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Published: Dec 18, 2007

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Dinner and Fireworks on the Moshulu

Mon., Dec. 31, 5 p.m.-2 a.m., $90-$150

Snag a front-row spot for the fireworks (without any déclassé jostling) on the world's oldest four-masted ship. Two dinner seatings will feature a four-course menu from Chef Ralph Fernandez, followed by live music and dancing on the deck. Ahoy, 2008! The Moshulu, Penn's Landing Marina, 401 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-923-2500.

NYE Three Ways at Nineteen (XIX)

Mon., Dec. 31, 6 p.m.-2 a.m., $30-$120

Choose a multicourse specialty menu from Chef Marc Plessis in either XIX's café or pearl-chandeliered restaurant, followed by an upscale dance party in the Rose Garden. Dinner in the café will be set to the tune of live cabaret replete with Broadway favorites and all that jazz. Nineteen (XIX), Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. 215-790-1919.

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New Menu for 2008 at London Grill

Mon., Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m.-mid., a la carte menu

Chef/co-owner Michael McNally plans to unveil his new menu at London's New Year's Eve bash. Along with prosciutto cured in-house for 10 months, you can start 2008 off on a controversially tasty note with foie gras meatball sliders; other choices include homemade wasabi pasta stuffed with braised short ribs and lobster oil. Ring in it right with a complimentary champagne toast and chuckle at the freezing rubes doing the Times Square thing on TV. London Grill, 2301 Fairmount Ave., 215-978-4545.

Dinner and Dancing at Brasserie Perrier

Mon., Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m., $65-$120

Though Chef Chris Scarduzio is busy planning the Comcast Center megarestaurant Table 31 for 2008, the French fare that got him there in the first place will be the star of New Year's dinner at Brasserie Perrier. A midnight toast, party favors and dancing will cap off your choice of an earlier four-course or later-on five-course menu of luxe classics like lobster, filet mignon and house-made pastas. Brasserie Perrier, 1619 Walnut St., 215-568-3000.

Prix-fixe Menu and Carte Blanche Party at Patou

Mon., Dec. 31, 6 p.m.-2 a.m., $55-$125

Share the last supper of 2007 with Mr. Right, Ms. Right Now or whoever else at Patou's romantic party. A four-course menu features retro faves like lobster thermidor, escargots and chilled fruits of the sea — raw oysters, clams and smoked salmon. The night winds up with a breakfast buffet at 1:30 a.m. to send you into the New Year with a belly full of booze-garnished eggs. Patou, 312 Market St., 215-928-2987.