New Years Eve Dining-Cool Brooklyn Restaurants Offer Twist on New York New Years

2017 New Year's

By Ellen Freudenheim

Updated 12/22/17

Want to spend New Year's Eve in Brooklyn? A great way to celebrate is counting down the start of the New Year at restaurant or a brewery.

Here's a mini-list of great places to dine in Brooklyn this New Year's Eve. We couldn't be list them all, so think of it as a tasting menu, just a sampling of what's available for dining experiences for various budgets, schedules, and locations, in Brooklyn. 

Edited by Alison Lowenstein 

  • 01 of 07

    Vinegar Hill House

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    ••• Vinegar Hill House, tucked away in DUMBO, Brooklyn, offers a romantic dinner for NYE. Photo courtesy of Vinegar Hill House

    This tiny, classy restaurant is hosting two seatings for New Years, both with four-course prix-fixe menus. The early seating is a three course meal for $85 and the late seating is a four course meal with a New Years toast for $105.

    • Where: 72 Hudson Avenue in Vinegar Hill/DUMBO. See website for directions.
    • Contact: 718-522-1018 or email reservations@vinegarhillhouse.com
  • 02 of 07

    Brooklyn Brewery (Williamsburg)

    Dine and dance the night away at the one-and-only Brooklyn Brewery. Festivities start at 10pm. Beer lovers will love the numerous beers on the menu including Brooklyn Larger, Funkmeiser, and many others. Tickets are not available at the door, so please purchase them in advance. They cost $115. 

    Where: The Brooklyn Brewery, 79 N 11th Street, Williamsburg. See website for directions.

  • 03 of 07

    Palo Santo - Seven Course Decadence (Park Slope)

    Palo Santo typically offers two different seatings, and also two different New Year's menus. An earlybird family-friendly early  features a three-course prix fixe meal with meat, fish and vegetarian options for $55 and a $25 wine flight. The second seating starts at 9:00pm and is more elaborate, with a "decadent" multi-course meal with wine pairings for $125.

     

    • Where: 652 Union Street,Park Slope. See website for directions.
    • Contact: (718) 636-6311. 
  • 04 of 07

    Farm on Adderley - Live Music, Locavore Menu (Ditmas Park)

    The much beloved Farm on Adderley, a mecca for locavores, has a four-course seating on New Year's Eve. The $75 four-course prix fixe includes a complementary glass of bubbles.

    • Where: 1108 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park. See website for directions.
    • Contact: (718) 287-3101.
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  • 05 of 07

    Bogota - Killer Drinks, Latin Food Open Bar (Park Slope)

    This popular Latin restaurant's extensive New Year's Eve menu features such appetizers as arepa with avacoado and lobster quesadilla. Entrees run the gamut from elaborate vegetarian tacos to a beer-marinated, slow-roasted spiced pork dish. Or, try the pan fried brook trout in a blue corn crust, topped with avocado salsa, served with jalapeno mac and cheese.

    • Where: 141 5th Avenue, Park Slope. See website for directions.
    • Price: $50 per
    • Contact: (718) 230-3805. http://bogotabistro.com/newyearseve.html
  • 06 of 07

    Roman's - Party Hats, Italian Food (Fort Greene)

    One of Fort Greene's best restaurants, Roman's is owned by the same folks who created Williamsburg's Marlow & Sons. Roman's New Years Eve includes party hats, dinner and drinks.
    • Where: 243 DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene. See website for directions.
    • Contact: (718) (718) 622-5300. http://romansnyc.com
  • 07 of 07

    Walter Foods - Raw Bar & Festivities (Williamsburg)¡

    Luxuriate! It's the new year! Indulge in some fresh oysters and martinis while enjoying an elegant ambiance. The scene is young and hip. The friendly, alcohol-fueled din at Walter Foods just gets louder and the vibe more fun as the clock ticks toward midnight. 
    • Where: 253 Grand Street, Williamsburg. See website for directions.
    • Contact: (718) 387-8783. http://walterfoods.com