Here’s to saying goodbye to 2024 and welcoming a new year. Here are ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve Fort Lauderdale 2024 and New Year’s Day 2025 in Fort Lauderdale including events and special offerings by restaurants and local businesses.
New Year’s Eve is Tuesday, December 31 and New Year’s Day is Wednesday, January 1.
New Year’s Eve Fort Lauderdale 2024 and Day Brunch 2025
This list is not exhaustive and I update the information becomes available. I try to feature as much as I can but certainly this is not all that is out there. If your favorite restaurant is not on the list, I would recommend contacting them to see what they are offering.
Vitolo
Vitolo in Fort Lauderdale is offering a New Year’s Eve celebration inspired by Italy’s Masquerade Balls. The restaurant will be open for lunch from 12 PM to 3 PM and dinner from 5 PM to 11 PM, featuring an à la carte menu with Chef Specials that reflect Italy’s family-style dining traditions.
From 1 AM to 3 AM, Vitolo transforms into an “After Dark Party,” complete with live entertainment, a fully stocked bar, and an electrifying ambiance to keep the celebration going. Reservations are highly recommended.
Abe & Louie’s
Abe & Louie’s in Boca Raton is offering an elevated New Year’s Eve dining experience with à la carte selections, including:
- Appetizer: Fire-Roasted Garlic Shrimp with roasted tomatoes and crostini ($28)
- Entrées:
- Land & Sea: 8oz filet mignon, Alaskan king crab legs, twice-baked potato, and sauce diane ($120)
- Halibut Dijonnaise: Parmesan-roasted tomato, asparagus, and lemon beurre blanc ($50)
- 8oz Ribeye Cap Steak ($78)
- 1lb Caribbean Lobster Tail with garlic butter, spicy tomato, and beurre blanc sauces ($85)
- Dessert: Profiteroles with vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate hazelnut ganache ($15)
Burlock Coast
Burlock Coast at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, is offering a prix-fixe New Year’s Eve menu priced at $185 plus tax and gratuity per person ($69 plus gratuity for children 5–12). Seatings are available from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The experience includes live music, a DJ, party favors, and an optional enhanced raw bar platter ($99). They are also offering a New Year’s Day “Recovery Bar” special, featuring $39 bottomless Bloody Marys and mimosas until 4 PM. Breakfast and lunch options are also available.
Bodega Taqueria Y Tequila
Bodega is heading to Saltburn this New Year’s Eve for a thrilling night filled with drinking and dancing surrounded by festive decor. Partygoers will get lost in Saltburn while they bid farewell to 2024 at Bodega Taqueria y Tequila. Starting at 9 p.m., all lounge locations (South Beach, Coconut Grove, Fort Lauderdale) will be offering tickets that include a fully inclusive night of celebration with a premium open bar package, welcome drink, midnight toast, and rotating selection of classic Bodega bites (tacos, quesadillas, chips and guacamole).
Daniel’s, A Florida Steakhouse
Daniel’s in Fort Lauderdale is offering a prix-fixe menu priced at $155++ for the first seating (5 PM–7:15 PM) and $195++ for the second seating (8:30 PM–10:15 PM). The menu features options such as:
- Appetizers: Floridian Arrowhead Wagyu Carpaccio, Hawaiian Big-Eye Tuna Crudo
- Entrées: Roasted Hen of the Woods Mushrooms, Pan-Seared Dover Sole, Japanese Kagoshima A5 Wagyu Filet
- Desserts: Valrhona Chocolate Pot de Crème, Madagascar Vanilla Crème Brûlée
The Katherine
The Katherine in Fort Lauderdale is offering a New Year’s Eve dinner from 5 PM to 9 PM, featuring chef-inspired dishes by three-time James Beard-nominated Chef Timon Balloo. Guests will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles to toast the occasion.
Timpano Las Olas
Timpano Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale is serving a festive New Year’s Eve à la carte menu featuring:
- Venezia Ossetra Caviar with blinis and crème fraîche ($75)
- Lobster Fra Diavolo with mafaldine pasta, charred tomato, and Calabrian chili ($55)
- Porterhouse Florentina for Two, a 36oz prime cut seasoned with roasted garlic and rosemary ($135)
- Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake with macerated strawberries and fresh mint ($11)
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