South Florida New Years Eve Dining Options
For New Years Eve, local South Florida residents and out of town guests have many spectacular dining destinations, -from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, to ring in 2017. Best wishes making your choice from the options we’ve put together, -and, Happy New Year!
PALM BEACH
Avocado Grill Downtown West Palm Beach
Avocado Grill’s Chef Gremaud will feature a New Years Eve Special Menu, starting with Purple Cauliflower Soup with truffle mascarpone and fresh hearts of palm salad with fennel, faro, beets, pecorino and avocado crema. Main entrée choices wil include: Lobster Ravioli with bisque tarragon sauce, corn, zucchini and charred tomatoes and Braised Short Rib Surf & Turf with ginger carrot puree, sliced potato pave, crispy leeks, and soy-infused brussel sprouts. For dessert, Chocolate Molten Lava Cake with glazed chestnuts and pistachio crème anglaise. New Years Eve dinner is served from 9 – 11PM. Afterwards, stroll over to the nearby waterfront park to watch the fireworks welcoming 2017. For reservations, go to: OpenTable.com or call: 561 623-0822
Avocado Grill is located at 125 Datura St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
The Cooper Palm Beach Gardens
At The Cooper in Palm Beach Gardens, Executive Chef Adam Brown New Years Eve-inspired menu includes a Florida Winter Harvest Salad comprised of Kai Kai Farm field greens, fresh fruits and vegetables, toasted pepitas, creamy goat cheese, and cider-walnut emulsion; a 20 oz. Dry-Aged Cowboy Steak accompanied by roasted wild mushrooms, braised lacinato kale, and black truffle butter; and Butter-Poached Lobster Strozzapreti featuring half of a 2-pound lobster with Swank Farms baby arugula and pea tendrils, and lobster nage.
New Year’s Eve hours are 11:30 a.m. to midnight. New Year’s Day brunch hours are 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and dinner hours are 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations, please visit thecooperrestaurant.com or call 561.622.0032.
The Cooper is located in PGA Commons at 4610 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Jardin Downtown West Palm Beach
At Jardin, enjoy a delicious 5-course menu from husband-wife team Jordan Lerman and Stephanie Cohen. The duo New Year’s Eve menu, which includes a glass of champagne, includes: Charcoal Roasted Swank Beets, Truffle Gnudi, Foie Gras Short Rib Agnolotti, Cold Water Lobster, Prime Creekstone Farms New York Strip, and Swank Strawberries & Champagne. $100 per person ++. For reservation please call: 561.440.5273 or visit: OpenTable
Jardin is located at 330 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Meat Market Palm Beach
Meat Market Palm Beach is inviting guests to celebrate the New Year in style on December 31st. Enjoy live DJ entertainment beginning at 8PM, while dining on delectable a la carte specials. At midnight, guests will be treated to a celebratory glass of champagne with party favors to toast 2017. Seating is limited; for reservations call: 561-354-9800
Meat Market Palm Beach is located on 191 Bradley Place, Palm Beach, FL 33480
Spoto’s Oyster Bar Palm Beach Gardens
Dining guests at Spoto’s Oyster Bar & Blue Point Lounge will start 2017 on a delicious note. Executive chef Dan Bair will be serving up a sumptuous New Year’s Eve spread, including seasonal, sea-to- table entrees, and decadent surf-and- turf classics. New Year’s Eve dinner menu includes: Baked Brie Oysters with Champagne cream dill sauce; Grilled Black Grouper served with Sweet mashed potatoes, regular mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, red beans and rice, and warm garlic butter; Shellfish Tower-a dozen oysters, a dozen clams, four shrimp, and crabmeat cocktail.
Toast your New Year’s resolutions with a Hot & Cold Marg-tini, a decadent blend of tequila, cucumber liqueur, muddled, fresh cucumbers and jalapeño, and sour mix, garnished with a cucumber wheel. New Year’s Eve dinner hours are 4 PM to 11 PM. New Year’s Eve lunch hours are 11:30 AM to 4 PM and New Year’s Day hours are 11:30 AM to 10 PM. For reservations, call: 561-776- 9448
Spoto’s Oyster Bar, in PGA Commons, is located at 4560 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Vic & Angelo’s Palm Beach Gardens
Vic & Angelo’s in Palm Beach Gardens is making culinary resolutions come true on New Year’s Eve with a four-course prix fixe menu. This Italian holiday feast features Waygu Beef Carpaccio drizzled with truffle aioli, Vic & Angelo’s famous Wedge Salad, Surf & Turf (8 oz. steak filet & 7 oz. lobster tail) accompanied by truffle mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus, with red Barolo demi / Béarnaise sauce, and – for the ultimate sweet ending to 2016, Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries with a glass of champagne.
Guests can also choose from a limited dinner menu, which features signature homemade pasta, fine seafood, and rustic, coal-fired pizzas. End the meal with one of the restaurant’s famous desserts or Sorbet-infused Martinis.
The New Year’s Eve prix fix menu is $85 pp++; Limited dinner menu available on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. New Year’s Eve hours are 11 AM to 1 AM New Year’s Day hours are 11 AM to 10 PM. For reservations, call: 561.630.9899
Vic & Angelo’s at PGA Commons, 4520 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
BROWARD
Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits Fort Lauderdale Beach
Burlock Coast, Fort Lauderdale’s chic seaside escape, invites friends and families to celebrate with a special New Year’s Eve buffet. Guests are invited to ring in the New Year with live entertainment, party favors and a Five-Course Chef’s Tasting Menu, including a champagne toast, for $150 pp ++. Beginning at 7PM, guests can start the night off with an amuse bouche of Asparagus Gazpacho with Marcona almonds, crème fraiche and Alba truffle. For the first course, guests can choose from a Coconut Bisque with lobster, basil and popcorn or Kusshi Oysters Three Ways with mimosa sorbet, mojito ice and rum punch. Second course options include Black Bass with haricot vert, coppa ham, leek, cauliflower and parmesan emulsion or Lake Meadow Duck with pumpkin gnocchi, rum apples, braised greens and sage. Third course options include Diver Scallops with parsnips, chanterelles, bacon and caper jus or Pork Belly with white beans, molasses, collard greens, chili glaze and cherry wood smoke. Fourth course includes Filet Mignon with potato, carrot, Nicoise olives and black pepper jus or Lamb with cranberry bean cassoulet, boar sausage, duck cracklings, black truffle and cabernet jus. To top it off, diners can indulge in Spumoni with cherry cream, pistachio cake, chocolate cherry crumbs and spiced chocolate ice crema or Winter Haven with sea salt chocolate honeycomb, malted milk marshmallow and strawberry peach gel. Children are welcome to order off the regular kids menu.
After 10PM, guests can continue the celebration with free access to the after party in the Astor Lounge on the 3rd floor. The After Party will be from 9PM to 1:30AM and will feature bars and a DJ. It is complimentary if guests attend either of the dinners, or $30 per person for just the after party. For reservations please call: 954-302-6460
Burlock Coast is located at The Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, at 1 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Ciao Cucina & Bar Coconut Creek
Ciao Cucina & Bar, the contemporary Italian eatery, is joining forces with Ethos Greek Bistro to host Cirque du Ciao for a giant New Year’s extravaganza. For $69 per person (inside dining) or $59 per person (outdoor dining) party goers can dine on a multitude of dishes, while listening to live DJ entertainment and enjoying exciting circus acts. The dinner menu will feature: Ciao Insolata Salad, Shrimp Cocktail, Prosciutto and Fontina Crostini, Veggie Lasagna, Prime Rib, Crab Stuffed Shrimp, Chicken Parmigiana and Cannoli Cheesecake. For reservations, call: 954-6011234
Ciao Cucina, at The Promenade at Coconut Creek, is located at 4443 Lyons Rd, Coconut Creek, FL 33073
Coco Asian Bistro & Bar Fort Lauderdale
Coco Asian Bistro’s Executive Chef Mike Ponluang has truly mastered traditional Thai cuisine. His dinner menu options for New Year Eve includes traditional Thai classics, sushi, and holiday specials like wild mushroom soup nestled in a warm sourdough bread bowl, a Maine Lobster drizzled in thai chili garlic sauce and sweet crispy black rice coconut ice cream to top it off. Following dinner, a complimentary champagne toast and live music will be provided to ring in the new year. Guests can enjoy the New Year’s Eve menu starting at 3 PM. For reservations please call (954) 525-3541.
Coco Asian Bistro, in the Harbor Shops, at 1841 Cordova Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
McCoy’s Oceanfront Pompano Beach
McCoy’s Oceanfront, the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort’s beachfront restaurant whose namesake pays homage to the Prohibition-era William “Bill” McCoy, will host a New Year’s Eve Celebration complete with delectable dining, live entertainment, party favors and more.
Kicking off at 9 PM, McCoy’s will be serving up a five-course prix-fixe menu prepared by Executive Chef Eric Kaszubinski. Priced at $135 per person, reservations also include a split of Champagne per couple, chocolate truffles, party favors, live entertainment and a Champagne toast at midnight.
The meal will begin with an amuse bouche of Citrus Whipped Goat Cheese, Marcona Almond and Grilled Bread. Appetizer choices will include Charred Octopus with Fingerling Potato, Fennel and Smoked Paprika Lemon Oil or Fried Green Tomatoes and Sautéed Oysters with Bourbon Bacon Jam. The main course, following the salad course, will include a choice of Grilled Quail and Pan Roasted Duck Sausage with Braised Savoy; Florida Black Grouper with Saffron Rice Cakes, Snap Peas, Rock Shrimp and Sofrito; 10 Ounce Grilled Bone-In Filet with Pickled Cipollini, Duck Fat Fingerling Fries, Bone Marrow Butter and a Red Wine Reduction. Dessert selections will include McCoy’s Rum Cake with Pickled Mango, Chantilly Cream and Salted Caramel or Chocolate Trio of Warm Chocolate Cake, Coffee Pot De Crème and Coco Nibs. Reservations can be made by calling 954-782-0100.
McCoy’s is in the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa, at 1200 North Ocean Boulevard, Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Oceans 234 Deerfield Beach
Oceans 234 is offering guests an enticing New Year’s menus. Specials include Jumbo Stone Claws; Chilean Sea Bass, pan roasted with rock shrimp shiitake, bok choy stir fry, crisp lotus root and carrot ginger miso emulsion; and Cowboy Rib Eye with root vegetable gratin, grilled broccolini and truffled porcini demi. Hours are as follows: New Year’s Eve from 11:30AM to 2AM; New Year’s Day, brunch from 10 AM to 3 PM, dinner 3 PM to 10 PM. For reservations please call: 954-428-2539
Oceans 234 is located at 234 N Ocean Dr, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Steak 954 Fort Lauderdale Beach
This New Year’s Eve, come to Steak 954 for a special holiday meal with your loved ones for breakfast, brunch or dinner. With stunning ocean views, dinner guests can choose a variety of delicious options from their extensive steak menu, including a special 8 Oz. Grass-Fed Filet Mignon or signature dishes such as the Miso Black Cod, Halibut and Roasted Chicken. Holiday specials include a beautiful 16oz Bone In Veal Chop and a 16oz Wagyu Ribeye. Be sure to save room for desserts by Pastry Chef Sarah Magoon. For reservations or more information, please call 954.414.8333
Steak 954, in the W Hotel, at 401 N Lauderdale Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grille Las Olas Fort Lauderdale
Wild Sea Oyster Bar, at the Riverside Hotel, is inviting guests to ring in the New Year with a prix fixe menu priced at $75 per person. Appetizers will include choice of Oyster Bisque with buttermilk battered fried oysters and herbs; Cast Iron Escargot en Croute with garlic, butter, puff pastry and herbs; or Quinoa Salad with baby kale, figs, pomegranate, goat cheese, roasted acorn squash and maple Dijon vinaigrette. For the main course, a choice of Deconstructed Fish & Corn Chowder with loup de mer, pancetta, clams, mussels, braised leeks, fingerling potatoes, hazelnut powder and corn sauce; Pan Seared Spinalis Steak with Brussels sprout gratin and smashed fingerling potatoes; or Smoked Hazelnut Crusted Halibut with foie gras stone-ground grits and fig beurre blanc. For that sweet finish, a choice of Gingerbread Cheesecake with molasses tuile, caramel whipped cream and dark chocolate sauce or White Chocolate Pistachio Pound Cake with candied cranberries, white chocolate dust and lemon cream. For reservations, call: 954-467-2555
Wild Sea Oyster Bar and Grille, in the Riverside Hotel, is located at 620 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301