We’re almost at the end of 2023, how on earth did that happen?! Christmas cheer is out in full force and New Year’s Eve celebration-planning is back with a bang (and we’re not just talking about the London fireworks show). If you’re looking to line your stomach and tuck into some tasty grub before you get the party started, then this roundup may be just the thing you’re looking for. Here’s where to go if you’re looking to enjoy a New Year’s Eve dinners before seeing in 2024.
1. Skylight Peckham
Kicking off the list of the best places to go for a New Year’s Eve dinner is Skylight Peckham – who this year are throwing a rooftop celebration to remember. As the sun sets over London’s iconic skyline and the city lights up, you’ll be able to enjoy an extra-special three-course menu, which includes dishes such as braised ox cheek with saffron risotto and seafood linguine.
For dessert, you can tuck into the likes of a Frangelico tiramisu, which will keep you energised all the way until the clock strikes twelve. You can also opt to add in glasses of Champers (what else darling) and late night party tickets, where DJs will be pumping out the tunes until the wee hours. Best get yourself to Peckham then…
Theatre Walk, 120 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JT.
Nearest station is Peckham Rye.
2. In Horto
Welcome 2024 with open arms and ever-so satisfied tastebuds, courtesy of a sumptuous five-course menu at In Horto. Diners can expect a delicious array of options starting with crostini with toppings including crème fraîche and caviar, rare beef and horseradish, and wild mushroom and truffle. The meal will continue with the likes of sea bream, baked tunworth and beef and bone marrow pie, and there will – of course – be a variety of sweet treats to end with.
They’re not doing things by halves this NYE either, as they’ve paired up with local wine bar, Tap & Bottle, to ensure that each and every course has the perfect tipple to go alongside it. We’ll absolutely drink to that!
53b Southwark Street, SE1 1RU.
Nearest station is London Bridge.
3. SUSHISAMBA
SUSHISAMBA’s festive season will culminate with an electrifying New Year’s Eve disco celebration – billed as ‘Sambazonia‘ – at both Heron Tower and at the Covent Garden branch. From early dining to the midnight countdown, you’ll get to enjoy the delicious food whilst being utterly entertained by DJs, immersive entertainment, and live performances.
You can opt to wine and dine with a celebration dining package, or you can just join the late night revelry from 11pm-3am. Dishes are currently under wraps, but you can find out more here.
Heron Tower, Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AY.
Nearest station is Liverpool Street.
4. Oblix at the Shard
With incredible city views, a carefully-curated menu, and a delicious cocktail list; Oblix at the Shard is the perfect place to bring in the New Year.
You’ll start the night at Oblix West – which offers a luxurious three-course menu curated by Executive Chef, Felix Petrucco. You’re then invited to head over to Oblix East, for an evening of entertainment and to carry on the party until the early hours of 2024. Sounds like a winner to us!
Level 32, The Shard, 31 St Thomas Street, SE1 9RY.
Nearest station is London Bridge.
5. Quaglinos
See out 2023 with a raucous prohibition party at Quaglinos, right in the heart of London’s West End. Celebrate in style with live entertainment happening all evening. Early dinner seatings from 5.30pm or there’s the option to choose the late dinner seatings, meaning guests can keep their tables right up until 3am.
Dishes include duck liver parfait with pickled winter berries, and baked hand dived scallop with spiced chorizo ragu. Live music from Brooklyn Shakers, a DJ until 3am, and 1920s-themed dress-up fully encouraged. Go on – we know you want to.
16 Bury Street, St. James’, SW1Y 6AJ.
Nearest station is Green Park.
6. Pivot
Next up on our list of the best New Year’s Eve dinners for 2023 is Pivot, a gorgeously restored townhouse that overlooks the iconic Covent Garden piazza.
Award-winning chef, Mark Greenaway, has meticulously crafted a decadent seven-course tasting menu for the occasion. Paying homage to quintessential British cuisine; the menu will include the likes of scallops with miso butter, beef fillet with truffle mash, and the ultimate crowd pleaser: a sticky toffee pudding. Our mouths are already watering at the thought of it.
3 Henrietta Street, WC2E 8LU.
Nearest station is Covent Garden.
7. Madison
Party in front of one of London’s most iconic venues – St. Paul’s Cathedral – at Madison. Experience unsurpassed views of the capital’s historic skyline whilst munching on their delicious New Year’s Eve menu.
Dishes include a marvellous margarita lobster taco, and a teriyaki baked fillet of stone bass. You can then finish it up with the ‘pornstar martini sphere’ – a delectable dessert consisting of passion fruit mousse, red velvet dressing and prosecco. Sounds like a winner to us.
One New Change, St Paul’s, EC4M 9AF.
Nearest station is St Paul’s.
8. Ayllu
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Ayllu‘s Ultimate NYE Extravaganza! See out the year with an evening filled with delectable Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine, electrifying music, and spellbinding performances. Opt for the early seating which features a whopping seven-course tasting menu or the late seating which offers a sensational sharing menu and champagne experience.
Whichever you choose, you’ll be guaranteed a dazzling display of performers. Dancers, aerial performers, fire-dancers, a saxophonist and a violinist are all on the roster. You can then dance the night (and the year) away with the DJ that will be keeping the party going until 3am!
25 Sheldon Square, W2 6EY.
Nearest station is Paddington.
9. Florattica
Celebrate New Year’s Eve up in the sky at Florattica, the rooftop bar atop the Canopy hotel. Bid farewell to 2023 with an evening of culinary delights, live music, and of course – dancing. Lots and lots of dancing.
A four-course tasting menu will give you all the energy you need to boogie your way into 2024. Live entertainment and DJs will keep the party spirit high as you celebrate underneath the beautiful ceiling of flowers.
11-15 Minories, EC3N 1AX.
Nearest station is Aldgate.
10. La Gamba
The Southbank’s independent Galician-inspired restaurant, La Gamba, is next on our list of places to stuff your face on New Year’s Eve. Not only will it offer one of the finest firework views in the whole city, but also a mouth-watering four-course menu.
Indulge in sensational Spanish cuisine, before dancing the night away with a full tummy and a full heart. It’s New Year’s Eve perfection, right?
Unit 3, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX.
Nearest station is Waterloo.
11. Amazónico
Amazónico, the Latin American restaurant and bar in Berkeley Square, will be bringing their legendary jungle fever party to Mayfair this New Year, set to be bigger and better than ever before. Transforming into a Studio 54-inspired party paradise; renowned DJ, Natasha Diggs, will kick off your 2024 in style.
Join for dinner – which involves a carefully curated five-course sharing menu, might I add – or just come for the afterparty. Either way, it’s sure to be a New Year’s Eve to remember.
10 Berkeley Square, W1J 6BR.
Nearest station is Bond Street.
12. Los Mochis
Another solid addition to this New Year’s Eve dinners roundup is Los Mochis. The ravishing restaurant – where Tokyo meets Tulum – will be serving an extravagant ten-course dinner. Blimey.
From tasty bites of truffle guacamole on crispy rice to spicy hiramasa maki; the food rustled up here is bloomin’ delicious, it has to be said. They’re also the number one tequila seller in the UK. What better way to see in 2024 then by indulging in a tequila cocktail or five?!
2 – 4 Farmer Street, Notting Hill, W8 7SN.
Nearest station is Notting Hill Gate.
13. Bistro Bleu
Party like it’s 1920 at Bloomsbury’s chicest restaurant, Bistro Bleu. Channel your inner Jay Gatsby or Daisy Buchanan as you indulge in a sensational six-course menu, featuring the finest French cuisine.
With two sittings available, you can pick the perfect time to kick start your New Year’s Eve celebrations. Prepare for a night of glitz, glamour, and pure elegance. I’ll drink to that.
19 Great James Street, WC1N 3ES.
Nearest station is Holborn.
14. 20 Berkeley
Prepare for an unforgettable end-of-year celebration at 20 Berkeley, as they host their first ever New Year’s Eve dinner party. See in 2024 in true style with an evening of dining on delectable cuisine and reveling in the festive atmosphere.
The carefully-curated set menu will feature the likes of caviar and cheddar choux buns, beef wellington served with truffle creamed potato, and honey-glazed ham croquettes. With optional drink pairings to perfectly complement each course and a live band that will keep the party going all night long; it will truly be a New Year’s Eve to remember.
20 Berkeley Street, W1J 8EE.
Nearest stations are Green Park and Bond Street.
15. 14 Hills
Another sky-high celebration comes in the form of 14 Hills, set fourteen floors above our capital city. They’re offering up two seatings for guests to indulge in. The early seating features a meticulously-crafted five-course tasting menu, featuring the likes of langoustine bisque and fillet of beef rossini. The later seating offers an extra course – making it a whopping six in total to scoff.
The wonderful winter cocktail menu is courtesy of Monkey 47 and includes tasty tipples such as the Frosty Forest (Monkey 47, chai tea syrup, apple juice, lemon and Angostura bitters) and the Yeti (mascarpone cheese, yuzu sake, Italicus, Cointreau and vanilla). Once you’ve finished feasting, you’ll be ready to party the night away to the sensational sounds curated by DJ and artist, Shaqdi.
14th Floor, 120 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 5AL.
Nearest station is Fenchurch Street.
16. Llama Inn
Having recently hopped across the pond from New York, new-kid-on-the-block, Llama Inn are also getting involved in the festivities. Their New Year’s Eve menu will feature all the Peruvian favourites that has made the restaurant such a hit plus some extra-special dishes including grilled lobster and wagyu antichucho.
Gorge on the magnificent menu, sip on Pisco Sours, and see in 2024 in a pretty darn good firework-watching position – just saying…
81 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HU.
Nearest station is Old Street.
17. Mildreds
Plant-based restaurant, Mildreds, is celebrating the last day of the year in true scented style with their perfume-themed supper club.
The four-course menu will include the likes of smoked paprika, fennel and nigella brioche, smoked peppercorn cauliflower with orange blossom scented cashew cheese, and rose harissa almond pastilla. Sounds pretty darn delicious to me.
1 Thomas Tower, Dalston Square, E8 3GU.
Nearest station is Dalston Junction.
18. Kanishka
Highly acclaimed pan-Indian restaurant, Kanishka, are also throwing their New Year’s hat in the ring. They’ll be serving up a carefully-curated three-course menu to end 2023.
The food menu highlights include Cromer Crab Bonda, Chicken Tikka Pie and Ahuna Gosht Curry but they’ve gone all out on beverages too. The bar team have created a limited-edition Kanishka Negroni for guests to sip on throughout the evening. Bottoms up!
17-19 Maddox Street, W1S 2QH.
Nearest station is Piccadilly Circus.
19. Geode
Newly opened Geode will be hosting its first-ever New Year celebrations with a bang as diners will be able to experience a classic Las Vegas-style 1960s burlesque show as they ring in 2024. Captivating dance routines by renowned circus artists and sideshow performers J’adore La Vie and Missy Macabre will entertain guests as they ramp the crowd up for the main event, an enthralling performance from Missa, an internationally renowned burlesque artist and sword swallower that will certainly make for an unforgettable evening.
A set menu will be on offer where you can indulge in delights such as pan-fried scallops with cauliflower cream and fresh truffle, or go all out with decadence with the lobster risotto—a dish of half lobster, pumpkin, parmesan cheese, and butter. All in all it’s set to a fabulous evening complete with showstopping performances and a drool-worthy menu.
📍14-15 Beauchamp Place, SW3 1NQ.
🚇 Nearest station is Knightsbridge.
20. Inca
Inca is bringing Mayan magic at midnight with an enticing New Year’s menu offering some delectable delights. Feast on the Mayan Midnight set menu where you’ll savour exquisite dishes such as Inca guacamole, spicy tuna maki roll, grilled octopus, and cote de boeuf.
For those who like the finer things in life, and then some, Inca has an even more indulgent set menu if you’re in the mood to splash the cash. Decadent additions including halved lobster, stick-braised wagyu taco, and an extraordinary Tulum Sphere dessert platter will feature on this set menu, as you start the new year as you mean to go on – going all out with merriment. Inca will set the scene with electrifying dancing and captivating performances and have you partying until dawn.
📍 8-9 Argyll Street, W1F 7TF.
🚇 Nearest station is Oxford Circus.
21. Brigadiers
Indian restaurant, Brigadiers, is going all out for NYE with their New Year’s Eve extravaganza. A restaurant that whole-heartedly encourages socialising and camaraderie; the evening is sure to be filled with fun, frivolity, and – most importantly – food. Lots of food.
Focusing on different methods of Indian barbequing, highlights of their feasting menu will include BBQ butter chicken wings, Mangalorean prawn curry and achari beef short rib. The vegetarian feast will feature the likes of smoked aubergine missi rotis, wood roasted gobhi korma and achari paneer shashlik.
📍 1-5 Bloomberg Arcade, EC4N 8AR.
🚇 Nearest station is Mansion House.
22. The Iceberg Lounge at Park Row
Our penultimate addition to this roundup of the best New Year’s Eve dinners for 2023 is The Iceberg Lounge at Park Row – the world’s first fully immersive DC-inspired restaurant set right in the heart of London. The restaurant will be offering a specially curated Japanese sharing menu, split over two sittings.
Indulge in the likes of wagyu tataki, miso black cod, and sea bass ceviche. Post-dinner, dance the night away to live music, and channel your inner superhero or superheroine in ‘Gotham’ until the early hours of 2024.
77 Brewer Street, W1F 9ZN.
Nearest station is Piccadilly Circus.
23. Yaatra
Last (but by no mean least) on our list of the best places for a delicious dinner on New Year’s Eve is Indian restaurant, Yaatra. Hosted within the iconic Old Westminster Fire Station, they’ll be serving up an extra-special menu for both lunch and dinner on NYE.
You will be utterly spoilt for choice with the limited-edition menu. Indulge in the likes of pan-seared butterfly sea bream or the apricot-stuffed winter root kofta before tucking into a scrummy dessert such as the decadent chocolate and orange mousse. Be sure to dress up to the nines too, because later in the evening, downstairs in the restaurant will be transformed into a vibrant after-party, lasting all the way until 3am!
4 Greycoat Place, SW1P 1SB.
Nearest station is St James’s Park.
So there you have it – 20 of the best places to enjoy New Year’s Eve dinners this year. So, if you’re looking to make the most of kissing goodbye to December and 2023, then this list should have you more than covered. Bon Appétit!