To celebrate the year of the horse, this Bridgeport spot has an eight-course banquet, performances, and more on February 11 for $75 a person.

Ring in the New year at Lao You Ju and consume a traditional three-course Chinese menu for $35 a person. Not only are cash prizes available, but diners can partake in the traditional game of musical chairs throughout dinner.

Ring in the New Year in style with a bountiful Chinese service and special performances, including a traditional Lion Dance, at New Furama. $35 a person for members and $50 a person for non-members.

Shanghai Terrace offers an extravagant eight-course dinner menu through February 2 including double-boiled seafood soup, stuffed crab claws, abalone fried rice, and dim sum. $128 per person.

From January 30-February 2, drop into this Chinese-Japanese fusion concept for numerous Chinese New Year celebrations featuring a five-course wine dinner, a traditional lion dance, and special menu selections such as the special "jiaozi dumpling."

Bring your family to the Chinese-American Museum on February 1 from 2-4 p.m. for many Chinese traditions. Families can check out traditional Chinese tea, sweet dumplings, sweet and savory sesame balls, and New Year cakes. $12 for non-members, $10 for members, and $5 for children.

As an alternative to the standard evening New Years plans, The Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier continues to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a lantern festival on February 16. The Chinese New Year lantern celebration will feature live music, dance performances, Chinese cuisine, calligraphy, kids' crafts, and folk art provided by local groups and businesses. Free admission.

This Chinatown dim sum eatery is hosting the Notre Dame Club of Chicago's New Year's brunch celebration. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. on February 9; $15 per person.

Sunda's special New Year's menu, available through Friday, puts a modern spin on traditional dishes such as stuffed crab claws, whole fish "off the hook," mu shu duck and more.

Start the New Year up in the sky inside Terrace Restaurant. Available from January 31-February 12, try their take on salt and pepper shrimp and szechuan chicken.

The new Yum Dum food truck will highlight dumplings on Saturday from 2-4:30 p.m. at this food truck haven. Partake in a hands-on dumpling class and a family-style feast with freshly-made dumplings for $45 per person.