Dine In

• 23Hoyt Ghosts of Christmas Dinner
529 NW Hoyt Ave
In an evening that is surely a lot more pleasant (and palatable!) than Ebeneezer Scrooge’s ghastly tour through his past, present, and future life, sit back and reflect over three courses with this creative themed menu. For the Past, they have whipped up starters like Roman-style tripe stew, and a five-minute egg. For Present, think ricotta and black radish crostada, and roast beef. Last up, Future, between the chocolate and strawberry Apocalypse Cake and the Pineapple Cake with lychee ice cream, you have two very different, albeit delicious, choices.
$35.00 per person. Book online at 23hoyt.com or call 503-445-7400. 

Get your omelet with a side of Chris Kringle at 23Hoyt’s annual Santa brunch. Bring the whole family for a traditional holiday brunch and take a selfie with Santa December 15 from 10 am – 2 pm.
Prices vary. Book online at 23hoyt.com or call 503-445-7400 to reserve your spot.

• Mi Mero Mole Mexican Christmas
5026 SE Division St
In it’s third year, celebrate Christmas dinner with a spicy Oaxacan punch at the Chiles in Nogada Christmas dinner, Monday, December 16th at 7 pm. Butternut squash soup with squash blossoms and red jalapeno relish start your dinner, followed by tamales laced with mole negro and chiles in nogada roasted poblanos, finished off with a rum raisin bread pudding.
$27.50 per person Reserve your spot by calling 503-232-8226.

Everyone celebrates the holidays with their own traditions and if yours involves filling masa with spicy goodness, don’t miss Mi Mero Mole’s annual Tamalada, Sunday December 22nd, at their downtown location (NW 5th and Couch). They supply an assortment of fillings, corn husks, and know how, and, and after an afternoon of masa rolling fun, you walk away with a half–dozen handmade tamales. The tamales are gluten free with vegan options available as well. $12 per person, $6 per child, $30 per family of four. Reserve your spot by calling 503-232-8226.

• The Original's Happy Holidays Menu 
300 SW 6th Ave
Open Christmas Day for both brunch and dinner in its swanky, retro lux downtown digs, it’s worth swinging by The Original en route to your next white elephant party. With three menus to choose from and a selection of bubbly for toasting, there’s something here for everyone. Their festive “Happy Holidays” menu features twists on Christmas favorites like Christmas goose, hoisin glazed duck Chinese dinner, and sticky toffee pudding, and their “Bah Humbug” menu highlights solid winter classics like seafood gumbo, and a London broil.
Special prices vary. To reserve your spot call 503-575-4044.

• Bar Avignon's Seasonal Specials 
2138 SE Division St
Nothing gets a holiday celebration off to a good start like imbibing the night before, and for that, Bar Avignon is doing its part. Chef Eric has added a bevy of festive options to his regular menu for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. For December 24th, decadent winter fare like Dungeness crab, seared foie gras and short ribs will squelch any lingering bah humbugs and the New Year’s Eve menu features adventurous seafood like escargots grainee, and sea urchin risotto with saffron, fennel, and grana padano cheese will give you reason to belt out auld lang syne with the best of them.
Special prices vary. Call 503-517-0808 or email [email protected]. 

• Multnomah Whiskey Library's Triple NYE Bash
1124 SW Alder St
Nobody ups the ante these days quite like the Multnomah Whiskey Library and, in true fashion, they are hosting not one, but three New Year’s Eve parties December 31st. Come early for the kickoff from 4–6 pm and imbibe champagne, cocktails and expertly chosen spirits and snack on a grand seafood platter, or partake in a three-course dinner that is everything delicious you’ll swear off January 1st (think– confit of pheasant, filet mignon, along with a bevy of spirits). Lastly, kick back and relish the final moments of 2013 at their cocktail party celebration from 10:30 pm to midnight complete with champagne, boozy punch, and hors d’oeuvres. 
Kickoff is $100 per person, $175 for the Dinner, and $125 for the Celebration. To reserve your table, email [email protected], register online, or call 503-954-1381.

• Biwa's New Year's Eve 
215 SE 9th Ave
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at Biwa’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration with a provocative menu featuring some of their favorite Japanese traditions.  Between the sashimi moriawase (selected raw fish), ozoni soup with mochi, and toshikoshi soba for prosperity, you will welcome another delicious year in style, sake glass raised.
$65 per person, and $30 sake pairing. Reserve your seat by calling 503-239-8830.

• Pix Patisserie's New Year's Eve Bash
2225 E Burnside St
Who says the fun stops January 1st? Start your resolutions later, pour yourself a glass of bubbly from one of their 61 sparkling wines available, and partake in a free chocolate buffet at the stroke of midnight (yes, you read that correctly).
Free chocolate buffet, $20–35 tasting pass. Call 971-271-7166 to reserve your spot. 

• Gruner's New Year's Eve Dinner
527 SW 12th Ave
This New Year’s Eve, Gruner invokes the spirit of “le Saint–Sylvestre” in a sumptuous, three course prix–fixe dinner  inspired by France’s Savoy region. Offering three seating times– 5:30, 7:30, and 10 pm– partake in a luxe menu with lobster salad profiteroles, raviolis escargot, and roast duckling breast, ending with a Mont Blanc­– a chestnut mousse “mountain” dusted with chocolate shavings and whipped cream.
$65 per person (excluding gratuity), $35 optional wine flight. For reservations, call 503-241-7163.

• Din din
920 NE Glisan St
Go big or go home at din din’s take no prisoners New Year’s Eve throw down. Enjoy ten courses lovingly crafted by din din’s Courtney Sproule combined with wine pairings, a “white light” installation, and DJ M spinning all night. The menu features three consommés, monkfish, pheasant pistachio terrine, foie gras, and beef tenderloin. 
$125 per person. Call 971-544-1350 to reserve your spot.

• Andina
1314 NW Glisan St
If the delicious food, music, and wine don’t captivate you at Andina’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner celebration, the Peruvian good luck traditions surely will. After a three-course prix fixe dinner paired with champagne or select wines, participate in a few Peruvian ‘good omen’ traditions. In the name of good luck, make like a Peruvian and walk the block with an empty suitcase and eat grapes at the stroke of midnight!
$90–100, plus wine. Call 503-228-9535 for reservations.

• Aviary
1733 NE Alberta St
On New Year’s Eve, Chef trio Sarah Pliner, Jasper Shen, and Kat Whitehead are giving 2013 a grand send off with Aviary's four-course New Year's Eve Dinner. This holiday menu showcases their stylistic melding of French techniques and bold Asian flavors with dishes like artichoke terrine, roast leg of lamb and Tasmanian sea trout.
$65 per person, $35 for optional wine pairing. Call 503-287-2400 for reservations.

• Besaw’s
2301 NW Savier St
Fuel up for a night out at the 110 year old Besaw's New Year’s Eve Brunch (7 am–3pm) and, after a night of partying, leave your sequins on and dine at Besaw’s Walk of Shame Brunch New Year’s Day (8am–3pm). Nothing says hair of the dog like Besaw’s breakfast burger with a sunny-side up egg, grass-fed, ground beef patty, white cheddar, bacon, kale, oven-roasted tomato, and sausage gravy on Texas toast.
Special prices vary. Call 503-228-2619 to reserve your table.

• Departure
525 SW Morrison St
Dine on authentic Pan-Asian cuisine this New Year’s Eve at Departure's five course New Year’s Eve fixed price dinner featuring traditional New Year’s Eve specials from Executive Chef Gregory Gourdet. In addition, the bar menu will showcase New Year’s Eve themed specials a la carte.
Five–course menu, $65 per person. Book your table online or call 503-802-5370.

• Punch Bowl Social
340 SW Morrison St
If the idea of a sit down dinner makes you twitchy, invoke the spirit of Cyndi Lauper, pull on that oversized sweatshirt, tease those bangs and head out to Punch Bowl Social’s 1980’s Throwback Party.  Ring in the new era while relishing the past with DJ Catlady spinning retro tracks, champagne punches, costume contests and bevy of games this downtown party hub is known for.
For more information, call 503-334-0360.

• Levant
2448 East Burnside St
Partake in modern Middle Eastern fare at Levant's New Year’s Eve Dinner featuring a special prix fixe menu with French–Arabesque favorites like red lentil dusted scallop, and coriander crusted venison. Get there early as seatings are between 5– 7:30 pm.
$150 per person, including wine, and gratuity. Call 503-954-2322 to book your reservation.

• Migration Brewing
2828 NE Glisan St
Grab a pint and ring in 2014 at Migration Brewing’s annual New Year’s Eve Bash. Festivities start at 8 pm and include live music, a bubbly toast at midnight, a hot off the press food menu, and unveiling a new bar. In celebration of the recent expansion, Migration has a new beer on tap for the occasion, Cross Pollination, featuring Belgian yeast, and 65 pounds of local honey.
Special prices vary. For more information, call 503-206-5221.

• Ned Ludd
3925 NE MLK Blvd
Treat visiting family and friends to a truly Pacific Northwest meal this holiday season with Ned Ludd's   British themed Christmas Dinner employing their wood fired oven and smoker with the care and culinary focus on the bounty of locally sourced ingredients.
Menu prices vary. Reservations can be made online or by calling 503-288-6900.

• Oso Market + Bar
726 SE Grand Ave
Herald in 2014 with Osu Market + Bar's private New Year’s Eve tribute party to Lou Reed. Starting at 8pm, guests donning all–out glamorous duds are invited to hit the dance with DJ Wann spins a tribute tracks.
$20 per person and includes free tapas, and bottles of bubbly. To reserve your spot, email [email protected].

• Smallwares
4605 NE Fremont St
Say goodbye to 2013 at chef Johanna Ware’s “inauthentic Asian” eatery with a unique, five–course holiday dinner menu featuring dishes like crab rangoon in a sweet and sour broth, vadouvan­–cured scallops, and champagne flights. In addition to the exclusive 5-course menu, an abbreviated menu of Smallwares favorites will be available.
$50 per person tasting menu, and $30 optional beverage pairing. Book your reservation online or call 971-229-0995. 

Take Out

• Lauretta Jean’s
3402 SE Division St, and SW 6th and Pine
There’s nothing as delightful as a, deep dish, flaky crust pie rounding out your holiday spread and this beloved bakery has more than you can imagine with heirloom apple, blackberry raspberry streusel, salted pecan, chocolate, and coconut cream pies. If you’d rather opt for something savory, their assortment of quiches (bacon, delicate squash, goat cheese, and broccoli cheddar) got you covered.
All pies are $31 each. Call Lauretta Jean’s at 503-235-3119 to order your pie.

• Tula Gluten Free Bakery Cafe
4943 NE MLK Jr Blvd
For those who prefer their holiday baked goods sans gluten, Tula has a wealth of carb-loaded goodness for you. Their seasonal menu includes a linzer lattice tart with clove scented almond meal crust, piles of dinner rolls, marbled walnut bread stuffing, almond dough piecrust, challah, and hazelnut chocolate rolls with flakey pastry dough.
Special prices vary. Place your order by calling 503-764-9727.

• Mi Mero Mole
5026 SE Division St
In addition to their habit forming guisados and tamales available year round, Mi Mero Mole has expanded their menu to include some favorites for the holidays. Think chiles in nogada, pans of chicken or butternut squash enchiladas laden with cheese and mole ready to warm in your oven, and a plentitude of tamales. Between the horchata rice pudding pie with Kahlua caramel, and the Mexican spiced chocolate pudding pies, save the restraint for the after the New Year and dig in.
Special prices vary. Place your order by calling 503-232-8226. 

• Feastworks
4835 N Albina Ave
Chef power couple Ashley and Eric Bisagna are serving up more holiday crowd pleasers at their catering hub, Feastworks, with a massive selection of nostalgia holiday favorites that can feed a small army and give Santa a much needed break. With offerings like savory herb and bread pudding, gravies, focaccia, veggies, all ready to be ferried into the oven, as well as several options for a meaty centerpiece like Applewood smoked ham, and roast pork alla porchetta, get all your bases covered without all the leg work.
Special prices vary. Call 503-284-1704 or email [email protected]to place your order.

• Pix Patisserie
2225 E Burnside St
So much more delightful than the hewn branch of wood it represents, celebrate the winter solstice in Francophile fashion with one of Pix’s les Buches De Noel. Choose from the traditional flourless swiss roll filled with hazelnut, caramel or vanilla bean cream or try a lesser known (but just as delicious) variation. Between the Sicilian buche de noel embedded with cannoli, the chocolate port fig buche trimmed with macarona almonds or the playful candy cane ice cream buche, you’ll be glad you added this tradition to your roster.  If that wasn’t enough, Pix offers an assortment of holiday macaron flavors and chocolate ornaments with hazelnut filling.
Special prices vary. Call 971-271-7166 to place your order. 

• Little t
2600 SE Division St and 1022 W Burnside St
In a stroke of pure genius, little t bakery has combined two delicious holiday pastries– stolen and pannetone– into one bready, yet moist, and cloyingly sweet treat– Christmas Stolletone. If you’d rather stick to more classic fare, check out their Buche De Noel speckled with meringue mushrooms, pure chocolate tart, pecan block, signature cookie boxes, and California fruitcake.
Special prices vary. Call 503-238-3452 to place your holiday order (by Dec 21st).