A good meal is essential before starting any New Year’s Eve partying. Even if you plan to be asleep by midnight, a special dinner is still a perfect way to celebrate New Year’s in Edmonton.
All around the city are options for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day dining specials that are suited to a variety of budgets. These include, for the most part, New Year’s Eve dinner specials. A few restaurants in Edmonton do also a New Year’s Day brunch.
Make it an extra-happy New Year in 2023 and leave your NYE dinner plans in the hands of these top chefs and Edmonton restaurants.
Bella
Where: 8223 104 St NW
How much: $125 per person
Braven
The Ice District’s Braven Restaurant will provide an elevated tasting menu and overall elevated dining experience for your New Year’s Eve in Edmonton. Join the downtown location to celebrate with a filling and luxurious meal. They’re including options for every course with some of the entrees set to include elk, king salmon, Cornish hen, or wood-fired striploin.
Where: 10344 102 St. NW Edmonton
How much: $199 per person
The Fairmont MacDonald
Celebrate New Year’s at the castle this December and get the option to celebrate on either New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The Hotel Mac’s New Year’s Eve Dinner is a six-course table d’hote which can be a standalone dinner, or which can include tickets to a dance. The New Year’s Day brunch is an extravagant buffet held in the Empire Ballroom.
Where: 10065 100 St. NW
How much: $159-$239 per person
Alchemy
Where: 10344 102 St. NW
How much: $75 per person
La Ronde Revolving Restaurant
The Chateau Lacombe’s La Ronde Revolving Restaurant invite you to ring in the New Year with one of the biggest views of downtown Edmonton. Their dinner experience includes a three-course feature menu, suggestions for pairings on each course, live music and entertainment, and an incredible view of the New Year’s Eve fireworks show. Alternatively, La Ronde also offers a New Year’s Day brunch with bright and sunny views of downtown and the river included with your meal.
Where: Chateau Lacombe
How much: $75-$125 per person
Bundok
Head to Bundok in downtown Edmonton to celebrate New Year’s Eve with an exceptional gourmet dinner experience. Their New Year’s Eve dinner will feature 11 dishes in total with a mix of the restaurant’s classic favourites and new dishes special for the evening. The meal is served family-style and gives guests a chance to sample a huge array of Bundok’s cuisine.
Where: 10228 104 St NW
How much: $110 per person
Sawmill & The Mill Craft Bar
There are two options when it comes to celebrating your New Year’s Eve with the Sawmill & The Mill Craft Bar. Choose between either just the dinner experience, or dinner plus a dueling piano show. The dinner includes three courses, and the option to upgrade the experience to having the dinner in a dome.
Where: 4810 Calgary Trail South
How much: $124.99 per person
MKT
Ring in 2024 at MKT this New Year’s Eve. The restaurant and bar are planning a memorable three-course dinner. And for this dinner, each of the three courses is paired with a local Edmonton beer. The chef-curated menu will include options like braised short rib, or half-shell oysters.
Where: 8101 Gateway Blvd.
How much: $75 per person
Tzin Wine & Tapas
Tzin’s head chef has curated a decadent five-course set menu to help get your New Year’s Eve partying started. This remarkable menu uses local producers and farmers wherever possible, creating a fresh experience. Plus, the ticket cost includes one bottle of wine per couple or pair. Ask about perfect pairings for any of the five courses!
Where: 10115 104 St. NW
How much: $157.50 per person
ATLAS steak + fish
ATLAS are offering two options for ringing in the New Year at their steakhouse. First, diners have the option to join the restaurant for dinner only. Or you may get an upgraded dinner ticket to have the night include live entertainment and an after-dinner party at Halley’s Club. The show includes live music, a DJ, and a dance floor. No matter what you choose, the dinner includes five courses and is the same menu for both ticket options.
Where: 2710 8882 170 St. NW
How much: $110-$190 per person
Moxies
Say cheers this year at Moxies! Each of the Edmonton Moxies restaurant locations will offer a delicious three-course menu to help you say cheers to the New Year. Each of the three courses will include different options, too. The stars of the meal include entrée options like mushroom sirloin, chipotle mango chicken, chicken madeira rigatoni, tofu Thai laksa, or lemon basil salmon.
Where: #1670, 8882 170th St. NW
10628 Kingsway Ave.
13551 St. Albert Trail
How much: $65 per person
Italia-River Cree Resort & Casino
Dine with Italia for your New Year’s Eve 2023 to receive an a la carte menu of delicious and filling options. Italia’s New Year’s Eve 2023 dinner menu will include a variety of individual plates, and larger plates meant for sharing. Order a chilled seafood platter or prosciutto di parmi tower to share, or entrees like whole-roasted chicken, and beef wellington.
Where: 300 East Lapotac Blvd.
How much: a la carte
Darling
Darling’s chef Lindsay is creating an unforgettable six-course dinner for New Year’s Eve 2023. Join the Whyte Avenue restaurant to celebrate the holiday through this decadent meal, all served family-style. The family dinner is perfect for large groups, or couples looking for a date night experience. Other fun add-ons include wine pairings, oysters, or ask about their vegetarian entrée option.
Where: 9616 82 Ave. NW
How much: $80 per person
Continental Treat
Tickets to the Continental Treat’s New Year’s Eve event will include a three-course dinner. Plus, this NYE Bash will be a way to officially ring in 2024 with the countdown. Seatings start at 10:45pm so guests have time to enjoy dinner before the party starts. Tickets include the dinner, the party, a glass of bubbly, and access to a special cocktail menu curated especially for NYE.
Where: 9698 Jasper Ave.
How much: $100 per person
The Butternut Tree
The Butternut Tree will host a special New York-inspired New Year’s Eve Dinner this December 31st to help you celebrate the holiday with a memorable meal. This is a five-course meal specially created for the event by the Butternut Tree’s Chef Scott. Along with each of the five courses they have five recommended drink pairings available to add on to your dinner.
Where: #101, 9707 110 St. NW
How much: $160 per person, $30 reservation deposit
Chateau Louis
The Chateau Louis Hotel has two special dining events planned for New Year’s Eve 2023 in Edmonton. Celebrate at the hotel with either a New Year’s Eve brunch, or a New Year’s Eve dinner. These are set three-course menus with options for each course. Their feature entrée is an Alberta mixed grill that includes local beef, pork, chicken, and potatoes.
Where: 11727 Kingsway NW
How much: $45.50 per person
Zula Kitchen & Wine Bar
Where: 14055 West Block Dr NW suite 120
How much: $100 per person
Riverside Bistro
Get your tickets to the Riverside Bistro’s NYE Dinner as soon as possible, as these tickets are likely to go quickly. Take in a decadent four-course dinner with sweeping views of Edmonton’s river valley. Or take the option to enjoy this special dinner inside the Riverside Bistro’s heated patio domes.
Where: Courtyard Marriott 1 Thornton Court
How much: $120 per person
The Glass Monkey
The Glass Monkey in south Edmonton are hosting a memorable four-course New Year’s Eve Dinner to help you ring in 2024. You’ll be greeted at the restaurant with canapes, followed by appetizers, your choice of main dish, and a dessert. The Glass Monkey also have a great list of wines to pair with dinner, or with each course.
Where: 5842 – 111 St. NW
How much: $79 per person
Boxer
The Boxer New Year’s Eve dinner special offers guests the option between earlier dinner seating starting at 4pm, or later evening seating starting at 6pm. No matter which time you choose, the dinner will include a three-course menu, and options for the different courses. The entrees for the New Year’s Eve Dinner include short rib, duck confit, or Redband salmon.
Where: 10315 83 Ave. NW
How much: $98.40 per person
The Melting Pot
Celebrate the New Year with fondue! Edmonton’s Melting Pot restaurant has a special four-course fondue dinner planned for NYE 2023. This filling menu includes much more than fondue, too. The first course and final course include the dipping experience. Also on the menu are soup, salad, and a main entrée with your option between different meat dishes.
Where: 2920 Calgary Trail NW, Ste 117
How much: $90 per person
Earls Kitchen + Bar
All of the Earls locations in Edmonton will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a three-course feature menu that will be available for the entire day. The set menu includes three courses which are not yet revealed. Each of these Earls locations are also perfect places to catch the Edmonton Oilers take on Anaheim at 6pm.
When: December 31, 2023
Where: 1505 99 St. NW
4250 Calgary Trail NW
9961 170 St NW, Edmonton
8629 112 St. NW
How much: $50 per person
Kindred Food & Drink
Usher in 2024 with a delicious meal in the heart of downtown Edmonton and the Ice District. Kindred Food & Drink will have seating available for the evening with two menus available. Their regular menu will be available in a shortened and condensed version. Or visitors may opt for the special NYE prix fixe menu. The feature menu will have decadent entrée options like porchetta agnolotti and espresso-crusted strip loin steak.
Where: 10344-102 Street NW
Yarrow
The New Year’s Eve dining at Yarrow is all about tapas! This special tasting event will include a variety of small bite-sized snacks meant for sharing with friends or family. The dinner ticket will include a menu of seafoods, meats, and other small dishes. Craft cocktails, champagne, and other drinks are available a la carte.
Where: 10544 114 St NW
How much: $75 per person
RGE RD
Edmonton’s RGE RD promises an extravagant dining experience this New Year’s Ever. Their multi-course dinner event includes the option between a set chef-curated menu, or a special mystery menu. These multi-course dinners come with suggested wine pairings, available at an extra cost.
Where: 10643 123 St NW
How much: $143 per person
May
May restaurant have not revealed many details about their New Year’s Eve Dinner. It is a multi-course affair, and with the restaurant’s previous menus and specials, diners can expect fresh and sharable cuisine.
Where: 10522 124 St. NW
How much: $99.50 per person
XIX Nineteen
Where: 5940 Mullen Way, NW
How much: $120 per person, $10 reservation deposit
Café Bicyclette at La Cité Francophone
La Cite Francophone and Cafe Bicyclette are working together to offer a wonderful five-course New Year’s Eve Dinner in Edmonton. Tickets also include a wine pairing! The third and fourth courses include duck with tomato confit, and NY strip steak with prawns. For dessert, indulge in the café’s cheesecake ganache.
Where: 8627 rue Marie-Ann Gaboury (91 St. NW)
How much: $113.16 per person
Blowers & Grafton
Ring in your new year with a bit of Surf & Turf. The Blowers & Grafton New Year’s Eve Dinner is all about the meat and seafood, and will be available at both Edmonton locations. The Surf & Turf dinner includes Atlantic lobster tail, flatiron steak, garlic shrimp, vegetables, and buns with butter.
Where: 10550 82 Ave NW
6255 Currents Drive
How much: $40 per person
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