Next and its changing themes
Yelp reviewers describe the food, serving pieces, music and stories all changing together with each theme. Read about the menu for your date first. Reviews of earlier themes show how Next builds a menu around an idea, not what you'll eat.
Welcoming explanations and the wine pairings come up often. Ask Next about Fashion before relying on reviews of earlier menus. Dishes and celebration touches from past reviews were specific to those visits.
How are dinner prices at Next calculated?
Next prices each seating by demand. The FAQ's own example is that "a booking late on a Wednesday night is normally priced lower than a Saturday night at prime time," with no difference in the food. Prices only appear on Tock, so check the seating you want there. Next adds a 20% service charge to every bill. Any extra tip on the night is your call, and the FAQ says all of it goes to front-of-house staff who aren't on salary. Tax is on top.
There are four pairings. Standard is a wine pairing. Reserve has mostly vintage and rare bottles from small producers. Ultra has the rarest wines in the collection, in limited supply. Next also blends a non-alcoholic pairing daily. Everyone at the table who takes wine has to take the same tier, but anyone can add the non-alcoholic pairing instead. There's a wine list by the glass and bottle. Next says it doesn't normally serve beer or cocktails on their own.
FAQ with pricing, service charge and pairings
Once you see the per-person price for your seating on Tock, your total for two with the 20% service charge is 2.4 times that price, before tax and drinks.
Can you change or transfer a Next reservation?
Tickets are prepaid on Tock. You can reschedule with at least 72 hours' notice. After that, in the FAQ's words, "all sales are final and non-refundable." You can always transfer a reservation to someone else with the transfer button in your Tock account. A transfer requires someone else to take the reservation and does not guarantee that you will recover your payment.
For groups, the Kitchen Table seats up to 6 in a semi-private room that looks into the kitchen. The lower-level private dining room seats 6 to 10 at 7 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. A semi-private section of the main dining room takes up to 16, booked through events@thealineagroup.com. Next is open Wednesday to Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m., and publishes no phone number. If you're running late, email host@nextrestaurant.com. Arriving more than ten minutes late can mean missing part of the meal.
FAQ with booking, group and late-arrival policies
Ask Next for the regular booking limit. Private rooms have separate capacities.
Check the Fashion dietary list
Next doesn't take dietary requests in the first days of a new menu. For Fashion, nothing was accommodated from September 5 to 13. Since September 16, with at least 72 hours' notice, the kitchen can do pescatarian, no red meat or pork, no seafood, ovo-lacto vegetarian, no raw alcohol, no tree nuts or peanuts, and pregnancy restrictions. Gelatin stays in the pescatarian, no-red-meat and vegetarian versions. The kitchen can't remove egg, dairy, soy or alcohol that's cooked off. Gluten-free is on Next's general list but missing from the Fashion list, and there's no vegan option. If you're vegan or allergic to soy, this menu won't work for you. Next also says it shares kitchens, oil and prep areas across its restaurants and can't rule out cross-contamination.
The FAQ calls Next ADA compliant, but the private dining room is reached only by a flight of stairs. Valet is on Morgan Street at West Fulton Market. The validated rate is $20 for the first four hours and $25 for up to eight.
FAQ with dietary, access and parking details
Confirm the finish time and step-free access for your room before planning anything afterward.
Compare before booking
OpenTable listed Topolobampo's weekday Veracruz menu at $165 per person through October 24, 2026. Check the current theme and price before prepaying. Next's Fashion runs through January 10, 2027, but its price changes by seating and appears only on Tock. If the budget decides the trip, get a dated Next quote first.
Indienne publishes a vegan menu. Fashion can't be made vegan, and Next can't remove egg, dairy or soy. Next's lower-level private room is reachable only by stairs, and so is Alinea's Salon, which takes about two hours for two guests. Check access for the specific room before you book either one.
Sources
Prices and policies change, so confirm the terms for your date before paying.
- Diner reviews on Yelp
- FAQ with pricing, policies, dietary list and parking
- 2026 menus and dates
- 2026 season tickets
- Official site and Tock booking link
Checked September 28, 2026. Found a change? Send a correction with a source link.