Send off the year in style paired with delicious cuisine in New York City. East End Taste has curated a list of restaurants in NYC open and serving dining specials on New Year’s Eve. Some restaurants are also serving these specials on New Year’s Day and into the New Year. Check with each restaurant for details and make your New Year’s Eve dinner reservations early. We list our top dining picks in alphabetical order.
Allure Restaurant & Lounge
Allure Restaurant & Lounge is a vibrant restaurant and cocktail lounge inside Hotel Belleclaire on the Upper West Side and is celebrating NYE with a party beginning at 8pm.
General Admission includes access to the main lounge, dance floor, and bar. Skylight Tables include a private table under their stunning skylight – perfect for groups! The VIP Room includes an exclusive experience in their private VIP room for those who desire a little extra luxury.
A TV in the room will showcase New Year’s Eve celebrations from around the world, leading up to the Times Square Ball drop.
Click here to make your reservation.
Aquavit
Chef Emma Bengtsson’s Nordic fare is the center of New Year’s Eve, in both the formal dining room and the more casual Bar Room of 55th Street’s two-Michelin-starred Aquavit.
The Dining Room will be offering a choice of either five or six courses consisting of signature dishes like Turbot with löjrom, endive, and champagne hollandaise, and Grilled Lobster with salsify, maitake, and bone marrow.
In the Bar Room, the menu boasts more traditional Swedish flavors and preparations like Lobster Bisque and Duck with Carrot Confit. Chef Emma’s pastry background shines through with the Seabuckthorn Cheesecake and Gooseberry Tart.
There will be two seatings, one at 6pm and the second at 8:45pm. The first seating will feature the 5-course menu, and the second seating will feature the 6-course menu. The Bar Room has seatings available at 6pm. Click here to learn more and make your reservation.
Chef Guo
This New Year’s Eve, Chef Guo continues to take diners on a cultural culinary journey. He inflects his expertise on traditional Chinese dishes modernizing them and creating a healthier, more nutritious version, using organic and daily sourced ingredients.
Situated discreetly in the Randolph House luxury residences, diners are greeted by a server dressed in a traditional red robe and are transported to an intimate dining room that resembles an imperial courtyard. The dining room accommodates just 10 for each seating, and the servers take their time to carefully explain each dish, its ingredients, and the story behind its invention, creating the atmosphere of a private dinner party.
The menu offers an exceptional 19-course Imperial Chinese Tasting Menu that features innovative dishes crafted for each seating. Chef Guo has reservations for its 19-course Imperial Chinese Tasting Menu available, with exclusive seatings at 6pm and 8:30pm on New Year’s Eve, and New Years Day. Reservations may be booked here.
David Burke Tavern
Located on E 62nd, Street David Burke Tavern is hosting a 3-course prix fixe dinner for $125 per person, a champagne toast & midnight countdown. Dishes include Lobster Dumplings, Tuna tartare, Burrata salad, Fire Roasted Halibut, Diver Scallops, and much more. His signature clothesline bacon will be served to share at the table. There will also be a champagne toast and midnight countdown.
Click here to make your reservation. Reservations are available from 5pm-10:30pm.
Delmonico’s
Ring in the New Year in one of NYC’s oldest restaurants. Delmonico’s will be offering three seatings on New Year’s Eve.
Reservations between 5pm – 8:15pm will be able to order from the A la Carte menu. Reservations after 8:15pm, during their second seating, will participate in a 4-course menu selection by Executive Chef Edward Hong with a midnight toast for $225 per person. Guests may enjoy menu favorites such as Tuna “Tagliatelle”, Dry Aged Bone in Ribeye, Faroe Island Salmon, Baked Alaska, and a Chocolate Layer Cake with malted milk ice cream.
Click here to view the New Year’s Eve menu.
Fandi Mata
On New Year’s Eve, Fandi Mata in Williamsburg invites you to an immersive NYE experience, Arts of Wonder: Unveiling Prophecies. Manifest good fortune and blessings for the year ahead with a night of awe and enchantment, taking place from 9pm-late.
The show begins at 9pm, ending with a grand finale till 1am, followed by DJs from Secret Garden keeping the energy alive until 4am. Three tiers of general admission prices are available. Click here to make your reservation.
Fushimi
Fushimi Midtown invites you to ring in 2025 with an unforgettable New Year’s Eve Celebration on December 31st from 9pm-2am. The evening includes a lavish four-course seated dinner, a five-hour top-shelf open bar, a pre-appetizer cheese and fruit platter, and a bottle of Prosecco to toast to the year ahead. A live DJ will set the mood for an extraordinary night of celebration and style.
Tickets are $200 per person, with advance table purchase required. A limited-time gift card promotion offers a $15 bonus with every $100 gift card purchased through January 31st, 2025. Click here to purchase tickets.
Jalao NYC
Jalao NYC at Radio Hotel is a Dominican-inspired restaurant, offering traditional Caribbean cuisine with an elevated New York twist. Enjoy a 4-course prix fixe dinner at Jalao for $85 each with a glass of champagne.
Jalao NYC will be serving up signature cocktails, including the Mamajuana Manhattan, the Mercado Margarita and the Santo Dominicano. Guests will dance the night away and cheers with a champagne toast at midnight.
Junoon
This New Year’s Eve, Michelin-starred Indian fine dining restaurant, Junoon will offer live music with a three-course prestige menu ($145 per person).
Join us to welcome 2025 in style with a spectacular feast prepared by their Executive Chef, Akshay Bhardwaj, and their Executive Pastry Chef, Gustavo. Enjoy expertly crafted cocktails by mixologist Hemant Pathak.
The evening will be enhanced by music, featuring the Gabriel Hermida Trio, who will perform jazz throughout the night. Gabriel Hermida is a talented guitarist and composer known for blending classical tango, flamenco, and jazz in his work. He has notably collaborated with tap dance icon Savion Glover on the “Solo in Time” tour at some of the most prestigious venues.
Click here to view the full menu.
These specials are best enjoyed alongside Junoon’s inventive cocktail program that leans into Indian spices, teas and liquors. Cocktails will include the Mumbai Margarita, Masala Whiskey as well as their brand new “Flight to India,” featuring three transportive mini cocktails on a hand-painted flight boat.
La Mercarie
La Mercerie in Soho is ringing in the New Year with exquisite champagne, live music and dancing, a cocktail party at Guild Bar, and a spirited prix fixe menu from Chef Marie-Aude Rose—all inspired by the raucous splendor of a 1950s French-Caribbean resort. There will be two seatings: 5pm and 8:30pm.
Click here to make your reservation.
The Lambs Club
The Lambs Club in the historic Chatwal Hotel is offering a super-exclusive, elegant dining experience in the heart of Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The menu, a ticketed event for $1200, offers spectacular indulgences to match the celebratory night.
The four-course Chef’s Tasting dinner, beginning at 7:30pm includes Tuna Carpaccio, Filets Tornado, Sole Meuniere, and Winter Citrus Paris brest.
Click here to book your reservation via Resy.
Lulla
Lulla on W 24th street offers two extraordinary New Year’s Eve experiences. The early seating, from 4pm to 6:30pm for $85 per person, will feature a sensational four-course meal starting with house-made focaccia and seasonal appetizers. Guests can indulge in exquisite entrées like succulent steak, artisanal pastas, and more, before enjoying a selection of indulgent desserts crafted by the executive chef.
For an extra touch of elegance, elevate the experience with an optional Lulla wine pairing for $75. Reserve your early seats here.
For a truly unforgettable evening, the New Year’s Eve Dinner & After Party from 7 PM to 9:30pm for $250 per person includes the same exquisite four-course meal, followed by a festive after-party on the 2nd floor lounge. Guests will enjoy a two-hour open bar from 10pm-1am, ringing in the New Year with specialty cocktails and a vibrant atmosphere. Complete the celebration with a wine pairing for $75, and toast to the new year with friends and family in true Lulla style!
Reserve later seating and party tickets here.
NARO
NARO is kicking off the New Year in Manhattan’s iconic Rockefeller Center, offering special tasting menus for guests. Offerings at NARO include Char Grilled Red Snapper, Black Truffle Noodles, Wagyu Striploin, and more.
Click here to view the full menu.
For New Year’s Eve, NARO is offering an 8-course tasting menu ($225) with a complimentary voucher to the Top of the Rock for those that join them in the main dining room.
The terrace and bar will continue to serve a la carte offerings on New Year’s Eve.
The Polo Bar
Ring in 2024 at The Polo Bar this New Year’s Eve in NYC. Experience this year’s delectable menu accompanied by Krug, Grande Cuvée, 166ème Édition champagne. The multi-course menu offerings include kumamoto oysters and golden osetra caviar, black tie burger with truffle fondue and shaved périgord truffle, warm Maine lobster, roasted foie gras, prime filet mignon and roasted Long Island duck.
To finish, guests can choose a baked Colorado, citrus meringue, or spiced flourless chocolate cake. Seatings will begin at 9pm for the NYE menu. The restaurant will serve its standard a la carte menu from 5-9pm.
Shuka
Shuka is celebrating New Year’s Eve with their annual “A Night in Marrakesh Feast.” The feast features a multi-course dinner and exciting entertainment including henna artists and belly dancers at the second seating.
Shuka‘s menu will include special items such as samboska with baharat spiced lamb, pickled sultanas, almonds, fluke piccata and cheesecake baklava to name a few.
Two seatings will be available. The second seating will include a midnight champagne toast and entertainment such as belly dancers and henna artists.
The feast will be available in the dining room, as well as in the restaurant’s heated outdoor seating setup on Macdougal.
Veranda
This New Year’s Eve, Michelin-starred chef George Mendes is offering special holiday prix fixe tasting menu and champagne toast upon arrival at his chic, greenhouse-like restaurant Veranda at the ModernHaus Soho Hotel.
Guests can celebrate NYE in style in Veranda’s chic and newly renovated greenhouse-like dining room or in their brand new heated and winterized yurts.
Chef Mendes is offering special holiday creations including Hamachi Confit, Salted Cod
and Potato Gratin, and Wagyu Beef Brisket Cooked for 48 Hours. At midnight, Veranda will be hosting a countdown with a champagne toast for all guests.
The Wesley
The Wesley is a new plant-forward restaurant located in the heart of the West Village.
For New Year’s Eve, The Wesley is offering their regular a La Carte menu along with a few specials for an evening themed A Night at the Oscars. The restaurant will be decked out with red carpet and drapery along with surprise accents reminiscent of old-time black and white movies, glitz and glam.
Specialty menu items will include slightly warmed Oysters, Confit Duck Breast and Baked Alaska. They will also be serving a specialty champagne cocktail, Hide Your Diamonds, sparkling wine, elderflower, cassis, lemon and Nixta corn liquor, with a 12am toast to ring in the new year. Click here to book.