So for NYE in the Ritz, my GF and I discovered that the Ritz has a little place on the 15th floor where you can get drinks and a few nibbles and watch the city.
Previously a place for only hotel guests or private events, it recently opened to the public and the staff is professional, knowledgeable, and friendly.
Recommendations on wine and even on the cheese for the cheese plate made this a great little place to kill some time before the festivities started later that evening.
Their menu reminds me of the Lobby bar downstairs with a little bit of everything you could want or desire from drinks to food to desserts.
So if you want to really impress that date, this is one of the few places in the center city to do it in my opinion.