Looking for a New Year's Eve dinner experience? Here's 5 options in the OKC area.
With New Year's Eve coming quickly, the time to make plans for the evening is now.
Most restaurants stay open on New Year's Eve, but if you're looking for something special, a few local spots are planning special dinner menus just for ringing in the new year.
Don't worry though, if dinner's not your end-of-year vibe, we've also got a great list of New Year's events across the state and a guide to what you need to know before heading to downtown OKC to ring in the new year.
Below are five restaurants offering prix fixe meals to celebrate saying goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023. Keep in mind that prix fixe pricing generally excludes gratuity and additional drinks.
1. Vast
Location: 333 W Sheridan Ave.
The 49th floor of the Devon Tower offers two dinner options for those looking to "ring in the new year in the stars." If you aren't looking to stay at Vast until midnight, you can opt for a dinner seating from 4 to 7 p.m. for the restaurant's four-course menu offering.
A second seating from 8 to 10 p.m. includes the four-course prix fixe menu paired with a bubbles toast and chocolate covered strawberries served at midnight.
Pricing for the early seating starts at $100 per person, while the seating that includes the toast and strawberries starts at $130 per person. To make reservations at Vast, book online through OpenTable or call 405-702-7262.
2. Fait Maison French Restaurant, Edmond
Location: 152 E Fifth St., Edmond
On the menu at Fait Maison for New Year's Eve is a seven-course prix fixe menu with optional French wine pairings. With three options to choose from, prices range from $199 per person with no wine, to $409 with chef-chosen "exquisite" pairings.
The menu, crafted by executive chef Olivier Bouzerand, includes items ranging from lobster and foie gras, to squab and venison. Reservations for Fait Maison can only be made by emailing reservations@fait-maison-ok.com.
3. First National Center
Location: 120 N Robinson Ave.
The First National Center is offering three options for those looking to enjoy the evening, two with full meals and a third with passed appetizers and dessert stations.
The New Year's Eve Dinner in the Great Hall offers two dinner seating options, both with a fixed five-course menu. Guests can book reservations from 4 to 7 p.m. for dinner only or book from 8 to 10 p.m. for dinner that includes a countdown toast. The dinner starts at $100 per person, without the countdown and toast, which will cost you an extra $25.
If lighter bites are more your speed, you can visit the Library of Distilled Spirits in the basement at First National for its New Year's Eve Bash from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. for passed appetizers, dessert stations, a live DJ, New Year's Eve countdown & midnight toast starting at $75 per person.
Reservations for Dinner in the Great Hall or a table at the Library of Distilled Spirits can be made by visiting the First National Center website.
4. Ludivine
Location: 320 NW 10
Ludivine will open its doors from 5 p.m. to midnight for a prix fixe menu and all-bubbles wine pairing making it a possible option for starting or ending your New Year's Eve festivities. The restaurant touted the menu as "going classic," on social media with plans to use Chef Russ Johnson’s original NYE menu.
Reservations are available online through ludivineokc.com.
5. Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse
Location: #7 Mickey Mantle Drive
If you have tickets to see the Oklahoma CIty Thunder take on the Philadelphia 76ers on New Year's Eve, the four-course prix fixe menu at Mickey Mantle's could be a great pre-game meal option.
The restaurant also will offer a complimentary Backstage Limo service to the arena that will return guests to Mickey’s after the game to ring in the new year in the bar & 7 Lounge with party favors & a midnight countdown with complimentary Champagne toast.
The dinner menu includes items such as crab cakes, various cuts of steak, lobster, soups salads and more, and starts at $110 per person. Reservations can be booked by calling 405-272-0777.
Honorable Mention: Roaring '20s New Year's Eve at Slate in the Founders Tower
Location: 5900 Mosteller Drive
That's right, you read that correctly. The space that formerly housed the 3Sixty restaurant atop Founder's Tower has new ownership. The new venture is described as a "premium event venue," with a "chef curated custom menu for your specific event." Management confirmed Tuesday there are no current plans to revive it as a full-service restaurant.
So while you won't find a full meal at Slate on New Year's Eve, the party is a chance to get a first look at the space's new design. There will be complimentary champagne, live music and craft cocktails. Tickets for an upgraded VIP hour with passed hors d'oeuvres beginning at 8 p.m. are also still available. You can find more information on instagram by searching "slate_okc."
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: 5 OKC restaurants doing dinner menus for NYE
