectar
Purple Passion Margarita Bowl - Casamigos Blanco Tequila, Combier Liqueur d’Orange, lime juice and organic agave nectar; topped with Butterfly pea Flower Tea (meant for two)
Purple Passion Margarita - Casamigos Blanco Tequila, Combier Liqueur d’Orange, lime juice and organic agave nectar; topped with Butterfly pea Flower Tea (meant for one)
The Palm Chicago
The Palm will celebrate the start of a new decade in timeless fashion with a three-course, prix-fixe dinner available exclusively on New Year’s Eve. For $195 per couple, The Palm’s limited-time menu stars Surf ‘N’ Turf for two, including a four-pound lobster, alongside choice of the restaurant’s appetizers and desserts. Guests can toast to a year well spent with two glasses of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne for an additional $25.
The Palm’s New Year’s Eve menu includes:
First Course (choice of)
Pear Salad – Baby arugula, frisée, shaved pears, toasted raisins, toasted pine nuts and pecorino, tossed in maple vinaigrette
Jumbo Shrimp Bruno – Three jumbo shrimp française sautéed in a Dijon mustard sauce
“Palm Classic” Surf ‘N’ Turf – Four-pound Jumbo Nova Scotia Lobster and 18-ounce Prime New York Strip with chanterelle mushroom bordelaise or 12-ounce Filet Mignon (available upon request)
Third Course (choice of)
New York Cheesecake – Raspberry sauce
Flourless Chocolate Cake (GF) – Raspberry sauce and confectioner’s sugar
Reservations are recommended. Pricing does not include tax or gratuity. For more information and to make a reservation, please visit ThePalm.com.
Courtesy of Nico Osteria
Bordel
This New Year's Eve, Bordel is hosting an evening filled with DJ entertainment and food & beverage packages created by their Beverage Team and Executive Chef Marcos Campos of Black Bull. The party lasts from 9PM to 1:30AM, and includes authentic Spanish food, an open bar, DJ entertainment and of course a midnight countdown and toast. Tickets start at $85, and are available here.
Celeste
From 9PM to 1AM, Celeste is hosting at their pub and deco rooms for passed food, open bar, and a dessert station. Tickets start at $75 and are available here. For groups buying 8+ individual General Admission Tickets, Celeste will provide complimentary private booths while available. The party continues until 4AM with a cash bar and special late-night menu.
DISCO
General Admission tickets (available here) start at $125, and include access to DISCO and the Roof Garden of Celeste, passed food, open bar, bubbles and DJ entertainment on both levels from 9PM to 1AM. But the party doesn't stop then - when the rest of Chicago goes to sleep, DISCO stays up. The party continues until 4AM with a cash bar and special late-night menu.
Houndstooth
Wrigleyville’s original country bar has been transformed into Griswold’s, inspired by the 1989 classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. For New Year’s Eve, party in spirit with Clark and the gang with a cash bar and live entertainment. A $5 cover or toy donation will be collected at the door to benefit Toys for Tots.
Mosey in for the bar’s New Years Day pajama brunch on New Year’s Day morning. Guests in pajamas will receive a gift card equal to their check from 11 AM to 3:30 PM. Enjoy Southern-inspired favorites including biscuits & gravy, Gulf Jumbo Shrimp - house recipe served with cocktail and ‘good good’ sauce - and the Southern Benedict with ham steak, buttermilk biscuit, red-eye hollandaise and two fried eggs. Feed your hangover with $15 mimosa pitchers and domestic beer pitchers.
Recess
Tickets are currently available for just $35 and include live entertainment, open bar and passed appetizers from 9pm-12am. Ticket prices will increase closer to New Year’s Eve. Tickets are available here.
SX Sky Bar
SX Sky Bar is ringing in 2020 with a view at its NYE Gala. Spend NYE in Chicago’s new 6th floor sky lounge and watch the fireworks through the retractable glass wall overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan. Tickets start at $70, and include open bar, appetizers, a balloon drop and midnight champagne toast. Open bar lasts from 9PM to 1AM; doors are open from 8PM to 2AM. Looking for a place to stay? Buy your ticket to and receive 20% off hotel rooms at Hotel Essex directly next door. Details and tickets are available through the Eventbrite link, available here.
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago (221 North Columbus Drive Chicago, IL 60601) is ringing in the new year with a balloon drop, hors d’oeuvres, a live DJ, party favors and a champagne toast at their Blu Year's Eve party. GA tickets are available for $130 and include four hours of open bar service starting at 9 p.m. VIP tickets ($160), which include an extra hour of open bar service, give guests access to an 8pm reception with charcuterie as well as chef-selected premium appetizers and reserved seating inside the ballroom. Partygoers who buy tickets before December 6 can get GA and VIP tickets for $110 and $140, respectively. Tickets available here.
Untitled Supper Club
Untitled Supper Club is ringing in 2020 like it’s 1919 with a Bootlegger’s Ball in honor of the 100th anniversary of Chicago’s prohibition. The New Year’s Eve extravaganza features over 40 of Chicago burlesque, aerial, contortion and variety performers, live music and DJs spinning all night long. Tickets include a food and beverage package including specialty cocktails, hor d'oeuvres, dessert and late-night snacks. Tickets are currently available through the website for $75. Prices will increase as the date nears.
Virgin Hotels Chicago
Virgin Hotels Chicago is sending off the year in style with their New Year’s Casino Royale Party. The night begins at 8 pm with a premium hosted 4-hour open bar package, but the party will continue with a cash bar after midnight. Kick off the night at our satellite bar, mingle with over card games, roulette table, craps table and slot machine fun. Top off the evening with a balloon drop and complimentary champagne toast at midnight. GA tickets are only $70 until November 30, and VIP options are available. Additional info and tickets are available here.
Z Bar
Z Bar hosts its second NYE in style with its Fire & Ice Party. The elements will be present from Elyx Vodka Martinis chilled on an ice luge with caviar to flaming hot toddys made to order. Beginning at 8 PM, the ticketed party includes an open bar for six hours, a welcome toast and Champagne toast at midnight, as well as passed hor d’oeuvres including crab beignets, daikon frites, diver scallops and mini burgers. DJ REDUX will be hand for the countdown and spinning hits the whole evening, keeping the dance floor the most popular spot of the bar. Early bird tickets start at $150 including the hosted bar, available on Eventbrite here.
Bar Biscay
Bar Biscay is ending 2019 with a New Year’s Eve five-course menu celebrating the Basque region and southern France ($75) with optional beverage pairings ($25). Reservations on Resy here.
Beatnik West Town
Beatnik West Town is hosting an international dinner party featuring DJ beats from artists around the world. The Bohemian venue is open for regular dinner service with DJ entertainment both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Reserve your table through Resy.
Beatnik West Town also host an all-day, two-day brunch party on New Year's Eve and New Year’s Day. This New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Beatnik West Town is hosting a brunch party that will take them on a worldy musical journey. NYE brunch on 12/31 will feature Island Beats spun by DJ Eliana. New Year's Day Brunch on 1/1 will feature entertainment provided by Rock the Casbah, an eclectic blend of global DJ beats accompanied by live jazz performers. The brunch party lasts from 10AM to 3:30PM both days. Reserve your table through Resy.
Black Bull
Black Bull wants guests to trade Champagne for cava and take a culinary tour of Spain this New Year’s Eve. Black Bull will be open for dinner service New Year's Eve starting at 5PM. Black Bull's newest dish, the Presa Ibérica, will be offered. A grilled boneless pork shoulder from acorn-fed Ibérico pigs of Spain, dry-aged 30 days and topped it with Canarian Mojo Verde and piparras peppers. Reserve your table through Resy today.
El Che Steakhouse & Bar
El Che Steakhouse & Bar offers a special chef's counter pre-fixe with two seatings that night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. for $140 per person; this includes a 10-course tasting menu and bubbles toast. Libations will be served a la carte or ordered as pairings with standard or premium options. The menu will include John's favorites and specialty menu items like crab legs & lobster. The Hearth Table will also be offering two seatings that accommodate larger parties at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for $100 per person. This includes a 3-course feast with a bubbles toast. Guests will also have the option of ordering a magnum bottle of wine. El Che will also be accepting regular dinner reservations online throughout the entire evening. Reservations can be made here.
Gemini
Gemini offers three seatings (5, 7:30 and 9:30 PM) for its New Year’s Eve menu, which includes a celebratory glass of bubbles. Bring the kids to the 5 PM seating for a prix fixe menu just for them with a festive kiddie cocktail ($25) as well as a special “Kids’ Countdown” complete with party favors at 6:30 PM.
Stop by Lincoln Park’s bistro for their Sunday fried chicken which will be offered for brunch all day on New Years Day from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m to celebrate the new year. Keep the party going with bottomless mimosas for $18. Reservations can be made online here.
mfk.
mfk. celebrates New Year’s Eve with a family-style, Spanish-inspired four-course menu with optional beverage pairings. Book on Resy here.
The Loyalist
The Loyalist offers a special pre-fixe menu for the evening, including a choice of prime rib, whole loup de mer or duck breast, along with a variety of sides and a bubbles toast for $75 per person. Optional adds-ons include punch bowls, Champagne, caviar and fruits de mer. An abbreviated a la carte menu will be available the night of, including the Dirty Burg. Reservations are prepaid and available on TOCK here.
The Smith
The Smith, the new addition to River North from New York, is hosting two seatings for New Year’s Eve dinner including a special a la carte menu from 5pm - 8pm, and a 3-course prix fixe with open bar, champagne toast, and party favors from 10pm - 1am. Reservations available here.
The Dearborn
The Dearborn will be open for regular dinner service with special menu items from Executive Chef Aaron Cuschieri. Pop some bubbly the Irish way in the heart of the loop. Reservations can be made here.
The Dearborn will also be open for New Year’s Day brunch, including a Bloody Mary special with their brunch menu. Reserve your table here.
Funkenhausen
Funkenhausen will help you kick off the new year with a German twang. The Southern-German mash-up restaurant from Chef Mark Steuer features new brunch menu items such as pretzel french toast, spaetzle carbonara, and a BL(fried green)T sandwich. For drinks, you can have your mimosa three ways (coupe, shoot or boot!) or order any brunch cocktail in a Piggy Pitcher. For anyone looking to watch the games, they recently installed TVs for your viewing pleasure. Reservations available from 10am-3pm here.
Old Pueblo Cantina
Old Pueblo Cantina will offer a Mexican brunch the first day of 2020. From dulce de leche pancakes, a loaded breakfast burrito and specialty cheese crisps. Along with fresh margarita pitchers and specialty brunch cocktails. Reservations can be made here.
Walton Street Kitchen + Bar
Walton Street Kitchen + Bar will be open for brunch and feature their fried chicken. Along with bottomless brunch cocktails for $25 - choose from mimosas, beer, house red or white wine, bloody marys or aperol spritz. Yes, you can mix it up with all the cocktail options. Brunch will be available from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Reservations can be made here.
Red Curry Noodles at Beatnik West Town Courtesy of Ethan Jollie
DineAmic Hospitality
This New Year’s Eve is special for more reasons than one; not only is most of the world looking forward to the new year, but people will also be honoring the end of the decade. As the 2010s come to a close, DineAmic Hospitality restaurants, Siena Tavern (51 West Kinzie Street), Bar Siena (832 West Randolph St.) and Prime & Provisions (222 North LaSalle St.)will be hosting New Year’s Eve dinners in celebration of the end of one decade and welcoming the next. The restaurants will be making the evening a special one by dressing them with appropriately themed décor and serving off-menu, holiday inspired dishes as well as a complimentary Champagne toast to ring in 2020.
Bar Siena’s New Year's Eve menu, developed by Top Chef alum, Fabio Viviani, will personify the occasion with specialty dishes like the Chilled Oysters($18) appetizer that will feature a Champagne gelee and will be paired with the notably high-end Osetra caviar. Its sister restaurant, Siena Tavern, will follow in suit with its limited-time 8 Oz. Duck Breast($42), that will be accompanied by Champagne risotto and roasted grapes, finished off with a port blueberry reduction and truffle sea salt. In addition to Prime & Provisions offering off-menu dishes like Chilean Sea Bass ($48), Beef Wellington ($54)and a Boston Cream Pie($12) for dessert, the top-rated steakhouse will be serving their full menu including its all-natural USDA steaks. Reservations for the restaurants will begin at 5 p.m and can be made by calling or through the following websites:
Prime & Provisions Champagne Courtesy of Morgan Scofes
Wood
Executive Chef Ryan Brosseau presents Wood restaurant’s $80 4-course New Year’s Eve menu (plus amuse), with optional $40 mixed beverage pairing. Reservations for NYE prix-fixe are available on OpenTable.
Rabbit leg confit, root vegetables ragú, chanterelle mushrooms
OR
Skate wing a la plancha, celery root mousse, smashed baby carrots, hazelnut chimichuri
Fourth Course:
Dark chocolate mousse, strawberry Champagne jam, whipped creme fraiche, hazelnut
Courtesy of Wood
Daisies
This New Year’s Eve, Daisies is offering a four course pre-fixe menu served family style. The menu is priced at $65 per person, with wine pairings starting at $35 per person. The full beverage menu will be available, including their spirit-free options. The a la carte menu will be unavailable. The menu includes vegetarian options. They are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies but please note when making reservation.They ask 48 hours notice of cancellation with a $30 per person fee.
Dos Urban Cantina
Dos Urban Cantina is offering a $55 ticketed meal that includes a five course menu. Beverages will be charged at the end of the meal, including tax and mandatory tip. Guests can choose one dish from each course, listed below:
First course
Crispy Plantain
with stracciatella & salted cajeta
Second course
Salmon Crudo
black raspberry citrus puree, olive oil, serrano chile
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at etta! Purchase a ticket for $35 for guaranteed entry, a toast at midnight, shot luges, DJ and a cash bar, here. Party is 10 PM - 1:30 AM. In addition to the $35 per person ticketed event, etta is also offering a $200 per person ticket. The $200 ticket includes table service with a four-course tasting menu as well as the DJ, shot luge, bottomless carafes and a midnight toast. The tasting menu can be found here and tickets can be purchased here.
New Year's Day from 11am - 8pm with a breakfast offering from 11am-2pm.
Gadabout
Located in Andersonville, Gadabout has a New Years Eve party for everyone -- including kids.
The Early Reception, from 4pm- 7pm, is great for families. This event is priced at $50/person ($45/person when buying three or more); $15/kids 12 and under with 4-5 passed appetizers and 2 drink tickets for cocktails, beer or wine + cash bar. Activities throughout the reception will include a NYE photo booth, and chalkboard with buckets of chalk with labels like 2019 Successes, 2019 Regrets, and 2020 Resolutions. There will also be games scattered throughout tables and kids activities.
For those who want to leave the kids at home and have a night to themselves, then the NYE Dinner & Party is for you. Starting at 7:45, this event is priced at $75/person ($70/person when you buy three or more) with a 5 course dinner and 2 drink tickets. Activities throughout the reception will include a NYE photo booth and chalkboard with buckets of chalk with labels like 2019 Successes, 2019 Regrets, and 2020 Resolutions. There will also be games scattered throughout tables.
Maple & Ash will have three seatings starting at 4:30pm. Guests who have a seating at 9pm or later, can hang around their tables and have a champagne toast at midnight to ring in the New Year. Those who arrived earlier are encouraged to stay and have a drink in the lounge to watch the ball drop. There is no pre-fixe menu, but White Alba Truffles will be available.
Maple & Ash will have three seatings starting at 4:30pm. Guests who have a seating at 9pm or later, can hang around their tables and have a champagne toast at midnight to ring in the New Year. Those who arrived earlier are encouraged to stay and have a drink in the lounge to watch the ball drop. There is no pre-fixe menu, but White Alba Truffles will be available.
Superkhana International
The restaurant emphasizes beverages with bubbles, an ideal pairing with Indian-ish food.
Bubbles
SAETTI 2018 Lambrusco Salamino - Emilio-Romagna, IT
SCAR OF THE SEA NV ‘Methode Ancestrale San Juan South’ Chardonnay - CA, USA
VIVALDA 2016 ‘Guaragna’ Barbera del Monferrato - Monferrato, IT
Dishes
Butter Chicken Supreme
Chana Chaat
The Bombay Sandwich
NYE guests will receive a complimentary taste of sparkling (spirited or spirit free). Additionally, Superkhana International will be opening up some of them by the bottle only, sparkling for sale by the glass.
Cafe Robey
Cafe Robey has a special pre-fixe menu for $100, tax and tip not included. The menu includes bubbles + berries; potato leek soup, caviar + pumpernickel; scallop, frisse, pistachio + citrus; winter truffle, fettuccini + fine herbs; NY strip, foie butter, melted leaks + rosemary jus; passion fruit tart, chocolate mousse + almond praline.
This year, ring in the start of the new decade at The Robey! With events such as a Speakeasy themed party at The Up Room, DJ in The Hall, low key drinks in The Lounge or a five-course meal at Cafe Robey, there is something for every type of New Year’s Eve partier. If you want to experience all of these activities? Be a “Lord of The Robey” and purchase a ticket for $150 that grants access to every outlet. Or, if you’re looking to impress your friends, rent out The Grotto for 17 of your closest friends for $3,000!
The Up Room
Speakeasy themed party from 8:30pm-1am
Early Bird tickets
$100 with 50 tickets available
Includes open bar
Sales at this price will end on 12/14
General Admission
$125 with 25 tickets available
Includes open bar
Sales will go until NYE 5pm
Up Room “Grotto Night of Lights”
$3000 with 1 ticket available
Includes open bar, 4 premium bottles, 3 champagne bottles, hors d’oeuvre and a dedicated server
Up Room VIP
Seating for 6 for $700 with 2 spots available
Includes open bar, 2 premium bottles, 1 champagne, hors d’oeuvre
Up Room VIP
Seating for 8 for $900 with 1 spot available
Includes open bar, 2 premium bottles, 2 champagne, hors d’oeuvre
The Robey Hall
Party from 8:30-1am
$85 with 100 tickets available
Includes open bar, sparkling toast at midnight and DJ
The Lounge
Normal hours, but staying open until 1am
Cash bar only, unless guests are “LOTR”
Live music
Package offer
$175 with 20 tickets available
Includes the 5 course meal in café and a wristband that will grant access to any outlet
Lord of The Robey
$150 with 20 tickets available
A special wristband that gives guests access to all areas.
Courtesy of etta
Acanto
Dinner hours: 4-11PM
Prix fixe menu for $95 per person with $55 optional wine pairings and complimentary bubbles toast. The menu includes the following:
Primo
Carpaccio | black truffle aioli, pickled red onion, arugula, ciabatta
On Tuesday, December 31st, they’ll offer multiple holiday seatings, serving up their full dinner menu of farm-to-table fare, PLUS a one-night-only Surf N’ Turf special. Live entertainment, and two balloon drops will keep the party vibes going all evening. Seatings are available as follows:
5 p.m. Seating – Balloon drop for the kids at 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Seating
9:30 p.m. Seating – Balloon drop at Midnight
Reservations are recommended – Call 847-720-4841 or visit their website.
Bellemore's NYE Masquerade experience includes a four-course prix-fixe menu a including champagne toast for $99 (not including tax, additional beverages and gratuity). Please note that supplements/upgrades and wine pairings are not included in the ticket price and will need separate payment upon dining. View the NYE menu here- please note that items are subject to change.
Hours: 1st Seating: 6:00pm – 9:00pm (taking reservations from 6:00pm-7:00pm) & 2nd Seating: 9:30pm – 12:30am (taking reservations from 9:30pm-10:30pm)
Gather your friends and celebrate the New Year with tapas, sangria, cocktails and more! Join Boqueria Chicago, the new Spanish tapas restaurant & bar in Fulton Market, for a festive family-style tapas feast and unlimited drinks.
Price: 1st Seating: $85 per person (kids - $51), 2nd Seating: $125 per person (kids $75); exclusive of tax and gratuity
Flash back to the Jazz Age, Cira is roaring into the new year with a festive à la carte menu complete with champagne in the lounge and a toast at midnight in the dining room.
Take a seat at City Mouse this New Year’s Eve and experience special pre-fixe menus in both the lounge and dining room. A comprehensive menu of canapes including gougeres, panelle, caviar and chilled king crab will be available in the lounge for $50 (serving suggestion 1 order for 2 guests). In the main dining room, guests can expect a multi-course menu with lobster, compressed persimmons, ravioli and a dry aged beef wellington. Of course, dessert will be served to top it all off! Vegetarian options are available upon request.
Price: Lounge $50 | Dining Room $120/$105 per person
Enjoy both New Years Eve and the last night of the Balena pop-up at Dutch & Docs. Ring in the New Year Italian style with the return of beloved Balena’s à la carte menu.
Little Goat Diner - Bubbles & Dinner Experience Upstairs at Little Goat
Hours: First Seating - 5:00pm, Second Seating - 9:00pm
This New Year’s Eve, Little Goat will be hosting two select seatings for an intimate multi-course bubbles and dinner experience in their upstairs private dining room. The menu will showcase Little Goat’s signature dishes paired with sparkling wines. The 5:00pm seating includes a welcome cocktail and three sparkling wine pours, with dinner starting at 5:30pm. The 9:00pm seating includes a welcome cocktail, four sparkling wine pours, a midnight toast and a seated dinner that begins at 9:30pm.
Little Goat Diner is hosting a dinner party feast in the main dining room this New Years Eve. Enjoy a three course family style prix fixe menu that includes dessert for $50/person (beverages excluded). As a kid friendly celebration, there will be a kids' ball drop for the little ones to enjoy before bedtime at 6:15pm! Limited items from the Little Goat Diner menu and kid’s menu will also available.
Price: Optional prefix menu available: $50 per person (beverages not included)
If there’s anywhere to celebrate New Years Eve in Chicago style, it’s Somerset. Fest, sip, and celebrate at Lee Wolen’s American supper club with a celebratory dinner at Somerset featuring an à la carte menu focused on festive, seasonal favorites.
Hours: A hosted bar from 9:00pm-1:30am, and a food buffet from 9:00pm-10:30pm
Headquarters River North is dressing up New Years Eve with a “Masquerade Arcade” celebration. Guests are encouraged to wear their best masquerade mask to the party, as the ten best masks win prizes! Expect a chef-driven buffet and complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Table & drink packages are also available for purchase. Resident Chicago DJs will be spinning all night into the new year.
Price: Table Package for $250 (4 chairs, bottle of liquor, mixers/fruit, 1 bottle of champagne). Does not include price of entry ticket, must be purchased separately. Tickets: here
Cabra’s celebrating their first New Year’s Eve! Welcome 2020 with them at their first New Year’s Eve celebration and enjoy some of their favorite Cabra flavors through heavy passed bites, enjoy an open bar and sip on some specialty cocktails, strike a pose at the photo booth and dance the night away!
Celebrate the New Year with the bright neon lights of downtown Tokyo in The Izakaya! The Izakaya at Momotaro is drumming up nostalgia and taking us back to the Y2K phenomenon at the turn of the millennia. Enjoy signature cocktails, and passed apps and bites from chef Gene Kato. Party-goers will finish the night off with a champagne toast to 2020!
Price: General Admission: $135, VIP Tables: $200, VIP Luxe: $250, Group Discount: $99 (limited availability)
Toast to the new year with one of Lazy Bird’s signature 52 classic cocktails in hand, while enjoying the sounds of live music in an intimate cocktail lounge.
Celebrate the New Year at The J. Parker’s ‘Masquerade Ball’. Festive cocktails and passed appetizers will be circulating throughout the evening, with a champagne toast ringing in 2020.
We all survived Y2K, but as we're catapulted through the 21st century, we find ourselves yearning for the glitzy trends, cultural phenomena and thorough madness of the new millennium. This New Year's Eve at Waydown, Elizabeth De La Piedra is the host with the most for a night of dancing and revelry with a throwback to the beginning of the end. Dress for the future's end or as a ghost of Y2K's past —
Tickets: On sale now for $10 per ticket. Guarantees entry by 10:30pm. Following 10:30pm, tickets sold at the door first come first serve based on venue capacity. Pre-sale ticket purchases are strongly encouraged. Tickets can be purchased here.
Want to make it a sleepover? Book a room with promo code Y2K20 for the best rate available.
Ring in the New Year at Duck Duck Goat! Enjoy a Chinese family-style prix fixe feast featuring some menu favorites along with new dishes created to bring happiness and good fortune in the New Year. Sparkling wines and large format cocktails will be available along with the full beverage menu. Beverages will be billed separately, and the a la carte menu will not be available.
Price: $110 per person (includes the prix fixe menu, tax and gratuity)
3-8 p.m. – Family-style, five-course dinner including Mercadito’s signature guacamole, starters, tacos, side and shareable dessert ($45/person)
9 p.m.-midnight – Five-course dinner along with choice of one signature cocktail, midnight champagne toast and raffle ticket for a chance to win a gift basket courtesy of Don Julia and Jimador ($75/person; details here)
And finally, Mercadito’s weekend brunch will make a special weekday appearance on New Year’s Day, helping guests nurse hangovers and raise a signature Bloody Mary to 2020from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Courtesy of Mercadito
Ella Elli
Before the countdown begins, the bubbly is chilled, and the resolutions are made, Ella Elli (1349 W Cornelia) is inviting guests to join them on 12/31 for an exclusive chef’s tasting menu. This $95 four-course celebratory dinner experience is curated by Executive Chef Dan Harris. Each course offers guests three options to choose from.
To start, guests can pick from Smoked Sturgeon(crème fraiche, spoonbill caviar, watercress), Robiola Bread (whipped robiola, honeycomb, radish) or Steak Tartare (onion, horseradish, egg, potato). Mid-course options include Beef Cheek Ravioli (porcini, cipollini onions, parmiggiano), Alaskan King Crab (artichokes, brûléed grapefruit, lemon aioli) and Heirloom Squash (burrata, pomegranate vinaigrette, crispy kale).
The second half of the dinner invites guests to choose from Main course options including Skull Island Prawns (saffron risotto, crispy cauliflower, shellfish butter), Tea- Smoked Duck Breast (wild mushrooms, creamy polenta, compressed persimmon) or American Wagyu Strip Steak (potato puree, roasted radish & onions, bone marrow). This once in a year experience concludes with the choice of one from the following: Blue Cheesecake (grape gelée, white chocolate, walnut crust), Chocolate Tart (buttermilk ice cream), and Sesame Panna Cotta (maple toffee chip).
The first seating of the evening is at 5pm and reservations made for 10pm onwards drop down to $70/pp. Reservations are recommended and guests can reserve/prepay their spot on Resy or call Ella Elli directly: 773.935.3552.
Courtesy of Ella Elli
WoodWind
Take in views of the glistening cityscape while ringing in the new year at WoodWind, the recently opened contemporary restaurant located 18 floors above Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Greeting guests with a glass of Champagne, WoodWind offers a three-course prix-fixe menu with seatings from 5-7 p.m., and a five-course prix-fixe menu with seatings from 8-10 p.m.
Celebrate in style with an after party from 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m., complete with a DJ, stationary bites, open bar, and a Champagne toast. Tickets are $75 per person and are available for purchase here, or included as an add-on to the prix fixe dinners.
Pricing for the three-course menu is $75 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $45 or open bar for $75, andpricing for the five-course menu is $150 per person with an optional wine pairing or open bar for $75. The optional open bar add-on also includes access to the after party. Excludes tax and gratuity. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling 312.283.4270. The Annex, a private event space with a full-service bar and lake view, is also available for an intimate New Year’s Eve party experience. Contact events@woodwindchicago.com for more information.
Courtesy of WoodWind
Cooper's Hawk Esquire Chicago
Celebrate in style at the newly opened Cooper’s Hawk at 58 East Oak Street. The 23,000-square-foot space is an ambitious tribute to the world of wine. Guests can enjoy a Bubbles Flight in the grand tasting room for $14.99 or choose to sample some very special wines and Champagnes from the restaurant’s vast wine list. Cooper’s Hawk’s Master Sommelier and VP, Emily Wines, is particularly fond of the Perrier Jouët “Belle Epoque” 2007. The list also features smaller producers such as Vilmart “Grand Cellier” and more well-known Champagnes like Laurent Perrier Brut Rosé. In addition, guests can choose from a selection of wines made in the style of Champagne at more modest price points.
Dinner features an elevated selection of menu items including a Pistachio-Crusted Australian Rack of Lamb, 25 oz Prime Bone-In Ribeye and Miso Glazed Chilean Seabass each paired with a trio of wine. Diners can also enjoy the monthly chef’s recommendation, Filet Medallions & Parmesan-Crusted lobster Tail paired with their December wine of the month, which is named to honor the restaurant’s opening: Esquire Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles.
Reservations can be made by calling312-736-9999 or at Open Table.
Nancy's Pizza
On New Year's Eve, guests can pre-party in swanky surroundings that evoke the brand’s 1971 roots (the year in which their founders invented Chicago’s famous stuffed pizza) while enjoying a bottle (or more) of wine from France, Italy, California and Washington State for half price (6:00 p.m. to Close). Guests who are celebrating earlier can dine on half-priced classic appetizers from Chef Kayla’s scratch kitchen (11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.).
On New Year's Day, Nancy’s makes it easy to chill out – watch the parade or football – or binge-watch some of your faves! And, if necessary, nurse your hangover with 2-for-1 pizza when you order online!
For those who might tend to over-indulge, consider the hangover-healing benefits of pizza:
Carbs, like those in Nancy’s amazing house-made crusts, can help to counteract nausea and low blood sugar caused by long bouts of drinking with little food
Order spinach on your pie – it’s packed with folic acid, vitamin C and sulfur – all of which help to combat hangover symptoms
Add a dash of red pepper flakes – chili peppers are natural pain relievers that can speed up the body’s detoxification process
The Hyde
Start the evening in style with a white-tablecloth three-course dinner and wine pairing from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Then, roar into an evening of Cabaret and burlesque performances amidst live jazz music. Dress in your best gangster and moll attire (or go Gatsby-style) and stick around for their midnight champagne toast.
The three-course prix-fixe dinner and wine pairing is from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.; dinner is $99.00 per person and includes access to the Cabaret and Burlesque after-party with CBD-infused cocktails and an open bar. Early Bird tickets to the After-party are $40.00 (until December 26th); and $65.00 after 12/26 and at the door. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 773-493-9333.
Porkchop Hyde Park
Porkchop (5121 S Harper Ave) serves brunch dishes in a casual environment – an antidote to NYE revelry. From 10am to 3pm, The restaurant will reward all pajama-wearing patrons with 20% off their brunch tab – which makes indulging in their selections of Southern Favorites, Steak, Seafood and Liquid Brunch even more appealing. Selections include: Shrimp Hash, Shrimp & Grits, Lobster Benedict, Country Breakfast Sandwich, Southern Benedict (buttermilk biscuits topped with country ham or bacon, poached eggs, Andouille gravy) and the Fat Elvis (peanut butter, smoked bacon, bananas, waffles, whipped cream, syrup). Brunch is priced at $20 per person with bottomless mimosas.
The Chocolate Sanctuary
Celebrate the arrival of 2020 at The Chocolate Sanctuary! The menu features chef-prepared options using fresh seasonal ingredients. The evening’s special menu features an amuse bouche (stuffed dates with candied bacon and goat cheese) along with chef-prepared options using fresh seasonal ingredients. Dinner selections include their famous Cocoa Spiced Butternut Squash Soup, Lobster Bisque, Roasted Beet Salad, Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, Lamb Lollipops and Arancini for appetizers, and Ribeye Oscar, Signature Sanctuary Salmon, Stuffed Cornish Hen and Stuffed Roasted Butternut Squash. See the full menu on their Facebook page.
Guests will delight in selections from Pastry Chef Hailey Turso’s dessert menu, which features the restaurant’s signature Tableside Chocolate Fountain, and much more. In addition, all diners will receive complimentary salted caramel and dark chocolate popcorn with gourmet Maldon sea salt.
The Chocolate Sanctuary is located at 5101 Washington St, Gurnee IL. Reservations are required and can be made by visiting thechocolatesanctuary.com or calling 224-944-0808.
Make your New Year's Eve plans early with these exciting happenings around the city:
Offshore
Offshore is ringing in the New Year with ABC 7's Cheryl Scott & Terrell. With views of Navy Pier's fireworks accompanied by a bar & chef stations, Offshore will be counting down the New Year.
Tickets grant you access to a 5-hour open bar, hors d’oeuvres, chef stations, live music & fireworks.
Doors open at 9:00 PM | Event is 21+ only | Black Tie Recommended | Cocktail Attire Required
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2RjNNsi
VU Rooftop Bar
VU Rooftop Bar is ringing in the New Year 22 stories above the city with views from the South Loop, a bar, chef's hors d' oeuvres, live music & DJs throughout the night.
Tickets will grant guests access to a 4-hour open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment.
Doors open at 9:00 PM | Event is 21+ only | Black Tie Recommended | Cocktail Attire Required
VIP IGLOOS available with space for up to 15 guests.
https://bit.ly/2sJ84gH
ROOF on theWit
Situated on the 27th floor of theWit Hotel at 201 N. State Street, ROOF is ringing in the new year and the new decade with their 3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Monte Carlo celebration. The black tie affair will be welcoming 2020 on Tuesday, December 31st from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with an open platinum bar, gaming tables, sweets and savory dishes, acrobatic performers and live entertainment from The Champagne All Stars and DJKaos.
The festivities begin at 9 p.m. with a platinum open bar featuring the creative cocktail stylings of Piers Smyth, Director of Beverages and Restaurants for theWit. While they sip, celebrators are free to try their luck at one of the many gaming tables available including Roulette, Caps, Blackjack and Poker.
To accompany the spirits, party goers can feast on savory plates and sweet treats created by ROOF on theWit’s award-winning chefs, Executive Chef Nathan Sears and Pastry Chef Toni Roberts. Indulge in carved prime steaks, premium seafood, hors d’oeuvres, French macrons and more.
While guests help themselves to the food and beverages offered, they may relish in the views of Chicago from 27 stories above the Windy City and enjoy the music stylings of The Champagne All Stars, a group that puts their twist on the classic top 40 songs from the last 40 years, and DJKaos. Acrobatic performers and nightlife dancers will grace the venue for an upscale viewing treat.
When the clock strikes midnight, memorialize the New Year with a classic G.H. Mumm Champagne toast and take a photo in the complimentary photo booth that is available all night.
Tickets for the New Year’s Eve Monte Carlo Party on ROOF on theWit start at $185 and can be purchased at www.NYEonROOF.com. Tables for New Year’s Eve can be reserved for a price in addition to the per person ticket price. Prices vary based on the number of people at a table and size of the table. To reserve, guests can add their request onto their Eventbrite purchase directly in the reservation engine. For questions, please contact rreservations@thewithotel.com. Tables will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Hilton Chicago Northbrook
Celebrate the New Year on the North Shore! Hilton Chicago Northbrook, 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, is welcoming guests to attend their annual New Year’s Eve Gala to end 2019 on the most festive of notes. The award-winning North Shore property will offer non-stop entertainment with their range of deluxe package offerings including dinner, dancing and so much more. For guests arriving early or looking to extend their stay, the property is offering a special rate of $89 per night. In addition to the celebrations, guests may take full advantage of the hotel’s on-site amenities including an indoor pool, whirlpool spa, 24-hour business center, fitness center and sauna. Located near the most iconic North Shore spots including Northbrook Court, Kohl Children’s Museum, Chicago Botanic Garden and just a short drive to the city, Hilton Chicago Northbrook is a staycation destination.
Guests have the option between three packages to plan the evening, including:
· NYE Gala Package ($442 per couple)
o Deluxe Overnight Accommodations with Late Checkout, Passed Hors d’Oeuvres, Four Course Dinner with Wine Service, Five Hours of Open Bar, Non-Stop Dancing with an Elite DJ, Party Hats and Favors.
· NYE Party & Room Package ($325 per couple)
o Three Hours of Open Bar from 10 p.m. – 1 p.m., Dancing and Overnight Accommodations.
· NYE Dinner Package ($317 per couple)
o Passed Hors d’Oeuvres, Four Course Dinner with Wine Service, Five Hours of Open Bar, Non-Stop Dancing with an Elite DJ, Party Hats and Favors.
These offerings are available for guests 21 and over. For more information, please call 847.509.70702 or visit www.chicagonorthbrook.hilton.com.
Geja's Cafe
One of the most romantic restaurants in the city, is offering a special way to greet the new decade by featuring three special reserved seatings on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Reservations are available for 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
All guests will enjoy a four-course fondue dinner complete with a Swiss Gruyere cheese fondue appetizer, salad, lobster, shrimp, and beef entree along with Geja’s famous flaming Belgian chocolate dessert fondue. The evening’s packages also include champagne, tax, and gratuity. The 5:00 p.m. seating is $105 per person and includes a glass of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut Champagne. The 7:30 p.m. seating is $125 per person and includes a glass of Laurent-Perrier Cuvee Rose Champagne. The 10:00 p.m. seating is $135 per person and includes a bottle of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut Champagne per couple with party favors galore for the countdown to midnight. To make a reservation, please visit www.gejascafe.com or call Geja’s Café at 773-281-9101.
ROOH Chicago
One of the top Indian restaurants in Chicago, ROOH, situated on “Restaurant Row” at 736 W. Randolph, will be hosting an over-the-top celebration to ring in the New Year including a DJ, special tasting experience and much more. On Tuesday, December 31, ROOH’s menu will offer an elevated experience through a four course, family style dinner.
Curated by Executive Chef Sujan Sarkar and Chef de Cuisine Sahil Sethi, the menu includes the following:
1st Course: Pumpkin Mulligatawny and Black Rice Papad.
2nd Course (Choose One): Brie – Pakoda with Beetroot Murabba and Spiced Persimmon Chutney; Tandoori Yam served with Asparagus Pepper Fry and Tomato Pachadi; Tuna Bhel prepared with Green Mango, Avocado, Tamarind, Radish and Semolina Papad; Malai Chicken Tikka Terrine offered with White Asparagus and Truffle; and Lamb Keema served with Potato Mousse and Buttered Pao.
3rd Course (Choose One): Paneer Pasanda prepared with Awadhi Cashew Nut Gravy and Caramelized Onion; Tandoori Mushroom Wellington with Parmesan Yakhni and Truffle; Butter Poached Lobster topped with Seafood Alleppey Curry, Green Mango and Ginger; or Stuffed Chicken Breast with Red Pepper Makhani and Fenugreek.
4th Course (Choose one): Coconut Phirni Mousse with Toasted Sesame Ice Cream and Khubani; or a Chocolate Rum Ball prepared with Milk Ice Cream, Kumquat Chutney and Gold.
Reservations are classified as an early tasting experience or a late-night reservation. The early tasting experience will be offered from 5-6:30PM with a price of $75 per person (tax and gratuity not included) and includes occupancy of the table for a maximum of two hours. Late-night reservations begin at 8:30PM for $105 per person (tax and gratuity not included) and includes possession of the table for the entire night. The DJ begins at 10:30PM and the evening will conclude with a champagne toast at 12AM to commemorate the New Year. Foodies may indulge in this special culinary journey by making a reservation at https://www.roohchicago.com/ on New Year’s Eve.
the Albert
Celebrate the start of the new decade with Hotel EMC2, the art and science inspired hotel located in the heart of Streeterville. They will be offering a 7-Course Chef’s Tasting Menu in the hotel’s restaurant, the Albert, that will honor dishes from historical Chicago venues found in the Archives of the New York Public Library. Containing over 12,000 carefully-selected art and science novels lining the walls of the airy, double-height space, the Albert’s menu will similarly include dishes that pay homage to many venues including Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago Jewelers Association and The Drake Hotel in thoughtful, creative ways available for $125 per person.
The full menu includes:
Blue Point Caviar Red Snapper, Chicago Beach Hotel 1901
Salad Monegasque, The Drake Hotel 1964
Chinook Froid, Sauce Verte, The Drake Hotel 1964
Sweetbread En Brochette, Chicago Athletic Club 1908
Royal Squab Au Cresson, Lettuce, Grapefruit, Chicago Jewelers Association 1906
Sorbet & Cigarette, Chicago Jewelers Association 1906
Glace en Surprise Fancy Cake Roquefort Coffee, Chicago Beach Hotel 1901
The hotel will be offering a special guestroom package for those looking to extend the celebrations. For $439 per night per couple, the package will include the Chef’s Tasting Menu and overnight accommodations. This special offering is valid on New Year’s Eve only. For more information or to book a reservation, please visit the hotel’s website. To make a reservation for the Chef’s Tasting Menu, please visit the restaurant’s website.
Ocean Prime
Cheers to a Prime Dining Experience with Ocean Prime, 87 E. Wacker, a Chicago destination for seafood and steak. The restaurant is now accepting reservations for New Year’s Eve dining via their website.
Replay Lincoln Park
This New Year’s Eve, Replay Lincoln Park is offering a tribute to the classic Friends episode "The One With The Routine," by hosting a one-night-only mini pop-up for New Year’s Eve. Tickets are $40, and include appetizers, party favors, a champagne toast at midnight, and an open bar featuring sparkling wine and craft beers. Premium cocktails are also available for just $2. To purchase tickets, please click here.
Raised, An Urban Rooftop Bar
Raised is inviting Chicagoans and visitors alike to ring in the new decade on Tuesday, December 31. For those looking to avoid outrageous covers and bar packages, the third-floor rooftop destination, which boasts panoramic views of the Chicago river and city skyline, will be offering live beats from DJ Marc Adam from 9 p.m. to Midnight. Guests will pay $20 at the door and will receive a $20 voucher for food and drinks that goes directly to your NYE bill.
Staytion Market & Bar
Additionally, Staytion Market & Bar, located on the first floor of Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, will celebrate New Year’s Eve with cocktails, signature menu items and live entertainment for adults and children alike to enjoy. Live beats will be provided from Aly Jados from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and DJ Marc Poise from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a special New Year’s Eve prix fixe menu with items such as Smoked Lamb Loin, Honey Brined Chicken, and Mushroom Truffle Bisque. Children aged 11 and younger will also enjoy a special menu with favorites such as White Cheddar Mac & Cheese, Grilled 4 oz. Bistro Filet, Oven Roasted Chicken, and more. For more details, please visit raisedbarchicago.com or call (312) 795-3444.
The Ivy Hotel
Just steps from the Magnificent Mile and all of the action on New Year’s Eve, the Ivy Hotel is ringing in 2020 in style with their New Year’s Eve Celebration at the IVY package. Offering guests complimentary valet parking, poppers and party hats in room, and a glass of sparkling wine and a round of appetizers at the Divine Lounge, the package is complete with a satisfying “hang-over” breakfast delivered to the guestroom the next morning. For more information or to book the package, please click here.
Lucky Strike Social at Wrigleyville
Lucky Strike Social is gearing up to ring in the new decade by offering two packages for adults and children alike on December 31. The Daytime Family Package is available from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and includes a reserved bowling lane for two hours, shoe rental, a One Hour Time Play game card, soft drinks, party favors, and a champagne toast for the adults. Tickets are $20 per person, children under three are free. Must conclude by 7 p.m.
The Evening Package is available from 6 p.m. until close, for $40 per person. The Evening Package includes a reserved bowling lane for two hours, also with shoe rental, a One Hour Time Play game card, chips and salsa, soft drinks, two drink tickets for call liquor, a selection of beer or wine, party favors, and a champagne toast.
Pricing for both packages includes tax and service fees. Minimum of four guests, maximum of eight guests per bowling lane. For more information, please call the venue at (872) 206-6740.
Marchesa
Marchesa is hosting New Year's Eve in their subterranean bohemian-chic wine lair, The Champagne Cave, for a Studio 54-themed cocktail & hors d'oeuvres party. A three-hour open bar with nibbles, decorations, and music will be offered from 9pm - 12am. The entire space is dressed to the nines in black, silver, and white decorations with guests wearing their New Year's best. Marchesa will provide candlelight, black & white masquerade masks, confetti, merrymakers, balloons, and a NYE countdown.
Tickets for the Studio 54 party are $100 per person (not including tax). The Cave opens at 7pm for those wishing to have dinner prior and closes at 2am.
Celebrate the New Year in Marchesa's main dining room. Inspired by Truman Capote's Swan Ball, the evening will feature live jazz music with a dance floor from 6pm - 9pm and a DJ after 9pm until well after midnight. Bistro and brasserie dishes by Chef Didier Durand will be offered including touches like black truffles, caviar, and champagne. An a la carte menu, full bar, and wine list will be available. Come as you are or dress up in black and white attire.
- Early seating for the Black & White Ball is from 5pm - 6pm and costs $75/person (includes two-hour seating, mini welcome cocktail, a la carte dinner menu, live music and dancing).
- Late seating is from 9pm - 10pm and costs $100 per person (includes seating for the remainder of the evening, mini welcome cocktail, a la carte dinner menu, masquerade masks, DJ and dance floor, toast of bubbles at midnight, and NYE countdown).
Spiaggia
On Tuesday, December 31st, reserved guests can enjoy 8 or 10-course tasting menus from Executive Chef Eric Lees, with optional wine pairings to complement the experience. For the holiday, guests can choose between an 8-course menu ($250/person for the 2-2.5 hour dining experience) offered during select seating times between 6-8 p.m., and a 10-course menu ($300/ person for the 2.5-3 hour dining experience) available for reservations made between 8:30 -10:30 p.m. Those with reservations for 9:30 p.m. and later will be able to ring in the new year with the Spiaggia team. All diners will enjoy preparations from Lees' winter menu along with some dishes special to the holiday.
One dish special to the evening, and one that happens only once a year at Spiaggia, is the restaurant’s annual Truffle Risotto (Risotto Nero) preparation. Throughout the year, truffle scraps are added to a temperature-controlled bin of rice. With each small piece of truffle adding its special flavor and aroma to the rice, the flavor is intensified throughout the year as more and more scraps are added to the bin. On New Year’s Eve, it is a long-standing Spiaggia tradition to serve a Truffle Risotto to guests.
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
Welcome in the New Year and chase away your hangover with a boozy brunch at Jake Melnick's Corner Tap on New Year's Day.
Everyone wears PJ's at New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch featuring a 'Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar, Beer-Mosa and Mimosa Bar available from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on January 1, 2020. They'll have a Chef's Table featuring pancakes, breakfast sausage, eggs, and a cereal bar, along with giant jenga and board games. The Chef's Table is $10 per person and $7 for the Build Your Own Bar. Reserve a table on Resy.
360 Chicago
Ring in the new year on the 94th floor for 360 CHICAGO's 4th-annual New Year's Eve celebration. Created for guests 21+, this package includes general admission beginning at 9 PM, unlimited rides on TILT, live DJ, party favors, two glasses of sparkling wine, and a view of the New Year’s Eve fireworks display!
Dress code: Semi-formal. Dress to impress, but black tie optional.
Coat Check: Available at the door.
Two glasses of sparkling wine are included with every ticket. Full cash bar all night with a specialty cocktail and a selection of mixed drinks, wine, and beer. BAR 94 will serve some light bites while they last. We recommend having your dinner before the event.
Price: $95
The Barn Steakhouse
The Barn Steakhouse (1016 Church Street, Evanston) is open for New Year's Eve and offering their full menu plus a champagne toast at midnight!
Found Kitchen & Social House
Found Kitchen & Social House is bringing in the new year with a 5-course feast. Large groups are welcome and the night will include a champagne toast at midnight and party favors. Please see below for the full menu.
Dinner is $68 per person. Reservations are available beginning at 5:30 pm and can be made by calling 847.868.8945 or visiting foundkitchen.com.
Amuse Bouche
"Loaded" Sunchoke Chip with cheddar, chives, bacon, and onion
1st Course
Vichyssoise, Potato & Leek Soup with Duck Croquets and Shallot Confit
or
Kale Caesar Salad with Parmigiano Reggiano crisp and sourdough crouton
2nd Course
Charcuterie: Chicken Liver Mousse, Country Ham, French Salami, and Accouterments
or
Cheese: Artisan Cheeses, Cherry Mustarda, and Homemade Crackers
3rd Course
Roasted Trout with Green Beans, Smoked Potatoes, Gribiche and Burre Blanc
or
Country-Style Bouillabaisse with Mussels, Toast, Shallot, and Garlic Confit
or
Rutabaga Tagliatelle with Sunchoke Veloute, Wilted Greens and Sunflower Seeds
4th Course
Braised Short Rib with Robochon Potatoes and Root Vegetables
or
Cauliflower Steak cooked meuniere style with cauliflower puree, puffed grains, and grapefruit
Sweet
Sweet Potato Pie with toasted mallow
Textures of Chocolate
**Truffle, Lobster, & Ribeye Enhancements are Available to Add-On starting at $10 per plate**
Roka Akor Chicago
On December 31st from 5:30pm - Midnight, celebrate New Year's Eve as Roka Akor rings in 2020 with Roka's 1920s themed Great Gatsby New Year's Ball. Enjoy a special midnight champagne toast, Great Gatsby Favors, DJ entertainment starting at 9pm, a photo booth, and more.
A special tasting menu will be available for $129/person that includes Robata Grilled Scallop, Toro Nigiri, Lemon Butter Poached Sout American Lobster Tail, Snake River Farms Wagyu Fillet, and more. An a la carte menu will additionally be available. The Roka Bar will also be offering a special $55 tasting menu from 4:30pm - 6:30pm and 10pm -12pm.
The Chicago location will also be hosting a $500 Instagram contest. Guests are encouraged to post a photo dining at Roka Akor Chicago for New Year's Eve tagging the location and using #RokaNYE2020 for a chance to win a $500 Roka Akor gift card.
Roka Akor Oak Brook
On December 31st from 11:30am - 11pm, enjoy a special Champagne Greet and Great Gatsby Favors at Roka Akor Oak Brook for New Year's Eve. In addition to an a la carte menu, there will additionally be a tasting menu available for $109/person that includes Prime Beef Tataki, Grilled Seabass, Toro Tartar with Osetra Caviar, and more.
Roka Akor Old Orchard
On December 31st from 11:30am - 10pm, enjoy a special Champagne Greet and Great Gatsby Favors at Roka Akor Old Orchard for New Year's Eve. In addition to an a la carte menu, there will additionally be a tasting menu available for $109/person that includes Hon Maguro Nigiri, Lobster Tempura, Tuna Tataki, and more.
The Globe Pub
The Globe will have their traditional complimentary champagne toast at 6pm for the UK & Ireland and at midnight for Chicago! They will also be counting down NYE around The Globe starting at 3pm until midnight! Different specials for each hour starting at 3pm in Moscow. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/572253480233422/.
aliveOne
aliveOne in Lincoln Park will ring in the new year with an all-inclusive package from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The package includes access to aliveOne's private back room, a drink package with top shelf liquor, beer, wine and Red Bull, and a food buffet catered by Pasta Bowl. Guests will be offered a champagne toast at midnight and DJ sets from Boathouse all night. The front room at aliveOne will be open with no cover all night beginning at 5 p.m. For tickets, visit http://aliveone.com/event/aliveones-new-years-eve-party/.
Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier
General Admission tickets include premium top shelf drinks and a Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants food station from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. with access to over 20 liquor bars, red carpet with step and repeat, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight. Guests will have music from Chicago's DJ Dante as well a view of the midnight fireworks show from a private terrace for guests of the Crystal Gardens only. Party-goers will also receive an official after-party wristband.
Guests can opt for VIP tickets, starting at $149, to be offered all the benefits of general admission tickets plus express admission at 8:30 p.m., separate VIP express entry line, first chance to get tables, a special gift and more. Reserved Guaranteed VIP tables start at $199 per person and guests receive a VIP ticket plus a guaranteed table for two to eight people and one to four bottles of champagne based on the table size purchased.
Easy Bar
Guests who ring in the new year at Easy Bar in Wicker Park will be offered an all-inclusive package from 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. and a Taco Toast at midnight featuring Taco Bell tacos paired with a glass of champagne. The package will include private access to the back room, top shelf liquor, beer and wine, Red Bull, food spread catered from Pasta Bowl, and DJ Faithful Anchor spinning music all night. For tickets, visit http://easybarchicago.com/event/easy-bars-new-years-eve-party/.
The front bar at Easy Bar will be open to the public with free admission from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. with no dress code.
Elf'd Up Holiday Pop-Up
Guests are invited to ring in 2020 with Stretch Bar & Grill in Wrigleyville's Elf'd Up holiday pop-up. Attendees will enjoy an "All that Glitters" theme with a five hour drink and meal package beginning at 8 p.m. as well as a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. VIP table options are also available. To purchase tickets, visit: https://pubcrawls.com/events/new-years-eve/chicago/the-stretch-bar/.
Estelle's
On New Year's Eve, Estelle's will be open to the public from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. with no cover and no dress code. They will also offer an optional all-inclusive drink package from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring top shelf liquor, beer, wine and Red Bull. Estelle's will have DJ Devinci spinning tunes all night and a champagne toast at midnight. Estelle's menu will be available a la carte all night. Limited table reservations will be available. For tickets, visit http://estelleschicago.com/event/estelles-new-years-eve-party/.
Hubbard Inn
Chicagoans who ring in the new year at the newly revamped Hubbard Inn in River North will offered access to all three floors including the venue's new mixology-driven lounge called Blue Violet, complimentary champagne from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., a hosted bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., passed hors d'oeuvres, DJ, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. For tickets, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/nye-2020-hubbard-inn-tickets-80734361649?aff=pr.
For information on VIP table reservations, email nye@hubbardinn.com. All guests who purchase a New Year's Eve ticket will receive complimentary happy hour on the Eve of the Eve and brunch on New Year's Day at an 8 Hospitality location.
Joy District
Joy District in River North announces their annual New Year's Eve party with two floors of drinks and dancing. Tickets include complimentary champagne from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., a hosted bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., passed hors d'oeuvres, DJ, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. For tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nye-2020-joy-district-tickets-80726532231?aff=pr.
For information on VIP table or igloo reservations, email nye@joychicago.com. All guests who purchase a New Year's Eve ticket will receive complimentary happy hour on the Eve of the Eve and brunch on New Year's Day at an 8 Hospitality location.
Mastro's
Mastro's will be open from 3 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the bar area and 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the dining room on New Year's Eve. In additional to an a la carte New Year's Eve menu, Mastro's will feature a Chateaubriand dish for $115 which includes a large center-cut roasted beef tenderloin, sliced and served tableside with béarnaise and peppercorn sauce on the side. For a specialty dessert, guests can enjoy a seasonal Pumpkin Butter Cake for $18, which features Mastro's signature warm butter cake with the addition of real pumpkin and seasonal hard spices, topped and baked with pumpkin pie spiced cream cheese, finished with caramelized raw sugar, and served with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and homemade whipped cream.
Patrons can pair their dinner with Mastro's holiday cocktail, Holiday Cheer, with Tito's Vodka, Kerrigold Irish Cream, Kahlua, Licor 43, garnished with a cinnamon, sugar and graham cracker rim. The cocktail is available for $22.
Morton's
Morton's in Chicago, Naperville, Northbrook, Rosemont and Schaumburg will be open from 4 p.m. to midnight and feature a Steak and Lobster Special for $59. The special includes an 8-ounce filet mignon paired with a 1 ¼ pound lobster topped with lobster butter sauce and finished with grated parmesan cheese and a savory puffed pastry.
A holiday cocktail will also be available for $17 with Ketel One Botanical Cucumber Rose Vodka, Aperol Aperitif, simple syrup, and lemon juice in a champagne flute, topped with hand shaken whipped cream and an edible rose petal garnish.
Onward
Created by Executive Chef Patrick Russ, Onward's special New Year's Eve menu includes items like Alaskan King Crab Bisque (mirepoix, gochujang, creme fraiche; $14), 16-ounce Bone-In Braised Short Rib (white bean purée, sassafras, roasted baby carrots; $42), Beau Soleil Oysters (with blood orange caviar, champagne granita; $3 each) and a Fluke Cioppino (Manila clams, Spanish chorizo, saffron, grilled sourdough; $34).
Onward's New Year's Eve reservations be available from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.. Onward will host a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. A special New Year's Eve cocktail will be available for $13 each and includes Taittinger Champagne, Pineau Des Charentes, Vermouth and lemon, topped with edible gold dust.
Play Kitchen & Cocktails
Play Kitchen & Cocktails, located in Chicago's Gold Coast, will host a Gatsby-Themed New Year's Eve party starting at $85 per person from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The party includes a premium open bar, selection of gourmet hors d'oeuvres from Executive Chef Melva Jarvis, party favors, DJs, balloon drop with one-thousand balloons, and a champagne toast at midnight. Guests are encouraged to embrace the 20's era and come dressed in their best attire like flapper dresses, feathers, furs, suspenders, striped suits, fedoras and more. For tickets, visit http://sevn.ly/xMBSjrIR.
Remedy
Located at the border of Bucktown and Logan Square and just steps from the Western blue line stop, Remedy will be open at 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve and feature half-price everything happy hour until 7 p.m.
For guests who stick around, Remedy's New Year's Eve celebration will feature an all-inclusive package from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The package includes top shelf liquor, beer and wine, Red Bull, a DIY taco bar from Big Star, a champagne toast at midnight and a DJ Presto spinning all night. For tickets, visit http://remedybarchicago.com/event/remedys-new-years-eve-party/
Starting at 1 a.m., Remedy will open to the public for the New Year's after party until 4 a.m.
The Owl
The Owl will be open to the public on New Year's Eve from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. with no cover. Party-goers can also offered an optional all-inclusive package from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. which includes top shelf liquor, beer and wine, Red Bull and a DIY taco bar from Big Star. The Owl will host a champagne toast at midnight as well as DJ Esteban spinning all night. For tickets, visit http://owlbarchicago.com/event/owls-new-years-eve-party/.
Tuscany on Taylor
Guests who dine at Tuscany on Taylor for New Year's Eve will be offered dinner specials created by Executive Chef Victorio Padilla. There will be complimentary party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Festive drink specials for $9 each will include the Jack Frost (Jack Daniel's Whiskey, simple syrup, cranberry juice, splash of orange juice and mint, garnished with an orange slice) and Holiday Mule (Tito's Vodka, pomegranate juice, lime juice, ginger beer, dash of honey, garnished with a lime wedge). The regular menu will also be available.
Tuscany Wheeling
Guests who ring in the New Year at Tuscany in Wheeling will be offered a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, a special New Year's Eve Chef's Menu created by Executive Chef Bolla Loza, and live music from Rendition beginning at 8 p.m. The regular menu will also be available.
Festive holiday cocktails will also be available for $9 each including the Jack Frost
(Jack Daniel's Whiskey, simple syrup, cranberry juice, splash of orange juice and mint, garnished with an orange slice) and a Holiday Mule (Tito's Vodka, pomegranate juice, lime juice, ginger beer, dash of honey, garnished with a lime wedge).
Nico Osteria
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day
Corned Beef & Cabbage Hash
Fried Chicken & French Toast
RA Sushi Bar & Restaurant
RA Sushi restaurants in Chicagoland will be open to the public with special holiday hours for New Year’s Eve/Day.
New Year’s Eve:
11 a.m. - 1 a.m.
New Year’s Day:
11 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Guests can enjoy their limited-time only cocktails, available now until January 13:
The Palm Chicago
The Palm will celebrate the start of a new decade in timeless fashion with a three-course, prix-fixe dinner available exclusively on New Year’s Eve. For $195 per couple, The Palm’s limited-time menu stars Surf ‘N’ Turf for two, including a four-pound lobster, alongside choice of the restaurant’s appetizers and desserts. Guests can toast to a year well spent with two glasses of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne for an additional $25.
The Palm’s New Year’s Eve menu includes:
First Course (choice of)
Second Course (shared)
Third Course (choice of)
Reservations are recommended. Pricing does not include tax or gratuity. For more information and to make a reservation, please visit ThePalm.com.
Bordel
This New Year's Eve, Bordel is hosting an evening filled with DJ entertainment and food & beverage packages created by their Beverage Team and Executive Chef Marcos Campos of Black Bull. The party lasts from 9PM to 1:30AM, and includes authentic Spanish food, an open bar, DJ entertainment and of course a midnight countdown and toast. Tickets start at $85, and are available here.
Celeste
From 9PM to 1AM, Celeste is hosting at their pub and deco rooms for passed food, open bar, and a dessert station. Tickets start at $75 and are available here. For groups buying 8+ individual General Admission Tickets, Celeste will provide complimentary private booths while available. The party continues until 4AM with a cash bar and special late-night menu.
DISCO
General Admission tickets (available here) start at $125, and include access to DISCO and the Roof Garden of Celeste, passed food, open bar, bubbles and DJ entertainment on both levels from 9PM to 1AM. But the party doesn't stop then - when the rest of Chicago goes to sleep, DISCO stays up. The party continues until 4AM with a cash bar and special late-night menu.
Houndstooth
Wrigleyville’s original country bar has been transformed into Griswold’s, inspired by the 1989 classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. For New Year’s Eve, party in spirit with Clark and the gang with a cash bar and live entertainment. A $5 cover or toy donation will be collected at the door to benefit Toys for Tots.
Mosey in for the bar’s New Years Day pajama brunch on New Year’s Day morning. Guests in pajamas will receive a gift card equal to their check from 11 AM to 3:30 PM. Enjoy Southern-inspired favorites including biscuits & gravy, Gulf Jumbo Shrimp - house recipe served with cocktail and ‘good good’ sauce - and the Southern Benedict with ham steak, buttermilk biscuit, red-eye hollandaise and two fried eggs. Feed your hangover with $15 mimosa pitchers and domestic beer pitchers.
Recess
Tickets are currently available for just $35 and include live entertainment, open bar and passed appetizers from 9pm-12am. Ticket prices will increase closer to New Year’s Eve. Tickets are available here.
SX Sky Bar
SX Sky Bar is ringing in 2020 with a view at its NYE Gala. Spend NYE in Chicago’s new 6th floor sky lounge and watch the fireworks through the retractable glass wall overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan. Tickets start at $70, and include open bar, appetizers, a balloon drop and midnight champagne toast. Open bar lasts from 9PM to 1AM; doors are open from 8PM to 2AM. Looking for a place to stay? Buy your ticket to and receive 20% off hotel rooms at Hotel Essex directly next door. Details and tickets are available through the Eventbrite link, available here.
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago (221 North Columbus Drive Chicago, IL 60601) is ringing in the new year with a balloon drop, hors d’oeuvres, a live DJ, party favors and a champagne toast at their Blu Year's Eve party. GA tickets are available for $130 and include four hours of open bar service starting at 9 p.m. VIP tickets ($160), which include an extra hour of open bar service, give guests access to an 8pm reception with charcuterie as well as chef-selected premium appetizers and reserved seating inside the ballroom. Partygoers who buy tickets before December 6 can get GA and VIP tickets for $110 and $140, respectively. Tickets available here.
Untitled Supper Club
Untitled Supper Club is ringing in 2020 like it’s 1919 with a Bootlegger’s Ball in honor of the 100th anniversary of Chicago’s prohibition. The New Year’s Eve extravaganza features over 40 of Chicago burlesque, aerial, contortion and variety performers, live music and DJs spinning all night long. Tickets include a food and beverage package including specialty cocktails, hor d'oeuvres, dessert and late-night snacks. Tickets are currently available through the website for $75. Prices will increase as the date nears.
Virgin Hotels Chicago
Virgin Hotels Chicago is sending off the year in style with their New Year’s Casino Royale Party. The night begins at 8 pm with a premium hosted 4-hour open bar package, but the party will continue with a cash bar after midnight. Kick off the night at our satellite bar, mingle with over card games, roulette table, craps table and slot machine fun. Top off the evening with a balloon drop and complimentary champagne toast at midnight. GA tickets are only $70 until November 30, and VIP options are available. Additional info and tickets are available here.
Z Bar
Z Bar hosts its second NYE in style with its Fire & Ice Party. The elements will be present from Elyx Vodka Martinis chilled on an ice luge with caviar to flaming hot toddys made to order. Beginning at 8 PM, the ticketed party includes an open bar for six hours, a welcome toast and Champagne toast at midnight, as well as passed hor d’oeuvres including crab beignets, daikon frites, diver scallops and mini burgers. DJ REDUX will be hand for the countdown and spinning hits the whole evening, keeping the dance floor the most popular spot of the bar. Early bird tickets start at $150 including the hosted bar, available on Eventbrite here.
Bar Biscay
Bar Biscay is ending 2019 with a New Year’s Eve five-course menu celebrating the Basque region and southern France ($75) with optional beverage pairings ($25). Reservations on Resy here.
Beatnik West Town
Beatnik West Town is hosting an international dinner party featuring DJ beats from artists around the world. The Bohemian venue is open for regular dinner service with DJ entertainment both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Reserve your table through Resy.
Beatnik West Town also host an all-day, two-day brunch party on New Year's Eve and New Year’s Day. This New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Beatnik West Town is hosting a brunch party that will take them on a worldy musical journey. NYE brunch on 12/31 will feature Island Beats spun by DJ Eliana. New Year's Day Brunch on 1/1 will feature entertainment provided by Rock the Casbah, an eclectic blend of global DJ beats accompanied by live jazz performers. The brunch party lasts from 10AM to 3:30PM both days. Reserve your table through Resy.
Black Bull
Black Bull wants guests to trade Champagne for cava and take a culinary tour of Spain this New Year’s Eve. Black Bull will be open for dinner service New Year's Eve starting at 5PM. Black Bull's newest dish, the Presa Ibérica, will be offered. A grilled boneless pork shoulder from acorn-fed Ibérico pigs of Spain, dry-aged 30 days and topped it with Canarian Mojo Verde and piparras peppers. Reserve your table through Resy today.
El Che Steakhouse & Bar
El Che Steakhouse & Bar offers a special chef's counter pre-fixe with two seatings that night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. for $140 per person; this includes a 10-course tasting menu and bubbles toast. Libations will be served a la carte or ordered as pairings with standard or premium options. The menu will include John's favorites and specialty menu items like crab legs & lobster. The Hearth Table will also be offering two seatings that accommodate larger parties at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for $100 per person. This includes a 3-course feast with a bubbles toast. Guests will also have the option of ordering a magnum bottle of wine. El Che will also be accepting regular dinner reservations online throughout the entire evening. Reservations can be made here.
Gemini
Gemini offers three seatings (5, 7:30 and 9:30 PM) for its New Year’s Eve menu, which includes a celebratory glass of bubbles. Bring the kids to the 5 PM seating for a prix fixe menu just for them with a festive kiddie cocktail ($25) as well as a special “Kids’ Countdown” complete with party favors at 6:30 PM.
Stop by Lincoln Park’s bistro for their Sunday fried chicken which will be offered for brunch all day on New Years Day from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m to celebrate the new year. Keep the party going with bottomless mimosas for $18. Reservations can be made online here.
mfk.
mfk. celebrates New Year’s Eve with a family-style, Spanish-inspired four-course menu with optional beverage pairings. Book on Resy here.
The Loyalist
The Loyalist offers a special pre-fixe menu for the evening, including a choice of prime rib, whole loup de mer or duck breast, along with a variety of sides and a bubbles toast for $75 per person. Optional adds-ons include punch bowls, Champagne, caviar and fruits de mer. An abbreviated a la carte menu will be available the night of, including the Dirty Burg. Reservations are prepaid and available on TOCK here.
The Smith
The Smith, the new addition to River North from New York, is hosting two seatings for New Year’s Eve dinner including a special a la carte menu from 5pm - 8pm, and a 3-course prix fixe with open bar, champagne toast, and party favors from 10pm - 1am. Reservations available here.
The Dearborn
The Dearborn will be open for regular dinner service with special menu items from Executive Chef Aaron Cuschieri. Pop some bubbly the Irish way in the heart of the loop. Reservations can be made here.
The Dearborn will also be open for New Year’s Day brunch, including a Bloody Mary special with their brunch menu. Reserve your table here.
Funkenhausen
Funkenhausen will help you kick off the new year with a German twang. The Southern-German mash-up restaurant from Chef Mark Steuer features new brunch menu items such as pretzel french toast, spaetzle carbonara, and a BL(fried green)T sandwich. For drinks, you can have your mimosa three ways (coupe, shoot or boot!) or order any brunch cocktail in a Piggy Pitcher. For anyone looking to watch the games, they recently installed TVs for your viewing pleasure. Reservations available from 10am-3pm here.
Old Pueblo Cantina
Old Pueblo Cantina will offer a Mexican brunch the first day of 2020. From dulce de leche pancakes, a loaded breakfast burrito and specialty cheese crisps. Along with fresh margarita pitchers and specialty brunch cocktails. Reservations can be made here.
Walton Street Kitchen + Bar
Walton Street Kitchen + Bar will be open for brunch and feature their fried chicken. Along with bottomless brunch cocktails for $25 - choose from mimosas, beer, house red or white wine, bloody marys or aperol spritz. Yes, you can mix it up with all the cocktail options. Brunch will be available from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Reservations can be made here.
DineAmic Hospitality
This New Year’s Eve is special for more reasons than one; not only is most of the world looking forward to the new year, but people will also be honoring the end of the decade. As the 2010s come to a close, DineAmic Hospitality restaurants, Siena Tavern (51 West Kinzie Street), Bar Siena (832 West Randolph St.) and Prime & Provisions (222 North LaSalle St.) will be hosting New Year’s Eve dinners in celebration of the end of one decade and welcoming the next. The restaurants will be making the evening a special one by dressing them with appropriately themed décor and serving off-menu, holiday inspired dishes as well as a complimentary Champagne toast to ring in 2020.
Bar Siena’s New Year's Eve menu, developed by Top Chef alum, Fabio Viviani, will personify the occasion with specialty dishes like the Chilled Oysters ($18) appetizer that will feature a Champagne gelee and will be paired with the notably high-end Osetra caviar. Its sister restaurant, Siena Tavern, will follow in suit with its limited-time 8 Oz. Duck Breast ($42), that will be accompanied by Champagne risotto and roasted grapes, finished off with a port blueberry reduction and truffle sea salt. In addition to Prime & Provisions offering off-menu dishes like Chilean Sea Bass ($48), Beef Wellington ($54) and a Boston Cream Pie ($12) for dessert, the top-rated steakhouse will be serving their full menu including its all-natural USDA steaks. Reservations for the restaurants will begin at 5 p.m and can be made by calling or through the following websites:
Wood
Executive Chef Ryan Brosseau presents Wood restaurant’s $80 4-course New Year’s Eve menu (plus amuse), with optional $40 mixed beverage pairing. Reservations for NYE prix-fixe are available on OpenTable.
Amuse:
Salmon roe, egg yolk jam, red onion gelée, kasha
First Course:
Chicory salad, smoked tea-infused blue cheese, sorghum vinaigrette, apple, candied walnuts
Second Course:
Agnolotti, saffron broth, pastis, fennel, parmesan
Third Course:
Rabbit leg confit, root vegetables ragú, chanterelle mushrooms
OR
Skate wing a la plancha, celery root mousse, smashed baby carrots, hazelnut chimichuri
Fourth Course:
Dark chocolate mousse, strawberry Champagne jam, whipped creme fraiche, hazelnut
Daisies
This New Year’s Eve, Daisies is offering a four course pre-fixe menu served family style. The menu is priced at $65 per person, with wine pairings starting at $35 per person. The full beverage menu will be available, including their spirit-free options. The a la carte menu will be unavailable. The menu includes vegetarian options. They are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies but please note when making reservation.They ask 48 hours notice of cancellation with a $30 per person fee.
Dos Urban Cantina
Dos Urban Cantina is offering a $55 ticketed meal that includes a five course menu. Beverages will be charged at the end of the meal, including tax and mandatory tip. Guests can choose one dish from each course, listed below:
etta
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at etta! Purchase a ticket for $35 for guaranteed entry, a toast at midnight, shot luges, DJ and a cash bar, here. Party is 10 PM - 1:30 AM. In addition to the $35 per person ticketed event, etta is also offering a $200 per person ticket. The $200 ticket includes table service with a four-course tasting menu as well as the DJ, shot luge, bottomless carafes and a midnight toast. The tasting menu can be found here and tickets can be purchased here.
New Year's Day from 11am - 8pm with a breakfast offering from 11am-2pm.
Gadabout
Located in Andersonville, Gadabout has a New Years Eve party for everyone -- including kids.
The Early Reception, from 4pm- 7pm, is great for families. This event is priced at $50/person ($45/person when buying three or more); $15/kids 12 and under with 4-5 passed appetizers and 2 drink tickets for cocktails, beer or wine + cash bar. Activities throughout the reception will include a NYE photo booth, and chalkboard with buckets of chalk with labels like 2019 Successes, 2019 Regrets, and 2020 Resolutions. There will also be games scattered throughout tables and kids activities.
For those who want to leave the kids at home and have a night to themselves, then the NYE Dinner & Party is for you. Starting at 7:45, this event is priced at $75/person ($70/person when you buy three or more) with a 5 course dinner and 2 drink tickets. Activities throughout the reception will include a NYE photo booth and chalkboard with buckets of chalk with labels like 2019 Successes, 2019 Regrets, and 2020 Resolutions. There will also be games scattered throughout tables.
You can purchase tickets to their NYE events here. For parties of three or more, please email events@gadaboutchicago.com.
Maple & Ash
Maple & Ash will have three seatings starting at 4:30pm. Guests who have a seating at 9pm or later, can hang around their tables and have a champagne toast at midnight to ring in the New Year. Those who arrived earlier are encouraged to stay and have a drink in the lounge to watch the ball drop. There is no pre-fixe menu, but White Alba Truffles will be available.
Maple & Ash will have three seatings starting at 4:30pm. Guests who have a seating at 9pm or later, can hang around their tables and have a champagne toast at midnight to ring in the New Year. Those who arrived earlier are encouraged to stay and have a drink in the lounge to watch the ball drop. There is no pre-fixe menu, but White Alba Truffles will be available.
Superkhana International
The restaurant emphasizes beverages with bubbles, an ideal pairing with Indian-ish food.
NYE guests will receive a complimentary taste of sparkling (spirited or spirit free). Additionally, Superkhana International will be opening up some of them by the bottle only, sparkling for sale by the glass.
Cafe Robey
Cafe Robey has a special pre-fixe menu for $100, tax and tip not included. The menu includes bubbles + berries; potato leek soup, caviar + pumpernickel; scallop, frisse, pistachio + citrus; winter truffle, fettuccini + fine herbs; NY strip, foie butter, melted leaks + rosemary jus; passion fruit tart, chocolate mousse + almond praline.
Gaijin
Celebrate the New Year at Paul Virant’s newest restaurant, which opened in November.
The Heritage
Enjoy an intimate celebration with a special 4-course pre-fixe dinner, make your reservation here. Full menu items are linked here.
The Robey
This year, ring in the start of the new decade at The Robey! With events such as a Speakeasy themed party at The Up Room, DJ in The Hall, low key drinks in The Lounge or a five-course meal at Cafe Robey, there is something for every type of New Year’s Eve partier. If you want to experience all of these activities? Be a “Lord of The Robey” and purchase a ticket for $150 that grants access to every outlet. Or, if you’re looking to impress your friends, rent out The Grotto for 17 of your closest friends for $3,000!
Acanto
Dinner hours: 4-11PM
Prix fixe menu for $95 per person with $55 optional wine pairings and complimentary bubbles toast. The menu includes the following:
Primo
Secondi
Terzo
Dolce
$55 Optional Wine Pairings
Whites:
Reds:
Beacon Tavern
Dinner hours: 4-11PM
Regular, à la carte menu will be offered along with specials including the following:
Food
Drink
Coda di Volpe
Dinner hours: 4:30-10:30PM
Four-course prix fixe menu for $95 per person. Regular menu is available only at the bar. Wine pairings available for an additional $45 per person
The Gage
Dinner hours: 4-11PM
Regular, à la carte menu will be offered along with specials including the following:
Food
Drink
The Dawson
Dinner hours: 4:30-11PM
Dinner and Upstairs Dance Party with reservations available beginning at 4:30PM and the party upstairs beginning at 9:30PM.
Regular, à la carte menu will be offered along with food and drink specials including the following:
Food
Drink:
Upstairs Dance Party:
Plenty of party favors, balloons and festivities
Pennyville Station
On Tuesday, December 31st, they’ll offer multiple holiday seatings, serving up their full dinner menu of farm-to-table fare, PLUS a one-night-only Surf N’ Turf special. Live entertainment, and two balloon drops will keep the party vibes going all evening. Seatings are available as follows:
5 p.m. Seating – Balloon drop for the kids at 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Seating
9:30 p.m. Seating – Balloon drop at Midnight
Reservations are recommended – Call 847-720-4841 or visit their website.
Bellemore
Hours: 5:30pm to 11:45pm
Bellemore's NYE Masquerade experience includes a four-course prix-fixe menu a including champagne toast for $99 (not including tax, additional beverages and gratuity). Please note that supplements/upgrades and wine pairings are not included in the ticket price and will need separate payment upon dining. View the NYE menu here- please note that items are subject to change.
Tickets and reservations: NYE at Bellemore
Boka
Hours: 7:45pm to 10:45pm
Boka will be offering a 5-course menu from 4:30-7:00pm and a 7-course menu from 7:45-10:45, with wine pairings available to enhance your experience.
Price: $170 per person
Reservations: NYE at Boka
Boqueria Chicago
Hours: 1st Seating: 6:00pm – 9:00pm (taking reservations from 6:00pm-7:00pm) & 2nd Seating: 9:30pm – 12:30am (taking reservations from 9:30pm-10:30pm)
Gather your friends and celebrate the New Year with tapas, sangria, cocktails and more! Join Boqueria Chicago, the new Spanish tapas restaurant & bar in Fulton Market, for a festive family-style tapas feast and unlimited drinks.
Price: 1st Seating: $85 per person (kids - $51), 2nd Seating: $125 per person (kids $75); exclusive of tax and gratuity
Reservations: available via OpenTable
Cira
Hours: 6:45pm to midnight
Flash back to the Jazz Age, Cira is roaring into the new year with a festive à la carte menu complete with champagne in the lounge and a toast at midnight in the dining room.
Reservations: NYE at Cira
City Mouse at Ace Hotel Chicago
Hours: 5:30pm-11:00pm
Take a seat at City Mouse this New Year’s Eve and experience special pre-fixe menus in both the lounge and dining room. A comprehensive menu of canapes including gougeres, panelle, caviar and chilled king crab will be available in the lounge for $50 (serving suggestion 1 order for 2 guests). In the main dining room, guests can expect a multi-course menu with lobster, compressed persimmons, ravioli and a dry aged beef wellington. Of course, dessert will be served to top it all off! Vegetarian options are available upon request.
Price: Lounge $50 | Dining Room $120/$105 per person
Dutch & Docs - Balena Pop-up
Hours: 5:00pm to 11:30pm
Enjoy both New Years Eve and the last night of the Balena pop-up at Dutch & Docs. Ring in the New Year Italian style with the return of beloved Balena’s à la carte menu.
Reservations: NYE at Dutch & Docs - Balena Pop-up
Little Goat Diner - Bubbles & Dinner Experience Upstairs at Little Goat
Hours: First Seating - 5:00pm, Second Seating - 9:00pm
This New Year’s Eve, Little Goat will be hosting two select seatings for an intimate multi-course bubbles and dinner experience in their upstairs private dining room. The menu will showcase Little Goat’s signature dishes paired with sparkling wines. The 5:00pm seating includes a welcome cocktail and three sparkling wine pours, with dinner starting at 5:30pm. The 9:00pm seating includes a welcome cocktail, four sparkling wine pours, a midnight toast and a seated dinner that begins at 9:30pm.
Price + Tickets:
5:00pm - $125 per ticket, purchase here
9:00pm - $175 per ticket, purchase here
Little Goat Diner
Hours: 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Little Goat Diner is hosting a dinner party feast in the main dining room this New Years Eve. Enjoy a three course family style prix fixe menu that includes dessert for $50/person (beverages excluded). As a kid friendly celebration, there will be a kids' ball drop for the little ones to enjoy before bedtime at 6:15pm! Limited items from the Little Goat Diner menu and kid’s menu will also available.
Price: Optional prefix menu available: $50 per person (beverages not included)
Tickets: NYE at Little Goat
Somerset
Hours: 5:00pm to 11:00pm
If there’s anywhere to celebrate New Years Eve in Chicago style, it’s Somerset. Fest, sip, and celebrate at Lee Wolen’s American supper club with a celebratory dinner at Somerset featuring an à la carte menu focused on festive, seasonal favorites.
Reservations: NYE at Somerset
Headquarters River North
Hours: A hosted bar from 9:00pm-1:30am, and a food buffet from 9:00pm-10:30pm
Headquarters River North is dressing up New Years Eve with a “Masquerade Arcade” celebration. Guests are encouraged to wear their best masquerade mask to the party, as the ten best masks win prizes! Expect a chef-driven buffet and complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Table & drink packages are also available for purchase. Resident Chicago DJs will be spinning all night into the new year. Price: Table Package for $250 (4 chairs, bottle of liquor, mixers/fruit, 1 bottle of champagne). Does not include price of entry ticket, must be purchased separately. Tickets: here
Cabra
Hours: 8:00pm-1:00am
Cabra’s celebrating their first New Year’s Eve! Welcome 2020 with them at their first New Year’s Eve celebration and enjoy some of their favorite Cabra flavors through heavy passed bites, enjoy an open bar and sip on some specialty cocktails, strike a pose at the photo booth and dance the night away!
Price: $175 general ticket, $800 private table
Tickets: NYE at Cabra
The Izakaya at Momotaro
Hours: 8:00pm to 1:00am
Celebrate the New Year with the bright neon lights of downtown Tokyo in The Izakaya! The Izakaya at Momotaro is drumming up nostalgia and taking us back to the Y2K phenomenon at the turn of the millennia. Enjoy signature cocktails, and passed apps and bites from chef Gene Kato. Party-goers will finish the night off with a champagne toast to 2020!
Price: General Admission: $135, VIP Tables: $200, VIP Luxe: $250, Group Discount: $99 (limited availability)
Tickets: NYE at the Izakaya
Lazy Bird
Hours: 5:00pm to 2:00am
Toast to the new year with one of Lazy Bird’s signature 52 classic cocktails in hand, while enjoying the sounds of live music in an intimate cocktail lounge.
Price: $10 cover
No reservations needed
The J.Parker
Hours: 9:00pm-1:00am
Celebrate the New Year at The J. Parker’s ‘Masquerade Ball’. Festive cocktails and passed appetizers will be circulating throughout the evening, with a champagne toast ringing in 2020.
Price: $150, $125 early bird tickets
Tickets: NYE at The J. Parker
Waydown
Hours: 8:00pm-1:30am
THE END IS NIGH Y2K 2.0 Party
We all survived Y2K, but as we're catapulted through the 21st century, we find ourselves yearning for the glitzy trends, cultural phenomena and thorough madness of the new millennium. This New Year's Eve at Waydown, Elizabeth De La Piedra is the host with the most for a night of dancing and revelry with a throwback to the beginning of the end. Dress for the future's end or as a ghost of Y2K's past —
Tickets: On sale now for $10 per ticket. Guarantees entry by 10:30pm. Following 10:30pm, tickets sold at the door first come first serve based on venue capacity. Pre-sale ticket purchases are strongly encouraged. Tickets can be purchased here.
Want to make it a sleepover? Book a room with promo code Y2K20 for the best rate available.
WhirlyBall Bucktown
Family NYE Event : Tickets
1:00pm-7:00pm
$20 kids
$30 adults
Includes: Food, soft drinks, unlimited WhirlyBall, Laser Tag, Bowling and pop up games
Adult NYE Event: Tickets
8:00pm-2:00am
$65 a person- 2 drink tickets
$85 a person- Drink Package from 9pm-12am
Includes: Food, unlimited WhirlyBall, Laser Tag, Bowling and pop up games
Champagne Toast at midnight
Duck Duck Goat
Hours: 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Ring in the New Year at Duck Duck Goat! Enjoy a Chinese family-style prix fixe feast featuring some menu favorites along with new dishes created to bring happiness and good fortune in the New Year. Sparkling wines and large format cocktails will be available along with the full beverage menu. Beverages will be billed separately, and the a la carte menu will not be available.
Price: $110 per person (includes the prix fixe menu, tax and gratuity)
Tickets: NYE at Duck Duck Goat
Mercadito
Two special New Year’s Eve seating options:
And finally, Mercadito’s weekend brunch will make a special weekday appearance on New Year’s Day, helping guests nurse hangovers and raise a signature Bloody Mary to 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ella Elli
Before the countdown begins, the bubbly is chilled, and the resolutions are made, Ella Elli (1349 W Cornelia) is inviting guests to join them on 12/31 for an exclusive chef’s tasting menu. This $95 four-course celebratory dinner experience is curated by Executive Chef Dan Harris. Each course offers guests three options to choose from.
To start, guests can pick from Smoked Sturgeon (crème fraiche, spoonbill caviar, watercress), Robiola Bread (whipped robiola, honeycomb, radish) or Steak Tartare (onion, horseradish, egg, potato). Mid-course options include Beef Cheek Ravioli (porcini, cipollini onions, parmiggiano), Alaskan King Crab (artichokes, brûléed grapefruit, lemon aioli) and Heirloom Squash (burrata, pomegranate vinaigrette, crispy kale).
The second half of the dinner invites guests to choose from Main course options including Skull Island Prawns (saffron risotto, crispy cauliflower, shellfish butter), Tea- Smoked Duck Breast (wild mushrooms, creamy polenta, compressed persimmon) or American Wagyu Strip Steak (potato puree, roasted radish & onions, bone marrow). This once in a year experience concludes with the choice of one from the following: Blue Cheesecake (grape gelée, white chocolate, walnut crust), Chocolate Tart (buttermilk ice cream), and Sesame Panna Cotta (maple toffee chip).
The first seating of the evening is at 5pm and reservations made for 10pm onwards drop down to $70/pp. Reservations are recommended and guests can reserve/prepay their spot on Resy or call Ella Elli directly: 773.935.3552.
WoodWind
Take in views of the glistening cityscape while ringing in the new year at WoodWind, the recently opened contemporary restaurant located 18 floors above Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Greeting guests with a glass of Champagne, WoodWind offers a three-course prix-fixe menu with seatings from 5-7 p.m., and a five-course prix-fixe menu with seatings from 8-10 p.m.
Celebrate in style with an after party from 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m., complete with a DJ, stationary bites, open bar, and a Champagne toast. Tickets are $75 per person and are available for purchase here, or included as an add-on to the prix fixe dinners.
Pricing for the three-course menu is $75 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $45 or open bar for $75, and pricing for the five-course menu is $150 per person with an optional wine pairing or open bar for $75. The optional open bar add-on also includes access to the after party. Excludes tax and gratuity. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling 312.283.4270. The Annex, a private event space with a full-service bar and lake view, is also available for an intimate New Year’s Eve party experience. Contact events@woodwindchicago.com for more information.
Cooper's Hawk Esquire Chicago
Celebrate in style at the newly opened Cooper’s Hawk at 58 East Oak Street. The 23,000-square-foot space is an ambitious tribute to the world of wine. Guests can enjoy a Bubbles Flight in the grand tasting room for $14.99 or choose to sample some very special wines and Champagnes from the restaurant’s vast wine list. Cooper’s Hawk’s Master Sommelier and VP, Emily Wines, is particularly fond of the Perrier Jouët “Belle Epoque” 2007. The list also features smaller producers such as Vilmart “Grand Cellier” and more well-known Champagnes like Laurent Perrier Brut Rosé. In addition, guests can choose from a selection of wines made in the style of Champagne at more modest price points.
Dinner features an elevated selection of menu items including a Pistachio-Crusted Australian Rack of Lamb, 25 oz Prime Bone-In Ribeye and Miso Glazed Chilean Seabass each paired with a trio of wine. Diners can also enjoy the monthly chef’s recommendation, Filet Medallions & Parmesan-Crusted lobster Tail paired with their December wine of the month, which is named to honor the restaurant’s opening: Esquire Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles.
Reservations can be made by calling 312-736-9999 or at Open Table.
Nancy's Pizza
On New Year's Eve, guests can pre-party in swanky surroundings that evoke the brand’s 1971 roots (the year in which their founders invented Chicago’s famous stuffed pizza) while enjoying a bottle (or more) of wine from France, Italy, California and Washington State for half price (6:00 p.m. to Close). Guests who are celebrating earlier can dine on half-priced classic appetizers from Chef Kayla’s scratch kitchen (11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.).
On New Year's Day, Nancy’s makes it easy to chill out – watch the parade or football – or binge-watch some of your faves! And, if necessary, nurse your hangover with 2-for-1 pizza when you order online! For those who might tend to over-indulge, consider the hangover-healing benefits of pizza:
The Hyde
Start the evening in style with a white-tablecloth three-course dinner and wine pairing from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Then, roar into an evening of Cabaret and burlesque performances amidst live jazz music. Dress in your best gangster and moll attire (or go Gatsby-style) and stick around for their midnight champagne toast.
The three-course prix-fixe dinner and wine pairing is from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.; dinner is $99.00 per person and includes access to the Cabaret and Burlesque after-party with CBD-infused cocktails and an open bar. Early Bird tickets to the After-party are $40.00 (until December 26th); and $65.00 after 12/26 and at the door. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 773-493-9333.
Porkchop Hyde Park
Porkchop (5121 S Harper Ave) serves brunch dishes in a casual environment – an antidote to NYE revelry. From 10am to 3pm, The restaurant will reward all pajama-wearing patrons with 20% off their brunch tab – which makes indulging in their selections of Southern Favorites, Steak, Seafood and Liquid Brunch even more appealing. Selections include: Shrimp Hash, Shrimp & Grits, Lobster Benedict, Country Breakfast Sandwich, Southern Benedict (buttermilk biscuits topped with country ham or bacon, poached eggs, Andouille gravy) and the Fat Elvis (peanut butter, smoked bacon, bananas, waffles, whipped cream, syrup). Brunch is priced at $20 per person with bottomless mimosas.
The Chocolate Sanctuary
Celebrate the arrival of 2020 at The Chocolate Sanctuary! The menu features chef-prepared options using fresh seasonal ingredients. The evening’s special menu features an amuse bouche (stuffed dates with candied bacon and goat cheese) along with chef-prepared options using fresh seasonal ingredients. Dinner selections include their famous Cocoa Spiced Butternut Squash Soup, Lobster Bisque, Roasted Beet Salad, Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, Lamb Lollipops and Arancini for appetizers, and Ribeye Oscar, Signature Sanctuary Salmon, Stuffed Cornish Hen and Stuffed Roasted Butternut Squash. See the full menu on their Facebook page.
Guests will delight in selections from Pastry Chef Hailey Turso’s dessert menu, which features the restaurant’s signature Tableside Chocolate Fountain, and much more. In addition, all diners will receive complimentary salted caramel and dark chocolate popcorn with gourmet Maldon sea salt.
The Chocolate Sanctuary is located at 5101 Washington St, Gurnee IL. Reservations are required and can be made by visiting thechocolatesanctuary.com or calling 224-944-0808.
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