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New Years Eve celebrations (and New Years Day restorative brunches) to ring in the new year.

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2015 is in just a few days. While almost every night is cause for celebration in New Orleans, here are a few places doing it up for New Year's Eve. (Several of these restaurants have New Years Day brunch/lunch service as well...)

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On New Years Eve, enjoy special a la carte offerings like Maine Lobster chowder, cured foie gras, seared scallops, and rack of lamb as well as a complementary glass of bubbly. The following day, Salu is offering their first ever New Year's Day brunch, berween 11:30am and 3pm with avocado benedict with roasted tomato, French toast sliders, smoked sausage and pepper omelet, and crab cake benedict. Their usual $15 bottomless brunch cocktail specials will be in effect as well.

GG's Dine-O-Rama

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Magazine brunch hotspot GG's Dine-O-Rama will be offering special New Year's Eve lunch service till 4pm and will be open for brunch on New Year's Day. Try the mac & cheese or the pulled pork benedict for holiday carb protection.

Windsor Court Cocktail Bar

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For $125, you can have an all you can drink cocktail bar as well as dessert buffet table, sophisticated musical entertainment, and a champagne toast at midnight. Call 504-596-4723 for tickets. Black tie optional.

Tivoli & Lee

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Check out a prix fixe menu of Southern inspired dishes including whole roasted pig with boudin, headcheese, and cracklins; cassoulet (with alligator); and candied blood orange and chocolate trifle. Seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Reservations can be made by calling: (504) 962-0909

Bellocq

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Champagne and classic cocktails will be flowing at Belloq, along with no cover and complementary parking. Doors open at 8pm.

Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar

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Starting at 4pm on New Year's Eve, check out the 4-course prix fixe menu for $45 (+$25 for wine pairings) and enjoy music from John “Papa” Gros and the Papa Grows Funk band. The next day, come on back for New Year's Day brunch between 11am-3pm with brunch cocktail specials and more live entertainment.

Avenue Pub

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Rare Belgian beers like Cantillon Fou'foune will be on tap to help beer lovers enjoy the new year. The upstairs Balcony Bar will be open early in the afternoon for early revelers.

Twelve Mile Limit

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No cover and happy hour prices all night long with music spun by DJ Ann Glaviano.

Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29

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Aloha, 2014... and Aloha 2015! Bring in the new year tiki-style. Latitude 29 is accepting a limited number of reservations, and there's space for walk-ins as well. The full food and cocktail menu will be available (it was previously erroneously reported that table packages were for sale and bar stools needed to be reserved.)

Aline Street Beer Garden

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Enjoy New Year's Eve bier garden style with Debbie's Kitchen popup cooking, $3 half liter draft beers and $5 MassKrug (1 liter) from 11-1 and free champagne at midnight. Neighboring Sovereign Pub will have drink specials as well.

Emeril's

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Enjoy a fancy New Year's Eve lunch with dishes like truffle smothered veal breast with collard greens, andouille, cheddar curd grits and Perigord truffle; and heirloom carrot cake roulade with praline mousse and maple fudge. On New Year's Day, enjoy Lobster ‘N’ Dumplings with local root vegetables and smoky bisque or opt for black eyed peas for good luck served alongside smothered fried pork chops, cabbage and cranberry mustard between 11am and 8pm.

Emeril's Delmonico

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Enjoy a four-course New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu for $80 per person with lobster beignets and satsuma baked Alaska. On New Year's Day, much of the regular menu will be available along with brunch specials like poached eggs and debris, with slow roasted beef brisket, buttermilk biscuit, herb salad and creole mustard hollandaise, from 11am-8pm.

Toups Meatery

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There are still a few early and late dinner reservations for Chef Isaac Toups' New Year's Eve prix fixe menu that includes options like gin-cured speckled trout, venison carpaccio, court bouillon, and Steen's syrup hand pie. 4 courses for $90 with an optional wine/cocktail pairing for an additional $50. Call quickly though.

Cane & Table

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A three-course prix fixe dinner is $38 and the cocktail pairing is $18, including a roasted cauliflower soup with curried shrimp, crispy pork shank, and more. There's also a complimentary welcome beverage.

Salú

On New Years Eve, enjoy special a la carte offerings like Maine Lobster chowder, cured foie gras, seared scallops, and rack of lamb as well as a complementary glass of bubbly. The following day, Salu is offering their first ever New Year's Day brunch, berween 11:30am and 3pm with avocado benedict with roasted tomato, French toast sliders, smoked sausage and pepper omelet, and crab cake benedict. Their usual $15 bottomless brunch cocktail specials will be in effect as well.

GG's Dine-O-Rama

Magazine brunch hotspot GG's Dine-O-Rama will be offering special New Year's Eve lunch service till 4pm and will be open for brunch on New Year's Day. Try the mac & cheese or the pulled pork benedict for holiday carb protection.

Windsor Court Cocktail Bar

For $125, you can have an all you can drink cocktail bar as well as dessert buffet table, sophisticated musical entertainment, and a champagne toast at midnight. Call 504-596-4723 for tickets. Black tie optional.

Tivoli & Lee

Check out a prix fixe menu of Southern inspired dishes including whole roasted pig with boudin, headcheese, and cracklins; cassoulet (with alligator); and candied blood orange and chocolate trifle. Seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Reservations can be made by calling: (504) 962-0909

Bellocq

Champagne and classic cocktails will be flowing at Belloq, along with no cover and complementary parking. Doors open at 8pm.

Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar

Starting at 4pm on New Year's Eve, check out the 4-course prix fixe menu for $45 (+$25 for wine pairings) and enjoy music from John “Papa” Gros and the Papa Grows Funk band. The next day, come on back for New Year's Day brunch between 11am-3pm with brunch cocktail specials and more live entertainment.

Avenue Pub

Rare Belgian beers like Cantillon Fou'foune will be on tap to help beer lovers enjoy the new year. The upstairs Balcony Bar will be open early in the afternoon for early revelers.

Twelve Mile Limit

No cover and happy hour prices all night long with music spun by DJ Ann Glaviano.

Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29

Aloha, 2014... and Aloha 2015! Bring in the new year tiki-style. Latitude 29 is accepting a limited number of reservations, and there's space for walk-ins as well. The full food and cocktail menu will be available (it was previously erroneously reported that table packages were for sale and bar stools needed to be reserved.)

Aline Street Beer Garden

Enjoy New Year's Eve bier garden style with Debbie's Kitchen popup cooking, $3 half liter draft beers and $5 MassKrug (1 liter) from 11-1 and free champagne at midnight. Neighboring Sovereign Pub will have drink specials as well.

Emeril's

Enjoy a fancy New Year's Eve lunch with dishes like truffle smothered veal breast with collard greens, andouille, cheddar curd grits and Perigord truffle; and heirloom carrot cake roulade with praline mousse and maple fudge. On New Year's Day, enjoy Lobster ‘N’ Dumplings with local root vegetables and smoky bisque or opt for black eyed peas for good luck served alongside smothered fried pork chops, cabbage and cranberry mustard between 11am and 8pm.

Emeril's Delmonico

Enjoy a four-course New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu for $80 per person with lobster beignets and satsuma baked Alaska. On New Year's Day, much of the regular menu will be available along with brunch specials like poached eggs and debris, with slow roasted beef brisket, buttermilk biscuit, herb salad and creole mustard hollandaise, from 11am-8pm.

Toups Meatery

There are still a few early and late dinner reservations for Chef Isaac Toups' New Year's Eve prix fixe menu that includes options like gin-cured speckled trout, venison carpaccio, court bouillon, and Steen's syrup hand pie. 4 courses for $90 with an optional wine/cocktail pairing for an additional $50. Call quickly though.

Cane & Table

A three-course prix fixe dinner is $38 and the cocktail pairing is $18, including a roasted cauliflower soup with curried shrimp, crispy pork shank, and more. There's also a complimentary welcome beverage.

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