1Southbank Centre’s Vintage New Year’s Eve Party
Southbank Centre once again ushers in the New Year with the Vintage New Year’s Eve Party. For one night only, the Royal Festival Hall transforms into five floors of entertainment including seven pop-up vintage nightclubs, live music, leading DJs and expert dance tuition, curated by Wayne, Gerardine and Jack Hemingway of Hemingway Design and the Vintage Festival team. There will also be a hair and beauty salon, photography studios, themed food and cocktail stalls, as well as the chance to see London’s iconic New Years Eve fireworks from the terraces overlooking the Thames. 7pm-2.30am. Early bird tickets £99, standard £125 (dining tickets an additional £85). Call 0844 847 9910
2The London New Year’s Eve Ball, Battersea
The London New Year’s Eve Ball hosted by Smart Group at Battersea Evolution brings all the glitz of a Times Square New Year’s Eve to Battersea Park. Marvel at the dizzy heights of the Rockefeller tree as skaters wrapped up in scarves and hats zip to and fro, step into the warmth of a smart Manhattan lobby and rub shoulders with New York’s elite while you sip cocktails and eat canapés overlooking Central Park. Enjoy a sumptuous three-course meal and a high-energy Radio Rockette’s style Broadway stage show featuring jaw dropping acts. The bars are open until 2.30am and there’s a free shuttle bus to London Victoria. £175 per head.
Battersea Park SW11 4NJ
3Radio Rooftop Bar, The Strand
Radio Rooftop Bar at the ME London hotel, The Strand, has partnered with Dom Pérignon to offer 200 guests complimentary Champagne throughout New Year’s Eve, caviar on arrival and a selection of canapés including veal, lobster and Japanese oyster shots. The bar has panoramic views of London’s skyline and there will be a DJ from 8pm until 3am. Entry only, from £500 per person; tables/cabana outside, £600; inside area £700pp. To book email London_reservations@togrp.com or call 020 7395 3450. For pure luxury, add in an overnight stay in the luxurious duplex suite, Suite ME, with a Personal Butler Experience, free-flowing Dom Pérignon, cocktails and canapés served in the suite’s rooftop cupola and spectacular views of the fireworks. Priced £13,500 (inc 10 tickets to Radio Rooftop Bar’s exclusive NYE Party). To book email reservations.me.london@melia.com or call 020 7395 3400
Radio Rooftop Bar, The Strand
4Savoy Grill, The Strand
For those heading to town for the fireworks and looking for an early supper, Head Chef Kim Woodward is serving a three-course supper from 5.30pm-6.30pm. Enjoy dishes of French onion soup, glazed omelette Arnold Bennet, roast monkfish, braised feather blade beef and toffee apple mille-feuille followed by coffee and petit fours (£55 per guest). For later lingering affairs, the seven-course set New Year’s Eve menu features dishes of roast pumpkin velouté with ricotta dumpling, Cornish crab-stuffed sole, beef Wellington with truffle mash potatoes, plus chestnut, chocolate and coffee Opera cake (£200 per guest). Afterwards, diners are invited to one of The Savoy’s suites to watch the fireworks.
To book see savoy-grill.com
5Uncle Barts New Year’s Eve House Party, Chelsea
Uncle Barts hosts his 6th annual New Year’s Eve House Party, an all-night house party including unlimited beer, wine, house spirits and a special Belvedere Cocktail menu. Smooth jazz tunes will boom throughout Uncle Barts’ abode and, as the clocks strike midnight, there will be a complimentary Veuve Clicquot toast and an Auld Lange Syne sing-a-long. Barts is a quirky ‘speak easy’ style bar on Sloane Avenue. 9pm-4am. Early Bird Bar Tickets, £90 (on the door, £120). Early Bird Table Tickets (inc unlimited bottle service and a welcome bottle of Veuve Cliquot), £110 (on the door, £130). Reservations: shh@barts-london.com
Chelsea Cloisters, 87 Sloane Avenue SW3 3DW; 020 7581 3355; barts-london.com
Party at Uncle Bart’s, Chelsea
6London House, Battersea
There’s set to be fireworks south of the river too, where London House, overlooking Battersea Square, will serve a five-course meal with a selection of canapés before dishes of smoked eel, queen scallops, Cox pippin purée; pheasant croquette with fried lollipop kale; Beef bourguignon and carved fillet with swede purée; and frozen nougatine with clementine purée. Complete your meal with a fine wine pairing (‘perfect’, £45; ‘secret’, £65 and ‘prestige’, £85). Glass of Champagne or Crémant on arrival. £100 per guest.
To book see londonhouserestaurant.co.uk
7The Narrow, Limehouse
With stunning views of the London skyline from its Thameside location, The Narrow is a picture-perfect setting. Enjoy Head Chef Gerald Mirey’s four-course menu beginning with a selection of canapés and Champagne on arrival before dishes of country-style chicken and goose liver parfait, 10oz Hereford sirloin with hand-cut chips, and king oyster mushroom and Taleggio tarlet. Desserts include cinnamon and bramley apple crumble with vanilla custard or pear and blackberry crumble with clotted cream ice cream. Finally, graze on a British cheese plate with oatcakes and apple cranberry chutney. £65 per person.
To book see thenarrow.co.uk
8Masked Carnival Do Brazil at Barrio Soho
Barrio Soho is throwing a hip-shaking Copacabana-style celebration with its Masked Carnival Do Brazil party. Welcome cocktails will be served on arrival, a giant Caipirinha luge will take centre stage, there will be Taste of Brasil Samba dancers, a limbo competition and a prize for the best dressed (guests are encouraged to wear masks, traditional white or interpret their own version of Samba chic). Cannons full of confetti will ensure the New Year is brought in with a bang and then you can dance the night away to a mixture of Sambadrone, party anthems and funk & soul. 8-4am. Tickets £15 including a welcome cocktail (Amigo Hour drinks prices until 10pm).
6 Poland Street, Soho W1F 8PS; barriocentral.com
Channel the Carnival spirit at Barrio Soho
9Circus Extravaganza at Pop Brixton
Roll up, roll up for the Pop Brixton New Years Eve Circus Extravaganza! The dazzling disco ball tent covers the heated main square with sparkles, while live circus performers whirl around you and the sweet smell of candy floss and fresh food from the vast array of traders hangs in the air. There will also be a 3D mapped light show in Pop Box, while a plethora of the UK’s liveliest bands soundtrack you into 2016. A hand-picked selection of London funk and soul DJs (plus a special guest headline DJ) takeover the Greenhouse with your favourite beats and bass lines. 6pm-3am. Advance ‘Anytime Entry’ £5 from Eventbrite. On the door it’s free before 8pm, £3 from 8pm-10pm, £6 from 10pm-12am, £8 from 12am-3am.
10Mr Fogg’s Residence, Mayfair
The Mayfair Residence of Phileas J Fogg invites friends and family to welcome 2016 with a champagne and canapé reception, plentiful Belvedere libations throughout the evening, vintage melodies from the Midnight Swingers and a knees-up in the Winter Garden with roasted chestnuts. Phileas himself will, of course, toast the New Year at midnight. 7.01pm-2.01am. Table Tickets, £220 (inc unlimited spirits and mixers, unlimited Belvedere cocktails, a selection of fine foods, bottle of Moet Et Chandon Brut Imperial NV, three-course finger food). To book email residence@mr-foggs.com
15 Bruton Lane W1J 6JD; 020 7036 0608; mr-foggs.com
Mr Fogg’s Residence
11Bourne & Hollingsworth’s Midnight Ball, the City
The newest event from Bourne & Hollingsworth, The Midnight Ball is a spellbinding party fizzing with life’s finest pleasures including horse-drawn carriage ride, live performances and fairy tale magic in the surroundings of a secret renovated church. Enjoy an elegant, champagne cocktail and canapé reception, and a bar serving cocktails with a live pianist. The band takes over once the clock has struck midnight, playing rearranged hits from throughout the decades, before the DJ carries the party into the wee small hours. 9pm-3am. Early bird, £50; general admission, £60. Cocktail and canapé reception plus general admission, £90.
The Dutch Hall, 7 Austin Friars EC2N 2HA
12Prohibition Party, secret location
Unfurl your feathers and shake out your tassels for the most lavish Prohibition Party yet, hosted in a magnificent art deco ballroom in a secret location unveiled two weeks prior to the event. Guest will be transported back to the giddy magic of the Roaring Twenties, with entertainment from live bands, DJs on gramophones, silent cinema, dance troupe and gambling tables. In order to escape the prying eye of the officers, cocktail menus are circulated hidden inside the pages of books and drinks are served in teacups. Dress code: Gatsby and Daisy. Doors, 9pm; Floor Show and Gambling from 10pm. Tickets, £55. To book call 020 7724 1617
The Prohibition Party will take place at a secret location
13Sky Garden, the City
Hit new heights at Sky Garden this New Year’s Eve. The Sky Pod has mesmerising 360° views of the fireworks over the city, providing the perfect backdrop to ring in 2016, especially when you throw in nine-piece-band The Soul Jets, a glass of champagne on arrival and a second for a midnight toast (tickets £150). If you prefer to dine than dance, Darwin Brasserie on floor 36 is offering a four-course dinner with half a bottle of Champagne from £125 per person. Fine dining restaurant Fenchurch, on level 37, is offering a sensational five-course menu with half a bottle of Champagne per person, and guests for the later service can watch the fireworks from a viewing balcony (from £195pp). To book email festive@skygarden.london
Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street (via Philpot Lane) EC3M 3BY; skygarden.london
See the fireworks at the Sky Garden
14The Blues Kitchen, various locations
Bringing their Deep-Southern spirit to the festive season, each Blues Kitchen venue will host something spectacular. Camden’s New Year’s Eve Bash is a Tarantino Special featuring the soundtrack with cuts from Tarantino’s cult movies, plus live bands and fancy dress. In Shoreditch, The Blues Brothers Special will see dancing nuns, an Illinois county jail photo-booth, best dressed prizes, the good ‘ole boys party trailer and live bands performing the soundtrack. Brixton will ring in the New Year with prime party-starters, Brassroots, with Blues Kitchen radio DJ’s spinning the finest vintage funk, soul and rock ‘n’ roll till the small hours.
111-113 Camden High Street NW1 7JN; 134 Curtain Road, Shoreditch EC2A 3AR; 40 Acre Lane, Brixton SW2 5SP
15007-style at Maggie’s, Fulham
Groove into 2016 feeling both shaken and stirred as 1980s-inspired club Maggie’s (named for Maggie Thatcher, you can hear her famous speeches playing in the loos…) enlists you to the secret service (of partying away 2015 with a bang). Enjoy a champagne reception, bottomless Belvedere Vodka Martinis throughout the evening, 2am bacon butties and prizes for the best dressed Bond. 9.30pm-5am. Early Bird Tickets, £30 (on the door, £40). Members save £10. RSVP: ateam@maggies-club.com
329 Fulham Road, Fulham SW10 9QL; 020 7352 8512; maggies-club.com
Ring in the New Year at Maggies
16All American Hoe Down at Beaver Lodge, Chelsea
Ring in the New Year with a bang at Chelsea’s famous mountain cabin and dance saloon, Beaver Lodge! The talented bar team at the Lodge will host a midnight cowboy countdown with all-American style entertainment from DJ Jailhouse Jamielisa along with refreshing Belvedere cocktails throughout the evening. Guests can look forward to good old-fashioned line dancing till the wee hours of the night! 9.30pm-5am. Early Bird, £20 (on the door, £30). To book email howdy@beaverlodge-london.com
266 Fulham Road, Chelsea SW10 9EL; beaverlodge-london.com
172nd Annual Black Tie Beach Ball at Bunga Bunga, Battersea
Grab your black tie and swim shorts to celebrate the 2nd annual Black Tie Beach Ball at Bunga Bunga, Battersea’s hit bar, karaoke and pizza joint. Guests can look forward to Italian cocktails while feasting on a several course Italian banquet throughout the evening. After dinner, visit Berlusconi’s Brazilian cousins upstairs at Cocobananas for a beach party to remember with a glass of the finest Moët et Chandon in hand at midnight. 6pm-4am. Tickets, £90 (plus you can buy an after-party ticket for Cocobananas at £20 (early bird) or £30 at the door.
37 Battersea Bridge Road SW11 3BA; bungabunga-london.com
18New Year’s Eve at The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club London on Park Lane, Mayfair, will echo with confetti cannons and popping champagne corks on New Year’s Eve. The dress code for the evening is Red Carpet Glamour and frivolities include a paparazzi entrance, a glass of champagne on arrival and canapés throughout the evening. Live entertainment across the venue – including all private member areas and the casino – includes a performer in a giant Martini glass, DJs and various dance troupes. 8pm. Tickets, £100 per head. To book call 020 7514 9038 or email events@playboyclublondon.com
14 Old Park Lane, Mayfair W1K 1ND; playboyclublondon.com
The Playboy Club
19Silver Mansion, secret location in north west London
The renowned night house is offering a kaleidoscopic party with top DJs, cage dancers, clairvoyants and art exhibits, all in one stunning secret location in north west London. This year’s theme is inspired by sexy Latino muse, Montserrat, so don your glamorous, silver garments and glamour as they welcome 2016 with raised glasses. There are two dazzling dance floors and three small lounges with resident DJ Joffrey Bogart’s phenomenal new house set, electro swing master DJ Pete Goodwin, rockstar DJ Amin Sane with the hottest tracks of the season. 9pm-4am. Tickets start at £20.
themansionlondon.com
20Cahoots, Soho
Dress for the stage as Hollywood’s vintage era is revived for a New Year’s Eve Knees-Up at Cahoots in Soho. There’s a champagne reception at 8pm, followed by entertainment from the lovely Hotsie Totsies ladies and DJ Emilio, performing sensational jazz and lindy hop tunes that will keep you jiving into the New Year. Enjoy a bottomless Belvedere cocktail menu and a champagne toast at midnight to ring in 1947! 8pm-4am. Table Ticket, £150; Bar Ticket, £120 (inc Moët Et Chandon Brut Imperial NV Champagne reception, bottomless Belvedere cocktail menu, bottle of house spirits for two, plus food rations served all evening). To book email highspirits@cahoots-london.com or call 020 7352 6200.
13 Kingly Court W1B 5PW; cahoots-london.com
Enjoy a New Year’s Eve Knees-Up at Cahoots in Soho
21#HouseOfSong at The Piano Works, Farringdon
The Piano Works invites you to don your finest for the #HouseOfSong, located in the basement of a listed warehouse in Farringdon. London’s only non-stop live music venue opens from 5pm, playing your song requests from 7pm until 2am when the DJ takes over, rocking the party with more requests until 6am. But before all that, enjoy prosecco on arrival and a 3-course dinner. If you can’t make it for dinner, The Piano Works is welcoming revellers all night, with venue entry after 1am, £15. Venue entry before 11pm and a glass of prosecco, £25; 5pm entry with a 3-course dinner and glass of prosecco on arrival, £25; 7pm entry with a 3-course dinner and glass of prosecco on arrival, £50. Click here to book.
Ray Street, 113-117 Farringdon Road EC1R 3BX; 020 72781966; pianoworks.bar
22Petrus, Knightsbridge
At Michelin-starred Petrus in Knightsbridge, Head Chef Neil Snowball serves a 10-course tasting menu. Dishes include 36-month Parmesan linguine with Alba truffle, fresh herb-infused beef tea, fillet of Cornish turbot with Périogord truffle chowder, Balmoral estate venison Rossini with braised celery, and cassis jelly with Champagne granita. Ten-course tasting menu, £185 per guest.
To book see petrusrestaurant.com
23Trinity restaurant, Clapham Old Town
Welcome in 2016 in style at Adam Byatt’s Trinity restaurant in Clapham. Kick start your celebrations early for a sophisticated evening from 5.30pm-7.45pm. If you would prefer to ring in the New Year over a glass of champagne, join the Trinity team for a later sitting from 8pm (last booking, 10.30pm). Or, at Trinity Upstairs, host your own party in grace and style and exclusively hire the whole area. Trinity will create a bespoke party package (starting at £3,000). To book email dine@trinityrestaurant.co.uk or call 020 7622 1199.
4 The Polygon, Clapham Old Town SW4 0JG; 020 7622 1199; trinityrestaurant.co.uk
Trinity, Clapham Old Town
24Il Cudega, Hackney
Brand-new Italian eno-gastronomia, Il Cudega, is taking an authentic approach to their very first festive season with an eight-course Italian supperclub with matching wines including a selection of Lombardy charcuterie and cheeses, Polenta Concia with hot butter and melted Fontal cheese, Risotto al Salto (sautéed saffron risotto with porcini mushrooms), Scarpinacc (special filled ravioli from Bergamo), Cotechino, lentils and potato puree, sorbet, Pandoro (traditional NYE cake) and Grolla (coffee and grappa drank from traditional wooden goblet). £150.
Arch 358 Westgate Street, Hackney E8 3RL; 020 7241 6599; ilcudega.com
25Discount Suit Company, Whitechapel
Through an unmarked black door, down a narrow staircase and through a heavy black curtain, lies Discount Suit Company. In its former life, this clandestine space was an old tailor’s stockroom, these days, it is an intimate underground drinking sanctuary in the East End, styled up to evoke its 1980s suit shop heritage. Doors open from 6pm with DJ till 3am. Tickets £5.
29A Wentworth Street, Whitechapel E1 7TB; 020 7247 8755; discountsuitcompany.co.uk
26Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, Seven Dials
Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels will be popping Champagne corks in Neal’s Yard as the clocks ring in 2016. Chef Ilaria Zamperlin has created a special New Year’s Eve tasting menu for the occasion, featuring oysters, foie gras mi-cuit, rack of lamb and New Year’s tiramisu (£85) and Champagne will be served throughout (£150pp). Star sommelier Julia Oudill has also pulled together a celebratory New Year’s Eve wine selection and Champagne list by the glass. Call 020 7734 7737 to book.
8-10 Neal’s Yard, Seven Dials WC2H 9DP; cvssevendials.com