By: Haley Bosselman By: Haley Bosselman | December 17, 2024 | Food & Drink, Feature,
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Never take on a new year with an empty stomach. Better yet, go full force into 2025 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 restaurants below.
Website/ 9040 Sunset Blvd 90069
The West Hollywood Edition’s signature restaurant will have two distinct dining experiences for New Year’s Eve. The early seating (reservations from 5 to 7:30 p.m.) will offer a six-course menu featuring dish options like oyster panna cotta, mushroom agnolotti with shaved white truffles, wagyu striploin, charred sweet potato, striped bass and a Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams dessert. Then, the second seating has reservations from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. This nine-course experience offers similar dishes, plus access to the exclusive afterparty at Sunset, the hotel’s nightlife destination.
Website/ 8715 Beverly Blvd 90048
Michelin-approved Amour in West Hollywood will have a New Year’s Eve prix fixe with an early seating from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and a later seating between 9 and 10 p.m. Menu highlights include Carpaccio De St Jacques, Filet De St Pierre and Polenta Au Legume with optional add-on like caviar service, beverage pairings and a cheese platter.
Website/ 1215 Cypress Ave 90065
Chef Melissa López will be whipping up specials for the holiday like oysters on the half shell with house-made mignonette and fried chicken with caviar. Celebrating the arrival of 2025 at 9 p.m., diners will enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly for the East Coast countdown.
Website/ 14160 Palawan Way 90292
The Jamaica Bay Inn restaurant will have a three-course dinner from 4 to 10 p.m. set to live music from 6 to 9 p.m. Beginning with a glass of sparkling wine, menu highlights include beets and goat cheese, steak frites, seafood risotto, butternut squash ravioli and chocolate cheesecake.
Website/ 7174 Melrose Ave 90046
For upscale American fare, The Benjamin Hollywood promises a festive experience paired with beloved dishes. It will have an exclusive set menu with two seating options.
Website/ 9500 Wilshire Blvd 90212
The Blvd will throw a speakeasy soiree-themed extravaganza featuring a four-course menu crafted by chef Rafael Alcala. With seatings beginning at 7 p.m., the dinner will have dish options like deviled egg with smoked salmon and caviar; chicken and truffle agnolotti; herb-crusted lamb loin and an espresso martini panna cotta, among others. The evening will also have a live band and DJ, cigar roller, party favors and a glass of Telmont Champagne to toast at midnight.
Website/ Various
Across it three locations, Boa Steakhouse will have a prix fixe featuring hamachi tartare, grilled land lollipops, Maple Leaf duck breast and more. The evening will also have a midnight Champagne toast, party favors and a DJ. The first seating is from 5 to 7 p.m., while the second will be from 7:30 to close.
Website/ 8400 Santa Monica Blvd 90069
Alongside a DJ and burlesque performances, La Boheme will have a prix fixe menu. Highlights include lobster bisque, hamachi sashimi, Belgian pear endive salad, grilled engus filet mignon, mis-marinated Chilean sea bass and a creme brulee and chocolate fudge cake duet dessert.
Website/ 1850 Industrial St 90021
Alongside a complimentary bubble midnight toast, Camélia will have a six-course prix fixe for New Year’s Eve. The menu will feature with caviar and uni, toshikoshi soba and other Franco-Japanese dishes created exclusively for the special evening.
Website/ 1100 S Broadway 90015
Offering an early and late seating, Suzanne Goin and executive chef Tiffany dela Pena’s California-inspired dinner will make for a vibrant welcoming of 2025. Enjoy dishes like yellowfin crudo with Kaluga caviar, barised ossobucco with scallion mascarpone and pistachio tiramisu while listening to a live jazz band.
Website/ 9876 Wilshire Blvd 90210
The rooftop restaurant at The Beverly Hilton will host a five-course dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. featuring live jazz. If you stop in early (6 to 9 p.m.), the hotel invites locals and guests to start the night in style with premium cocktails.
Website/ 9291 Burton Way 90210
The new L’ermitage Beverly Hills restaurant will have early (6 to 8 p.m.) and late (9 p.m. to midnight) seatings for New Year’s Eve dinner. A decadent array of options, menu highlights include a blue crab eclair, beef tartare, butter-poached halibut, Black Hawk Farms wagyu, chocolate terrine and more.
Website/ 8284 Melrose Ave 90046
Plant-based eaters can get excited about Crossroad Kitchen’s six-course prix fixe menu. For $110, head into 2025 satisfied by kelp caviar with potato rosti and almond creme fraiche; a caramelized onion tarte; a winter citrus and avocado salad; lion’s ane steak with potato mille-feuille and bordelaise and a chocolate hazelnut petit gateau.
Website/ 9500 Wilshire Blvd 90212
Cut Beverly Hills’ All That Glitters-themed New Year’s Eve dinner will have seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. with a four-course menu featuring spiced carrot soup, Japanese hamachi crudo, filet mignon, European Dover sole, Crispy Brussels sprouts, the Cut chocolate bar made with mascarpone coffee mousse and candied car acara oranges and other dishes. Available only to 21-plus guests, the later seating also includes access to Cut Lounge where an after-dinner party will ring in 2025 with a glass of Telmont Champagne at midnight, a DJ and party favors.
Website/ 2132 E 7th Pl 90021
Indulge in a contemporary Mexican feast in the Arts District at Damian. In addition to its a la carte menu, there will be seasonal specials like large-format mole poblano beef rib served in the style of Bossam with guajillo kimchi, seasonal pickles and salsas, lettuce and tortillas.
Website/ 20969 Ventura Blvd 91364
Those near Woodland Hills should consider this French newcomer. Its French cabaret celebration will have a DJ, sax player and cabaret dancer, in addition to its standard menu, holiday menu items and a complimentary midnight toast. The last seating will be at 10:30 p.m.
Website/ 416 W 8th St 90014
From 6 p.m. to midnight, Freehand Los Angeles’ ground-floor restaurant will host a prix-fixe dinner with the last seating taking place at 10 p.m. The dinner experience includes a starter, main dish, dessert and Champagne toast featuring options like salmon crudo, seafood stew, linguine carbonara and burnt cheesecake with a citrus-rosemary sauce.
Website/ 1415 Ocean Ave 90401
Inspired by 1935, The Georgian’s sub-ground Italian steakhouse champions live jazz, flowing Champagne and savory-rich dishes for New Year’s Eve. The curated menu will feature Oscetra caviar and smoked salmon blinis with creme fraiche and chives; acord-fed Iberico jamon with roasted butternut squash, arugula and pepitas; lobster saffron risotto and more.
Website/ 421 N Rodeo Dr 90210
On the evening of New Year’s Eve, The Hideaway will have its standard menu available for dining until 9:30 p.m. Then, festivities will be underway with music by DJ Kennedy and its four-course prix fixe featuring guacamole, tuna tartare pequenitos, Grilled Creekstone Prime New York Steak, flan anod more. At midnight, there will a countdown with a Champagne toast and party favors.
Website/ 1910 Ocean Way 90405
Beginning the evening with amuse-bouche and a glass of Champagne, diners at Hotel Casa del Mar will get to enjoy dish options like wagyu and Iberico meatballs, hamachi crudo, mushroom tartine, oysters and caviar, prime ribeye cap, roasted duck, New Zealand pink snapper, bucatini, butternut squash risotto, flourless chocolate cake, coconut panna cotta and crème brulee.
Website/ 467 N Canon Dr 90210
With seatings at 4:30 and 7 p.m., Jade Beverly Hills will have a prix fixe experience featuring live music and a menu of hamachi crudo, braised wagyu short rib and black sesame creme brulee. Later, the space turns into a dance party with a DJ where guests can opt for the open bar experience with access to a snack bar or the Dragon Experience, which comes with sushi, a bottle of Taittinger Champagne and your choice of a premium spirits bottle with mixers.
Website/ 5722 Melrose Ave 90038
Showcasing refined California cuisine, Kali’s five-course tasting menu will feature bay scallop ceviche, black winter truffle tortoloni with goat cheese and brown butter and more. Reservations are on OpenTable.
Website/ 8439 Sunset Blvd 90069
Katana will host a New Year’s Izakaya Feast featuring bluefin burrata, Alaskan king crab, Hammer Roll and more. Set to music by DJ Scott, there will also be party favors and a midnight Champagne toast.
Website/ 6516 Selma Ave 90028
Chef Wes Avila’s Mexican coastal restaurant will offer two experiences for the holiday. With reservations from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the New Year’s Eve Dinner requires a $95 minimum spend, while the New Year’s Celebration Dinner requires a $125 minimum spend and features a welcome drink, complimentary Champagne or spirit for a midnight toast and the traditional twelve grapes for good luck. Reservations are available between 9:45 and 11 p.m.
Website/ 1320 Echo Park Ave 90026
The Lonely Oyster is going decadent for New Year’s Eve. It will have its standard menu alongside specials, such as New York surf and turf, King Crabby Cai-Boms, bubbles by the bottle, holiday cocktails and cavi-bump service.
Website/ 1725 Naud St 90012
Majordomo’s globally inspired cuisine will present an exciting way to say good-bye to 2024. A five-course prix fixe with optional add ons, guests will feast on tuna carpaccio, oysters caviar, shrimp cocktail, oxtail ragu and rice cakes, wagyu steak frites, loaded baked potatoes, coco pie and more. Reservations are available on Resy.
Website/ 8430 Sunset Blvd 90069
For a celebratory ambiance set above the bustling Sunset Strip, head to Merois atop Pendry West Hollywood. Wolfgang Puck’s Asian-fusion restaurant will have a special dinner menu, Champagne toast, handcraft drinks and live entertainment for the holiday. Seatings will take place foroom 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and then 9 to 10 p.m.
Website/ 6703 Melrose Ave 90038
For a holistic live-fire dining experience, Meteora will present a jungle-like culinary adventure featuring a five-course tasting menu and a midnight toast. Reservations are open.
Website/ 344 N Camden Dr 90210
Beverly Hills institution Mr. Chow pairs party glam with decadent flavors for New Year’s Eve. With seatings at 6 or 9 p.m., guests will enjoy a communal-style prix fixe featuring dishes like salt and pepper calamari, glazed prawns with walnuts, lobster with ginger and scallion and zebra dumplings with pork and truffle. Surrounded by a live DJ and more than 5,000 balloons, Mr. Chow promises a festive experience.
Website/ 826 N La Cienega Blvd 90069
Chef Wes Avila’s new La Cienega Mexican steakhouse will have seatings from 5 to 7, 7 to 9 and 9 p.m. to late on New Year’s Eve. Featuring live entertainment, a DJ and, for the later reservations, a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight, the dinner will include dishes like yellowtail aguachile, roasted scallops and wagyu steak.
Website/ 4566 W Washington Blvd 90016
N/soto’s eight-course dinner will include a variety of supplemental options, special beverage offerings and complimentary bubbly for those rining in the new year. The prix fixe will include sashimi (chef’s choice of three selections), Maple Leaf duck breast with yuzu, endive or potato and Uni tempura with ponzu, among other plates. Reservations are encouraged.
Website/ Various
Only available with a reservation, North Italia will have a three-course dinner featuring highlights from its fall-winter menu. Complemented by a handful of new dishes and craft cocktails, dishes include lump crab and lobster bruschetta, house bolognese, braised rib marsala and lobster fra diavolo.
Website/ 257 N Canon Dr 90210
Throwing a Great Gatsby-inspired celebration, Novikov Beverly Hills’ gourmet buffet will be complemented by live jazz, DJ sets and Gatsby-era performances.
Website/ 3515 Wilshire Blvd 90010
From 5:30 to 10 p.m., Openaire’s prix fixe will showcase the culinary prowess of two Michelin-starred chef Josiah Citrin and executive chef Vinson Ching thorugh dishes like wild mushroom soup with truffle espuma, shrimp ravioli with chile crunch and caviar beurre blanc, striped bass with tamarind espuma and spicy eggplant, sunchoke ridotto, dry-aged New York steak and dry-aged pork chop.
Website/ 1700 Ocean Ave 90041
Chef Michael Mina has crafted a Mediterranean tasting menu to ring in 2025. Set to live performances by the Satin Dollz, diners can also enjoy expertly paired beverages. Seatings are available at 6, 6:30, 7, 8:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m.
Website/ 1360 Allison Ave 90026
Except for private dining den reservations, Ototo will only accept walk-ins for New Year’s Eve dinner. It will offer its a la carte menu and a few specials from 5 p.m. to midnight, at which time guests will receive a complimentary pour. Menu highlights include otoro tataki with truffle creme fraiche, lemon zest, chive and ponzu; a wagyu katsu sando; chicken nanban and lobster tempura kare soba.
Website/ 269 E Palm Ave 91502
The Burbank restaurant will have seatings at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. featuring a prix fixe menu of dishes like lobster bisque, cavatelli with shrimp and salmon caviar and beef Wellington with marsala sauce, spinach and potato croquettes. There will also be a kids’ menu, live music and a midnight toast with a pizza bar.
Website/ 2732 Main St 90405
Pasjoli will present two dining experiences for New Year’s Eve. Starting at 6 p.m., the bar will have a cocktail tasting menu and a la carte bar bites, including deviled eggs, steak tartare and frites. Those looking for a more formal dinner can book a reservation in the main dining room where the five-course dinner will showcase French delicacies, including a sea urchin eclair, prime rib and chocolate tart with vanilla chantilly cream. The early seatings will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., while the second seating will begin between 9 and 10:15 p.m.
Website/ 9882 S Santa Monica 90212
The Peninsula Beverly Hills will ring in 2025 with an array of offerings, including a dim sum and entertainment experience at The Club Bar and an enchanting party with burlesque, jazz, Champagne and canapes at The Living Room. The Belvedere’s will cater to diners looking for a more traditional dining experience. Offering two seatings (between 6 and 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and 1 a.m.), guests can opt between a four and five-course menu. The second seating will also feature live musicians, vocalists and burlesque performers.
Website/ 8947 Sunset Blvd 90069
The Sunset Strip destination will offer a six and nine-course tasting menu featuring dishes like Puzzle’s signature ribeye, Cèpe Velouté with truffle chantilly and Truffle Brillat-Savarin. After, diners can ease into party mode right at the restaurant at Puzzle’s masquerade with a DJ.
Website/ 6630 Sunset Blvd 90028
This Hollywood newcomer from Tokyo will toast the New Year with a prix fixe inspired by classic Japanese night market dishes. Including a complimentary Champagne toast, the six-course menu features an oyster shooter with yuzu sake foam, a charcoal-grilled yakitori trio and seared hamachi collar with yuzu soy glaze.
Website/ 13534 Bali Way 90292
The Marina del Rey Hotel restaurant will have New Year’s Eve dinner from 4 to 10 p.m. Menu highlights include salmon soba, braised boneless short rib, a lobster tail add-on, chocolate molten lava cake, caramel bread pudding souffle and a Champagne toast.
Website/ 8615 Sunset Blvd 90069
For a New Year’s Eve distinguished by oysters, Champagne and live music, Saltie Girl is sure to satisfy. The West Hollywood establishment requires a minimum spend of $90 per person for its New Year’s Eve experience, which will include a complimentary Champagne toast and hors d'oeuvres treats for the table alongside its ull menu of raw bar specialties, tinned fish boards, lobster rolls, caviar and more will be available to order a la carte. Seatings begin at 8:30 p.m., and the dining room will transform into a piano bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Website/ 100 S Grand Ave 90012
Conrad Los Angeles elevates New Year’s Eve dining with stunning tenth-floor views and a tasting menu crafted by chef José Andrés. The feast vegins with light bites like oysters and hibiscus mignonette, tomato tartare and caviar pani puri, followed by a porcini and peppercorn-crusted flat-iron wagyu with potato pave and perigod truffle jus and lubina donostiarra with smoked trout roe, fennel, and fine herbs.
Website/ 176 N Canon Dr 90210
Wolfgang Puck’s esteemed, longtime Beverly Hills restaurant will bid 2024 farewell with a masquerade celebration featuring a four-course menu of seasonal dishes. Offering an early and late seating, the dinner-party experience will also have live music, dancing and a Champagne toast and midnight.
Website/ Various
Sushi Roku in Pasadena will throw a Black & White Affair with a special Izakaya Feast, live DJ, party favors and Champagne toast at midnight. At the Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach locations, there will also be a feast, party favors and midnight toast.
Website/ 1356 Allison Ave 90026
For the holiday, Tsubaki will have its standard menu and a number of New Yea’rs Eve specials, such as an octopus ceviche with avocado creme and shiro dashi, ontake soba in miso broth, duck tsukune a l’orange and a Hojicha soft serve parfait with charred miso caramel and candied walnuts. There will also be a complimentary midnight toast.
Website/ 3599 Hayden Ave 90232
For a one-of-a-kind dining experience before 2024 ends, Vespertine will present chef Jordan Kahn’s two-Michelin starred dining experience that coalesces food, art, architecture, music and sculpture. Reservations are open.
Website/ 6317 Wilshire Blvd 90048
Atop the Kimpton Hotel Wilshire, Videre’s pristine rooftop setting will be complemented by a seafood-forward four-course dinner featuring oysters on the half shell, shrimp, Manila clams with Italian sausage and chocolate pot de dreme.
Website/ 700 Wilshire Blvd 90401
The Santa Monica Proper Hotel restaurnat will have a four-course dinner with an optional wine pairing. Serving exquisite Mediterranean-Californian fare, there will be two rounds of seatings: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight.
Website/ 22878 Pacific Coast Hwy 90265
The New Year’s Eve menu for Malibu Beach Inn’s restaurant ensures a satisfying start to 2025. A robust three-course dinner, options include deviled eggs with salmon roe; halibut crudo, bucatini with Maine lobster claws; prime rib and vanilla gelato topped with caviar, olive oil and sea salt. Reservations are available on OpenTable or by calling Carbon Beach Club.
Website/ 8440 Sunset Blvd 90069
Spiritual Angelenos will want to consider Casa Madera’s New Year’s Eve experience. Alongside a midnight Champagne toast and coastal Mexican fare, guests will get to partake in a palo santo cleansing to set intentions for 2025. Seatings begin at 5:30 p.m.
Website/ 225 North Canon Dr 90210
At The Maybourne Beverly Hills, Dante will throw a New Year’s Eve celebration complete with city views, award-winning cocktails, live entertainment, passed canapé and gourmet food stations. A ticket includes dinner, an open bar and a Champagne toast.
Website/ 2025 Avenue of the Stars 90067
Fairmont Century Plaza’s French brasserie will have a prix fixe menu enlivened by luxurious options like a wagyu beef and truffle tart and a welcome glass of Moët & Chandon Champagne. Set to live entertainment, there will also be a festive toast at midnight. Reservations are on OpenTable.
Website/ 246 N Canon Dr 90210
Mastro’s Steakhouse will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Distinguished by white glove service and live music, the lively atmosphere enhances a feast of prime-cut steaks, seafood delicacies and great wine.
Website/ 903 N La Cienega 90069
With the option to pair with a Champagne cocktail, Nobu Los Angeles’ New Year’s Eve omakase brims with special bites including a nori taco with caviar, lobster truffle with soba, smoked black garlic wagyu and Momoko panna cotta with sake cream.
Website/ Various
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants will offer a New Year’s Eve experience at both its Encino and Beverly Hills pop-up locations. Alongside its outstanding signature 17-course omakase and a complimentary Champagne toast, diners can opt for the evening’s exclusive truffle and caviar additions. Seatings will take place at 5, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m.
Website/ 8450 W 3rd St 90048
For dinner and a show, Toca Madera promises to satisfy. Alongside signature offerings like the excellent Crispy Taco Trio featuring A5 Wagyu, Maine lobster and spicy tuna topped with caviar and gold leaf, fire dancers and a live guitarist will keep spirits high. There will also be a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight. Seatings begin at 6 p.m.
Website/ 100 Terranea Way 90275
The Palos Verdes resort will have a variety of dining experiences across the property for the holiday. Mar’sel will present a tasting menu and live entertainment, while Catalina Kitchen promises fun and festive flavors for the whole family. Meanwhile, guests 21 and over can expect dinner and a party at Under the Big Top: New Year’s Eve Family Dinner in the Marineland Ballroom and Midnight Circus: New Year’s Eve Extravaganza in the Palos Verdes Ballroom.
See also: The 15 Best New Year's Eve Events In Los Angeles
Photography by: TJ Perez