The grand marquis seafood platter at The View in New Yorek City
Eric Medsker
New Year’s Eve in New York City is a scene. With the Times Square ball drop and surrounding festivities, plus bar, club, and restaurant parties, not to mention house parties and park gatherings across all five boroughs, picking what to do to ring in the new year can feel overwhelming. Book a dinner reservation to help you enjoy the last few bites of 2025 at restaurants offering specials and festive menus. Most restaurants offer early and late seatings, should you be headed to another event (or your couch), or want to countdown to 2026 in a trendy dining room. Here’s where to dine (and dance!) in New York City this New Year’s Eve.
Celebrate the end of 2025 at this Williamsburg omakase destination with a special 16-course holiday tasting menu featuring four appetizers, nine pieces of premium nigiri, soup, temaki, and a dessert. Highlights include snow crab with crab roe and soba with uni. Seatings available at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on New Years Eve and New Years Day. Chef’s counter is priced at $245 per person. Reserve via Tock
The omakase counter at Enso in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Edgar Vega
Le Jardinier will close out the year with two celebratory dinner offerings available from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.. Guests may enjoy a 4-course prix fixe menu ($295 per guest) or indulge in the 6-course Nouvelle Année tasting menu ($450 per guest), available in both Le Jardinier and the upstairs dining room, Sereine. The Nouvelle Année experience may be elevated with optional wine pairings ($275 per guest), and Sereine will host a festive DJ throughout the evening. Reserve via OpenTable or Resy
Ring in 2026 at Zuma New York as the restaurant transforms into a modern alpine retreat in honor of the opening of Zuma Vail, the brand’s newest U.S. destination. Guests can enjoy the full à la carte offerings or opt for the chef’s premium tasting menu, with three evening seatings: 6 p.m. with no minimum, 7:30 p.m.at $265 and up, and 9:15 p.m. at $315 and up. For a livelier celebration, Zuma also offers lounge party tickets with open bar packages, priced at $180 for standing room and $360 for table service plus a live DJ and an après-ski themed cocktail attire dress code in white, silver, and blue. Reserve via Seven Rooms
Head 60 floors above New York City at Manhatta’s NYE party starting at 8 p.m. For $495 per person, guests can dance the night away with live music, immersive experiences like tarot card readings, magic, and cigar rolling to pair with a dedicated Macallan whiskey bar, passed canapes, caviar and raw bar offerings, a champagne tower. Those who prefer to dine more formally can also enjoy executive Chef Michele Brogioni’s special six course menu with a champagne toast and entry to Manhatta’s NYE party for $695 per person. Walk-in bar guests are welcome and seated on a first-come, first-served basis with a standard bar menu. Reserve via Seven Rooms
Two seatings at New York’s only revolving restaurant, on the 48th floor of the Marriott Marquis, will offer a four course menu with choices of truffle tagliatelle, lobster thermidor, stuffed honey squash and more for $455 per person. The the second seating (8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.) will offer a five course menu for $645 per person, including access to its New Year’s Eve Soirée in the upstairs bar and lounge. Kicking off at 9pm, the Soiree will include passed canapes, food stations, and desserts alongside an open bar, live music, and a champagne toast at midnight to welcome 2026 in true New York style for $550 per person. Reserve via Seven Rooms
New to Hudson Square, this husband-and-wife run restaurant will offers an early seating (5:30 – 8:30 .m.) at $125 per person for four courses and a ball drop seating starting at 9:15 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. for $225 per person for five courses. Dishes will includes a prawn and foie gras wonton in jinhua ham brodo; mafaldine with shiitake, maitake, fermented black bean and black truffle; Ora King salmon with saikyo miso and ikura or washugyu beef filet with eel sauce, plus optional wine pairings. Reserve via Resy
Enjoy an intimate West Village setting on New Year’s Eve. An early seating from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. features Cecchi’s à la carte dinner menu. The second seating, from 9:30 p.m. –11 p.m. presents a four-course prix fixe menu ($325 per guest) accompanied by live music from the Marcos Varela Jazz Quintet. The New Year’s Eve menu reimagines comfort and indulgence with Cecchi’s signature flair, beginning with a playful BEC crostini before moving into courses like crispy frog legs, braised wagyu short rib, pekin duck, Barnegat Bay diver scallops with caviar, and pan-seared filet mignon with truffles. Reserve via Resy
Scallops with caviar at Cecchi’s in New York City
Cecchi’s
Ring in the new year with style as this NoHo cocktail bar transforms into an elegant, champagne-filled celebration, Guests will enjoy a five-hour premium open bar from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., a midnight champagne toast, elevated hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening, and late-night bites at 1 a.m., plus fan-favorite cocktails from the specialty menu. Tickets are $185 per person, and cocktail attire is required with a black tie dress code encouraged. Reserve via Resy
Head to Tiny’s iconic pink townhouse in Tribeca for an intimate celebration. Guests can choose from two festive seatings: the Early Toast ($110) or 2026 Countdown Dinner ($135), each offering a refined three-course menu to toast to the new year. The evening begins with an amuse of tater tot tuna tartare crowned with caviar, followed by elegant
first-course options like dungeness crab cake with horseradish crème fraîche or steak tartare with truffle and quail egg. For the main, guests can savor roasted halibut with lobster à la nage, Hudson Valley duck with carrot ginger purée, or filet mignon with pomme aligot and Perignon sauce. Finish with lemon olive oil cake or a warm chocolate cake with salted caramel. Reserve via Resy
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissakravitz/2025/11/30/where-to-eat-in-new-york-city-on-new-years-eve-2025/
