Where to eat on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in the Philadelphia region
Here's where to get dinner on New Year's Eve — or brunch on New Year's Day — in the Philadelphia area.
Another year is drawing to a close, and whether you’re happy to see it go or nervous about the next year to come, one thing’s for sure: It’s time to celebrate.
For many folks, in addition to fireworks and parties, that means plenty of food and drink — and preferably dishes you don’t have to prepare yourself.
Throughout the region, there are many bars and restaurants with special New Year’s dinner and brunch menus to help you ring in 2024.
Here, we’ve rounded up some restaurants in Philly, the suburbs, and New Jersey where you can say “good riddance” to 2023, and cautiously welcome 2024 — and you don’t even have to spin a noisemaker (or heat up the oven).
Here’s where to eat on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day in Philly, whether you’re looking for a multicourse feast or post-celebration treats.
Philadelphia
🗓 Dec. 31; $100 per person plus tax and gratuity, dine in
Bank & Bourbon’s New Year’s Eve dinner is a three-course dinnner with options like beef tartare, oysters with pear mignonette, whole branzino with a Thai basil-cilantro stuffing, roasted Lancaster chicken with watercress salad, pastrami smoked short rib with sweet potato puree, and filet mignon with creamed kale — plus dark chocolate panna cotta or coconut cake for dessert. Wine pairings come with each course.
📍 1200 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, 📞 215-231-7300, 🌐 bankandbourbon.com, 📷 @BankAndBourbon
🗓 Dec. 31; $110 per person, dine in
Fork’s epic New Year’s Eve dinner includes a choice of four oysters on the half shell, beets and persimmon, monkfish terrine, or chicory salad to start. For the entrée, there’s a choice of seared sea scallops, whole branzino for two, winter squash carnaroli rice with shaved black truffle, or porchetta. Dessert is offered too. Additional items include caviar canapes for two are $36, and New York strip for two is $35.
📍 306 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, 📞 215-625-9425, 🌐 forkrestaurant.com, 📷 @ForkRestaurant
🗓 Dec. 31; $120 per person, dine in
This Old City spot has a five course tasting menu featuring Champagne-braised escargot, duck fat roasted scallops, Rohan duck breast à l’orange, and Baba au Rhum for dessert. Reservations are recommended.
📍 233 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, 📞 215-644-9395, 🌐 forsythiaphilly.com, 📷 @Forsythia_Philly
🗓 Dec. 31; $90 per person
Celebrate the New Year at home with High Street’s special “Leave It To Us” menu or a la carte options including favorite pizzas and pastas. The deluxe “Leave It To Us” is a four-course selection of small plates, pizzas, pastas, and specials including tonnato deviled eggs with caviar, grilled oysters with uni butter, allium pizza with shaved truffles, and kabocha squash agnolotti. Reserve your seat on Resy.
📍 101 S. 9th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, 📞 215-625-0988, 🌐 highstreetonmarket.com, 📷 @HighStPhilly
🗓 Dec. 31; Prices vary, dine in
On New Year’s Eve, Positano has a special dinner menu that features a la carte dishes like grilled octopus, tuna tartare, branzino filet, roasted rack of lamb, sea urchin linguine, seafood risotto, lobster arancini, and more.
📍 212 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, 📞 215-238-0499, 🌐 positanocoast.net, 📷 @PositanoCoastPhilly
🗓 Dec. 31; $85 per person, dine in
Twisted Tail’s “Burlesque & Blues Masquerade” party on New Year’s Eve offers a three-course, prix fixe dinner with plates like foie gras paté, roasted pheasant, encrusted double-cut pork chop, Chesapeake Bay crab salad, roasted poblano pepper, and grilled swordfish. Indulge in blackberry pear crumble, white chocolate mousse, and chocolate crepe cake for dessert. Reservations recommended for this NYE party.
📍 509 S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19147, 📞 215-558-2471, 🌐 thetwistedtail.com, 📷 @TwistedTailPHL
🗓 Jan. 1, Prices vary, dine in
The 35th annual New Year’s Day pajama brunch is back at White Dog Cafe locations. You’re invited to brunch in your pajamas from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for New Year’s Day brunch. The weekend brunch menu will be served, including Kennett Square omelet (roasted veggies, sharp cheddar cheese, and home fries), avocado BLT, and apple pie churros waffle. There are also mimosa kits, which include a bottle of sparkling wine and juices for the table. Menu is a la carte, so pay as you go.
📍3420 Sansom StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104 and other locations, 🌐 whitedog.com
🗓 Dec. 31; prices vary, dine in
Estia Restaurant Group’s new Greek restaurant and bar has à la carte dishes from Almyra’s dinner menu for yourNew Year’s Eve dinner. Expect charred octopus, lamb chops, lavraki, and more. There will be belly dancing performances, show girls, a DJ, and a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight. The event is pay as you go. No tickets required — but reservations are strongly encouraged.
📍1620 Chancellor St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 📞 267-876-7070, 🌐 almyrarestaurant.com, 📷 @almyraphl
🗓 Dec. 31; prices vary, dine in
The Logan Hotel’s rooftop bar will be first come, first served on New Year’s Eve. DJ A1R will be spinning tunes as you enjoy the aprés ski-inspired decor, food, and drink. Sip on cocktails like Liquid Love ($18) with Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, ganache hot chocolate, Chantilly cream and Evergreen Elixir ($17) with Bahnez Mezcal, Beefeater gin, matcha, simple, lemon and egg white. Snacks and cocktails are pay as you go. Reservations will be available on Tock until 9:30 p.m. that night.
📍1840 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 📞 215-783-4171, 🌐 assemblyrooftop.com, 📷 @assemblyphl
Square 1682
🗓 Dec. 31-Jan. 1; prices vary, dine in
The holiday menu is perfect for those looking a la carte items this New Year’s Eve.
Starters include burrata flatbread ($15) with heirloom tomato, basil, and bang cauda and duck wings ($15) with sambal, honey, sesame, and lime. Red curry and roots ($22) with bomba rice and coconut milk, half jerk chicken ($32) topped with roasted cabbage and 1682 hot sauce, and 16oz ribeye ($52) accompanied by brown butter potatoes and horseradish demi are your entree options. Finish off with blood orange cheesecake ($10) or chocolate layer cake ($10) topped with a graham cracker crumble and whipped cream. There will be a DJ, specialty cocktails at the bar, Champagne, and more. Make your reservations on OpenTable.
Square 1682 will also offer brunch service on New Year’s Day till 2 p.m.
📍121 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 📞 215-563-5008, 🌐 square1682.com, 📷 @square1682
🗓 Dec. 31; $95 per person, dine in
Celebrate the first New Year’s Eve at this neighborhood BYOB with an eight-course tasting menu. Feast on citrus salad with xo sauce, sweetbreads, tortellini in brodo, and more goodies. There will also be bubbles and black sesame cake. Bring your friends and reserve a table on Resy.
📍2241 Grays Ferry Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19146, 🌐 illataphl.com, 📷 @illata_philly
🗓 Dec. 31-Jan. 10; $90 for takeout,
Celebrate with the basque cheesecake takeaway, available now through Jan. 10. Whole servings of the gluten-free basque cheesecake are available for $90 online. Order toppings, including a tart cherry and pretzel compote topping for $20 (gluten-free for $25) and a saffron apricot and candied pistachio topping for $20, a la carte.
And check out the five-course New Year’s Eve dinner on Dec. 31 with dessert included for $95 per person. Reservations are highly encouraged.
📍1121 Walnut St. Philadelphia, Pa., 19107, 📞 267-324-3014, 🌐 olorosophl.com, 📷 @olorosophl
🗓 Dec. 31; $75 per person, dine in
Find a prix fixe menu for on New Year’s Eve. Chef Eli Collins serves items including crab and lobster sambal French toast, kale and shiitake crépinette, coffee-glazed koginut squash, black truffle rosettes, dry-aged duck with elderberries, and a wine experience curated by beverage director, Frank Kinyon.
📍135 S 18th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 📞 215-825-7030, 🌐 akitchenandbar.com, 📷 @a.kitchenphilly
Philadelphia Suburbs
🗓 Dec. 31; $125 per person, dine in
Top Chef winner Nicholas Elmi’s latest project is celebrating the holiday in style with a five-course menu. Dishes here include citrus cured hiramasa, pan seared scallop, cotechino stuffed pansoti, truffled stuffed trout, and roasted dry aged beef. Then, it wraps up with a chocolate tartufo semifredoo with fig, burnt honey and laurel.
📍 611 Righters Ferry Rd., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, 📞 484-434-8766, 🌐 larkpa.com, 📷 @Lark_PA
🗓 Dec. 31; $105 per person ($55 per person for wine pairings), dine in
New Hope’s Stella will ring in the new year with a five-course dinner with live entertainment by Elegance Quartet Entertainment. The menu includes ahi tuna tataki, split pea soup, lobster velouté, Iberian Duroc pork belly, sous vide duck breast, and more. After diving into the assortment of desserts, join the countdown to midnight with a complimentary Champagne toast. Reservations available on OpenTable.
📍 50 S. Main St., New Hope, 📞 267-740-2691, 🌐 stellanewhope.com, 📷 @StellaNewHope
Delaware and New Jersey
🗓 Dec. 31; $95 per person, dine in
In Collingswood, there’s a four-course prix fixe menu for you and your NYE crew. There will be potato croquettes, snow crab toast, scallop ravioli, braised lamb ragout, espresso roasted ribeye, and chocolate torte with vanilla mousse and raspberry jam.
📍706 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ, 08108, 📞 856-858-9840, 🌐 nunziosbyob.com, 📷 @nunzios.byob
🗓 Dec. 31; $60-95 per person, depending on entree ($30 plate sharing fee)
Chef Alex A. Daku’s Amici in Cherry Hill has a three-course holiday menu with plenty of choices. It starts with family-style antipasta and Caprese salad, then moves on to your choice of course two dishes, including lobster bisque soup, fried calamari, or beet and burrata salad. For the main course, you can choose from filet mignon, chicken breast with shrimp and crabmeat in a white wine lemon sauce, Chilean sea bass, veal or chicken Parm, and more. There is also a dessert tray to choose from. You can also opt for the a la carte menu.
📍312 Kresson Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034, 📞 856-354-1500, 🌐 amicinj.com, 📷 @AmiciNJ
🗓 Dec. 31; $125 per person, dine in
Ring in the new year with June BYOB’s Richard and Christina Cusack. The four-course dinner starts with oysters and Champagne mignonette, followed by parsnip truffle soup and lobster Parisian gnocchi. Next up is the beef Wellington with sauce Bordelise. And for dessert, there’s Grand Marnier soufflé with chocolaté crème anglaise. Additional courses, including fromage, foie gras, and truffle pasta, will also be available.
📍 690 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108, 📞 856-240-7041, 🌐 junebyob.com, 📷 @JuneBYOB
🗓 Dec. 31; $85 per person (first seating), $100 per person (second and third seatings), dine in
Wilmington folks can ring in the New Year at Le Cavalier with a three-course menu that includes lobster tails with Champagne beurre blanc, oeufs au mayonnaise (eggs) with cold-smoked trout roe, and ribeye au perigueux with truffle, madeira, pomme purée, wilted greens. Dessert is chocolate mousse with white chocolate, cranberry-amaro preserves, and gaufrette cookie.
📍 42 W. 11th St., Wilmington, DE 19801, 📞 302-594-3154, 🌐 lecavalierde.com, 📷 @LeCavalierDE