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This is it, my yearly roundup of New Year’s eve events! Keep in mind, though I do my best to keep everything up to date, things do change, so call the restaurant to double-check. I’ve already had quite a few updates in the line of downward prices over the past week.

50 plates

We are rolling out the red carpet this New Year’s Eve. Come join our special celebration at 50 Plates in the Pearl. In addition to our 50 Plates menu, the kitchen team will provide special, festive dishes especially for New Year’s Eve.

Call now to reserve your table – 503-228-5050. 333 NW 13^th Ave, Portland

Accanto – A lively café, enoteca and neighborhood gathering spot, Accanto is located in the formerly empty corner space next to Genoa Restaurant. A new addition to Portland’s eastside culinary community, Accanto is operated by the same owners as Genoa, sharing the culinary talents of Executive Chef David Anderson and the same commitment to locally sourced ingredients. Accanto has a casual vibe and friendly, open ambiance for lingering over a cup of espresso, glass of wine or a satisfying evening meal. The menu draws inspiration from both European cafes and locally available ingredients from throughout the Pacific NW region.

Special New Year’s Eve menu highlights include:

• Soup: Creamy lobster bisque with tarragon oil and potato chip garnish
• Appetizer:  Baked oysters with prawn butter and horseradish breadcrumbs
• Pasta: Pasta ala chittara with pheasant and red wine ragout, and shaved parmesan
• Entree:  Braised lamb shoulder with olives, lemons, capers and roasted root vegetables.

Specialty cocktails will be available including one house-infused, one sparkling and one “Winter Warmer.” Complimentary sparkling wine will be served at midnight.

11 a.m. to 1a.m. on New Year’s Eve. 2838 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR 97214; 503-235-4900; AccantoPDX.com

Alu

Please join us for a New Year’s Eve party destination at Alu! From 8:30pm to 12:30am Alu will have an elegant cocktail party with hearty hors d’oeuvres included. Tickets are $45 per person and includes a champagne toast at midnight. Desserts are also included, so no one will leave hungry! Cocktail attire is encouraged, as our elegant, candlelit ambiance will inspire you on this celebratory night. You can arrive at your convenience and stay as long as you like! Please RSVP at your earliest. You can use Facebook RSVP, email info@aluwinebar.com, or call us at 503-262-9463. Space is limited. Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 8:30pm, Friday Januaray 1, 2010 at 12:30am. 2831 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland

Andina

New Year’s Eve at Andina offers a host of Peruvian traditions to welcome the New Year –from dressing in yellow to promote good travels in the New Year to eating 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight for good luck. Mama Doris will be walking around the restaurant dressed in yellow and carrying her suitcase.  Andina’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner includes a three-course dinner along with a festive partnership with Champagne Roederer, including both their sparkling wine from Anderson Valley and Cristal from France.

• Live entertainment by the Tracy Kim Trio and Sambafeat from 6 p.m. through 1 a.m.
• Prices range from $60-$195 depending on choice of beverage. Both early and late seatings are available starting at 5:30 p.m.

1314 NW Glisan, Portland, OR; andinarestaurant.com; 503-228-9535

Aquariva

New Year’s Eve special 4-course dinner menu ($52/adult), incl. a champagne toast at midnight, entry to concert with the Norman Sylvester Band & more. $20 cover after 8pm. 0470 SW Hamilton Ct
Portland, OR 97239. (503) 802-5850

Bar Avignon

New Year’s Eve at Bar Avignon: New Year’s Eve:  4 pm – 12 am ~ serving full menu till midnight, featuring the live music of Portland’s Rose Gerber from 8 pm – 10 pm. Listen at:  myspace.com/rosegerber.

2138 se divison street • 503.517.0808 • BarAvignon.com

Beast

New Year’s Eve we are doing two seatings. Our regular 6 courses, with a few bells and whistles thrown in (think truffles, caviar & lobster). 2 seatings one at 5- for those of you attending other parties later. And one at 9pm- for those of you ringing in the new year with us! $150/per person including all food, wine and gratuity. * we are currently full at our 9 pm seating. (a waitlist will forming however..call to be added to that) There are still 12 spots available at the 5pm seating. Also- We ARE open on Friday the 1st with regular seatings at 6 or 8:45 pm.

5425 NE 30th Ave, Portland OR. 97211. 503-841-6968. BeastPDX.com

Belly

Belly Restaurant presents four courses and bubbles for $65. Call 503.249.9764 for reservations. Cheers to a new year full of bright hope.

Choose one from each course:

FIRST

ahi tuna tartar ‘nicoise’, house potato chips
celery root soup, duck confit, apple fennel salad
house black truffle tajarin pasta, shaved grana padano cheese, poached quail egg
pan-seared foie gras, apple tart, apple cider gastrique (8. supplement)

NEXT

roasted crimson beets, pear cider vinaigrette, feta cheese, shaved red onion
herb potato gnocchi, butter poached lobster claw, roasted maitake mushrooms
pomegranate-glazed pork belly, hazelnut spaetzle

THEN
ribeye ‘tournedo’, twice baked potato, caramelized onion puree, demi-glace
pan-roasted lobster tail, potato puree, sautéed savoy cabbage, chive butter
seared sea scallops, potato cauliflower kale hash, lobster sauce
wild mushroom winter vegetable pot pie, herb crème fraiche

FINALLY
buttermilk panna cotta, blood orange jam
dark chocolate tart, espresso whipped cream, hazelnut brittle
pear spice cake, brandy ice cream, salted caramel

Belly Timber

Happy Holidays from Belly Timber! Join us for a very special New Year’s Eve Dinner – $45 Prixe Fixe dinner with 3 courses

Starters:

• Mixed greens, roast pear, pumpkin seeds & vanilla vinaigrette
• Chicken soup, bread, soft egg & quince
• Scallop crudo, poppy seeds, chicharrone salad & hops vinegar

Entrees:

• Pork cheeks, brussels sprout hash & borscht
• Cod, fennel puree, octopus, pomegranate & preserved local peppers
• Spaghetti squash arborio rice cakes, braised kale, wild mushrooms & mascarpone
• Grilled flatiron steak sweet and sour cabbage relish & french fries

Dessert selection also provided

Call today to make your reservations 3257 SE Hawthorne Blvd. | Portland, OR 97214
phone 503.235-3277  BellyTimberRestaurant.com

Besaws

Besaws offers the perfect prixe fixe to your party!  We invite you to enjoy a perfect glass of bubbles and a delectable 4 course meal in the coziest, candlelit dining room in Portland.  $55 per person.  We have either a 6pm or 8pm seating – come experience local comfort food at its best.  Please visit our website to see our New Year’s Eve Menu.  Space is limited. Please call now to make a reservation.  We look forward to sending you off to celebrate the New Year!

2301 NW Savier St. (@ NW 23rd Ave), Portland, OR 97210. 503.228.2619. Besaws.com

Bluehour

The 2009 New Year’s Eve Menu at Bluehour will follow our regular ala carte format and will feature many Bluehour signature dishes. Additionally Chef Kenny will be creating occasion-specific, sublime and festive dishes such as the few listed below:

• Endive & Tangerine Salad – marinated white anchovies, whole grain mustard dressing, tarragon 12.

• Eggs ‘N’ Toast – creamy organic scrambled eggs, american sturgeon caviar,
• chive buttered brioche toast 25.

• Black Truffle & Pumpkin Agnolotti – sage brown butter, reggiano parmesan, porcini jus 15.

• Seared Diver Sea Scallops – borlotti bean cream, braised pork belly, shallot rosemary vinaigrette 18.

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• Striped Bass Baked in Parchment – manila clams, baby artichokes, provencal butter 34.
• Roast Rack of Veal – potato quince torta, tender braised mustard greens, calvados sauce 42.
• Muscovy Duck 3 Ways -asian spiced and grilled breast, leg confit, seared foie gras,
• orange ginger duck jus 30

Dessert selection also provided

250 Northwest 13th Avenue, Portland. (503) 226-3394

Café Nell

This New Year’s Eve Café Nell will be offering two special prix-fixe dinner options.  The first seating, at 5:30 or 6:00p.m,. will feature three courses for $49.  The second seating, starting at 8:30 or 9:00p.m. offers five courses for $69. For dinners looking for a more flexible menu option the restaurant’s bar menu will be available all evening after 5:00p.m.

Carafe

New Year’s Eve 2009! 4 courses , $42.00 per person, gratuity not included.

• Gougère with Smoked Salmon, Crème Fraîche & Chive
• Celery Root & Apple Soup – Potato Pancake, Pickled Red Onion, Caviar
• Seared Weathervane Scallops – Dungeness Crab Raviolo, Arugula Coulis
• American Kobe Beefsteak – Braised Short Ribs, Caramelized Cauliflower Purée, Pomme Dauphine, Black Trumpet Mushrooms
• Vanilla Bean Cake – Drunken Citrus Compote, Citrus Caramel

Reservations are available by calling 503-248-0004. Happy Holidays! Pascal Sauton & Julie Hunter. 200 SW Market, Portland, OR  97201. 503-248-0004. CarafeBistro.com

Carlyle

Chef Jake Martin will be serving a four-course dinner. Menu highlights include:
First Course:

• Galantine of Pheasant – apple relish, maple-sherry vinaigrette, shaved foie gras
• Yellowfin Tataki – grapefruit, picholine olives, fennel
• Three Kumamoto Oysters* – Oscetra caviar, crème fraiche, baby dill (*$10 supplement)

2nd Course:

• Sherried Dungeness Crab Soup with crab beignet, fines herbes, yogurt
• Bacon Wrapped Veal Sweetbreads – braised romaine, caramelized pumpkin, pickled sultana
• Nantucket Bay Scallops* – celeriac puree, crispy brawn, Oregon Truffle (*$10 supplement)

3rd Course

• Roasted Squab – caramelized pecans, baby root vegetables, sauce cumberland
• Atlantic Hake – salsify confit, heirloom carrots, uni emulsion
• Mishima ranch Kobe Style New York Steak* – braised shortrib, pommes chateaux, roasted hedgehog mushroom. (*$10 supplement)

Dessert selection also provided

1632 NW Thurman St, Portland OR. 503-595-1782

Castagna

New Year’s Eve at Castagna is a collection of seasonal dishes and ingredients – with some delicacies added for the year end celebration. Chef Matt Lightner will feature King crab leg with black trumpet mushrooms; House cured black cod; Roasted foie gras with beets; and Roast beef with ash, roasted potatoes and oxalis.

• Dinner is $85 per person including one glass of champagne
• Seatings available through the evening from 5:30 to midnight

1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR; CastagnaRestaurant.com; 503-231-7373

Clarklewis

Fabulous, festive, fun & delicious. Our New Year’s Eve dinners are legendary. We serve an a la carte menu, leaving the big decisions to you! Party favors given at 11:30pm.

1001 Southeast Water Avenue, Portland, OR. (503) 235-2294

The Country Cat

The Country Cat’s New Year’s Day Brunch. Recover from the holiday festivities with brunch at The Country Cat.  On January 1, Executive chef/owner Adam Sappington will cook up a decadent brunch special of Dungeness crab eggs benedict on a sweet cream biscuit with preserved lemon hollandaise and home fries ($11), in addition to the complete brunch menu. To quench the New Year’s Day hangover, bartender Jessie Matthews has devised a signature elixir appropriately named G’Morning Sunshine with Indio blood orange vodka, Cointreau, fresh orange juice, clover honey simple syrup and orange Emergen-C, specially crafted to ease guests into the New Year.  Brunch is served from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The Country Cat Dinnerhouse & Bar is located at  7937 SE Stark Portland, OR 97215. For more information, please call 503.408.1414 or visit TheCountryCat.net.

Davis Street Tavern

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with dinner at Davis Street Tavern. We will be serving a 4 course dinner for $50 plus gratuity.  Sparkling wine pairing or a flight for $20. Visit davisstreettavern.com for the menu and to make your reservation on line. We can accommodate groups of 20 or more. Call for more information. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Davis Street Tavern, 500 NW Davis St. Portland OR 97209. 503-505-5050

Del Inti Restaurant

Now taking reservations for our prix fixe New Year’s Eve dinner service, our Peruvian-Northwest inspired restaurant is offering a four course menu and a wine pairing.  Dinner is $50. The accompanying wine pairing will include a glass of wine with each of your four courses for just $22. Champagnes and sparkling wines are also available to toast the New Year.

First Course

• -Abreboca, Peruvian amuse bouche

Second Course

• -Tiradito Nikkei, Peruvian-style sashimi
• -Fried Oyster Causa with hauncaina tartar sauce
• -Braised Octopus with botija olives and fingerling potatoes
• -Artichoke and wild mushroom ceviche

Third Course

• -Arroz con Pato, Peruvian style paella with crispy duck breast, braised duck & salsa criolla
• -Parihuela- scallops, blue prawns, & clams in a spicy aji panca broth
• -OR Rack of Lamb roasted with potato “carapulcra” & rocoto chutney
• -Pastel de Choclo- Peruvian corn pudding with a vegetable ragu

Dessert selection also provided

Plus choice of dessert. 2315 NE Alberta Street in Portland.  Visit us online at DelInti.com.  Reservations can be made by calling 503-288-8191.

Delta Café

Celebrate the New Year with Smoked Brisket Hash & Beignets at the Delta Café. Come on down from 10 am to 4 pm on January 1^st and enjoy a southern style New Year’s Day Brunch. We’ll be serving southern breakfast and lunch specials such as Smoked Brisket Hash, Eggs Sardou, Chicken Fried Steak, Po’ Boys and Fresh Beignets with lemon compote. Try the build your own bloody Mary bar, sip on champagne cocktails or enjoy one of the $1 Red Beers while you watch the bowl games.

We are located at the corner of SE Woodstock and SE 46th Ave.  DeltaCafeBar.com 503.771.3101 Delta Cafe 4607 SE Woodstock Portland, Or 97206

Departure Restaurant

“Flavors of the Journey” Kaiseki Dinner. Take an exciting culinary journey across Asia this year with a seven-course prix fixe meal by Chef Jeremy Frice that transforms classic dishes and ingredients from Japan, China, India, Thailand, Hawaii and Malaysia into a bountiful table of dazzling variety.   The menu combines traditional ingredients with contemporary, inventive execution. Guests will have the opportunity to taste several offerings throughout each course.

The early seating, which starts at 5:30 p.m., is $85 per person. The second seating, which includes additional menu selections and a champagne toast at midnight, starts at 8:30 p.m. and is $150 per person.

Highlights from the menu

• Kumamoto oyster with cucumber noodles and yuzu fruit
• Tataki Piedmontese blocks with foie gras mousse and sweet white sesame rice
• Fluke nigiri, kumquat, chive, hearts of palm
• Tsar Nicoulai caviar and uni service, served Departure Style
• Oregon black truffle chawan mushi
• General Tso chicken “pop”
• Lobster dumpling with white miso
• Miso cured steelhead trout served for the table with “flavors of the journey”
• Rock seared venison, pomegranate, ginger
• Shoyu truffle fried rice
• Housemade udon noodles, matsutake mushroom broth, bok choy

525 SW Morrison, 15^th Floor, Portland, OR 97204. Phone: 503-802-5370. DeparturePortland.com

East India Co. Grill & Bar

East India Co. Grill & Bar features classic Indian cuisine from northern and western India prepared with a contemporary flair.  Enjoy a multi course prix fixe menu for New Year’s Eve or order off the regular dinner menu including items such as kebabs grilled over hard wood charcoal, Biryani, an assortment of entrees from Goan Jhinge ka Salan (Goan Shrimp Curry) to Begam Bahar Ratan (Scallops & Asparagus) and Naan baked in the Tandoor oven.

• New Year’s Eve Prix Fixe is $27 per person or $50 per couple.
• Dinner hours 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

821 SW 11^th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; 503-227-8815 EastIndiaCoPDX.com

Equinox Restaurant & Lounge

Happy Holidays from Equinox!  We are excited to bring you our Les Resolusiones New Year’s Eve menu.  Space is limited, so call now to make your reservation 503 460-3333.

Firehouse

Once again, we want to invite you to ring in the New Year at Firehouse, Thursday night, December 31st with a sumptuous five-course prix fixe dinner. We will have some special wines and sparklers by the glass and bottle as well as special cocktails.

three small plates: pate de campagne with house made mustard and crostini, warm olives with herbs de provence and lemon, Marcona almonds with Terre del Sole sheep’s milk cheese

salad - arugula, shaved fennel and blood orange salad with sherry vinaigrette

pizza - pizza with bufala mozzarella and Oregon black truffle

mains - (a choice of): red wine braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta, porcini jus and gremolata, porchetta with grilled bread, cannellini beans and salsa verde, Firehouse bouillabaisse with local crab,  mussels and rock fish.

Dessert selection also provided

$50 per person (beverage and gratuity not included). Reservations recommended 503-954-1702. (Vegetarian requests honored at time of reservation)

Genoa

New Year’s Eve at Genoa features both a five-course menu and an optional seven-course menu just for the holiday with suggested wine pairings. Both menus include a choice of entrees such as Cattail Creek lamb chops; Rain Shadow Farms pan-roasted pheasant breast; or Fillet of Oregon Black cod and mussels served in a classic Milanese fish broth. Genoa is rooted in regional Italian cuisine based on seasonality and fresh ingredients made by hand daily. The regional Italian tasting menu is a mainstay of this 38-year old restaurant which re-opened in November 2009 under new owners and a new culinary team after a one year hiatus. This nationally recognized restaurant has a long tradition in Portland’s culinary scene and is considered one of the city’s culinary pioneers and first farm to table establishment.

• Five-course menu is $55 with optional wine pairings for $35
• Seven-course menu is $75 with optional wine pairings for $55 (requires participation of entire table)
• Seatings available starting at 5:30 p.m.

2832 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR; 503-238-1464; GenoaRestaurant.com

Gilt Club

Four-Course dinner, $60 per person. Some menu highlights:

Firsts: choice of Trio of Kumomoto oysters With Meyer lemon ice, Calabrian chile mignonette, grapefruit confit, or Pan-fried sweetbreads with grilled pears, brown butter, lemon and Pedro Ximinez vinegar, or Roasted apple crepe, muscat gastrique, bitter greens and almond crisp – Add Bruleed foie gras torchon (10-dollar supplement)

Seconds: Choice of Gratineed winter squash soup with Gruyere, celery root, chives, and pears or Blood oranges with mint, chili oil, almonds, oil cured olives, and watercress or Belgian endive salad with celery, bleu d’ Auvergne, walnuts and champagne vinaigrette.

Thirds: Choice of Tea smoked duck breast with roasted quince, black trumpet mushrooms, wilted greens and duck jus or Lobster with potato gnocchi, bone marrow, pomodorricio tomatoes, chervil, and finished with butter and lobster sauce or Black trumpet mushrooms with potato gnocchi, truffle butter, roasted cauliflower chervil, and bitter greens, or Licorice scented lamb loin with braised lamb bacon, saffron risotto, black olive tapenade, baby turnips, and their greens or Bone-in veal chop to share for two with a potato pave, roasted baby carrot, cipolinni onions, and black truffle jus (15-dollar supplement for one).

Dessert selection also provided

Heathman Restaurant and Bar

Join us for an evening of music and dining with the soulful R&B music from Patrick Lamb, a five-course dinner, dancing and party favors and bubbly at midnight. Or, relax in the main dining room starting at 4:30 p.m. with a three-course dinner; Key of Dreams will play from 10:30 p.m. until midnight.

• Patrick Lamb New Year’s Eve Party – 6:30 p.m.; $125 per person includes concert, five-course dinner and wine, dancing and party favors and champagne toast at midnight. For reservations visit ticketsoregon.com. Menu items include: Lobster Bisque, Petite Fillet Mignon and Meyer Lemon Risotto with Seared Scallops.
• Three-course prix fixe dinner in main dining room: 4:30p.m. through midnight; $65 per person not including beverages or gratuity. Key of Dreams performs at 10:30 with a midnight toast. For reservations, please call 503-790-7752. Menu items include: Lobster Thermador, Guinea Hen and Duck Ballantine, Ahi Tuna Rossini and Foie Gras Torchon.

1001 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon; HeathmanRestaurantAndBar.com; 503-790-7752

Hotel Fifty and H₅O bistro & bar

Hotel Fifty and H₅O bistro & bar, located in Portland where downtown meets the river, invite guests to ring in 2010 with fine dining, festive cocktails and picturesque views of the Willamette River on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009.  H₅O bistro & bar  will offer a four-course prix fixe dinner and for those seeking overnight accommodations, Hotel Fifty is offering the “Happy New Year!” package. The four-course prix fixe dinner at H₅O bistro & bar includes choice of appetizer, soup or salad, entrée and dessert (complete menu below) with a glass of champagne for $39 per person.  Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (503) 484-1415.

Iorio

Iorio invites you to Ring in the New Year. Three-course dinner, features handmade Dungeness crab and oven dried ricotta ravioli, or handmade butternut squash vavioli in sage butter, choice of meat, fish or vegetable choice of several desserts. Live music, etc. Also available to go for two. 912 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland. (503) 445-4716.

Lapellah

In Vancouver, Washington for New Year’s Eve? Celebrate in style at Lapellah Restaurant! Enjoy our New Year’s Prix Fixe Menu. $50 per person, (does not include tax or gratuity). Reservations highly recommended - please call 360.828.7911

2520 Columbia House Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661 Lapellah.com

Laurelhurst Market

$75 per person.  Reservations accepted for parties of any size.

Amuse: Steak Tartare, Oyster On The Half Shell with Apple Mignonette, Glass of Champagne

First Course – Choice Of:

• Truffled Duck Liver Mousse with Roasted Celery Root, Parsley & Pancetta Salad
• “Sweetmeat” Squash Agnolotti with Dungeness Crab, Parsley, Lemon &?Piment d’ Espellette
• Arugula, Confit Pork Cheek, Shaved?Foie Gras, Red Wine-Poached Farm Egg, Foie Gras Vinaigrette, Melted Shallot

Second Course – Choice Of

• Tournedoes Rossini with Robuchon Potatoes, Cauliflower & Cippolini Onions
• Grilled Half Lobster &?Gulf Prawn with Beet, Blood Orange, Frisee, Radish &?Lobster Coral Sabayon
• Award Winning Rabbit – Sausage Stuffed Hindquarter and Mousseline-Stuffed Saddle with Tarbais Beans & Salmis Sauce

Dessert selection also provided

Please email reservations@laurelhurstmarket.com

Lauro Kitchen

Lauro Kitchen celebrates New Year’s Eve with exciting and enticing specials including:Creamy Chestnut Soup with Marsala and Sage $8, Half Dozen Kumomoto Oysters on the Half Shell with Meyer Lemon Mignonette $12, Dungeness Crab Cakes with a Blood Orange Beurre Blanc $14, Risotto with Pan Seared Scallops Wrapped in Speck with Brown Butter and Saba $18, Pan Roasted Spiced Black Cod with Garnet Yam and Pistachio Cous Cous and Moroccan Charmoula Vinaigrette $21, Grilled Rib Eye with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and WIld Mushroom Port Sauce $24, Chocolate Amarena Cherry Trifle $8.

Reservations-503-239-7000. 3377 SE Division Street, Portland, Oregon  97292; LauroKitchen.com

Lincoln

Please join us in celebrating New Year’s Eve. We are featuring a wonderful five-course menu for $65 per person, exclusive of beverages and gratuity.

• hors d’oeuvres – Crostini with chicken liver mousse, maldon salt and cornichon Buckwheat blini with crème fraiche, roe and chives
• starter – Malfatti with ricotta, chard and pumpkin
• salad – Endive salad with dungeness crab, meyer lemon and fennel
• entrees (choose one) – New York strip steak with potato and kale gratin, sauce bordelaise. Varnish clams, mediterranean mussels, scallops and gulf prawns with white wine, parsley and fregola. Herbed crespelle with trumpet mushrooms, leeks, mascarpone and hazelnuts
• dessert - Chocolate and almond cream torte with crème fraiche and bittersweet chocolate sauce

Metrovino

This New Year’s Eve, Executive Chef Gregory Denton and his team will offer a five-course tasting menu with classic New Year’s Eve fare such as Lobster, Caviar, Foie Gras, Sweetbreads and Perigord Black Truffles. For the veggie minded diners, there will be a separate five course vegetarian tasting menu including Cucumber Caviar, Shiso, Cauliflower Mousse; Cream of Sunchoke Soup; Braised Leek Croquettes; and Black Truffle Risotto.

• Seatings from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Tasting Menu is $75 per person and with wine pairing $20 additional per person or $55 for premium wine pairing.
• Vegetarian Menu is $55 per person and with wine pairing $20additional per person or $55 for premium wine pairing. (Please order Vegetarian tasting menu when making a reservation).

1139 NW 11^th Avenue, Portland, OR; 503-517-7778; MetrovinoPDX.com.

Monteaux’s Public House

New Chef, New Year, New York! Chef Michael Borges goes uptown with a special dinner menu for New Year’s Eve.  Final menu subject to change but get your reservation early. New Chef & NYE dinner menu served 5pm to 10pm. Entree Prices from $16 to $32

NEW YEAR:  Let’s all put 2009 to rest and look forward to 2010 with a champagne toast (with the East Coast) at 9pm. NEW YORK ~ Watch all the action from Times Square LIVE on our really BIG screen!
Monteaux’s Public House:  Standing out in suburbia! Reserve Today 503.309.7321 or larry@monteauxs.com

Morton’s The Steakhouse

Enjoy a special 3-course Steak & Seafood menu offering for $49.99/person this New Year’s Eve. Morton’s signature a la carte menu also available.

213 Southwest Clay Street, Portland, OR. (503) 248-2100

Ned Ludd

There are a few seats left at each seating for the new years eve dinner at Ned Ludd

We are offering a six course dinner, with drink pairings, for $65 per person excluding gratuity. There will be two seatings at 6 PM and 9 PM. The 9 o’clock seating will include a champagne toast! If you would like to ring in 2010 with a romantic wood fired meal please consider Ned Ludd!  The evenings menu is available for viewing at our website or the blog.
For reservations or questions call 503-288-6900.  Note: we will not be in the restaurant Tuesday, December 29th, if you leave a message expect a call back on Wednesday the 30th.

3925 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland. 503.288.6900.

Nel Centro

Nel Centro rings in 2010 featuring delicious seasonal specials and a room full of jazz. The Mike Pardew Group begins at 10:00 pm and they’re playing well into the New Year. There is no cover charge. In addition to Nel Centro’s dinner menu, specials include:

• Local Oyster Bisque with Horseradish Flan and American Caviar
• Stuffed Artichoke with Dungeness Crab, Meyer Lemon and Breadcrumbs
• Fig Gnocchi with Braised Rabbit, Pancetta and Vin Santo Sauce
• Whole Roasted Branzino for Two with Roasted Potatoes, Chantrelles and Little Onions
• Rotisserie Cascade Natural Beef with Gorgonzola Rosti Potatoes, Creamed Spinach and Barolo Sauce
• Blood Orange Panna Cotta with Winter Citrus Soup

1408 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR  97201. 503-484-1099. NelCentro.com

Noble Rot

Two parts Medoyeff, One part Noble Rot = the recipe for the New Years’ Rotten Eve Party

$75 includes Good mood food, 2 drink coupons, party favors, groovin’ tunes, Lena Medoyeff fashion show, Specialty cocktails with Medoyeff Vodka, Countdown & toast at midnight. Prizes for best dressed. Starts at 9:00 on New Years Eve

Tickets available now at Noble Rot. 1111 E. Burnside St, Fourth Floor. Portland. 503-233-1999

Nostrana

Nostrana hosts a Venetian New Year’s Eve. Executive chef and owner Cathy Whims has devised a traditional New Year’s Eve menu that highlights the Italian food of the New Year – lentils, raisins and oranges – all foods thought to bring a year of good luck, riches and love.  The seven-course $50 prix-fixe menu includes full-moon inspired dishes such as Cauliflower sformato with fonduta and truffles, Dungeness crab Trieste-style with Nostrana ciabatta and grappa, and Wood grilled beef filet spice Bresaola-style with horseradish crema and grilled red onions.

The seven course prix-fixe menu is $50/person, not including wine or gratuity. Dinner service begins at 5 p.m.  Nostrana is located at 1401 SE Morrison, Portland 97214.   For more information, visit Nostrana.com, or call (503) 234-2427 for reservations.

Oba

New Year’s Event 7:30pm – 12:30am in the cantina. $50 per person, includes admission, dinner, champagne toast and a sizzling party, featuring Xavier and The Classic Band. Regular menu and a price-fixe option will be available for $40. See ObaRestaurant.com for more.

Oregon Wines on Broadway

New Year’s Eve, open from noon until closing is warranted. No cover charge. Oodles of great Champagnes (and other wines, too) to choose from and enjoy at retail pricing. Bumping, fun music will be playing. A decent little spread of cheeses, meats and finger foods to go with your libations. No contrived celebrations, balloon drops, BS toasts with bad wine or ridiculous prices. Stay in or come to downtown and be at a fun, welcoming place that will allow you to have a great New Year’s Eve without a lot of hassle. Come with a good attitude and we’ll help you have a great time!

515 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97205; OregonWinesOnBroadway.com.  (503) 228-4655

The Original

The Original’s Amazing New Year’s Eve Packages. There’s more than one way to ring your New Year’s bell this month at The Original, Portland’s newest downtown restaurant. Celebrate the last supper of the last year in a long decade with a $40, five-star, four-course meal showcasing the talents of our intuitive and imaginative young chefs. Seating begins at 6:00 p.m. Records are spun at 8 p.m. At the stroke of midnight, join us for a New Year’s toast with your choice of bubbles: a glass of Cava, or a pint of hipster champagne (Pabst Blue Ribbon).

300 SW Sixth Street, Portland. (503) 546-2666.

Ping

Come enjoy good food and drink this New Year’s Eve at Ping and support the re-erection of the historical Hung Far Low sign. GQ named Ping #4 of the top ten best restaurants in the country.

Five Courses – $45 excluding gratuity. Five Courses with Drink Pairings, $60 excluding gratuity. 6:00 and 8:30 Seating. Reserve Your Table Today. Ping will donate 10% of the nights’ proceeds to re-erect the sign. Preview the menu at PingPDX.com.

102 NW 4th Ave PDX. 503.229.7464

Pix

FREE CHOCOLATE BUFFET! Midnight

Join Pix to ring in the New Year right with another FREE CHOCOLATE BUFFET! Free to the first 100 guests at EACH store who purchase a beverage. We will be handing out tickets starting at 11PM to all beverage customers until the tickets are gone. Get there early! Both locations open until 1AM. Pix Division

3402 SE Division St, 503.232.4407. Pix N. Williams, 3901 N. Williams Ave. 503.282.6539. PixPatisserie.com

Salty’s on the Columbia River

On New Year’s Eve, enjoy a celebration of sparkling wines and Champagne along with a select menu created by Executive Chef Dana Cress at Salty’s.

Then on New Year’s Day, enjoy a bountiful brunch buffet of Northwest favorites from 9am to 2pm. There will be no dinner service on New Year’s Day, but on Saturday, January 2, Salty’s will resume normal service hours with brunch and dinner, plus live jazz by the Mel Brown Trio in the Café-Bar from 7:00pm to close.

Reservations can be made by calling 503-288-4444 or visiting Saltys.com

Pazzo Ristorante

In addition to Pazzo’s regular menu a very special 4-course prix-fixe Dinner will be offered at $60/guest. Wine pairings, champagne flight, champagne toast at midnight.

627 Southwest Washington Street, Portland, OR. (503) 228-1515

Plainfields

Celebrate the end of 2009 with us at Plainfields Restaurant.  We are serving prix fix four course meal, $50 per person.  We begin serving at 5 pm, with our last seating at 10:30.

852 SW 21st Ave. 503-223-2995. Plainfields.com

Rendezvous Grill and Tap Room

Come celebrate the New Year on Mount Hood at the Rendezvous Grill and Tap Room. We will be serving a 3 course pre fixe dinner for $42.50 per person. Choice of appetizer, choice of entree and a choice of house made dessert from our fabulous dessert tray. Enjoy one of our house-infused cocktails, a glass of wine from our by-the-glass list or a bottle of wine from our full battle list. Feel free to call for more detailed information about our New Year’s Eve Menu. Cheers from the Rendezvous staff!

We are located at Milepost 40 on Highway 26 Welches, Oregon. 503-622-3214.

Scandals Lounge

Scandals Lounge presents Glow. Celebrate the New Year with your friends at Scandals. Live music from 9:00 to 2:00 featuring Sneakin’ Out and sexywaterspiders. $5 cover also includes a midnight toast of cheap champagne and all of the drunk homos and their friends you can shake a dried out Christmas tree branch at. Ring out ’09 and welcome the beginning of a new and shiny decade.

1125 SW Stark Street.  503-227-5887 ScandalsPDX.com

Simpatica

New Year’s Eve Celebration at Simpatica Dining Hall

• Salt Cured Foie Gras with Long Peppercorn, Persimmon Mostarda and Grilled Walnut Bread
• Lobster Claw Ravioli with Tail Medallions and Fennel Scented Broth
• Ruby Grapefruit and Watercress Salad with Oil Cured Black Olive
• Piedmontese Beef Tenderloin with Shaved Black Truffles, Madeira Sauce and Pommes Anna
• Caramel Ice Cream Profiteroles with Warm Chocolate Sauce

Price is $75 per person plus wine and gratuity.  Dinner begins at 7:30pm.  Please RSVP or call the kitchen at (503)235-1600 to make reservations.

Spints Alehouse

Spints Alehouse will be hosting a New Year’s feast in the traditional German style of whole roasted fish, raffling, doughnuts and of course housemade sausages.  The menu will be a la carte and will include two holiday cocktails to warm our patrons.  We will be open at 4pm as normal and will ring in the New Year with a champagne toast at midnight.  We will take reservations for parties of 6 or more.  For more information, please cal 503-847-2534.  401  NE 28th Ave.  Portland OR 97232  SpintsPDX.com

Suzette

New Year’s Eve at Suzette! We begin the celebrations with lively music and silent movies at 6:00. First up is The Cook and Other Treasures (1917) with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. At 7:15, Siren of the Tropics (1927) with Josephine Baker.

In addition to our regular menu, we’re featuring a New Year’s prix fixe menu, all for $15!

• stuffed mushrooms
• crostini with prosciutto and quince
• garden salad with roasted beets and balsamic vinaigrette crab, meyer lemon, fennel and crème fraîche crêpe
• butternut squash, sautéed kale and goat cheese crêpe
• chocolate and jasmine soufflé cake with honey ice cream and candied pistachios

RSVP suggested—jehnee@suzettepdx.com. 2921 N.E. Alberta St. SuzettePDX.com. (no phone)

Teardrop Lounge

Our chef, Chris Degenhardt, has been hard at work crafting a sumptuous feast for New Year’s Eve.  He & Daniel have put together a menu pairing cocktails & dishes carefully created for the night.  Festivities begin at 6pm, with one seating at the bar only.   We’ll take you through each pairing, describing the process, flavors & inspirations.

Dinner & drinks are $100 per person.  Email daniel [at] teardroplounge [dot] com to hold your place.

Ten 01

In addition to the Ten 01 a la carte menu the kitchen team will provide special, festive dishes especially for New Years’ Eve. 1001 N.W. Couch Street, Portland, OR. 503.226.3463

Thatch Tiki Bar

DJ Drew Groove will be spinning records, champagne toast at midnight, fun new drinks available throughout the evening.

Thirst Wine Bar & Bistro

New Year’s Eve at Thirst!

4-course menu for only $40 per person

• Amuse Bouche: Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms or Asparagus Roulades
• Starter: French Onion Soup or Pear & Blue Cheese Endive Salad
• Entrée: Choice of Duck Confit with Smashed Potatoes, or Top Sirloin with Tomato Bread Pudding or Vegetarian Risotto
• Dessert: Chocolate Bread Pudding or Pumpkin Mascarpone Cheesecake or Cheese Plate

Regular menu also available. Optional wine pairings for $25 per person.

Reservations at 10 pm or after get a complimentary sparkling wine toast at midnight.  Make your reservations today – 503-295-2747! Note: No coupons or discounts can be used on New Year’s Eve. 149 A Avenue, Lake Oswego 97034

Urban Farmer

“Luxe & Local” 4-Course Dinner. Chef Matt Christianson will be offering a decadent four-course prix fixe dinner by taking traditionally luxurious ingredients and giving them a Northwest spin to honor the restaurant’s emphasis on local and sustainable ingredients and house-made and artisanal fare.  Guests will begin dinner with Northwest oysters and signature house-made charcuterie. The dinner will feature four courses; guests will have the option to choose from several selections.  Price is $85 per person, and reservations are available beginning at 5:00pm. Guests are invited to arrive early and enjoy a selection from the Moët Hennessy champagne cart in the restaurant’s Atrium lobby.

Menu Highlights:

• Dungeness Crab Parfait, Uni, Meyer lemon Sabayon, pickled Matsutake
• Pheasant and Foie gras Terrine, Apple Mustard, Pickled Cherry
• Seared Tuna, Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, Horseradish Cream, Mache
• Seared Steelhead, Clams, Bacon, Red Pepper Nage, Rouille Crouton
• Maine Lobster and Cauliflower Gratin, Black Oregon Truffle
• Seared Dayboat Scallops and Foie Gras, Pear Confit, Almond Sauce, Black Truffle
• 21 Day Aged Tenderloin, Painted Hills, Oregon; Smokey Blue Cheese Croutons, Hedgehog Mushrooms
• Liberty Farms Duck, Roasted Chestnut puree, Brussels Sprouts, Pomegranate Gastrique

525 SW Morrison, 8^th floor, Portland, 97204. Phone: 503-802-4630. UrbanFarmerRestaurant.com

Vindalho

Join us at Vindalho on New Year’s Eve for a warm and tasty way to usher in the New Year. In additional to our seasonal menu we will be offering these special dishes:

• Winter Vegetable and Lentil Dhansaak  $7
• Goan Spiced Crab Cakes with Cilantro Aioli  $12
• Monkfish Tikka with Mango Rice  $19
• Duck Breast in Lime Leaf Curry  $22
• Vanilla Trifle with Tropical Fruit and Coconut Pastry Cream  $8