Ring in the New Year: 2017 Celebratory Lineup

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Let’s start 2017 off on the right note — Here’s your savory lineup for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day!

Loosie’s New Year’s Eve Dinner Party

Loosie Rouge

Address: Loosie’s Kitchen, 91 S 6^th St, Williamsburg
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 6pm, 8pm, and 10pm
Admission: $75

Toast to the new year with a Southern-inspired dinner party at Loosie’s Kitchen under the Williamsburg bridge. Indulge in a five-course prix-fixe menu by chef Oliver Palazzo — choose from homemade chestnut soup, truffle ricotta, crawfish lobster bisque with sweet potato gnocchi, beef ragout pie, and drunken rum baba cake for dessert. You’ll get a complimentary glass of sparkling wine with your dinner. Continue the party next door at Loosie Rouge (the restaurant’s sister bar) starting at 11pm with a DJ and no cover charge.

Camp Porchlight

Porchlight

Address: Porchlight, 271 11th Ave, Chelsea
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 9pm-2am
Admission: $170

Ring in 2017 with a cocktail party at Danny Meyer’s Chelsea bar Porchlight. The Camp Porchlight celebration will bring out the kid in all of you with entertainment including high-energy live bluegrass, blues, and country music by Boo Reiners, Elena Skye, and the Demolition String Band. Sip on camp-themed cocktails like Bee Sting, Poison Ivy, Long Trail, and Adults-Only Hot Chocolate. There will be campfire fare and camp games like corn hole, scavenger hunts, drum circles, scary storytelling, and campfire poetry. No need to buy a new outfit this year — casual attire is encouraged. 

“Welcome to the Future” at Green Fig

Address: Green Fig, 570 10th Ave, Hell’s Kitchen
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 8pm-2am
Admission: $65 (prix-fixe menu), $120 (GA), and up

The Israeli hotspot Green Fig is hosting a Welcome to the Future New Years Eve experience with an inventive four-course prix-fixe dinner from chef Gabriel Israel, followed by a dance party with an open bar. Green Fig will turn futuristic with LED and neon lights lining the walls, a makeup artist giving guests spacey neon touches, and music by DJ MAAD. There’s an option for a premium open bar until midnight and you’ll get to snack on hors d’oeuvres.

Watch the Ball Drop at Bodega Negra

Bodega Negra

Address: Bodega Negra, 355 W 16th St, Chelsea
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 9:30pm
Admission: $100 (Bodega Negra Café) and $125 (Bodega Negra)

If you’re in the mood for Mexican food this New Years Eve you’re in luck. Enjoy a prix-fixe menu at Bodega Negra including a starter, first course, entrée, sides, and family-style dessert. Some menu items include pork belly tacos, banana leaf roasted snapper, and churros. A celebratory champagne toast at midnight is included in your admission and tables are available in the lounge area to watch the ball drop.

The Rose Club at The Plaza 

The Rose Club

Address: The Rose Club, Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, Midtown West
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 11pm-2am
Admission: $250

Indulge your inner high-roller self and spend this New Years Eve at The Plaza’s Rose Club. Revel in an evening of hors d’oeuvres and dancing, complete with a full bar featuring crafted cocktails and a selection of fine wines. There will be music by electric violinist Gigi and DJ Luther Calvin Riggs. The Rose Club will be in full holiday swing from 11pm to 2am.

New Year’s Day Brunch at Rider

Rider

Address: Rider, 80 N 6th St, Williamsburg
Date: Sunday, January 1
Time: 11am-4pm

Recover from NYE festivities with brunch at Rider. The James Beard award-winning chef Patrick Connolly is serving a killer menu featuring Lox Fries (potato wedges, cream cheese, salmoriglio, capers), Eggs Morty (English muffin, riddled mortadella, hollandaise, home fries), and the ultimate hangover dish called The Cure (crispy rice, duck confit, cilantro, hoisin, sriracha, poached egg). 

Pizza Brunch at Sauce & Barrel

Sauce & Barrel

Address: Sauce & Barrel, 97 Washington St, Financial District
Date: Sunday, January 1

The new upscale pizzeria in the Financial District, Sauce & Barrel, is helmed by chef Mike Paez (previously of La Sirena, Eataly, and Betony). The Italian-American restaurant is hosting a New Years Day brunch that’s perfect for pizza lovers. In addition to the regular menu, wine and aperitivos will be flowing, and they’ll be offering specials like a Guanciale Pizza (egg, fontina, red pepper) and baked eggs (pomodoro, filone).