Whether you're looking for a quiet dinner or a blowout party, there's plenty to do on New Year's Eve 2017 around Charleston. Many restaurants stay open, but these are the picks with special menus and perhaps free champagne. This map will be updated until the big day, so send additions to the tipline.
Note: Map points are listed in geographicalorder and are not ranked. Did we miss your favorite spot? Show it some love in the comments or send us an email.
Southern-meets-German spot Bay Street Biergarten is hosting a "Game of Thrones"-themed NYE party. For $125, there's house liquor, domestic beer, house wine, a buffet, and a chance to be crowned King and Queen of the North, for the two best dressed attendees.
Chef Amalia Scatena and crew want you to stop by Cannon Green to fill up before the ball drops. The luxurious, six-course menu includes oysters, lobster, and beef medallions, among other choices. Seats are $75.
Go all out with an elegant dinner of multiple courses at Peninsula Grill. For $175 a person, diners get to choose from courses of New York strip, veal sirloin, roasted venison, and more.
If you want to stay in Mount Pleasant for NYE, Table & Tavern is hosting a party on Shem Creek with Red's Ice House. Various packages are available for the two venues, but include entertainment, beer, wine, champagne, party favors, and fireworks.
Entertainment zone The Alley offers football on the big screen, drink tickets, free bowling, free arcade games, a DJ, photo booth, light snacks, and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets start at $85.
Looking for ultra-deluxe decadence to ring in the new year? Stop by Zero Restaurant + Bar for champagne, caviar, and heavy hors d’oeuvres from chef Vinson Petrillo. There will be live from The Gatsby Gang. Black tie optional. Masquerade optional. Tickets are $225.
Fine dining spot Circa 1886 rings in 2018 with a six-course prix fixe New Year’s Eve dinner from chef Marc Collins. Cost is $140.00 and cost includes a complimentary glass of champagne.
Crave Kitchen and Cocktails offers a special NYE menu from chef Landen Ganstrom full of stuffed pork loin, oysters Rockefeller, salmon oscar, and more.
Spend an evening at Drawing Room to indulge in a menu of caviar, lobster, foie gras, lobster-crusted grouper, beef tenderloin, and more. Five courses plus pairings for $125.
Pop the bubble at Nico with specials on Veuve for $68/bottle, $99 for Veuve and a dozen oysters, $99 for Veuve and foie gras, and $199 for Veuve and caviar.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. will host a special New Year’s Eve pre-party on December 31 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Patrons can enjoy an all-star line-up of free music and beer specials.
Ring in the new year at Edmund's Oast with a pound of New York Certified Angus Beef 40-day dry-aged steak, shaved truffles added to any dish, a caviar course with soft scrambled eggs, and Krug Grande Cuvee by the glass and bottle at super cheap prices.
Settle in to a seat at McCrady's Tavern for a four-course dinner on NYE. For $95, guests will get to choose from items like foie gras terrine, slow-roasted prime rib, lobster Newberg, and more.
Le Farfalle closes the year out with a decadent Italian feast, offering a four-course menu for $65 with the option to add white truffles to just about every holiday dish. Highlights include grilled oysters,spaghetti alla chittara, and veal osso buco Milanese.
Chef Josh Walker and the team at Tu will serve a four-course meal for NYE diners including oysters served raw with pastrami yuzu shaved ice, grilled shrimp dipped in popcorn butter, lobster ravioli, prime rib, and more. The dinner is $65 per attendee.
Southern-meets-German spot Bay Street Biergarten is hosting a "Game of Thrones"-themed NYE party. For $125, there's house liquor, domestic beer, house wine, a buffet, and a chance to be crowned King and Queen of the North, for the two best dressed attendees.
Chef Amalia Scatena and crew want you to stop by Cannon Green to fill up before the ball drops. The luxurious, six-course menu includes oysters, lobster, and beef medallions, among other choices. Seats are $75.
Go all out with an elegant dinner of multiple courses at Peninsula Grill. For $175 a person, diners get to choose from courses of New York strip, veal sirloin, roasted venison, and more.
If you want to stay in Mount Pleasant for NYE, Table & Tavern is hosting a party on Shem Creek with Red's Ice House. Various packages are available for the two venues, but include entertainment, beer, wine, champagne, party favors, and fireworks.
Entertainment zone The Alley offers football on the big screen, drink tickets, free bowling, free arcade games, a DJ, photo booth, light snacks, and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets start at $85.
Looking for ultra-deluxe decadence to ring in the new year? Stop by Zero Restaurant + Bar for champagne, caviar, and heavy hors d’oeuvres from chef Vinson Petrillo. There will be live from The Gatsby Gang. Black tie optional. Masquerade optional. Tickets are $225.
Fine dining spot Circa 1886 rings in 2018 with a six-course prix fixe New Year’s Eve dinner from chef Marc Collins. Cost is $140.00 and cost includes a complimentary glass of champagne.
Crave Kitchen and Cocktails offers a special NYE menu from chef Landen Ganstrom full of stuffed pork loin, oysters Rockefeller, salmon oscar, and more.
Spend an evening at Drawing Room to indulge in a menu of caviar, lobster, foie gras, lobster-crusted grouper, beef tenderloin, and more. Five courses plus pairings for $125.
Pop the bubble at Nico with specials on Veuve for $68/bottle, $99 for Veuve and a dozen oysters, $99 for Veuve and foie gras, and $199 for Veuve and caviar.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. will host a special New Year’s Eve pre-party on December 31 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Patrons can enjoy an all-star line-up of free music and beer specials.
Ring in the new year at Edmund's Oast with a pound of New York Certified Angus Beef 40-day dry-aged steak, shaved truffles added to any dish, a caviar course with soft scrambled eggs, and Krug Grande Cuvee by the glass and bottle at super cheap prices.
Settle in to a seat at McCrady's Tavern for a four-course dinner on NYE. For $95, guests will get to choose from items like foie gras terrine, slow-roasted prime rib, lobster Newberg, and more.
Le Farfalle closes the year out with a decadent Italian feast, offering a four-course menu for $65 with the option to add white truffles to just about every holiday dish. Highlights include grilled oysters,spaghetti alla chittara, and veal osso buco Milanese.
Chef Josh Walker and the team at Tu will serve a four-course meal for NYE diners including oysters served raw with pastrami yuzu shaved ice, grilled shrimp dipped in popcorn butter, lobster ravioli, prime rib, and more. The dinner is $65 per attendee.
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