This New Year's Eve, it's all about truffle and the twenties. Restaurants are seasoning everything with the delicacy and the parties will be more lively than those of the good old prohibition days, considering you're dressed for the occasion. But whether you're into $1000 tables and flapper skirts or you prefer a simple $45 open bar, there's a bevy of options for anyone who's decided to rough it out in the Magic City for December 31. Check out our handpicked selections of the parties and menus that will ring in 2014 the right way. -Ashley Brozic
This may be the hottest party on South Beach this year, not to mention the most fashionable. Roberto Cavalli Restaurant and Lounge will be holding its grand opening on New Year's Eve.There will be two dinner seatings at $300 a person, and the option to purchase a table at the lounge to ring in the new year with the designer himself. Reservations are required.
Dust off the old top hat for the Mad Hatter’s Ball at Oak Tavern. There’s a three-course prix fixe at $75 a head and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. But if you just want to party, DJ Benton will be spinning all night. Best of all, the craziest hats get prizes. Reservations are required.
You don’t need to go be in Times Square to feel like you’re there. Watch the ball drop on HaVen’s LED screen walls while you indulge in a premium open bar and complimentary appetizers by Chef Todd Erickson. Tickets are $100 a head. Resident DJ Shaun Duval and Juan Control will be spinning all night.
Tongue & Cheek is bringing on the Ritz with a speakeasy themed fête. Cat Shell as Kitty Carmichael will be providing modern 1920s beats and prizes will be awarded to the best costumes. Oh, and if this New Year’s Eve was a rough one, Tongue & Cheek is throwing a New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch with bottomless beverages on January 1. Reservations are required.
The most important thing you need to know about Bar Louie, is that there’s a breakfast buffet provided past midnight. Couple that with cocktails from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. and a complimentary champagne toast, and you’re looking at the best $45 you’ve ever spent on New Year’s Eve.
Club 50 boasts one of the most stellar views of Miami, so ringing in the New Year on the Viceroy’s 50th floor seems fitting enough. Enjoy a three hour open bar at the top of the city while DJ Robin Lewis takes over the inside and DJ Joseph Anthony takes over the patio. Tickets are required.
If you’re looking for a good time on New Year’s Eve but you’re not down to toss up a grand on a fancy dinner, then head over to your local RA for their “RA”ckin’ New Year’s Eve celebration. There will be food and drink specials all night, and when you’re done pounding down sake bombs, there will be plenty of champagne!
It’s a Forge tradition to go big for New Year’s Eve, and they’re not skimping this year. There are two prix fixe seatings: the first at 6 p.m. for $95 a person and the second at 9 p.m. for $390 a person. If you’re just coming for the booze, then there’s an exclusive bar package from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for a reasonable $85, which includes premium spirits, a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and a tasting plate with samplings of lobster PB&J, crispy corn ravioli and roasted oysters. Reservations are required.
Brazil will be stealing the spotlight in 2014, so why not get a head start on the frenzy? Cipriani is hosting an elegant dinner with a Brazilian dance show for New Year’s Eve, complete with gifts, music, dancing, plenty of champagne and a perfect view of the fireworks, all for $1000 a head. Reservations are required.
If you don’t want to leave the kidsos at home, then Chima may be a good option for a family-friendly good time. There are seatings at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. and live music in the courtyard. The second seating will get you the rodizio, a salad bar, a dessert bar and an open bar for $65. Kids eat for $26.50 all night long.
What’s a New Year’s Eve party if there’s no celebrity host? True Blood’s Jessica Clark will be hosting The Catalina’s Brazilian Carnival party on December 31, complete with a four hour open bar and full dinner buffet for $95.
If you love the Broken Shaker the other 364 days out of the year, then you’ll love the bar on December 31. There will be cocktail specials, punch bowls, a fondue station and a special $100 champagne and cocktail platter. Reservations are required.
If you’re looking for a way to jazz up your New Year’s celebration (pun intended) then soak in the jazz performers at The Betsy Hotel. A two drink minimum will get you hours of brassy instruments and soothing vocals from four separate jazz performer’s at The Betsy’s Lobby Bar. Dinner reservations can also be made for BLT Steak at $275 a person.
Does Tobacco Road ever fail to deliver? $60 will get you an open bar from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at their annual end of the year celebration. DJs Eric Vic, Ghostwriter and Smooth will be spinning throughout the night to ring in the new year.
New Year’s Eve isn’t just for adults; kids can have fun too! Serendipity 3 has specially designed “mocktails”, party favors and finger foods for the young ones. Best of all, they host a countdown at 6:59, which gives mom and dad ample time to get ready for their own New Year’s Eve festivities.
This may be the hottest party on South Beach this year, not to mention the most fashionable. Roberto Cavalli Restaurant and Lounge will be holding its grand opening on New Year's Eve.There will be two dinner seatings at $300 a person, and the option to purchase a table at the lounge to ring in the new year with the designer himself. Reservations are required.
Dust off the old top hat for the Mad Hatter’s Ball at Oak Tavern. There’s a three-course prix fixe at $75 a head and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. But if you just want to party, DJ Benton will be spinning all night. Best of all, the craziest hats get prizes. Reservations are required.
You don’t need to go be in Times Square to feel like you’re there. Watch the ball drop on HaVen’s LED screen walls while you indulge in a premium open bar and complimentary appetizers by Chef Todd Erickson. Tickets are $100 a head. Resident DJ Shaun Duval and Juan Control will be spinning all night.
Tongue & Cheek is bringing on the Ritz with a speakeasy themed fête. Cat Shell as Kitty Carmichael will be providing modern 1920s beats and prizes will be awarded to the best costumes. Oh, and if this New Year’s Eve was a rough one, Tongue & Cheek is throwing a New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch with bottomless beverages on January 1. Reservations are required.
The most important thing you need to know about Bar Louie, is that there’s a breakfast buffet provided past midnight. Couple that with cocktails from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. and a complimentary champagne toast, and you’re looking at the best $45 you’ve ever spent on New Year’s Eve.
Club 50 boasts one of the most stellar views of Miami, so ringing in the New Year on the Viceroy’s 50th floor seems fitting enough. Enjoy a three hour open bar at the top of the city while DJ Robin Lewis takes over the inside and DJ Joseph Anthony takes over the patio. Tickets are required.
If you’re looking for a good time on New Year’s Eve but you’re not down to toss up a grand on a fancy dinner, then head over to your local RA for their “RA”ckin’ New Year’s Eve celebration. There will be food and drink specials all night, and when you’re done pounding down sake bombs, there will be plenty of champagne!
It’s a Forge tradition to go big for New Year’s Eve, and they’re not skimping this year. There are two prix fixe seatings: the first at 6 p.m. for $95 a person and the second at 9 p.m. for $390 a person. If you’re just coming for the booze, then there’s an exclusive bar package from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for a reasonable $85, which includes premium spirits, a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and a tasting plate with samplings of lobster PB&J, crispy corn ravioli and roasted oysters. Reservations are required.
Brazil will be stealing the spotlight in 2014, so why not get a head start on the frenzy? Cipriani is hosting an elegant dinner with a Brazilian dance show for New Year’s Eve, complete with gifts, music, dancing, plenty of champagne and a perfect view of the fireworks, all for $1000 a head. Reservations are required.
If you don’t want to leave the kidsos at home, then Chima may be a good option for a family-friendly good time. There are seatings at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. and live music in the courtyard. The second seating will get you the rodizio, a salad bar, a dessert bar and an open bar for $65. Kids eat for $26.50 all night long.
What’s a New Year’s Eve party if there’s no celebrity host? True Blood’s Jessica Clark will be hosting The Catalina’s Brazilian Carnival party on December 31, complete with a four hour open bar and full dinner buffet for $95.
If you love the Broken Shaker the other 364 days out of the year, then you’ll love the bar on December 31. There will be cocktail specials, punch bowls, a fondue station and a special $100 champagne and cocktail platter. Reservations are required.
If you’re looking for a way to jazz up your New Year’s celebration (pun intended) then soak in the jazz performers at The Betsy Hotel. A two drink minimum will get you hours of brassy instruments and soothing vocals from four separate jazz performer’s at The Betsy’s Lobby Bar. Dinner reservations can also be made for BLT Steak at $275 a person.
Does Tobacco Road ever fail to deliver? $60 will get you an open bar from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at their annual end of the year celebration. DJs Eric Vic, Ghostwriter and Smooth will be spinning throughout the night to ring in the new year.
New Year’s Eve isn’t just for adults; kids can have fun too! Serendipity 3 has specially designed “mocktails”, party favors and finger foods for the young ones. Best of all, they host a countdown at 6:59, which gives mom and dad ample time to get ready for their own New Year’s Eve festivities.