By: Haley Bosselman By: Haley Bosselman | December 21, 2023 | Food & Drink, Feature,
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Never take on a new year with an empty stomach. Better yet, go full force into 2024 satisfied by a decadent, flavorful meal you’ll remember for ages. All across Los Angeles, you’ll find special dinners happening for the holiday, making a perfect year-end meal a piece of cake to find. All you have to do is choose from the 87 restaurants below.
Website/ 531 N Fairfax Ave 90036
It’s a party year-round at this Fairfax establishment, which makes ADKT the ultimate spot for New Year’s Eve. It’s $180-per-person Masquerade Dinner Celebration will star dishes like wagyu tartare, beef wellington and lobster and also comes with live entertainment, party favors and a midnight toast.
Website/ 100 S Grand Ave 90012
From the 10th floor at Conrad Los Angeles, enjoy a dinner inspired by Mediterranean Beach clubs as you waltz into 2024. Agua Viva will have its regular menu alongside New Year’s Eve specials.
Website/ 400 Cahuenga Blvd 90028
The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood restaurant will have holiday specials and bubbly for a fitting New Year celebration. Come feast on Maine lobster bisque with lobster raviolo, black truffle orzo risotto and more.
Website/ Various
Seal 2023 with a memorable Italian feat at Angelini Osteria, which will have a three-course a la carte dinner to celebrate the holiday. Options include a polenta tarte with caviar and creme fraiche, ahi tuna tartare crostino, lasagna verse, ossobuccoalla milanese, pumpkin tortelli and more.
Website/ Various
Suzanne Goin has crafted a New Year’s Eve menu that celebrates top-notch local produce. Be sure to also order Ignacio Murillo’s seasonal cocktails and consider the optional two-ounce Kaluga caviar service.
Website/ 8289 Santa Monica Blvd 90046
Discover what’s going on at the newly opened Arden in West Hollywood for New Year’s Eve. The French-Californian-Mediterranean restaurant is going all out with a four-course menu, Champagne toast, live DJ and festive decor.
Website/ 9040 Sunset Blvd 90069
The West Hollywood Edition restaurant promises an enchanting six-course tasting menu of Ardor signature dishes and holiday specials. There will be early and late seatings.
Website/ 1717 Vine St 90028
Atop The Aster, feast at the Lemon Grove between 5:30 and 10 p.m. Surrounded by Hollywood views, guests will enjoy a four-course dinner and a round of bubbles.
Website/ 141 S Grand Ave 90012
At 5, 5:45 or 8 p.m., settle in at Asterid for a five-course menu with the option to add on a wine pairing or black truffle supplement to accompany the Pacific black cod.
Website/ 260 Portofino Way 90277
The Portofino Hotel & Marina restaurant will have a stationary buffet and champagne toast, which will be followed by a late-night buffet that kicks off at 10 p.m.
Website/ 705 W 9th St 90015
Offering pre-fixed menu seating at 5 and 8 p.m., Baar Baar will countdown to midnight with party favors, bubbly and a live DJ spinning Bollywood beats.
Website/ 4175 Admiralty Way 90292
Swing into 2024 with a well-rounded meal at the Jamaica Bay Inn restaurant. At $75 per person, the menu includes corn chowder, seafood risotto, steak, ravioli, crème brulee tart and chocolate pecan cheesecake.
Website/ Various
Opt between BOA’s four-course menu and Celebration Box for Two on New Year’s Eve. Alongside a DJ and live music (and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight), highlights include yellowtail crudo, filet mignon, wild mushroom risotto, chocolate tart and more.
Website/ 1620 Silver Lake Blvd 90026
The Silver Lake restaurant will have a prix fixe dinner that comes with a complimentary glass of bubbles. At $110 per person, the menu features King Trumpet mushrooms with pecorino, celeriac lasagne with walnut and anchovy and flatiron steak with treviso and peanut, among other dishes
Website/ 900 Wilshire Blvd 90017
The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown restaurant lets guests opt between a curated four-, five- or seven-course menu for the holiday. Surrounded by stars and city views, indulge in dishes like wagyu beef carpaccio, baked Diver scallops au gratin and bone-in filet.
Website/ 1100 S Broadway 90015
Put your faith in the James Beard Award-Winning team Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne for a perfect end to 2023. Their New Year’s Eve menu at Caldo Verde spans five courses with dishes like lobster ricotta gnocchi and honey cake with pear mimosa sorbet and offers two seatings.
Website/ 923 E 3rd St 90013
Entrust a Michelin-starred restaurant to set the tone as you enter 2024. At Camphor, you’ll discover a four-course menu made of refined versions of its classic dishes, such as mackerel crudo and duck en farcie with dolce forté. Wine pairings and vegetarian and pescatarian options are available.
Website/ 1314 7th St 90401
Experience a little bit of New Orleans in Santa Monica with Cassia’s NOLA-inspired prix-fixe, family-style menu that goes all in on proving how Southeast Asia and France have invigorated the Louisiana city’s cuisine. Alongside French wines and themed cocktails, dishes include spicy crawfish and scallop étouffée, vegetarian dirty fried rice and spicy lamb frites.
Website/ 218 Main St 90291
Coucou ushers in New Year’s Eve early with Aperitif Hour at 4:30 with bar snacks, caviar bumps and Champagne by the glass. Then, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., it will have an early bird seating and an 8:30 to 10 p.m. seating for its three-course meal.
Website/ 8171 Santa Monica Blvd 90046
Connie & Ted’s will showcase a number of specials for the holiday, such as oysters with a caviar supplement, big eye tuna tartare and Nancy’s Scallops, in addition to its holiday season-exclusive lobster pot pie. To-go cocktails like Papa Mario’s Espresso Martini will also be available.
Website/ Various
Whether you’re in Calabasas or near Melrose, delight in a flavorful vegan cap to 2023 with Crossroads’ pre-fixe menu. Highlights include kelp caviar, fennel and citrus salad, spinach ricotta tart, eggplant short rib and chocolate hazelnut torte.
Website/ 468 N Bedford Dr 90210
In addition to its countdown party that starts at 9:30 p.m., Crustacean will celebrate the new year with a decadent six-course dinner. It kicks off with a Caviar & Crispy Langoustine Roll and will be followed by choices like tuna cigars, scallop sashimi, winter chestnut bisque black truffle ramen cacio e pepe, bone-in filet with bone marrow and more.
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Website/ 9500 Wilshire Blvd 90212
New Year’s Eve at Cut is an all-access pass to a successful night out. The Wolfgang Puck restaurant will have a four-course menu with seatings at 5:30 and 9 p.m., the latter of which is limited to 21-plus guests and includes access to the Cut Lounge for the after-dinner Masquerade party where you’ll be treated to Telmont Champagne at midnight, a DJ and party favors.
Website/ 2132 E 7th Pl 90021
Año Nuevo en Damian will feature a four-course prix-fixe menu that will take place for two seatings, the latter of which will include a midnight toast. The dinner will feature new dishes, classics and surprises.
Website/ 710 E 4th Pl 90013
For the second year, De La Nonna and The Let’s Go Disco will team up for a dinner and disco New Year’s Eve party. Admission includes a four-course meal inclusive of oysters, veggies, pizza and dessert and disco attire is encouraged.
Website/ 9785 S Santa Monica Blvd 90210
Try out one of the buzziest new restaurants of the year before 2023 ends. La Dolce Vita will be open and welcomes Angelenos to feast on the likes of tableside Ceasar salad, baked manicotti, veal parmigiana and more.
Website/ 10250 Santa Monica Blvd 90067
Rooftop restaurant Terra will have a $125-per-person New Year’s Eve dinner that showcases its wood-burning Italian grill, while Capri will have a $75-per-person dinner featuring a Southern Italian-inspired menu.
Website/ 2121 Hillhurst Ave 90027
Presented by Cincoro, Encanto elevates New Year’s Eve with dinner from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., a midnight Champagne toast, party favors and DJ Boss Harmony from 7:30 p.m. to 12: 30 a.m.
Website/ 6067 Wilshire Blvd 90036
Ahead of its dance celebration, Fanny’s will have a six-course tasting menu dinner with seatings at 5 and 8:30 p.m. Experience executive chef Jun Bum Oh’s culinary prowess between bites of scallop wellington, duck agnolotti and 24-hour braised beef rib slathered in a gochujang bourbon glaze.
Website/ 101 Wilshire Blvd 90401
The seasonal cuisine establishment at Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows will present a multi-course menu with amuse bouche and optional wine pairings. Seatings take place at 5:30 ad 8:30 p.m.
Website/ 322 N Pass Ave 91505
The Hotel Amarano restaurant will serve its New Year’s Eve dinner from 3 to 10 p.m. The three-course menu includes choices like corn chowder, roasted prime rib, grilled salmon and New York cheesecake.
Website/ 4222 Vineland Ave 91602
Hit up The Garland between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. for its sparkly New Year’s Eve soirée where it’ll have a live DJ. It’ll also have a special a la carte menu for the evening from its restaurant, The Front Yard.
Website/ 904 Sycamore Ave 90038
The Sycamore District restaurant welcomes Angelenos to opt between early and late seatings for its New Year’s Eve dinner, the latter of which also includes party favors and a Champagne toast.
Website/ 1518 N Cahuenga Blvd 90028
From 5:30 to 10 p.m., Grandmaster Recorders will serve up a six-course dinner accompanied by live music. It also includes free entry after to the parties at its rooftop and 71 Studio Bar.
Website/ 421 N Rodeo Dr 90210
Tuck into Beverly Hill’s excellent Mexican steakhouse where you can enjoy its standard menu and music by Metty Beats.
Website/ Various
Los Angeles nightlife purveyors The H.Wood Group will have happenings across its slate of restaurants and venues including the Delilah, Di Di, The Nice Guy, Bootsy Bellows, Poppy, Sant’olina and Harriet’s.
Website/ 3709 Sunset Blvd 90026
Chef Debbie Lee’s tasting menu pop-up has set roots in Silver Lake where you can select a five- or seven-course dinner for New Year’s Eve. Dish highlights include wagyu beef ribeye tartare and abalone porridge. Guests who are around for the midnight mark will be treated to complimentary bubbles.
Website/ 8439 Sunset Blvd 90069
Elevate into the new year with dinner at Katana Robata, which will have an impressive Izakaya Feast, DJ Scott and specials like a caviar platter for the holiday.
Website/ 6516 Selma Ave 90028
Alongside music by DJ Kalta and fire dancer performances, the coastal Mexican restaurant by chef Wes Avila will have a special prix fixe menu.
Website/ Various
Invite in 2024 satisfied with L.A.’s finest sushi. In both Hollywood and Brentwood, Katsuya will hold 5 and 9:30 p.m. seatings for dinner. The night will also include a DJ, dancing, midnight Champagne toast, a special menu and more surprises.
Website/ 623 North La Peer 90069
The recently debuted Kimpton La Peer restaurant will have two seatings for New Year’s Eve dinner. The 5:30 seating begins with a welcome glass of bubbly, while the 8 p.m. seating features a caviar cheese rakakat and a bottle of bubbly per two guests. Highlights from the six-course menu include grilled red snapper, Moroccan lamb shank tajine and endive salad.
Website/ 1534 N McCadden Pl 90028
Available from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., go all in on L.A.’s top pizzerias to say farewell to 2023. Its New Year’s Eve Feast will include three-fish crudo, mushroom risotto, beef short rib stew with polenta and Pizza Tropea (smoked Fior di Latte cheese, sundried tomatoes, caramelized red onion, roasted pistachio, smoked sea salt flakes, basil).
Website/ 9201 Sunset Blvd Suite 90069
The Sunset Strip stunner will welcome 2024 with two seatings. The early bird at 5 p.m. will offer an a la carte menu, while the 9 p.m. dinner will feature a four-course menu, followed by a live DJ, party favors and a midnight toast.
Website/ 9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Champagne aficionados won’t want to miss this. With seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m., L’Ermitage Beverly Hills will put on a collaboration dinner between Michelin-starred chef Christophe Émé and Moët Hennessy.
Website/ 1725 Naud St 90012
With the last seating taking place a 11 p.m., Majordomo will serve its a la carte menu and interactive, tableside specials as you say goodbye to 2023. Stop in to devour seafood towers, steak from the A5 wagyu cart and bites from the baked potato and caviar cart.
Website/ 6500 Selma Ave 90028
In addition to its rooftop party, Mama Shelter will have a three-course and five-course dinner made of festive dishes.
Website/ 5620 2nd St 90803
With the option for a wine pairing, Michael’s on Naples will have a $125 chef-curated menu featuring dishes like carpaccio di polipo and Antilope with braised red endive, roasted mushrooms and crispy shallots.
Website/ 6703 Melrose Ave 90038
Chef Jordan Kahn’s multi-sensory restaurant will have an a la carte menu in the lounge and its tasting menu in the dining room on Dec. 31.
Website/ 9595 Wilshire Blvd 90212
In addition to screening the New York City ball drop and having a midnight toast, Ocean Prime will have its standard menu and a number of specials like a Kilo Caviar appetizer, 12-ounce lobster tail, 44-ounce wagyu tomahawk and pumpkin spiced beignets.
Website/ Various
Palihotel Culver City will have a prix fixe dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. with the bar staying open until 1 a.m., as will Marco Polo at the Silver Lake Pool & Inn.
Website/ 3937 E Broadway 90803
The Belmont Heights restaurant raises the stakes for New Year’s Eve with mezcal flights and menu specials like an eight-ounce Main lobster tail, silk citrus flan, 12-ounce prime rib and more.
Website/ 2732 Main St 90405
In its dining room and outdoor garden, Pasjoli will hold New Year’s Eve dinner at 5:15 and 9 p.m. with a menu that includes a caviar amuse, prime rib au jus, gnocchi Parisienne and other dishes. There will also be seating options at the bar that offer the chance to savor the likes of chicken cordon bleu bites and French onion eclairs.
Website/ 16101 Ventura Blvd 91436
Carboload into 2024 by way of Michelin-starred expertise. At Psta|Bar, chefs Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee are putting on a 12-course tasting menu with an emphasis on fresh pasta and that is inspired by flavors of Los Angeles.
Website/ 8430 Sunset Blvd 90069
Across the property’s restaurants, you’ll find a number of New Year’s Eve dinner. Narrow your evening choices down by choosing between trattoria Ospero (5:30 to 10 p.m.) or Wolfgang Puck’s Merois and Bar Merois (starts at 7 p.m.).
Website/ 7715 Santa Monica Blvd 90046
PleasureMed will have two seatings at Irie. The first at 5 p.m. will offer an a la carte menu, while the 8 p.m. dinner will feature a pre-set menu that includes party favors, a DJ and a complimentary zero-proof drink.
Website/ 649 S Olive St 90014
Set to a ‘20s/’30’s-inspired theme, the Hotel Per La restaurant will invite the new year with a six-piece jazz band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Website/ 1119 Wilshire Blvd 90401
For an ultra-seasonal, family-style menu, head to Rustic Canyon. The Santa Monica restaurant by chef Jeremy Fox will serve dish choices like Carta de Musica with leaves and things, Pastina with chicken consommé, parmigano and truffles, Smoked Black Cod Mosaic, Mt. Tam Cheese with hoshigaki and more.
Website/ 13534 Bali Way 90292
From 4 to 10 p.m., Salt will serve a menu that finds inspiration from a multitude of cultures. Dish highlights include salmon soba, Oaxaca mole tamales and chocolate mousse cake.
Website/ 8615 Sunset Blvd 90069
Close out 2023 with a festive menu crafted by Saltie Girl culinary director Kyle McClelland and pastry chef Ben Sidell. Diners will also have the option to add on truffle, caviar and a wine pairing.
Website/ 100 S Grand Ave 90012
Cozy up to a Spanish-California culinary extravaganza at San Laurel, which will have a pre-fixe menu that is inclusive of hamachi crudo, porcini-crusted wagyu and pistachio cake.
Website/ 655 N Harbor Dr 90277
The Redondo Beach establishment welcomes visitors to dine at its restaurant ahead of its Kiss Me After Midnight New Year’s Eve Bash. For dinner, there is a pre-fixe menu with the likes of charred pear and blue cheese salad, squid ink tonnarelli, grilled lamb chops and chocolate cake.
Website/ 4137 E Anaheim St 90804
Set sights on Long Beach for a Colombian Carnival-inspired night. At Selva, a four-course dinner will unfold at 5 and 7:30 p.m. In addition to a complimentary Champagne toast, you’ll indulge in pork belly chicharron, Colombian arepas, passion fruit panna cotta and more.
Website/ 900 W Olympic Blvd 90015
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles multi-concept culinary establishment will have New Year’s Eve prix fixe menus at Cortezta and Leña. Both offering a five-course dinner and spectacular city views from the 24th floor, the late seating also includes live music and a midnight toast.
Website/ 101 Wilshire Blvd 90401
The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalow’s eight-seat sushi bar will have a dinner with sake pairings with two seating choices starting at 6:30 p.m. There will also be the option for omakase, nigiri, rolls and more add-ons.
Website/ 631 N Robertson Blvd 90069
Beginning with a glass of champagne, Soulmate’s New Year’s Eve dinner treats guests to Spanish-Mediterranean dishes like salmon crudo, uni toast, black truffle and lobster risotto and more. Alternatively, you can also hang out at the bar for an evening of drinks and bites from the a la carte menu.
Website/ 930 Hilgard Ave 90024
STK welcomes Angelenos to enjoy both its a la carte and Holiday Cheers menus on New Year’s Eve and Day, the former of which includes wagyu, caviar and specialty holiday cocktails. It will also have a midnight champagne toast and live DJ.
Website/ 117 Manhattan Beach Blvd 90266
The Strand House will present a chef’s tasting menu for New Year’s Eve accompanied by oceanfront views. With a four-course dinner at 5 p.m. and a five-course dinner at 8 p.m., wine pairings are also available for an additional $75.
Website/ 1819 Ocean Ave 90401
Santa Monica dwellers can flock to the Viceroy restaurant between 4 and 9 p.m. for a three-course dinner. Menu highlights include coconut-braised short ribs, vegan pistachio baklava and Ocean Chowder. Ahead of dinner, there will also be a brunch buffet with a bagel bar, an omelet station and mimosa choices from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Website/ 16101 Ventura Blvd 91436
The Encino standout invites guests to try its stellar 17-course omakase-inspired tasting menu with the limited-time chance to add on caviar and truffle specials and a champagne toast. It comes inclusive of a welcome cocktail, farewell tea and choice to add on beverage pairings.
Website/ 1401 Ocean Ave 90401
The Santa Monica restaurant will have a $95-per-person, three-course menu for New Year’s Eve. Finish off the year with a dinner of Robata King Crab with truffle uni butter, a baked crab handroll, green tea tiramisu and more.
Website/ 453 N Canon Dr 90210
Ring in 2024 with a belly full of delicious Spanish fare. On Dec. 31, chef Marva Desimone will whip up an impressive feast of dishes like fried artichokes with saffron tzatziki, Tomahawk steal, three versions of paella and more.
Website/ 11930 San Vicente Blvd 90049
Enjoy a Spanish feast in Brentwood at Telefèric Barcelona, which will have its standard lineup of tapas, crafts cocktails, sangrias and gin and tonics alongside a number of specials including beef tartare and bone marrow, carbonara rolls and truffled flatbread coca.
Website/ 225 N Canon Dr 90210
The Maybourne Beverly Hills restaurant will have a $295-per-person dinner with seatings at 5 and 8 p.m. The menu features choices like hamachi crudo, tuna tartare, lobster and scampi raviolo, lobster wellington, baked yams and milk chocolate mousse.
Website/ 7469 Melrose Ave 90046
The West African-inspired vegan restaurant will embrace 2024 with its six-course tasting menu of fresh-baked bread rolls with whipped suya butter, okra salad; jollof arancini; maafe; red red stew with eggplant and cowpeas; lions mane pie and plantain muille fuille.
Website/ 9001 Santa Monica Blvd 90069
Uchi just opened in West Hollywood, making it right in time for Angelenos to slide into 2024 with an innovative Japanese dining experience under their belts. Between Dec. 29 and 31, it has a seasonal omakase menu inclusive of Australian wagyu, nigiri and sakura pork cheeks.
Website/ 10645 W Pico Blvd 90064
With seating until 9 p.m., the New Year's Eve menu at Vicini promises a rich Italian feast to close out 2023. Chef Lucio’s curated dishes include salmon carpaccio, seared sea scallops, black-ink tagliolini, spinach and ricotta tortelloni, beef tenderloin and more.
Website/ 813 Flower St 90017
From The Rooftop, jump at the chance at seasonal drink specials, bottled bubbles and a menu inclusive of tuna tartare, bourbon caramel flan, kobe beef burger, poblano pepper arancini and more.
Website/ 8500 Beverly Blvd 90048
With reservations available until 11 p.m., Yardbird will have a special a la carte menu for New Year’s Eve. Highlights include Kentucky ham-wrapped dates, short rib and Maine lobster and Nutella tiramisu.
In Los Angeles, food should always be at the center of your New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Photography by: Courtesy ADKT