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Spend New Year's Eve in Lincoln Square

Dec 11, 2019
a waiter pours champagne into a row of glasses on a wooden bar top
Welcome 2020 in Lincoln Square style! Check out some of our local restaurants, bars, and music spots that are ringing in the New Year with special dinners and parties you won't want to miss. 
 
The Empire Rooftop (44 West 63rd Street) is hosting an open bar party from 9:00pm to 1:00am for New Year's Eve. Enjoy live music, a DJ, a champagne toast, and more with great views of Lincoln Square. General admission tickets start at $150. Click here for details
 
Ascent Lounge's (The Shops at Columbus Circle, Fourth Floor) New Year's Eve event will feature an unlimited Premium Open Bar along with live music, a DJ, and a live streaming of the Times Square Ball Drop! Click here for more information. Tickets begin at $150. 
 
Enjoy New Year's Eve at the New York Philharmonic with a concert featuring multi-award winner Stephen Sondheim and many special guests at 7:30pm. Audiences can sing and dance into 2020 with musical theater hits and more. Tickets begin at $200.
 
At Dizzy's Club in The Shops at Columbus Circle, Jazz at Lincoln Center is celebrating New Year's Eve with Carlos Henriquez, the JALC Orchestra's bassist. With sets at both 7:30pm and 11:00pm, the price includes a three-course dinner menu and admission (plus a champagne toast for the 11:00pm set). Tickets are $250 for the 7:30pm set and $375 for the 11:00pm set. Click here for more details.  
 
The Smith at 1900 Broadway has a special New Year's Eve menu available from 10:00pm to 1:00am. Enjoy a special three-course dinner, open bar, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight for $125 per person. Click here for the menu

Bluebird London (The Shops at Columbus Circle, Third Floor) is hosting a special New Year's Eve dinner to welcome 2020. Toast the New Year with a four-course tasting menu offered at three different seating times: 5:00pm, 7:15pm, and 9:30pm. The first and second seating times are $125 per person ($40 for kids joining). The latest seating time offers prices based on table location and includes a champagne toast, favors, DJ entertainment, and a dance area. Click here for details
 
Boulud Sud at 20 West 64th Street will offer a special New Year's Eve Gala Dinner and a New Year's Eve Pre-Gala Dinner. For the Pre-Gala Dinner, enjoy a three-course Prix Fixe dinner from 5:00pm to 6:45pm for $115 per person. At the Gala dinner, enjoy a four-course tasting dinner along with a live Jazz Band, dancing, party favors, and a champagne toast for $235 per person at 8:00pm. 
 
Bar Boulud at 1900 Broadway is also offering a New Year's Eve Gala Dinner at $125 per person for a four-course menu or a Pre-Theater Dinner for $75 per person featuring a three-course menu. Make your reservation today!
 
Of course, you can also enjoy dinner and drinks at other restaurants in the area to say goodbye to 2019. Check out our Neighborhood Guide for more options
 
(If we inadvertently left out any of our other Lincoln Square restaurant specials or cultural events, please submit the information to our events calendar or send us an email and let us know!)
 
Photo credit: Bluebird London