Where will you be on this New Year’s Eve? Finish the year with a bang at one of the nation’s top restaurants, where clever flavour play, scene-stealing vistas and late-night cocktails are all on the menu. Here, we round up the best seats across the country.
These are some of the best New Year’s Eve events in Australia to say goodbye to 2024, and ring in 2025.
Best New Year’s Eve events in Sydney
Cafe Sydney
Circular Quay
A New Year’s Eve at Cafe Sydney is a bucket list event that is so worth ticking off this year. Enjoy a specially-designed six-course menu paired with premium Australian wines from this perfect harbourside vantage point.
Tickets start at $1450, cafesydney.com
Quay
Circular Quay
Iconic is an overused word, but it’s worthy in this context. A seemingly immovable presence in the pantheon of Australia’s great restaurants, Peter Gilmore’s Quay boasts excellent, creative menus and perfect wine pairings backdropped by second-to-none views of Sydney Harbour. For NYE, a seat at the table comes with canapés on arrival, a glass of Champagne on arrival, a seven-course menu and premium matching wines. It doesn’t get much better than this, truly.
Tickets start at $2100 per person, quay.com.au
Martinez
Circular Quay
Martinez is offering a four-hour food and drinks package including canapés, grazing stations, and a selection of sparkling wine, beer, and wines. A live jazz band will be on deck to help set the jubilant New Year mood, and the bar will be fully stocked for those after something a little stronger.
Tickets are $349 per person, martinez.sydney
Whalebridge
Circular Quay
Is there a more iconic setting to ring in the new year than Sydney’s Circular Quay? Set right next to the water with an unobstructed view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Whalebridge is offering two tiers of tickets for a harbourside. All tickets free-flowing Champagne, and a specially curated NYE menu featuring Fruits de Mer (think Skull Island prawns and scallops aplenty) with mains like coral trout and Wagyu eye fillet.
Tickets start at $1100 for Tier 2 Bistro seating, whalebridge.com.au
Best New Year’s Eve events in Melbourne
The Rooftop at QT
Melbourne
Ring the New Year in from the sky-scraping tops of the QT building’s rooftop bar. Take the lift to the top floor and ring in 2025 surrounded by Melbourne’s glittering skyline. Enjoy bottomless drinks, a live band, roaming canapés, freshly shucked oysters and a late-night dessert station.
Tickets start at $325 per person, qthotels.com
Hotel Sorrento
Sorrento
Send off 2024 in laid-back style, as NYE returns to Hotel Sorrento after seven consecutive sold-out years. Tickets include a cocktail on arrival and roaming canapes throughout the night. Dress to impress in all-white and enjoy entertainment across all three levels of the venue.
VIP tickets still available for $349 per person, hotelsorrento.com.au
Johnny’s Green Room
Carlton
Rooftop parties are the perfect way to ring in the New Year, so where better than Johnny’s Green Room? Guests will receive a complimentary drink upon arrival, with drinks and snacks curated by Hope St Radio.
General admission tickets start at $60 per person, with limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis, johnnysgreenroom.com
Bar Carolina
South Yarra
Ring in the New Year Italian-style with an evening full of snacks, prosecco and live music at Bar Carolina. On arrival, you’ll be furnished with a crisp glass of bubbles before sitting down for a three-course set menu by head chef James Choi. Think rigatoni alla vodka, chargrilled porterhouse and chocolate tiramisu to cap everything off.
Tickets start a $60-$75 for a two-course menu, barcarolina.com.au
Best New Year’s Eve events in Brisbane
Yoko
Brisbane City
Join in on the festive fun at the Howard Smith Wharves and get a front-and-centre view of the fireworks at Yoko. Their sunset session includes a spritz on arrival and a generous banquet-style menu offering from 5-8pm, but for the late night owls, the midnight session runs from 9pm and includes a Spritz on arrival, a banquet feast and a 3-hour beverage package.
Midnight session tickets are $280 per person, yokodining.com.au
Soko Rooftop
Fortitude Valley
Enjoy breathtaking city views, live entertainment, and an electric atmosphere at Soko Rooftop. Sip in signature cocktails, Peruvian-Japanese cuisine, and a generous drinks package. Dance into 2024 under the stars at this glamorous rooftop celebration.
This event is not ticketed, make a booking at sokobrisbane.com.au
Cucina Regina
Brisbane City
End your year with a four-course set menu on the fourth-floor Terrace at the new Star Grand. Cucina Regina’s moonlight seating features a lobster spaghetti and rib-eye steak, and is paired with a three-hour beverage package (Champagne included!) with a Spritz on arrival.
Tickets are $225 per person, thestar.com.au
Best New Year’s Eve events in Adelaide
Arkhé
Norwood
In Adelaide, arkhé will host an exclusive six-course menu curated by executive chef Jake Kellie, with the bar serving up drinks all night from handcrafted cocktails to a very special Champagne menu.
Tickets from $250 per person, arkhe.com.au
Sol Rooftop
Adelaide
From 8pm to 2am, ring in 2024 at Sol Rooftop in Adelaide’s CBD. Including a four-hour drinks package, roaming canapes and live music, leave queuing to see fireworks to those on the ground, because you’ll have exclusive access to the venue until 2am.
Tickets start at $249 per person, skycityadelaide.com.au
Best New Year’s Eve events in Perth
Hearth at the Ritz-Carlton
Perth
Get a taste of the very best that Western Australia has to offer with a specially curated six-course menu to ring in the New Year. Featuring cured snapper, Southwest Marron and dry-aged Wagin duck, dinner at Hearth is a charming and calming way to mark the festive occasion.
Tickets start from $295 per person, drinks not included hearthrestaurant.com
The Claremont Hotel
Claremont
With three levels of festivities to choose from, the Claremont Hotel has something for everyone this New Year’s Eve. Choose from low-key live musicians on the bottom floor, a silent rooftop disco or a DJ in the Grevillea Room, all while enjoying a three and a half hour drinks package and roaming canapes.
Tickets start at $148, theclaremont.com.au
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