The Windy City’s top restaurants are ringing in 2025 with an array of indulgent dining experiences, from a 17-course omakase-inspired tasting menu to a fondue-filled fête. We’ve rounded up the best restaurants for New Year’s Eve—and some spots on our list are open on New Year’s Day, too.
300 W. Hubbard St. / Website
Tuscan eatery Coco Pazzo is celebrating New Year’s Eve with a lavish specialty menu stocked with indulgent a la carte dishes like osso bucco Milanese, Maine lobster-filled ravioli di aragosta, risotto ai funghi porcini and more. Restaurant-goers can top off their meal with budino di panettone for dessert, crafted with bourbon, bittersweet chocolate sauce and strawberries. Reservations can be made here.
2375 N. Milwaukee Ave. / Website
Logan Square neighborhood eatery Daisies is offering a three-course, $75 New Year’s Eve menu presented by chef Joe Frillman, chef de cuisine Thomas Leonard and pastry chef Leigh Omilinsky. Diners can enjoy passed amuse-bouche, followed by the choice of two courses and a dessert selection, with vegetarian substitutions also available. Reservations can be made here.
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Duck Sel, the fine-dining pop-up series from James Beard semifinalist chef Donald Young, is ringing in the new year with a 15-course dining experience featuring Champagne and a lively dinner party. The celebration will take place in the Uptown neighborhood, with 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. seating options. The exact location will remain under wraps until 24 to 48 hours before the event. Tickets are available here.
340 W. Armitage Ave. / Website
This Lincoln Park cornerstone is inviting guests to a fondue-centric New Year’s Eve fest, complete with Swiss gruyere cheese, Belgian chocolate and entree fondues, plus accompanying proteins like beef tenderloin, lobster tails and more. Guests can choose from three seating options at 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., with complimentary party favors for attendees and a half-bottle of Champagne for diners at the final seating. Reservations can be made here.
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2700 W. Chicago Ave. / Website
This chic Eastern European vodka and caviar bar is toasting to 2025 with its Good Luck New Year’s Eve prix fixe meal. Guests can enjoy a $100 five-course tasting menu and $75 optional beverage pairings from 4 to 11 p.m., in addition to the spot’s regular happy hour and casual menus. “We designed our tasting menu around foods that both inspire good luck and focus our intentions for the new year,” says chef Guy Meikle. “At Heritage, we embrace all the cultures and traditions represented by our team, combine them with beloved foods and dishes from our past, and forge a new tradition together. We invite our guests to eat with abandon and intention, celebrate all our triumphs of 2024 and look forward to the changes we want to manifest in ourselves.” Reservations can be made here.
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217 W. Huron St. / Website
Visit Michelin-starred fine dining destination Indienne on New Year’s Eve to indulge in the restaurant’s $190 seven-course vegetarian and non-vegetarian tasting menus with optional $110 wine pairings curated by head sommelier Tia Polite. A complimentary Champagne toast is included with the meal’s dessert course. Reservations can be made here.
905 W. Fulton Market / Website
On New Year’s Eve, Fulton Market Mediterranean restaurant Lyra is serving a four-course prix fixe menu with specialty dishes like charred octopus, Maine lobster linguini, charcoal grilled lamb chops, wagyu beef souvlaki and more. At midnight, restaurant-goers can cheers to 2025 with a complimentary Champagne toast and additional celebrations. Reservations can be made here.
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401 E. Wacker Drive / Website
Ring in New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day at Lettuce Entertain You’s luxe Japanese dining destination, Miru, which is located in The St. Regis Chicago. From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Dec. 31, the eatery is celebrating with a live DJ, late-night snacks, a midnight toast with fireworks over the Chicago River, Japanese-inspired canapés, interactive food stations and an open bar with wine, beer and specialty cocktails. Guests can also join for a New Year’s brunch on Jan. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., complete with a live-action sushi station, a beef carving station, Japanese fare and brunch specialties like cinnamon French toast, made-to-order eggs, pain au chocolat, sweet treats, confections, freshly squeezed juices and mimosa bottle service. Tickets for Miru’s New Year’s Eve dinner start at $250 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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108 E. Superior St. / Website
Start the new year off with a bang at the Peninsula Chicago New Year’s Eve Gala hosted at The Lobby. The evening kicks off with a celebratory Champagne toast at 6:30 p.m., followed by a five-course prix fixe dinner. The event is accompanied by live music from a solo pianist from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., a performance from a dinner trio from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. and tunes from 7-piece band BeatMix from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Visitors can also toast to 2025 at Z Bar’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., featuring an open bar, passed bites, party favors and access to the Champagne and chocolate truffle room. Reservations can be made here.
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317 N. Clark St. / Website
Countdown to 2025 at Pizzeria Portofino’s riverfront New Year’s Eve party, featuring signature drinks, appetizers and live DJ beats from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Choose from general admission tickets, which include passed appetizers, assorted pizzas and unlimited signature cocktails ($145 per person plus tax, gratuity not included), or opt for VIP booths or riverfront table seating for parties of four to eight guests, which includes a designated server, access to the full menu and bottle service (starting at $1,000 plus tax, gratuity not included). The Lettuce Entertain You restaurant is also hosting its lavish Third Annual Ballin’ Beach Brunch on New Year’s Day from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., complete with brunch fare, mimosas, a DIY espresso martini bar and more. Tickets to Pizzeria Portofino’s New Year’s Eve Party can be purchased here. Reservations to Pizzeria Portofino’s Ballin’ Beach Brunch can be made here.
222 N. LaSalle Blvd. / Website
DineAmic Hospitality steakhouse Prime & Provisions is serving a $135 four-course New Year’s Eve meal stocked with favorites like lump blue crab cakes, wedge salad and filet mignon. Restaurant-goers can elevate their meal even further with optional add-ons like king crab legs, shellfish towers, surf n’ turf, dry-aged bone-in ribeye and $49 beverage pairings. Reservations can be made here.
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317 N. Clark St. / Website
Lettuce Entertain You joint RPM Seafood is honoring the occasion with its exclusive Sommelier Experience, a curated New Year’s Eve dinner featuring foie gras, caviar, lobster, oysters and more, with a limited selection of Tête de Cuvée Champagne, White Burgundy and other aged wines from the restaurant’s cellar. The experience has a two-guest minimum, with tickets starting at $375 per person plus tax (gratuity not included) and two seating options at 6 and 9 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase here.
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415 N. Milwaukee Ave. / Website
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants is set to host its New Year’s Eve Experience, a 17-course omakase-inspired tasting menu with exclusive one-night-only add-ons. The Michelin-starred establishment is also offering a $100 enhancement, complete with exclusive caviar and truffle nigiri additions and a complimentary Champagne toast to ring in the new year. Seatings are available at 5, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Reservations can be made here.
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401 N. Wabash Ave., 16th Floor / Website
Visit Terrace 16 on New Year’s Eve to partake in a luxe dining event featuring skyline views, live strolling violinist entertainment and an indulgent four-course menu, with seating options at 6 and 9 p.m. For $295 per person, guests can dine on favorites like smoked lobster bisque, red forest salad, basil-crusted short rib and salted vanilla ice cream as they sip a glass of Champagne. The 9 p.m. seating features an enhanced five-course menu with an added seared scallop course for $325 per person. Optional wine pairings are also available. Reservations can be made here.
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Water Tower Place, 160 E. Pearson St. / Website
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago’s high-end Italian eatery Torali is ending (and beginning) the year on a high note with its signature New Year’s Eve dinner, followed by a New Year’s Day brunch on Jan. 1 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dig into a five-course, prix fixe meal with offerings like king crab, duck leg, anelletti al forno, crab with halibut and truffle-topped wagyu as you count down to 2025. Or, join for brunch to dig into scotch eggs, Dungeness crab benedicts, wings and waffles, confetti pancakes and more. Reservations can be made here.
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1520 N. Damen Ave. / Website
Usher in 2025 with The Violet Hour’s premier Open The Vault cocktail tasting. The two-hour-long experience includes three courses of craft cocktails made with high-caliber spirits from the spot’s vault. Visitors can also opt for optional food pairings for an additional $35. Tickets can be purchased here.
See also: The 25 Best New Year's Eve Events In Chicago
Photography by: Header photo courtesy of Getty Images; Photo of Coco Pazzo by Garrett Sweet; photo of Daisies courtesy of brand; photo of Geja’s Cafe courtesy of brand; photo of Lyra and Prime & Provisions courtesy of DineAmic Hospitality
