New Year’s Eve eats: Restaurants offering special menus to ring out 2021
Ready to send 2021 packing in style? Plenty of local restaurants will be doing just that. Here are 15 eateries offering special New Year’s Eve menus on Friday, Dec. 31.
1000 North
A gem on the Jupiter waterway, 1000 North is serving a fancy, multi-course NYE dinner for $250 per person, plus tax, tip and drinks. It starts with a caviar on brioche toast amuse bouche, then a first course with two options (king crab salad or a Champagne risotto with lobster and scallop), then a main course that offers a choice of a New Orleans-accented Chilean sea bass or a filet mignon in a Madeira jus, and a dressed-up hazelnut éclair for dessert.
To reserve a table, call 561-570-1000.
1000 North: 1000 N. U.S. Hwy 1, Jupiter, 1000North.com
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Charlie and Joe’s at Love Street
Two of the eateries that make up this year-old Jupiter Inlet dining complex are ringing in the year with special menus.
Beacon, the complex’s fine-dining restaurant, kicks off the night with a 5 p.m. seating and a $95, three-course menu. It continues with a $125, five-course menu served between 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The main event happens after that – an eight-course affair for $165 with dishes that range from roasted sunchoke soup to grilled lobster tail to dessert. All seatings include a signature Vixen cocktail (a gin-based sip with mulling spices and cream sherry). NYE reservations, which require a deposit, can be made at 561-532-3280, TheBeaconJupiter.com.
Lucky Shuck, the more casual oyster bar and taproom, is serving a $140 “Lucky Lobster Dinner for Two,” which includes a 2-pound Maine lobster with a crawfish-filled tail, steamed claws and a lobster cognac sauce. Reservations are accepted online at LuckyShuckJupiter.com and at 561-532-3331.
Charlie and Joe’s at Love Street complex: 1116 Love St., Jupiter, LoveStreetJupiter.com
Farmer’s Table North
This lovely eatery, which offers lush golf-course views from its large, open-air terrace, is serving a special four-course dinner on New Year’s Eve. The dinner party, which kicks off at 8:30 p.m. and goes to 12:30 a.m., begins with a cocktail reception and an array of small bites (think French onion short rib panini and Bloody Mary shrimp).
Chef Michael Schenk’s dinner menu starts with cauliflower bisque and bread with olives, continues with a festive winter salad, then herb-roasted sirloin steak and salmon and wraps up with apple strudel with crème anglaise, chocolate truffle and strawberries for dessert.
The NYE dinner party costs $135 per person, plus tax and tip. Reservations can be made at DineFarmersTable.com.
Farmer’s Table: 951 U.S. Hwy 1, North Palm Beach, 561-691-3430
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Kitchen West Palm Beach
Chef Matthew Byrne has created a multi-course menu for New Year’s Eve at his popular restaurant, Kitchen.
The special dinner, which costs $175 per person, starts with a leek and chèvre tart with baby greens, continues with vodka-scented noodles with lemon butter and caviar, then a lobster course, followed by a spinalis steak with foie gras and rosemary demi-glace and potato, plus dessert. (A fish option is available as an alternative to the steak.)
Reservations are required and can be made by calling 561-249-2281 or visiting the restaurant’s website.
Kitchen: 319 Belvedere Rd., West Palm Beach, KitchenPB.com
Tropical Smokehouse
The casual barbecue spot with an acclaimed fine-dining chef is offering a New Year’s Eve Florida clambake. On executive chef/partner Rick Mace’s menu: house salad, clambake chowder, steamed clams and shrimp, smoked sausage and chicken, sweet corn, potatoes and garlic bread, plus key lime pie.
The NYE clambake, which starts at 7 p.m., costs $65 per person, plus tax and tip. Dinner tickets can be purchased online at EatTropical.com.
Tropical Smokehouse: 3815 S. Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, 561-323-2573
Oceano Kitchen
How about a five-course NYE dinner prepared by one of South Florida’s most talented chefs? Jeremy Bearman, Oceano Kitchen’s executive chef/owner, has quite a feast planned. It starts with lemongrass-scented, chilled local corn soup with king crab, continues with a wood-roasted mushroom salad with crispy smoked duck leg and black truffle vinaigrette, followed by Florida lobster agnolotti and wagyu sirloin. The sweet finale, by pastry chef Cindy Bearman: Baked Alaska with smoked sea salt caramel ice cream, toasted meringue and Pumphouse coffee sauce.
The Dec. 31 dinner, which starts at 5:30 p.m., costs $125 per person. A wine pairing is offered for a $50 upcharge. Note: This is a cash-only restaurant; there’s an ATM onsite. To make a reservation, visit OceanoKitchen.com.
Oceano Kitchen: 201 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana
Elisabetta’s and Louie Bossi’s
These sibling restaurants are offering a family-style menu for New Year’s Eve parties of 12 or larger at $175 per person, plus tax and tip. The feast, which allows parties a three-hour window, includes a luxury bar package and soft drinks.
The menu starts with appetizers like San Marzano-sauced meatballs, cheeses and salumi, continues with a choice of salad, then a pizza or pasta option and two meats, plus side dishes.
Reservations can be made on the restaurants’ websites, which are listed below.
Elisabetta’s: In Delray Beach at 32 E. Atlantic Ave., in West Palm Beach at 185 Banyan Blvd.; Elisabettas.com
Louie Bossi’s: 100 E. Palmetto Park Rd., Boca Raton; LouieBossi.com
Amar
This charming Mediterranean bistro will serve a flavorful NYE menu with two seating options. Diners can customize their three-course feasts by selecting two mezze dishes (three for later seating), one entree and one dessert each from a menu of Lebanese and other Mediterranean classics.
Some highlights: Lebanese moussaka, crispy kibbeh, za’atar roasted chicken, octopus on lentils, grilled branzino with spicy tahini sauce, and desserts like chocolate rum fruit cake and baklava.
Amar’s early seating, which goes from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., is priced at $75 per person ($40 for kids younger than 12). The late seating, which starts at 8:30 p.m., costs $115 per person ($50 for kids under 12). Reservations are accepted at AmarDelray.com, where the full NYE menu is posted.
Amar: 522 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561-865-5653
Avalon
This months-old Delray Beach steakhouse is hosting two NYE celebrations: one for those who prefer to dine early and a fancier one for the gala set.
The early menu, which is offered from 5:30 p.m., is a three-course, $120-per-person dinner that features dishes like large shrimp cocktail, miso black cod, lobster tagliatelle and flourless chocolate cake. Diners get a choice of appetizer, entrée and dessert.
The gala option, which is priced at $190 per person, includes four courses (think jumbo stone crabs, rack of lamb, Dover sole, black truffle pasta and New York cheesecake). The seating starts at 9 p.m. Reservations can be made at the restaurant’s website.
Avalon Steak and Seafood: 110 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561-593-2500, AvalonDelray.com
Warren Delray
This whiskey-loving, suburban Delray Beach chophouse is throwing a 20s-themed NYE party with three seating options: 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The latest seating includes a Champagne toast at midnight.
The menu is fully a la carte. Adding to the ambiance: DJ-spun music and dance performances. To reserve a table, call the restaurant at 561-455-4177.
Warren: 15084 Lyons Rd., Delray Beach; WarrenDelray.com
Lionfish Delray
This downtown Delray seafood spot is offering a special multi-course NYE menu that includes an open bar and Champagne toast at midnight. Lionfish’s “mix-and-match surf-and-turf” deal is $225 per person, plus tax and tip.
With seatings starting at 8:30 p.m., the dinner starts with an “amuse” of caviar toast and continues with four courses, each offering dish options. Some highlights: scallop sashimi with burnt citrus, pickled daikon and Asian pear, duck confit pappardelle with wild mushrooms, sea bass in white butter sauce and caviar and mini dessert bites.
Add to that a live deejay, spinning from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lionfish is also offering a limited amount of $100 (plus tax and tip) bar tickets for bar seats, open bar and bar bites. Reservations are accepted at LionfishDelray.com/nye22/.
Lionfish: 307 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561-639-8700, LionfishDelray.com
Las Catrinas
This Mexican spot in eastern Delray Beach is offering a New Year’s Eve deal: five courses and an open bar for $75 per person ($50 without open bar). With seatings starting at 9 p.m., Las Catrinas is serving a menu of Mexican favorites.
The menu starts with fresh chips and a trio of dips, continues with snapper ceviche and a Mexican salad, and offers two entree options (Mexican surf and turf or cilantro-lime snapper) and two dessert options (churros and fried cheesecake). Bonus: The menus include a Champagne toast.
Reservations are accepted at 561-894-8716 and a prepayment is required.
Las Catrinas: 3035 S. Federal Hwy, Delray Beach, LasCatrinasMX.com
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Throw Social
This new entertainment venue is hosting a Hawaiian-inspired luau on New Year’s Eve. The party, which goes from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., features a luau buffet, live music by Smokin’ Aces, a conga line, plus games (think TapGlo ping pong, Social Darts and others).
The luau’s prices range from $130 per person (admission, buffet, midnight Champagne toast) to $300 (cabana reservation, bottle service).
Tickets are available via EventBrite.com (search New Year’s Eve at Throw Social).
Throw Social: 29 SE Second Ave., Delray Beach, ThrowSocial.com
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