New Years Eve. What to wear? Who’s my date? Dinner Resos? Where to go?
Worried dapper Dallasites, meet my Top 10 list for ways go to about ringing in the New Year in style.
Chef Graham Dodds is offering a scrumptious four-course prix fixe dinner for New Year’s Eve with a vast selection of entrees including: dijon crusted dorper lamb chops; crispy duck breast; franconia braised beef cheeks; striped bass paella; beef tenderloin; lobster thermidor; and wild mushroom ragout.
2. Big D NYE Red Carpet Party at Victory Park
- Dedicated entrance to exclusive Big D NYE Red Carpet Party at Olive Street and Victory Park Lane
- FREE beer, wine, cocktails all night (This is a great deal. Most bars and restaurants up their alcohol prices on NYE and bills can get exhorbitant)
- Complimentary champagne toast at midnight
- Complimentary food from Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe (Free food too? Ruthies? Heaven.)
- Big D NYE 2013 commemorative goodies (Free swag, sold)
- Stay warm with Red Carpet heaters (Given the recent cold front, those stylish threads you picked out for the night may need some help from heater friends)
- Unprecedented backstage views
- Meet and greet with Big D NYE entertainment and VIP’s (Smooze with celebs)
- Live shots from Big D NYE Red Carpet Party. You might be on TV! (Hi Mom!)
- Purchase 2 tickets in the same transaction and get 1 parking pass for Red Carpet Party Parking. (Parking passes for an expected 40,000 people crowd are pricesless! Easy in and out!)
- Must be 21 years of age or older
Price: $200 per ticket. But for those who are willing to shell out the extra dough you get unlimited food, drinks, champagne toast and swag!
3. NYE at Sissy’s Southern Kitchen
Kick off the New Year with fried chicken and champagne at Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar, Chef Lisa Garza’s four-star restaurant on Henderson Avenue. Sissy’s will ring in 2013 with a “Bottle & Bucket” special featuring a bucket of Sissy’s fried chicken and bottle of Moët for $75 (take it up a notch with Moët Rosé for $95).
A six-course tasting menu will be available. The tasting menu will also be offered a la carte, and the regular dinner menu will be available. Specialty cocktails will be poured at the bar, and a complimentary champagne toast will be offered at midnight.
Price: $80 per person or $150 per person with wine pairings (tax and gratuity not included)
Reservations: Doors open at 5 p.m. The bar is seated on a first come, first served basis. Dinner reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made by calling 214.827.9900.
4. Celebrate New Year’s Eve and Say Hello to 2013 at FT33
Ring in 2013 at FT33, a new modern American restaurant by Chef Matt McCallister. Just crowned Restaurant of the Year for Dallas! The restaurant will feature celebratory New Year’s Eve four and five course menus for guests to enjoy. Guests will experience McCallister’s seasonal, Texas-inspired cuisine in a welcoming setting to celebrate the coming of the New Year.
Price:
First seating group (four course menu): $75 per person / $40 wine pairings
Second seating group (five course menu): $90 per person / $50 wine pairings
Reservations: Monday, December 31, 2012 First seating: 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. ; Second seating*: 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. with champagne toast
5. NYE 2012 w/ CC Sheffield at SISU Uptown Resort
SISU, Ciroc & Moet present Casino Royale. A poolside party in the massive, toasty warm Sisu tent with 2012 Grammy nominee C.C. SHEFFIELD, DJ WISHFM, DJ DRE as a star-studded way to bring in the New Year. Roulette, craps and blackjack tables for prizes. Videos, Lasers and dancing.
Price: $25.00 pre-sale tickets
here
Reservations: Cabana bottle service (214) 871-2888
6. NYE Celebration at Hotel Zaza Dallas
9pm-2am party includes Passed Appetizers, Champagne Toast, Party Favors, Complimentary Valet, Live Entertainment and more….
I’ve personally attended this NYE soiree before and it is a BLAST! The sexy tented poolside club atmosphere will certainly rock you in to 2013.
Price: $75 per person
Reservations: Call 214-468-8399 to purchase your tickets to Zaza Dallas NYE celebration!
7. Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Dinner and Drinks at The Front Room: A Park Cities Diner
Ring in 2013 at The Front Room: A Park Cities Diner with a special three-course New Year’s Eve menu from Executive Chef Nick Amoriello, in addition to the regular all day dining menu inspired by classic diner fair with unique, upscale twists.
Top off the evening with DJ-spun tunes and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Reservations are recommended with seating’s available from 5 p.m. to midnight.
Price: $55 per person
Reservations: For reservations call 214-219-8282 or visit www.TheFrontRoomDallas.com.
8. New Year’s Eve at Shinsei
Shinsei, the hip Pan Asian restaurant by Tracy Rathbun and Lynae Fearing, is ringing in 2013 in style with dinner specials and music by DJ Steffi.
In addition to Shinsei’s regular a la carte menu, dinner specials such as Royal Red Shrimp Ceviche, Braised Pork Belly, and Roasted Buffalo Strip Loin with Teriyaki Grilled Lobster will be offered.
Price: Regular Menu and Drink prices
Reservations: Shinsei will open for dinner at 5 p.m., and DJ Steffi will begin at 10 p.m. Reservations are accepted and can be made by calling 214.352.0005
9. New Years Eve with Dean Fearing at Fearings’ Restaurant at the Ritz Carlton Dallas
This extravagantly tasty palette adventure is sure to be a NYE dinner to remember! Fearings Restaurant asks you to ring in the New Year with sax master Johnny Reno and Dean Fearing while sipping champagne and dining on a four-course menu.
Rattlesnake Bar: 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. (on Jan. 1, 2013): No cover charge, with a full Fearing’s bar menu available. Live music will be featured in The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas lobby from 9 p.m., with midnight balloon drops scheduled for both the Rattlesnake Bar and the Live Oak Bar.
Price: $175 for adults, excluding tax, additional beverage and gratuity
Reservations: Call 214.922.4848 for seatings from 5 pm to 10:30 pm
10. Swank NYE Dinner Party at Cook Hall at the W Dallas Victory Hotel
Planning to ring in the New Year at Victory Park’s Big D NYE party? Make reservations now to your evening with Cook Hall, as they celebrate their very first New Year’s Eve at Cook Hall. They’ll be open until 1 a.m., serving our full menu of regional comfort foods, updated and refined for the modern diner’s palate. Enjoy live jazz 8 p.m. until closing with champagne and tasty cocktails to boot!
Price: Regular menu and drink pricing
Reservations: Reservations: 214.397.4111 or www.wdallasvictory.com/cook-hall-dallas
Well Dallas, what are you waiting for? A New Year awaits you and I wish you all good taste, good style and best wishes from my dapper blog to you!
