Ring in the new year in style. Whether you’re looking for a crazy night out, a festive celebration, or a romantic dinner, look no further – you’ll find the perfect place to ring in 2013 right here. Here are the hautest New Year’s celebrations happening in and around San Francisco.
Where: Davies Symphony Hall
What: SF Symphony New Years Eve Masquerade Ball
Reservations: Call (415) 864-6000.
Pop. Fizz. Clink! Toast to the joy of a new year at the most glamorous party in the City, and add a little sparkle to your night. Shine your shoes, don your finest cocktail attire, and dance ’til dawn at the San Francisco Symphony’s Masquerade Ball.
The Symphony Team supplies the masks and you create the memories at this fabulous concert and celebration. The party starts at 8pm with the swinging lounge tunes of The Martini Brothers in the main lobby. At 9pm, enjoy a lively concert. Afterward, complimentary La Marca® Prosecco will be flowing alongside desserts. Get your groove on with Super Diamond on the Second Tier, or harken back to the golden age of the 1930s with the Peter Mintun Orchestra and dance on the stage of Davies Symphony Hall.
Make your night even more unforgettable with a special cocktail reception beginning at 6pm followed by a sumptuous 3-course dinner in the grand lobby of the War Memorial Opera House. Dinner packages cost $160.
Where: W Hotel, San Francisco
What: Style and Splendor Party
Reservations: Online or call 415-573-0740.
Ring in 2013 with Style and Splendor at the W San Francisco. Get ready for a celebration of sheer Nightlife indulgence at its absolute finest. Party favors, 3 midnight balloon drops & a countdown that will be 2nd to no other in America’s favorite city and world renown hotel the W San Francisco featuring the Trent Cantrelle Experience. Enjoy LIVE DJ Sets by six top San Francisco’s DJs while indulging in a 4 Hour Premium Open Bar from 9:30PM-1:30AM. Be one of the many privileged VIP guests and indulge in the VIP bar treatment in Exclusive VIP Lounge with private bar and Mixologist.
Your New Years Eve plans have been officially set! Dress attire: Black Tie preferred but not required
Where: CLIFT Hotel, SF
What: NYE Party
Reservations: online
Known for its over-the-top parties, New Year’s Eve is the perfect holiday to spend in the opulent atmosphere at CLIFT. Connecting the space between Velvet Room and Redwood Room, and featuring live music, delicious cocktails and an exuberant and sexy vibe, CLIFT is a prime location to ring in the New Year. Featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff, and a hosted premium bar from 9pm-2am and passed appetizers from 9pm-10pm Early bird tickets are $150, table tickets $1500.
Where: Presidio Social Club
What: Yellow, Black & White Masquerade Ball
Reservations: 415.885.1888
Turn the page to 2013 with Presidio Social Club at the Yellow, Black & White Masquerade Ball. Evoking the tradition of formality and the symbolic new beginning that a new year offers, PSC will be offering a 5-course ($95) or 6-course ($125) prix fixe menus all inspired by eggs, and all that they represent. Don a mask, grab your dancing shoes, and spend your evening dining, and dancing with PSC. First seatings will be from 5-6 and feature the 5-course menu. Second seatings will be from 8-9, feature the 6-course tasting menu and a New Year’s champagne toast at midnight.
Where: RN74
What: Four Course Tasting Dinner + Dancing
Reservations: Call (415) 543-7474
Ring in the New Year with scrumptious dishes from Chef Jason Berthold, including Kona Kampachi Crudo, Black Truffle Pappardelle, Arctic Char “Amandine” and more. Offered exclusively on the eve of December 31, RN74’s Four Course Tasting menu will be offered for $110, while optional Sommelier Wine Pairings and Grand Cru Wine Pairings are also available for $65 and $85 respectively. The first seating is from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. and the second seating from 7:15 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Following dinner, the restaurant will close out the night with DJ Matteo in RN74’s Atrium and Lounge.
Where: Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead
What: Four-course farm-to-table dinner
Reservations: Call (707) 963-9181 or visit www.farmsteadnapa.com
Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead invites guests to ring in the New Year with a special evening at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch on Monday, December 31st, featuring Executive Chef Stephen Barber’s special four-course farm-to-table dinner menu, great wine, excellent cocktails, and live music!
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch will offer a delicious farm-to-table pre fixe menu , with highlights including : Miyagi oysters on the half shell with sauce maltaise and American caviar; Roasted Sonoma duck with fried rice, steamed buns and mandarin orange sauce; and Potato gnocchi with wild foraged mushrooms and braised celery (for full pre-fixe menu, please see below). In addition to the pre fixe menu, guests also have the option of dining from the regular Farmstead menu.
As dessert is served, guest can enjoy live music and begin the countdown to 2013. At the stroke of midnight, a champagne toast will ring in the New Year and guests are invited to continue the festive celebration into the morning hours. Limited seating available.
Where: Nick’s Cove
What: Five-course dinner
Reservations: Call (415) 663-1033
Nick’s Cove, a nostalgic and welcoming gathering place overlooking the tranquil waters of Tomales Bay, will ring in 2013 with a special five-course tasting menu on Monday, December 31. Featuring the bounty of the West Marin County coast, the menu will focus mainly on local seafood with a playful dash of Champagne in every course. From local oysters served with a Champagne glaçage to Butter Roasted Petrale Sole with French green lentils and a Champagne beurre blanc, Executive Chef Austin Perkins and Pastry Chef Gillian Helquist have created a menu that is ideal for an intimate holiday for two as well as a large family celebration.
Where: Bluestem Brasserie
What: Four-course menu from 5-7pm; Five-course menu from 8-11pm
Reservations: online or call (415) 547-1111.
To ring in 2013, Bluestem will offer two seatings to enjoy a prix-fixe menu prepared by Chef Francis Hogan. From 5-7 p.m., a 4-course menu for $90 per person will be available, and from 8-11 p.m. a 5-course menu for $110 per person will be served (optional wine pairing available). The later seating will include a complimentary glass of Champagne and NYE party favors to add to the festive mood. That evening, Bluestem’s regular menu will not be served, but walk-ins are welcome to order their burger in the lounge and bar (if seating is available).
Where: SPQR
What: A lavish 10-course prix fixe menu
Required Reservation: Call 415.771.7779
Michelin-starred Matthew Accarrino celebrates New Year’s Eve at SPQR with a lavish 10 course prix fixe menu for $135 per person; optional wine pairings (selected by award-winning wine director Shelley Lindgren) are available for $70 per person (price subject to change). Vegetarian and Gluten Free diets will be accommodated if noted while securing the reservation.
Where: A16
What: Six-course tasting menu
Reservations: Call 415.771.2216
For New Year’s Eve, Executive Chef Christopher Thompson has created a special 6 course tasting menu for $95, with optional wine pairings (selected by award-winning wine director Shelley Lindgren) for an additional $75. Menu items will include Dungeness crab with frisee, fried lemons and peranzana olives, Pork sausage with Umbrian lentils and truffle mascarpone, andRicotta torte with candied orange. An optional course of Piedmonte black truffle tagliarini with grana padano fonduta for $25 is also available.
Where: Comstock Saloon
What: Dinner and live Jazz
Reservations: Call 415.617.0071
New Year’s Eve at Comstock Saloon is an all day food and drink affair. In the spirit of giving, Comstock is hosting a fundraiser for the families of Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Guests can purchase Drakes Bay Oysters for $10/half dozen from 12:00p.m. to 4:00p.m., with all proceeds benefitting the families.
To complement the raw bar, Chef Carlo Espinas will be cooking up San Francisco classics like Smoked Oyster Chowder and Dungeness Crab Cocktail. Wash it all down with Louis Roederer Champagne, available for purchase by the glass and bottle. The bar will also be slinging Saloon Keeper Jonny Raglin’s favorite drink, Death in the Afternoon, along with the full beverage menu.
For dinner, Chef Carlo will offer an oyster-themed 3-course prix-fixe menu for $65/per person plus tax and gratuity from 6:00p.m.-midnight. Highlights include Hangtown Salad with escarole hearts with smoked oyster dressing, pork belly and sieved egg; and Roasted Quail with oyster-sausage stuffing, fennel, artichokes and creamed kale. A vegetarian option will be available. Ms. Katy Stephan will tickle the ivories and heartstrings for Happy Hour, and live gypsy jazz will usher in the New Year.
Where: Top of the Mark
What: New Year’s Eve Reception, Dinner and Live Music
Reservations: Call 415-616-6941
Toast the New Year at one of San Francisco’s most iconic destinations – Top of the Mark! From 6:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m., enjoy a special reception, entertainment, dinner, dancing, and a Champagne toast at midnight. Start your evening with Champagne and hors d’oeuvres including assorted caviar, Spanish Serrano ham carving station, and a selection of rillettes. Following the reception, guests will enjoy a seated four-course dinner with bottle of Moet & Chandon Imperial before dancing the night away and toasting the New Year with a glass of Moet Chandon Rose. Rounding out the festivities is live entertainment from pianist Michael Athens and the Megatones, a Bay Area rock and roll band. Reservations are required.The InterContinental Mark Hopkins lobby will also celebrate the New Year with live music from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by the Al Marshall Trio.
Where: Acquerello
What: Five-Course Tasting Menu
Reservations: Call (415) 567-5432 or email info@acquerello.com
Celebrate in style with Acquerello! For a luxurious New Year’s Eve dining experience Chef Suzette Gresham and Chef De Cuisine Mark Pensa will offer a five course tasting menu with dishes such asMaine Lobster medallions, sunchoke, cabbage, brown butter and lobster bisque cromesqui and Pancetta-Wrapped Veal loin with apple, black truffle and braised endive.
Where: Dio Deka
What: Four-course Dinner and Dancing
Reservations: Call 408-354-7700
The family at Dio Deka, the award-winning Hellenic restaurant located in Los Gatos, CA, invites guests to ring in 2013 with them and their annual New Year’s Eve party. The restaurant will offer two seatings (6:00pm – 8:30pm; 8:30pm – 2:00am) each with a four-course menu featuring Greek specialties from Chef Marty Cattaneo such as Keftethakia lamb meatballs, Octapothi Scharas – mesquite-grilled octopus, Ahlado-soupa – roasted red bell pepper and pear soup; Lavraki – mesquite-grilled Mediterranean Branzino; Ostraka – seared diver scallops and Monterey abalone; and Brizola – mesquite-grilled prime bone in rib eye. Guests that attend the second seating will receive party favors, a midnight complimentary Champagne toast and encouraged to dance the night away when the bar opens up onto a dance floor with a live DJ. The menus are priced at $95 per person during the first seating and $125 per person during the second seating.
Where: Restaurant 1833
What: NYE Party Including 7-Course Dinner, DJ, Dancing.
Reservations: Call 831.643.1833
The James Beard-nominated Monterey hotspot is throwing the ultimate luxurious New Year’s Eve party offering a $125 seven-course prix fixe menu to include caviar and oysters, abalone, Dungeness crab and Monterey Spot Prawns. Sample menu items from Chef Levi Mezick may include Bacon Biscuits with maple chili butter; Smoked Salmon Terrine; Parmesan Gnocchi; Pan Roasted Scallops with caviar, spatzel and mustard emulsion; and Almond Wood Grilled New York Steak with black truffle sauce. Guests will have the choice of two seatings either from 5:00pm to 6:30pm or 7:45pm to 9:00pm and everyone is encouraged to attend the party after they’ve dined.
A live DJ will spin from 9:00pm until 2:00am and Restaurant 1833 will jump through time with a “Roaring 20’s and Boardwalk Empire” theme. Spirit Smith Michael Lay will make his signature NYE Champagne Punch.
Where: Baker & Banker
What: Prix Fixe Menu Created by Chef Jeff Banker and Pastry Chef Lori Baker
Reservations: Call 415-351-2500
Celebrate 2013 at Baker & Banker with husband and wife culinary team, Executive Chef, Jeff Banker, and Pastry Chef, Lori Baker. Indulge in the New Year’s Eve prix fixe menu featuring choices that range from a chestnut soup with duck confit, black truffle-Maderia whipped cream and brioche croutons, to a Petrale sole with caviar-champagne sauce and a delicious Flourless chocolate torte with blood orange marmalade and whipped crème fraiche. The menu is available on December 31stfrom 5:30pm – 10:30pm for $125 with the option to add wine pairings for $175.
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