Our DC Dining Recommendations for New Years Eve
It’s time to welcome a New Year once again! What better way to do so than to dine out in one of D.C’s best restaurants and drink champagne with friends and family? Check out this list of some of the most festive and exciting places to dine in D.C. for your New Year’s Eve celebration!

Cuba Libre: Ring In The New Year With Dinner & Dancing
Toast to the New Year with dinner, dancing, party favors, and champagne! Cuba Libre is offering twilight dinner seating with a festive holiday a la carte menu. The Celebration Dinner Package includes a four-course pre fixe menu, a DJ, dancing, floorshows, and more. Limited space is available for seating, so make sure to call ahead and reserve your space to this festive celebration!
What: Cuba Libre New Year Celebration
When: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: Cuba Libre | 801 9th Street NW, Washington DC
What’s next: When you make your reservation, be sure to order your bottle of champagne as well!
Sonoma: Roaring 20s prohibition-era New Year’s Eve Celebration
Welcome 2012 by taking a step back nearly a century to the time where spirits illicitly flowed freely and the jazz scene was taboo! Share an evening inspired by the roaring 20s, and kick off the New Year with a prohibition themed cocktail hour where you’ll mingle with friends into the main dining event. Enjoy a four-course prix fixe dinner menu featuring seasonal contemporary takes on American period classics! And don’t hurry off…because after dinner, you’re invited to enjoy the spacious lounge upstairs to sip classic spirits, play a little poker, and dance the year away. Don’t forget to wear your flapper dresses, fedora hats and zoot suits – because Sonoma is bringing some unique props for photographs and entertainment!
What: Sonoma Roaring 20s New Year’s Eve Celebration
When: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: Sonoma Restaurant & Wine Bar | 223 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington DC
What’s next: Reserve your spot here, and enjoy a decade you’ve never experienced!
Richard Sandoval restaurants: Make your holidays sparkle!
Celebrate 2012 with Richard Sandoval’s internationally acclaimed restaurants. With over 250 Mexican spirits, sparkling sangria, and tequila flights, La Sandía invites you to celebrate the New Year with their delicious pre fixe Mexican cuisine menu. Zengo brings a different flavor from Latin Asian tones and will ring in the New Year with unique small plates, a DJ, and a complimentary glass of champagne. With both early and late seatings, you don’t want to miss their four-course Latin-Asian menu!
What: Richard Sandoval New Year’s Eve Celebrations
When: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: La Sandía 7852L Tysons Corner Center and Zengo 781 Seventh Street NW, Chinatown
What’s next: Check out La Sandía and Zengo’s menus!
Zaytinya: New Year’s Eve Celebration
Zaytinya is going all out to end 2011 and welcome 2012. Not only will guests enjoy special New Year’s Eve dishes at one of two seatings, but they will also be offered special cocktails and sparkling wines. There will be a fire dancer and a DJ spinning music into the wee hours of the night to provide for your dancing needs! Check out the night’s menu, and toast the to the New Year at one of José Andrés’ finest establishments!
What: Zaytinya New Year’s Eve Celebration
When: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: Zaytinya | 701 9th Street NW, Washington DC
What’s next: Reserve your table here!
Dirty Martini: Dirty Gala Dinner
Join Dirty Martini for an open bar celebration to toast the New Year! Say goodbye to 2011 and welcome 2012 with class and sophistication with the late night gala festivities! With three full floors, ring in the New Year at one of D.C.’s most exclusive lounges.
What: Dirty Martini Dirty Gala Dinner
When: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: Dirty Martini | 1223 Connecticut Ave, ?Washington DC
What’s next: Reserve your table!
Acre 121: New Year’s Eve Celebration
As the new and delicious low-country BBQ joint in town, join Acre 121 for their first annual New Year’s Eve celebration with live music, a three-course meal, and festive holiday cocktails! The bluegrass band, The Family Hammer, will provide jivey tunes all night to ring in the New Year New Orleans style! $10 cover includes a midnight champagne toast and party favors to usher in 2012!
What: Acre 121 First Annual New Year’s Celebration
When: Saturday, December 31 at 8:00 PM
Where: Acre | 121 1400 Irving Street NW #109, Washington DC
What’s next: Make your reservations here!
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