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Get Out!: New Year's Eve Edition


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Published: Dec 22, 2009

[ new year's eve ]

Varga Bar

Thu., Dec. 31, 6, 8 and 10 p.m., $65-$75

At 6 and 8 p.m., Varga hosts a five-course, $75 Dogfish Head beer dinner; options (all paired with Dogfish beers) include grilled hickory-bourbon-smoked octopus, maple-pecan-crusted duck breast and house-made pumpkin pie. For the night owls, Varga's also offering a $65 open-bar package, with 20 on-tap beers, a midnight champagne toast and complimentary cheesesteaks and chili at 1 a.m. Varga Bar, 941 Spruce St., 215-627-5200, vargabar.com.

APO
Thu., Dec. 31, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $100

Brush off your flapper dresses: APO's celebrating '10 in '20s fashion. For $100, you'll get hors d'oeuvres and an open bar from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., plus live music courtesy of DJ Shawn Ryan of Hurrah and a champagne toast at midnight. Purchase tix on APO's Web site. APO Bar and Lounge, 102 S. 13th St, 215-735-7500, apothecarylounge.com.

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fish
Thu., Dec. 31, 6 and 9:30 p.m., $110-$150

Instead of black tie, fish is hosting an eight-course black-and-white truffle dinner. Expect dishes like oysters with potato bisque and black truffle; skate wing with truffled spaetzle and Parmesan broth; lobster risotto with celery leaf and black truffle; and wagyu rib eye with truffled celeriac. The 9:30 p.m. seating is filling up quick, but there's still room at 6. fish, 1708 Lombard St., 215-545-9600, fishphilly.com.

R2L

Thu., Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., $150

Daniel Stern's R2L is hosting an NYE shindig — before the posh spot atop Two Liberty Place even officially opens. Watch fireworks from the 37th floor while enjoying an open bar and hors d'oeuvres, plus a dessert lounge at 11 p.m. and bubbly when the clock strikes 12. DJ Panther will be spinning tunes. Tix can be purchased on R2L's Web site. R2L, 50 N. 16th St., 37th floor, 215-564-5337, r2lrestaurant.com.

Marigold Kitchen

Thu., Dec. 31, 5:30-10:30 p.m., $65

Marigold Kitchen is whipping up a six-course dinner menu to close out the decade. The meal includes options like champagne-braised escargot; Hudson Valley foie gras torchon; pan-seared diver scallops; and desserts like bay leaf crème brülée. And, of course, a glass of champagne to bid adieu to 2009. Marigold Kitchen, 501 S. 45th St., 215-222-3699, marigoldkitchenbyob.com.