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Christmas Boat Parade Dining
12.19.14
Local restaurants in the neighborhood will be offering special menus in honor of the 106th Newport Beach Christmas Parade running through Sunday, Dec. 21. The parade starts at Bay Island at 6:30 p.m. and finishes at the same site at approximately 9 p.m.,
A&O Kitchen + Bar at Balboa Bay Resort will have a special Boat Parade Menu with first come, first serve seating. You can view the menu here.
Billy’s at the Beach will be offering a special three-course prix-fixe menu and 4 seatings that guarantee viewing of the entire parade.
Hornblower Cruises is offering an exclusive dinner cruise, giving guests an unforgettable view of the Parade from onboard a Hornblower yacht. Details here.
Newport Landing: Four-course prix-fixe Boat Parade menu available Dec. 17-21/
Waterline at the Balboa Bay Resort: Special three-course menu during the Boat Parade for $70.
The Winery Restaurant & Bar will have a prix-fixe dinner menu from 5:30pm – 8:30pm every night of the parade, $139/guest and $49/children 10 and younger.
The Village Inn on Balboa Island has created some special cocktails available through December to honor the first-ever Grand Marshals Actress Leslie Mann and Singer Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray.
The GingerbreadMANN: Made with cranberry rosemary ice cubes ($12). The Village Inn Balboa Bar: a festive cocktail garnished with a piece of world-famous Balboa Bar frozen banana (12.95). The McGrath Moonshine Mule: served in a copper mug ($12).
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N’Ice Free Ice Cream!
12.18.14
With the holidays here, N’ice Cream and Granola Babies at SOCO invite you to treat yourself to free ice cream this Saturday, Dec. 20.
The first 100 people to visit Granola Babies (opens at 10 a.m.), OC's premier ecobaby boutique and community, will get a ticket for a free scoop of ice cream at N’ice Cream that same day. Flavors include a special Granola in honor of the collaboration and seasonal flavors like Bosc Pear, Mint Chip, and more (flavors change daily).
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