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A boring person's guide to a not-boring NYE
A short list of events that appeal even to someone who's not into New Year's.
A boring person's guide to a not-boring NYE
To be honest, I’ll be spending this New Year’s Eve as I spend the last night of every year: at home, in my jammies, kissing my boyfriend and my dog (and not necessarily in that order) at midnight. When I used to go out more on NYE, my usual m.o. was to pick any bar that didn't have a special anything going on. But I’ve heard tell that some of you actually like making special reservations and going all out on NYE—so for you, in no particular order, a list of places I would go if I were you and not me:
1. Brauhaus Schmitz (718 South St.). We actually already talked about this, but it bears repeat viewing, so go view.
2. Stateside (1536 E. Passyunk Ave.). Their NYE offering is fully customizable, so you can either hit them up for dinner before your party or make dinner your party with a late seating and champagne toast, and either way you know you’ll be closing out 2012 with some of the best food around. The specs: 5-course meal is $65 for early seatings, $75 for late seatings with champagne included; you can add wine pairings to your meal for $20 regardless of when you choose to eat. They’ve got a fully vegetarian menu available, too, if that’s what you’re into.
3. Kennett (848 S. 2nd St.). $65 for a four-course meal with Victory pairings (you can see the beers here). They haven’t even released their menu for the night, but who cares? I trust that the food and atmosphere will be worth it.
4. Fette Sau (1208 Frankford Ave.). What are they doing for New Year’s Eve? Just some live music, really. No cover, no tickets, barbecue and whiskey and beer as usual—because if it ain’t broke, why try to shoehorn an overpriced and generic holiday gala into it? (P.S., largely the same story next door at Frankford Hall, and if you slip over there at midnight you’ll score a free schnapps toast. Really.)
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