Here’s to saying goodbye to 2025 and welcoming a new year. Here are ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in NYC including events and special offerings by restaurants and local businesses.
New Year’s Eve is Wednesday, December 31 and New Year’s Day is Thursday, January 1.
New Year’s Eve NYC 2025 and Day Brunch 2026
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.
Bella Luna Restaurant in New York City is offering a four-course prix-fixe New Year’s Eve dinner priced at $80 per person, available on December 31 with the kitchen open from 12 PM to 10 PM. The menu begins with porcini and chestnut soup, followed by a choice of tuna tartare, crab with endive and mango, or beef carpaccio. Entrée options include braised short ribs with polenta, roasted Cornish hen with celery root purée, filet mignon for a $5 supplement, or wild Chilean sea bass with red pepper, artichokes, and spinach. Dessert is paired with a glass of prosecco, and an optional wine pairing is available for $25. A la carte ordering and mocktails are also offered throughout the evening.
House of Domes in New York City’s South Village is offering New Year’s Eve dining with a special pan-seared duck breast served with blueberry port sauce and roasted potatoes. The seasonal dish is available alongside the restaurant’s full à la carte menu of Tuscan-Italian classics. The wine list focuses on Italian, French, and Californian selections, with celebratory bottles such as Dom Pérignon and Louis Roederer Cristal also available. Reservations can be made via OpenTable.
Terra in Sheepshead Bay is offering a New Year’s Eve dinner with a five-course prix-fixe tasting menu by Executive Chef Dima Martseniuk. The experience includes Champagne from Billecart-Salmon, featuring their Rosé and Brut Réserve, alongside music by New York DJ Big Boris. Two seatings are available at 5:30 PM and 9:30 PM, with the later seating running until 1 AM. The dinner is priced at $300 per person. Reservations can be made by calling or texting 917-349-4936.
Casino Royale NYE 2026 at Capitale is offering a ticketed New Year’s Eve celebration inside the Capitale Ballroom. Entry starts at $98, with VIP access from $109. The event includes a four hour premium open bar from 8 PM to 12 AM, live theatrical performances, casino games, international DJs, party favours, and a midnight countdown. VIP tables include bottle service selections and access to the Vesper Room with additional bars, performances, and games.
BLACKBARN Restaurant is offering a New Year’s Eve caviar focused prix-fixe menu alongside their regular a la carte selections. The prix-fixe is priced at $185 per person, with an optional $235 wine pairing, and is served family style for groups of four or more. The meal begins with a caviar tasting or wild mushroom toast, followed by a choice of roasted root vegetables or venison ravioli, main courses such as diver scallops with porcini risotto or filet mignon with Maine lobster, and desserts including flourless chocolate cake or warm apple cider donuts.
Mission Ceviche is offering their a la carte Peruvian and Nikkei menu for New Year’s Eve. The Upper East Side location requires a $135 per person minimum spend and includes a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, with extended late night hours. Menu highlights include ceviche clásico, tuna and watermelon ceviche, and lomo saltado. The Union Square location has a $175 per person minimum spend and includes access to the Sub-Mission speakeasy after party.
The Stand is offering a New Year’s Eve prix-fixe dinner for $95 per person. The menu starts with caviar bumps and a champagne toast, followed by a harvest salad, second course options such as truffle pizetta or bone marrow pie, and entrée choices including salmon steak, roast duck, prime rib au jus, or surf and turf. Desserts include pistachio lava cake or tiramisu. Comedy shows can be added on, with performances beginning at 6 PM and continuing through late night at varying ticket prices.
Pulpería Latin Mediterranean Kitchen is offering a New Year’s Eve three course prix-fixe dinner starting at 9 PM, priced at $150 per person. The evening includes a live DJ, festive décor, party favours, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Menu highlights feature bone marrow beef tartare with horseradish cream, Oscietra caviar, and toasted baguette, a baked fisherman’s platter with Maine lobster, wild Alaska cod, jumbo scallops, and black tiger shrimp in chardonnay green butter sauce, and churros served with chocolate and dulce de leche dip. The celebration continues late into the night with signature cocktails, including a tableside Golden Old Fashioned.
Somewhere Nowhere is offering The Book of the Forbidden New Year’s Eve party experience. Tickets start at $240 and include a four and a half hour premium open bar from 8 PM to 12:30 AM, live theatrical acts, international DJs, a midnight countdown, and a complimentary champagne toast. The event features panoramic skyline views and fireworks.
The Parliament at The Benjamin Hotel is offering a New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu priced at $65 per person. The menu begins with an amuse bouche of ahi tuna poke, followed by a choice of lobster bisque topped with caviar or pumpkin soup. Entrée options include New York strip with charred jalapeño potato, roasted poussin with honey rosemary jus, or braised roasted cabbage with glazed carrot purée.
BarChef New York is offering a ticketed New Year’s Eve party from 9 PM to 2 AM. The experience includes a premium open bar, a live DJ, and a late night cocktail focused celebration centred on modernist mixology, presented by Joonbug Events.
Berimbau Brazilian Table is offering a Brazilian Réveillon New Year’s Eve celebration starting at 9 PM and running until 4 AM. The event includes a premium open bar featuring caipirinhas made with Leblon Cachaça, select beer and wine, and zero proof options, along with continuous Brazilian inspired hors d’oeuvres. Live music sets the tone with samba, bossa nova, and Brazilian classics, while a DJ plays Brazilian and international tracks in a separate area. The night features a double countdown, with a Rio de Janeiro New Year toast at 10 PM followed by a champagne toast at midnight. Early bird tickets start at $165 per person, with drinks available for à la carte purchase after midnight.
Nebula is offering a New Year’s Eve nightclub event featuring Audien, running from 9 PM to 4 AM. General admission includes an open bar from 9 PM to 12 AM, with additional ticket tiers available for late night entry after 12:30 AM. Table reservations are available.
Big Deal Speakeasy Casino is offering two New Year’s Eve experiences inspired by the Roaring Twenties. An early pre game runs from 6:30 PM to 9 PM with cocktails and casino style games, followed by a limited capacity speakeasy celebration from 10 PM to 1 AM featuring a full open bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, casino games, burlesque performances, and a midnight champagne toast.
Slate is offering an all night New Year’s Eve celebration from 8 PM to 4 AM. The ticket includes a five hour open bar, complimentary appetizers, a live DJ, a champagne toast at midnight, and live viewing of the Times Square ball drop. VIP table and bottle service upgrades are available.
Arlo SoHo is offering a Mercer presented New Year’s Eve party starting at 8 PM. The event spans three rooms and includes a five hour open bar, guest DJs, and house music programming. Table reservations are available for premium seating.
Elsie Rooftop is offering a New Year’s Eve rooftop party from 8 PM to 4 AM. Tickets start at $249 and include a five hour open bar, passed appetizers, a champagne toast at midnight, and live views of the Times Square ball drop.
Nerai is offering a five course New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu for $145 per person, with optional wine pairings priced at $55 or $90. The menu includes black bass crudo, roasted beet salad, sunchoke soup, king crab with short rib orzo, lobster pasta, grilled lamb chops, and halibut kakavia. Seating runs from 5 PM to 9:45 PM.
Nerina is offering a four course Mediterranean inspired New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu for $75 per person, with an optional $35 wine pairing. Dinner runs from 5 PM to 10 PM and includes live jazz, with dishes such as black bass crudo, lobster orzotto, halibut kakavia, and filet mignon.
Rosie O’Grady’s is offering a New Year’s Eve dinner and party experience near Times Square. The evening includes a multi course dinner, a premium open bar, a live DJ, live music, and access to a reserved sidewalk viewing area for the ball drop. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available.
Loulou is offering multiple New Year’s Eve experiences across dinner, live show, and late night party formats. Options include a $175 full experience with prix-fixe dinner, a live show, a champagne toast, and a DJ party until 4 AM, a $109 prix-fixe dinner only, a $75 show and DJ package, or a $40 late night party from midnight to 4 AM.
Amali is offering a Mediterranean inspired four course New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu for $95, with an optional $150 wine pairing. The menu includes seafood starters, seasonal salads, mains such as osso buco or Mediterranean sea bass, and desserts like lemon ricotta cheesecake. A DJ and live ball drop viewing are included.
The Alderman is offering two New Year’s Eve dining options. An early four course dinner from 5 PM to 7 PM is priced at $99 per person. A dinner and party experience from 8 PM includes the same menu plus a premium open bar, a DJ, and table reservations for $299 per person.
Lulla is offering a four course Italian New Year’s Eve dinner featuring house made focaccia, shared starters, entrée choices such as osso buco, agnolotti bolognese, or roasted branzino, followed by dessert and a champagne toast.
Altair is offering a four course New Year’s Eve prix-fixe dinner built around seasonal flavours, priced at $119 per person for early seating from 5 PM to 7 PM. A dinner and after party option is available from 8 PM for $325 per person and includes extended celebration access and open bar options.
PB Brasserie is offering a New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu for $130 per person, available from 11 AM to 12 AM. The menu includes appetizers such as oysters or lobster bisque, entrée options ranging from dry aged steaks to Chilean sea bass, classic sides, dessert, a champagne toast, and a live DJ.
Park Rose is offering a festive Italian New Year’s Eve dinner designed for sharing. The menu features house made bread, antipasti, entrée choices such as pumpkin ravioli, flat iron steak, cauliflower steak, or branzino, followed by desserts and a champagne toast. The bar remains open throughout the evening.
Ponty Bistro is offering an $85 New Year’s Eve prix-fixe menu with a champagne toast. Appetizer choices include kale salad, crisp tuna, or shrimp risotto, followed by mains such as scallops, hanger steak, filet mignon, pan seared bass, or roasted chicken, and desserts including crème brûlée or chocolate fondant.
