Between shopping, decorating, Zoom calls, at-home schooling and wrapping presents, you’re ready to turn the cooking over to someone else. This holiday season, Chicago-area restaurants come to the rescue! These restaurants can help you keep your holiday cheer by getting yummy food on the table, with options for Christmas dinner and brunch, and New Year’s Eve festivities.
Christmas (Dec. 24-25)
The Abbington
Where: 3 South 002 IL Route 53, Glen Ellyn
Cost: $130 serves 5
Order by: 630-942-8600 for pickup 2-4 p.m. Dec. 24
Enjoy a main course of oven roasted turkey breast or honey backed ham with a field of greens salad starter, baked mostaccioli and choice of sides: roasted red potatoes, smashed potatoes, broccoli and carrot medley and garlic green beans. All meals come with dinner rolls with butter and a chocolate Yule cake as well as reheating instructions for Christmas Day.
Ascione Bistro
Where: 1500 E. 55th St., Chicago
Cost: $9 and up, a la carte
Order by: 773-363-8161 for Dec. 24 or Dec. 25
If you’re in the mood of seafood for Christmas dinner, Ascione Bistro has plenty of options including lobster bisque, crab cake, squid ink linguine fra diavolo and more. You can also choose a few desserts like chocolate layer cake and New York style cheesecake.
AVEC
Where: 615 W. Randolph St., Chicago
Cost: $95 feeds 2
Order by: Preorder for pickup Dec. 18-19, 20-21 or 22-23
Avec is offering an Around the World Holiday Series, taking guests on mouth-watering tastes just in time for the holiday season. The dishes for each inspired country are available to reheat. Spain (Dec. 18-19) includes wood-oven roasted oysters, mussels escabeche, fideos and a grilled NY strip. Greece (Dec. 20-21) includes taramasalata, charred squid, roasted eggplant and braised lamb shoulder. Morocco (Dec. 22-23) includes scallops, grilled baby carrots, roasted prawns and lamb kefte tagine.
Avli Taverna
Where: 1335 W. Wrightwood Ave., Chicago
Cost: $34-$50
Order by: Order for pickup by Dec. 24
Enjoy make-and-take meals including turkey breast or oven-roasted lamb shoulder. Sides include quinoa, lentil and chickpea salad or whipped potatoes with feta. Trays of spanakopita and pastitsio are available to feed families as well as a tray of baklava with 48 pieces. Reheating instructions are included for all cold meals.
Bayan Ko
Where: 1810 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago
Cost: $55 per person
Order by: Dec. 16 for pickup Dec. 23
The Christmas Eve food package, “Noche Buena,” includes a roasted pork shoulder marinated in mojo, a beef short rib tapa with cola calamansi glaz or a seafood paella with scallops, prawns, chorizo and saffron. Sides include yucca con mojo and for dessert a salted caramel flan, fruit salad and turron. Bayan Ko has paired with Ward Eight for a collaboration and additions of cocktails for adults.
The Capital Grille
Where: 633 N. St. Clair St., Chicago (Streeterville); 87 Yorktown Center, Lombard; 5340 N. River Road, Rosemont; 2000 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg
Cost: $50 feeds 4
Order by: Order online through Dec. 31
Enjoy a four-course dinner with a selection of either a whole rack of bone-in file or Kona crusted bone-in prime rib, with sides of New England clam chowder, salad, lobster mac and cheese, hoisin-glazed Brussels sprouts, plus dessert. Boxes for preparation at home include hand-cut steaks, surf and turf with lobster and filets, or a bone-in porcini ribeye.
Chiya Chai Cafe
Where: 2770 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
Cost: $20-$120
Order by: Order for pickup Dec. 23 by calling 773-360-7541
The Logan Square cafe is offering boxed chai and savory pies to-go individually or as a combination. Each pie is nine inches with choices of masala chicken or kale and potato.
Chez Moi
Where: 2100 N. Halsted St., Chicago
Cost: $68 per person
Order by: Preorder for pickup Dec. 24 or 26-31
Enjoy main choices of a duck duo with wild mushroom and potato galette and bourbon sauce au poivre, or braised beef short ribs with confit shallots, roasted garlic and black truffle dauphinoise potato. Starters include lobster bisque or cold foie gras terrine. Each dinner includes petit basque sheep cheese, rhubarb jam and a chocolate Christmas log.
The Duck Inn
Where: 2701 S. Eleanor St., Chicago
Cost: $69-$250
Order by: Order online by Dec. 20
The Duck Inn’s full Christmas dinner brings you traditional dishes like standing prime rib, mulled red wine sauce, duck fat Yorkie budding, creamed kale, Irish cheddar potato casserole and sticky toffee pudding with whiskey cream. There’s also an option to order their signature rotisserie duck to enjoy at home for $69.
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
Where: 521 N. Rush St., Chicago
Cost: $150-$250 feeds 2 or 4-6
Order by: Order online for pickup Dec. 23-24 or 30-31
The four-course holiday dinner includes a choice of entree – Chilean sea bass or herb-roasted tenderloin – with classic Caesar salad, starter of shrimp cocktail, and sides of truffled macaroni and cheese, grilled asparagus, three cheese au gratin potatoes and a bananas foster butter cake for dessert.
El Che
Where: 845 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago
Cost: Dinner: $150 feeds 4; Brunch: $50 feeds 2, $100 feeds 4
Order by: 48 hours before pickup Dec. 23 or Dec. 30
For families looking to have someone take care of the meats for Christmas dinner, El Che Meat & Provisions offers the perfect meal. Dinner includes a beef chateaubriand tenderloin roast, tied and ready for the oven with seasonings, plus creamed spinach and twice-baked potatoes. Morning brunch includes a 10-ounce N.Y. strip with ancho-coffee steak rub and a side of bacon-potato hash and eggs to prepare at home. Each meal comes with preparation instructions and tips. These meals are also available for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar
Where: 221 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago
Cost: $195-$530
Order by: Dec. 21 for pickup Dec. 25
Main dishes include prime rib and brown sugar cured ham with sides of roasted butternut squash soup or lobster bisque plus a winter citrus salad, family-style sides of roasted apple stuffing, cheddar herb mashed potatoes, green beans, broccolini and a Christmas log for dessert. Also during the holiday season, pick up festive drinks served up in a holiday ornament.
Found Kitchen & Social House
Where: 1631 Chicago Ave., Evanston
Cost: $137 feeds 2
Order by: Dec. 20 for pickup Dec. 23 or 24
The three-course meal includes white bean soup, creamed Brussels sprouts, herb roasted potatoes and a choice of main course – maple orange glazed ham or rosemary garlic leg of lamb – with a choice of dessert – spiced gingerbread cake or French silk pie. All of the individual items in the meal are available at a la carte pricing.
French Quiche
Where: 2210 N Halsted St, Chicago
Cost: $40 per box
Order by: While supplies last for pickup Dec. 24
Take care of Christmas Eve Dinner and Christmas Morning Breakfast in one prepared box. For dinner, French Quiche is serving a choice of beef bourguignon, coq a vin, cassoulet or vegan cassoulet, a chocolate mousse and a creme brulee. For breakfast, you’ll receive two slices of quiche (choice of Lorraine, Provencale, Savoyarde or Parisienne), two pain au chocolate and chocolate truffles.
Gemini & Sophia Steak
Where: 2075 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago; 1146 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette
Cost: $395 feeds 4-6
Order by: Dec. 20 for pickup Dec. 23-24
A main dish of prime rib roast served with au jus and horseradish cream is joined by housemade parker rolls, caesar salad, lobster bisque, potato gratin, almandine and double chocolate peppermint cake.
Girl & the Goat & Little Goat Diner
Where: 809 W. Randolph St., Chicago; 820 W. Randolph St., Chicago
Cost: $75 serves 2
Order by: 48 hours in advance for pickup Dec. 23
Wow your family at Christmas brunch with an easy-to-prepare meal kit that includes sourdough pancakes with toppings, smoked salmon crepes and cinnamon buns. Add ons include holiday cookies and cupcakes. Also, all holiday season try meal kits by Stephanie Izard, including a smoked taco kit, roasted pork shank kit and other Duck Duck Goat favorites.
Goddess and Grocer
Where: Bucktown: 1649 N. Damen Ave., Chicago; River North: 901 N. Larrabee Ave., Chicago; Gold Coast: 1127 N. State St., Chicago; O’Hare: 10000 W. O’Hare Airport, Chicago
Cost: $75-$195, serves 2-6
Order by: 5 p.m. Dec. 18
Goddess and Grocer is offering packages and a la carte options to feed the family. The Christmas Dinner for Two option includes turkey breast, gravy, traditional stuffing, cranberry sauce, yukon gold mashed potatoes, green beans, Parker House rolls and two mini apple pies. The Family Matters dinner is similar to the dinner for two, but includes a whole 12-14 pound turkey, roasted Brussels sprouts, green beans and a whole apple pie. A la carte options to feed upto six include jumbo shrimp cocktail, beef tenderloin, herb-stuffed pork loin, butternut squash ravioli and applewood smoked city ham.
Good Eats Group
Where: Pickup locations: Sociale/Cafe Press Chicago, 800 S. Clark St., Chicago & Burger Bar Chicago, 1150 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Cost: $54.99+ per person
Order by: Noon Dec. 21 for pickup Dec. 23-24 or noon Dec. 28 for pickup Dec. 30-31
Good Eats At Home is an offering from the Good Eats Group, a collaboration of Chicago restaurants. Guests can choose an entree from aged prime rib, feta-brined wood roasted amish chicken or seared faroe island salmon. Sides (pick three) include smashed potatoes, potatoes au gratin, wood roasted mushrooms, sociale Brussels sprouts and garlic sauteed spinach. Available for appetizers or desserts are a chef’s charcuterie, Maryland Blue Crab cake, lamb meatballs, shrimp and avocado salsa, Caesar salad and whole pies to go.
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
Where: 3361 N. Elston Ave., Chicago
Cost: $3.59+ a la carte
Order by: 48 hours notice for pickup or delivery Dec. 23
The holiday menu is take-and-bake with fried chicken with corn muffins and honey butter or pimento mac and cheese with Wisconsin cheddar and garlic bread crumbs. Holiday-inspired dishes also include whipped sweet potatoes with marshmallow fluff and balsamic vinegar. Enjoy Bang! Bang! Pie and Biscuit’s Honey Pie for dessert.
Lawry’s the Prime Rib
Where: 100 E. Ontario St, Chicago
Cost: $199+ feeds 4-14
Order by: 24 hours notice required, pickup by Dec. 24
Lawry’s the Prime Rib is scheduled for permanent closure on Dec. 31, but the holidays are still the holidays. Families can preorder a prime rib dinner that includes the Famous Original Spinning Bowl Salad, mashed potatoes, creamed corn and spinach, Yorkshire pudding and more. A la carte options include jumbo shrimp cocktail, lobster bisque, fried calamari, steak tartare and more. Wine from the cellar is on savings up to 50 percent off.
Nando’s Peri Peri
Where: Locations at Michigan Ave., Hyde Park, Oak Brook, Old Orchard, Wabash, Clybourn, Lakeview, West Loop, Oak Park, South Loop, Streeterville and Naperville
Cost: $39.99 serves 4
Order by: Available through Dec. 31
The “Eat Your Feelings Platter” includes garlic bread, a whole chicken, a large side, Brussels sprouts, four natas and a free bottle of PERi-PERi sauce.
Nobu
Where: 854 W. Randolph St., Chicago
Cost: $285 feeds 2
Order by: Preorder through Open Table
The multi-course dinner to-go includes options of yellowtail jalapeño, surf & turf, roasted chicken teriyaki and signature sushi rolls. Indulge in dessert of dark chocolate Christmas log or matcha gelato with cookie crunch.
Nonnina
Where: 340 N. Clark St., Chicago
Cost: Varies by dish and quantity
Order by: 48 hours in advance of pickup
Holiday heat and eat meals are good for Christmas dinner or any day you don’t feel like cooking. Main dishes include lasagna, ricotta cavatelli and chicken vesuvio, with sides of stuffed peppers and meatballs, salads and other pastas. Desserts include a selection of seasonal pies plus tiramisu and cannoli.
Prairie Grass Cafe
Where: 601 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook
Cost: $85-$350 feeds 2-4
Order by: Call 847-205-4433 by Dec. 21 for pickup Dec. 24
A variety of dinner packages include sides and dessert for Christmas dinner. Choose from roasted duck dinner, short rib dinner, grilled ora king salmon dinner or a vegan dinner for an intimate setting or with small-meal eaters. For a larger meal, choose from a prime standing rib roast for four, tenderloin cooking package for two or salmon cooking package for two. Items can also be purchased a la carte and can be topped with a holiday cookie medley for $20.
Proxi
Where: 565 W. Randolph St., Chicago
Cost: $140 feeds 2
Order by: Dec. 18 for pickup Dec. 23-24
The Christmas package is an Asian feast with pork steamed dumplings, shrimp and lemongrass soup, stone bass, grilled Chinese eggplant salad, roasted kabocha squash and rice and Vietnamese coffee flan for dessert.
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
Where: 1551 Thoreau Drive North, Schaumburg
Cost: $159 feeds 8
Order by: 48 hours in advance of pickup Dec. 23 or 24.
Families can enjoy a main dish of spiral glazed ham with sides including roasted butternut soup, au gratin potatoes, grilled asparagus, creamed spinach, dinner rolls and end with a decadent chocolate cake. Wines are offered at up to 75 percent off menu pricing. All dinners will require minimal reheating and instructions are provided.
Robert et Fils
Where: 4229 N.Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Cost: $200 feeds 6-8
Order by: (773) 687-9179 while supplies last for pickup Dec. 23
Start a new Christmas tradition that comes from England: the Christmas Goose. Robert Et Fils will prep the goose for you to reheat with additional options of a torchon, pate en croute and chicken liver mousse. The bakery is offering Christmas fun with a cutout cookie decorating kit, gingerbread people decorating kit, dough for both kinds of cookies to bake at home and a cocoa blend with chartreuse marshmallows.
Seasons 52
Where: 3 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook; 1770 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg
Cost: $125-$165 feeds 4-6
Order by: Available daily
The Green Box is a complete dining experience with a main course of either Kona crusted wood-grilled tenderloin or whole side of cedar plank salmon. Sides include caramelized Brussels sprouts and French green beans. Pick six mini indulgences for dessert, including turtle cheesecake, raspberry chocolate chip cannoli and Belgian chocolate s’mores.
Sepia
Where: 123 N. Jefferson St., Chicago
Cost: $165 pork, $180 lamb, feeds 2
Order by: Dec. 18 for pickup Dec. 23-24
Christmas dinner starts with a choice of main dish: grilled rack of lamb or roast rack of Berkshire pork. Sides include salad, smoked salmon rillette snack, bread and sticky toffee pudding and Christmas cookies for dessert.
Somerset by Viceroy Hotel
Where: 1112 N. State St., Chicago
Cost: $56-$145
Order by: 48 hours before pickup Dec. 24-25
Options for a main dish from Somerset by Viceroy Hotel include prime rib, cedar roasted salmon or truffled chicken. Sides include garlic-herb wild mushrooms, creamy mashed potatoes, truffled mac and cheese, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower gratin, buttermilk biscuits, a selection of pies and more.
Smyth + The Loyalist
Where: 177 N. Ada St., Ground Floor, Chicago
Cost: $54-$160
Order by: Preorder for pickup Dec. 23 to be enjoyed Dec. 24 or 25
The traditional dinner features whole roast crown of duck with challah bread, chestnut soup, salad and crepes for dessert. Also available is housemade lasagna filled with pork ragout and sides of chopped salad, garlic bread and tiramisu. Families wanting help with breakfast can pick up breakfast casserole or sticky buns.
Sunday Dinner Club
Where: Pickup at Honey Butter Fried Chicken, 3361 N. Elston Ave., Chicago
Cost: $50 per person
Order by: For pickup Dec. 23
Highlighting Italian flavors, dinner starts with an apple and chicory salad with black truffle vinaigrette and tallegio that opens a Christmas ragu featuring meatballs, Italian sausage and fusilli pasta. A tiramisu rounds out dessert.
Travelle at the Langham
Where: 330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
Cost: $86 per person up to 10
Order by: Dec. 17 for pickup Christmas Day
Family-style dishes include parkerhouse rolls with herb butter, Tuscan black kale salad, apple-glazed Kurobuta ham, braised short rib, roasted butternut squash, spinach and garlic tortelloni and baked cauliflower au gratin. Dessert options include sticky toffee gingerbread cake or peppermint mocha slice. Pastry Chef Danielle Marielli also offers a la carte holiday desserts, including eggnog custard pie, chocolate silk pie, peppermint mocha chocolate mousse cake and chocolate fudge layer cake.
Tuscan Hen Market
Where: 4019 N. Damen Ave., Chicago
Cost: $9+ a la carte
Order by: 48 hours in advance
Enjoy Christmas lasagnas to-go, with options of spinach, mushroom, lasagna bolognese, beef or braised short rib. Holiday hams are also available with side dishes of roasted beet and goat cheese salad, wild mushroom soup and frittatas. Cranberry coffee cake, tiramisu by the slice or pan, cannolis and cheesecake with sugared cranberries are offered for dessert.
Wood
Where: 3335 N. Halsted St., Chicago
Cost: $38-$105
Order by: Four days advance
The make-and-take holiday feasts include five main-course choices and all are priced a la carte, feeding 2-4 people. Main options include prime filet mignon beef Wellington, whole roasted chicken, honey-glazed smoked ham, house-smoked brisket pastrami, dry-aged whole roasted duck or winter squash soup. Choose from sides of potatoes gratin, pomme puree, roasted winter veggies, roasted Brussels sprouts and parkerhouse rolls. Desserts range from chocolate cake to apple crisp to cookies to house-made ice creams and sorbet.
Virtue
Where: 1462 E. 53rd St., Chicago
Cost: $198
Order by: For pickup Dec. 23
Between two Christmas feasts that feeds four, choose main options like a quarter glazed ham or four braised short ribs. Sides include mac and cheese, collard greens, corn pudding, rolls and red velvet cake. At an additional price, you can add a half gallon of gumbo, sweet potato pie or cranberry mule (two cocktails).
Yūgen
Where: 652 W. Randolph St. Chicago
Cost: $200 per person
Order by: Call 312-265-1008 by Dec 22 for pickup on Dec. 24
The five-course tasting menu from Chef Mari Katsumura includes seaweed salad, truffle pasta, lobster motoyaki, steak au poivre, sticky toffee pudding or molten chocolate cake. Also, check the restaurant’s website for daily meal kit specials.
New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31)
Avli River North
Where: 702 N. Wells, Chicago
Cost: $45 per person
Order by: 48 hours before pickup
Enjoy Greek cuisine and choose between taverna style lamb chops served with Greek fries or Astakomakaronatha, a traditional Greek lobster spaghetti. Each entree comes with a choice of champagne or sparkling Greek wine.
Avli Taverna
Where: 1335 W. Wrightwood Ave., Chicago
Cost: $40-$250 feeds 2-4
Order by: 48 hours before pickup
Enjoy Greek meal boxes to kick off the new year. Choose from lobster pasta and New Zealand lamb chops with a side of grilled veggies, filet souvlakia and seafood platter with basmati rice and Greek fries, or whole leg of lamb feast that includes Greek potatoes, Greek salad, pita, veggies and tzatziki. All dinners include dessert.
Azul
Where: 1177 N. Elston, Chicago
Cost: $29 per person
Order by: For pickup Dec. 31
Ring in the new year with a Taste of Azul, featuring lobster empanadas with chipotle aioli, elote, guacamole, chips and salsa. Beverages and mixes are also available as kits.
Bayan Ko
Where: 1810 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago
Cost: $65 per person
Order by: 48 hours before pickup Dec. 30
Celebration dinner includes a cheese and charcuterie board, pork belly maki with garlic rice, lobster palabok with rice noodles, cassava cake bites and midnight grapes for good luck. Cocktail add-ons are offered from Ward Eight Bar.
Found
Where: 1631 Chicago Ave., Evanston
Cost: $75-$250 feeds 2
Order by: Dec. 28 pickup 4-7 p.m. Dec. 31
Choose from three menus, all of which include a bottle of red, white or sparkling wine. The Champers and Nibbles options includes a charcuterie selection of cheeses, meats and more plus pate de maison, smoked whitefish rilette and an array of crackers, breads and dried fruit. The Champagne and Caviar menu includes a trio of caviar served with creme fraiche and toast points. The three-course dinner for two includes lobster chowder, ribeye roasted on the bone and caramel, chocolate and hazelnut pavlova.
George Trois Group
Where: 64 Green Bay Road, Winnetka
Cost:$199 feeds 2
Order by: While supplies last for pickup Dec. 31
The four-course dinner for two includes caviar service with creme fraiche-chive mousse and warm corn blini, a paupiette of dover sole and king crab mousse with lemongrass-ginger creme, filet of beef tenderloin with truffle mousse en brioche and Napoleon of Sauternes poached pear with truffled creme legere and hot buttered rum.
Gemini
Where: 2075 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Cost: $30-$36 per dozen
Order by: 48 hours in advance for pickup Dec. 31 or Jan. 1
Treat your family to finger foods of salmon tartare, prosciutto and burrata crostini or mini sliders from the Lincoln Park locale. The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and the full menu is also available for order.
La Josie
Where: 740 W. Randolph St., Chicago
Cost: $25-$55 feeds 2-4
Order by: For pickup Dec. 31
Three special to-go feasts include sides of tomato sauce rice, salsa de arbol and hand-pressed tortillas. Order from Pollo al Horno, an oven-roasted amish chicken with a sweet and spicy rub that includes Nopalitos Salad; Dos Huaraches, a blue corn huarache with sauteed oyster mushrooms, grilled seasonal veggies, refried beans, with salsa and crema; or Parrillada, a grilled skirt steak, chicken breast, chorizo, rajas poblanas, grilled veggies and queso fresco. Seasonal tamales are also available.
Prairie Grass Cafe
Where: 601 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook
Cost: $43-$164 feeds 2
Order by: Call 847-205-4433 by Dec. 28 for pickup Dec. 24
To enjoy New Year’s at home, pick your entree from ora king salmon or natural prime filet of beef. Sides for each include truffled mashed potatoes, warm pesto green bean salad, mixed green salad and sticky toffee date cake.
Proxi
Where: 565 W. Randolph St., Chicago
Cost: $140 feeds 2
Order by: Dec. 26 for pickup Dec. 30-31
The NYE package at Proxi includes red lentil sambar, braised lamb shank rogan josh, smoked butternut squash mash, basmati rice pulao and matcha cheesecake for dessert.
Sepia
Where: 123 N. Jefferson St., Chicago
Cost: $170 feeds 2
Order by: Dec. 26 for pickup Dec. 30
Enjoy Belgian ale braised beef short ribs, olive oil poached halibut, wild mushroom canneloni, duck rillettes, champagne cake and more. Optional add-ons include caviar and foie gras mousse.
Sophia Steak
Where: 1146 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette
Cost: $30-$36 per dozen
Order by: 48 hours in advance for pickup Dec. 31 or Jan. 1
Finger foods by the dozen of jumbo shrimp cocktails, mini crab cakes or mini meatballs pomodoro are available from the family dining restaurant. The full menu is available and the restaurant will be open from 4-9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Travelle at the Langham
Where: 330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
Cost: $20+ a la carte
Order by: 48 hours notice for pickup Dec. 30-31
Take-and-bake dishes help families celebrate with clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, scallop and poblano fundido with tortillas, pan roasted whole branzino, 32-ounce salt crusted prime bone-in tomahawk steak, or a seafood bouillabaisse kit with cod, scallops, shrimp, mussels and ciabatta. Caviar and beverage packages also available.
Tuscan Hen Market
Where: 4019 N. Damen Ave, Chicago
Cost: $9+ a la carte
Order by: 48 hours in advance (choose Dec. 31 when placing your order)
Enjoy fettuccine to cook at home with a seafood sauce of lobster, crab and shrimp. The pasta comes with a mixed salad with Champagne dressing and molten chocolate cake.
Yūgen
Where: 652 W. Randolph St. Chicago
Cost: $150-$300 per person
Order by: Call 312-265-1008 by Dec 28 for pickup on Dec. 30-31
Traditionally the foods enjoyed on New Year’s day in Japan, Osechi Ryori come in an assortment of colorful dishes packed together in special boxes called jubako, which resemble bento boxes, and each dish has special meaning in welcoming the New Year. For this New Year’s Eve, Chef Mari Katsumura offers two options including crab or lobster motoyaki with crispy potatoes and caviar, kombu-wrapped smoked trout, chawanmushi with La Belle Farms foie gras, hokkaido uni, concord grape and celery, and house-made desserts including coconut mochi cake and red bean dorayaki.
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