After wrapping and gifting all of those Christmas presents, the last thing that needs to be wrapped up is the end of the year. Looking to eat out this New Year’s Eve? See our picks for tons of options for nixing the cooking and celebrating New Year's at a restaurant in NYC.
See also: The 9 Best New Year's Eve Events In New York City
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60 West 55th St. / 646.943.7373 / Website
This contemporary French restaurant combines lifestyle and tradition, making it the perfect place to celebrate the New Year. For $180 per person, experience an exquisite six-course tasting menu beginning with gougères and an amuse-bouche of gamberoni and almond tacos. Continue the celebration with a mushroom and black truffle tartelette, followed by ravioli “à la marinière” and roasted squab with salsify and foie gras-infused jus. Top it off with a dessert of citrus, shiso and torrefied buckwheat composition with selections of mignardises, including madeleines and financiers.
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One Vanderbilt Ave. / 212.662.1000 / Website
Treat yourself one last time for 2024 and commemorate the New Year’s Eve Gala at this culinary oasis in the heart of Midtown. Focusing on seasonality and locally sourced ingredients from both land and sea, the seven-course menu offers innovative menu options showcasing vegetable-forward and seafood-centric cuisine. Starting at $695 per person, begin with the crabe caviar with golden Ossetra caviar tartelette and King crab, continuing with six other flavorful and high-end bites with ingredients like uni, branzino and black truffle camembert fermier. If you are looking for a quicker and lighter option, try their New Year’s Eve Pre-Gala menu where at $225 per person, choose your three-course menu to get the night started.
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90 E.10th St. / 917.261.6791 / Website
Take a trip to Europe without leaving the hustle and bustle of the city at this impressive East Village eatery. Claud is providing a decadent tasting menu this New Year’s with courses such as potato royale with trout roe, truffle pasta with smoked egg yolk and wagyu short rib. Seatings are at 6:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. with tickets at $250 per person. Don’t worry, their wine cellar is packed with an extensive selection of wines that value tradition produced in small batches that complement every dish.
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18 9th Ave. / 212.206.6700 / Website
For those adventurous eaters looking to try “something new,” Saishin means exactly that. Offering a rooftop venue with the backdrop of the glorious Manhattan skyline, their custom menu honors traditional Japanese cuisine with mindful sourcing, seasonality and quality. Savor a bespoke 21-course omakase experience with otsumami, nigiri and coda bites at either 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., or 9:30 p.m. depending on when you want to start your celebration, along with a glass of Moet Rose upon arrival.
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34 E. 52nd St. / 212.935.3434 / Website
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20 Hudson Yards / 212.726.7755 / Website
Sticking on a sushi theme, sip on seasonal cocktails and sensational seafood at this beloved restaurant known for its modern interpretations of Japanese-inspired cuisine. Located in the heart of Hudson Yards, this place delivers style with discreet knockout elegance and provides people with what they please for an incredible night. This year, they are offering an exclusive New Year’s Eve omakase experience, along with their hefty menu of soups, salads and every hot and cold appetizer imaginable for a breathtaking final dining adventure for the year.
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50 S 3rd St. / 929.989.6979 / Website
Known for its unparalleled gastronomic odyssey, Shota Omakase is an Edomae-style omakase restaurant combining sushi traditions and contemporary culinary innovation. Including fresh seafood flown in directly from Japanese fishermen, indulgent A5 Miyazaki wagyu, Périgord black truffle from France, and Golden Osetra caviar from Italy, book this 19-course menu for $275 per person to celebrate the New Year. Guests will enjoy five otsumami, one soup, ten nigiri, one temaki and two desserts featuring these elegant and highly seasonal flavors where the chef’s passion for impeccable, high quality and seasonal ingredients shines through every bite.
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283 West 12th St. / 212.675.2808 / Website
For this New Year’s, Le B. is welcoming the whole family to partake in the final gathering of the year. The early seating has two options, including a three-course menu provided by Angie Mar’s young gourmands club for children and adults or a six-course menu featuring house signatures with dishes like duckling royale and lobster blanquette. The late seating option has nine courses with a Champagne greeting, and the bar service with a la carte truncated menu is available all night long so the party never has to end.
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318 Park Ave. S / 212.597.9155 / Website
This newly opened Daniel Boulud restaurant is the spot to see and be seen this season, making it the perfect spot to ring in 2025. Choose between the NYE pre-gala menu from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and the New Year's Eve gala menu being offered from 7:30-9:45 p.m. The pre-gala menu is a three-course prix-fixe meal for $185 per person and will include options such as a seafood platter for one, filet mignon "oxtail Madison style," with sautéed spinach, Ppomme purée and périgourdine sauce and cheesecake for dessert. The gala menu is a five-course prix-fixe meal with a Champagne toast for $325 per person, and will consist of the same courses for all, including the delicious yellowfin tuna tartare, a lobster bisque, filet mignon "oxtail Madison style" and more.
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3 Allen St. / Website
Although you most likely will not want to share your dishes, the concept of newly Michelin-starred Corima means “the circle of sharing,” perfect for friends and family alike. Bringing a unique culinary perspective to New York with special curated dishes available for this New Year’s, chef Fidel Cabellero and his team created a special seven-course menu highlighting progressive Mexican cuisine with worldly traveled influence. The menu will feature some traditional and lavish fare, including caviar, uni, wagyu and plenty of other extraordinary plates.
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425 Park Ave. / 212.751.6921 / Website
Ring in the New Year in style and head to Jean George’s Four Twenty Five in Midtown for an unforgettable evening. The restaurants will host an exclusive gala dinner beginning at 8:00 p.m. featuring a luxurious five-course tasting menu served family style so everyone can enjoy every flavor. With a Champagne toast included at midnight and a pre-gala a la carte menu for those looking to start the night off a little earlier, book this one-of-a-kind dinner to ensure a stylish and savvy seat to start the New Year off right.
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261 Madison Ave. / 212.544.9862 / Website
Zoom on down to Zuma to live up a lavish lifestyle for a memorable night with three seating options, an open bar and a lively lounge for all the good vibes. This luxurious Japanese-inspired menu offers a NYE omakase which features decadent dishes such as seabass sashimi with yuzu and truffle, chu-toro tartare with Osetra caviar, Wagyu gyoza with truffle ponzu and an indulgent Wagyu striploin with truffle butter and fresh white truffle. Featuring performers throughout the entire restaurant, a red carpet, a countdown at midnight, a Champagne toast, a photo booth and live music performers and bands, Zuma is the ultimate destination this New Year’s Eve.
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