Where to have New Year’s Eve dinner in Miami

Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli is preparing quite the New Year's Eve feast at locally loved Eating House. Seven dishes served family style, including surf and turf tartar, beef short rib, ricotta tortellini and a complimentary glass of bubbles. Dinner is $165 a head. 

So you wanna burst into the new year like a made man. Splurge on a booth at Anthony's Runway 84, the legendary Fort Lauderdale supper club that's claiming to be 'the hottest New Year’s Eve celebration 'North of Havana'” (read: Miami). Dubbed "Copa at the Runway," this decadent evening starts at 8pm and features a four-course dinner with all the Italian hits, a Champagne toast, party favors and live music entertainment by resident big swing band Mitch Franco & The Takeoffs. Table reservations are $350 per person, though you can snag a seat at the bar for $275. Note that the price does not include drinks. 

Chef Thomas Keller's Michelin-starred The Surf Club Restaurant in Surfside will be offering two special NYE seatings, both with a celebratory menu, live jazz and champagne to ring in the new year. The first seating is from 6:00pm – 7:30pm ($395pp) and includes a four course prix fixe menu offering. The second seating begins at 8:00pm – 9:45pm ($895pp) and includes a five course prix fixe menu inclusive of Regiis Ova Caviar, White Truffles and Dom Pérignon. 

Leave it to Sexy Fish to host an extravagantly themed affair. 'Sirens of Midnight,' one of this year's best New Year's Eve parties, promises ocean-inspred cocktails, plenty of Champagne and a sexy set from DJ Kaz James (plus lots of live entertainment) all night long. But first, dinner.  The restaurant is offering a five, seven and eight course menu, priced between $150 and $350. We're talking oysters with caviar, bone marrow beef tartare with truffle, lobster and japanese wagyu. I believe the word we're looking for here is decadence.  

Miami Beach’s famed Mediterranean hotspot, Byblos, is inviting guests to ring in the new year with an elevated family-style bacchanalia and some post-dinner revelry. Opt for one of two seatings (6pm and 8:30pm) that include one bottle of Champagne per two guests, their famous black truffle pide with buffalo mozzarella, halloumi and tartufata and a wagyu short rib made with black truffle eggplant puree. Then, stick around to ring in the new year with a $150 open bar and dancing through 2am.  

Why not end your year with tons of truffle? Casa Isola in Sunset Harbor has a family-style pre-fixe that's heavy on this luxury shroom, including a burratina with winter black truffles and yuzu sauce, veal and pork meatballs with truffle crema, bucatini with taleggio and black truffles and even a black truffle flan for dessert. Not a fan? Their regular menu will also be available. 

Lincoln Road eatery Issabella's is hosting a themed One Night in Venice soirée, with a Black tie dress code fitting for a masquerade. It's heavy on seafood, from crab tartare with truffle ponzu to seared scallops to caviar tagliottini. Actually, you can top any dish with the latter delicacy as they're offering supplemental Marky's Caviar Service. Reservations start at $125 and masks and a Champagne toast are included. 

There is a true Zen vibe at this luxury Coconut Grove hotel, and not just because it features a 4,500-square-foot Jurlique Spa. Guests will find spacious jacuzzi tubs in most of the all-suite rooms, plus couches and TVs and areas for entertaining. If you’re lucky enough to claim a balcony room, don’t be surprised to find a hot tub or a lounger on your sun-soaked deck. You came here to unwind, and the Mayfair makes sure of that. When you do decide to leave your room, make your way to the quiet rooftop pool with cabanas that are perfect for spending a relaxing afternoon outdoors.

Neighborhood: The Mayfair sits in the heart of one of Miami’s most walkable, laid-back neighborhoods, Coconut Grove. Restaurants, bars (albeit dive-y) and shops are all within steps of the property.

Nearby:
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens: For sightseeing, wandering immaculately landscaped gardens and enjoying a bit of old Florida
Miami Seaquarium: For meeting all sorts of marine life up close
LoKal: For an array of juicy burgers, a sizeable selection of craft beers and dog watching—the pet-friendly restaurant features a special menu for four-legged friends

Time Out tip: Coconut Grove hosts Fashion + Art + Music + Night on the first Saturday of each month. Expect free live music on the streets, gallery exhibitions (and free wine) and pop-up style markets throughout the colorful neighborhood.

Party from sunset to sunrise in Miami's 24-hour district, starting with dinner at Giselle Miami. Perched above E11even, their New Year's Eve dinner menu includes a decadent corwd-pleasing spread, like surf & turf maki rolls, spiced duck breast, white truffle pasta, filet mignon and Giselle's Pearls, their infamous 24K peanut butter bar. Their first seating begins at 6pm while their second seating begins at 9pm. 

Nothing says “glamor” like the St. Regis, and their adults-only New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner is a great excuse to dress to the nines. At $515, it's no cheap ticket, but it does promise a lot of value for the quality. There's the 5-course prix-fixe with wine pairings, a welcome reception with an open bar, and a celebratory Champagne toast. Before the clock strikes midnight, move your party to the St. Regis Bar for a New Year’s Eve Extravaganza hosted by Veuve Clicquot. 

Jaya's "Midnight to Marrakech" is about half the price of a flight to Marrakech, but if you’re looking for the best in fine dining, then it doesn’t get much better than The Setai. For $845 a head ($325 for kids), secure a table at Jaya’s courtyard for a Marrakech-themed bash complete with live entertainment, a five-course menu, cocktails, party favors and more. As the countdown begins, you’ll be poured a fine glass of Louis Roederer's 'Cristal' champagne.

Located right on Lincoln Road where the iconic Meat Market used to be, Playa Miami is offering a $145 pre-fixe menu with options like creamy lobster bisque, egg rolls stuffed with rib-eye and cheese, whole fried snapper and lobster and filet mignon surf & turf. Finish it all off with a classic smores sandwich. 

Miami’s Michelin-starred darling is doing a full on- $275 'Butcher’s Celebration' for New Year’s Eve. They’ve got the full slab: rib eye dry aged for over 45 days, lamp chops, American wagyu and more. Then there's hand-cut filet mignon tartare with caviar, all the fixins you love here, and longevity noodles – for luck in the new year. VIP a la carte menu enhancements will also be available lobster tail, caviar service and more along with Champagne by the glass. 

Area 31 boasts one of the best views of the fireworks over Downtown, which you can enjoy after a four-course pre-fix dinner that includes king fish, scallops, and wagyu beef. Dinner is $165 and you can plus it up with paired wines, and there will be two seatings at 6 and 9pm. 

Wondering where to head with the parents? The revival of this Coral Gables staple delivers on a good time. What else do you expect from an Irish pub? For New Year's Eve, JohnMatin's is offering a $75 prix fixe dinner, accompanied by live music and a good wholesome time. 

Going to the New Year's Eve bash at Bayfront Park? Fill your belly at La Cañita first. This Michelle Bernstein restaurant is offering a four-course, family-style menu of Cuban Caribbean cuisine for $120. Of course, there’s always live Latin music, dancing and delicious tropical drinks and mojitos. And if you aren't planning on making it over to the bash, then La Cañita's bayfront outdoor patio offers an A+ view of the Bayfront park fireworks. 

Looking for an indulgent, elevated celebration to welcome the New Year? Start your evening with a five-course, prix-fixe dinner at Edge at the Four Seasons, curated by none other than Chef Aaron Brooks. Enjoy delicacies like seabass Wellington with scallops and shrimp, and wash it down with some bubbles. Following dinner, make your way poolside for an epic fête with endless champagne, a constellation of displays, live music and dancing. Dinner starts at $225 per person.

Craving a more intimate dining experience for your last meal of the year? Sushi | Bar Miami Beach, the omakase restaurant hidden inside the Esmé Hotel, is hosting a 17-course experience with the finest cuts of raw fish as well as other bites like Hokkaido scallop & A5 Wagyu. The first two seatings of the night are $175 per person, and the final seating of the night at 9:45 is $250 and includes a table at the Esmé Rooftop to celebrate the strike of midnight. 

Truffle aficionados rejoice! Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli is also sticking with seven dishes at Luca Osteria, only this experience is all about truffle. We're talking local stracciatella made with black truffle honey & truffled focaccia, black truffle pappardelle with short rib, and Florida lobster tail made with grilled oyster mushroom & truffle bagna cauda. The meal is served family style at $185 a head. 

Coral Gables’ finest Italian restaurant invites diners to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a spectacular four-course menu. Priced at $295 per person, the menu is extravagant, featuring dishes like stone crab risotto and Australian Wagyu Delmonico wellington. You can even up the ante with a special caviar flight. The final seating is at 9pm, which allows you to enjoy a meal at leaisure as the clock strikes midnight. 

With one of the best views of the Brickell Skyline, the Mandarin Oriental is a magical place to celebrate New Year's Eve – especially if dining al fresco at La Mar. It's a seaside-bacchanalia with Peruvian finessery, featuring a premium seafood platter with all the best shellfish and mollusks, live stations for seafood rice, scallops and pan con chicharrón and signature ceviches, causas, sushi, other traditional Peruvian cuisine.  The early dinner seating (6 to 8pm, $210) includes one bottle of Prosecco per couple. To secure an outdoor seat during the second seating (9:30pm – 1am), you'll need to dish out $685 for the “Premium Dinner & Party” package, which includes a premium seafood platter, bottle of Dom per couple, cocktails and a view of Biscayne Bay's fireworks. 

Celebrate New Year’s Eve Colombian-style at Elcielo's SLS South Beach location, which took over the area where La Bazaar once was. Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos' menu features items like truffle buñuelos with torched foie gras, Caribbean-spiced crab empanadas, guava ribs with smoked vegetable rice and a signature Tree of Life made with cassava, cheese and basil. There are two seatings: 6pm starting at $95 and 9pm starting at $150. For Red Room reservations, please click here. For White Room reservations, click here. You can also add on a Hyde Beach After Midnight Pass for $75. 

You don’t have to wait until December 31 to try Uchi’s special New Year’s Eve omakase menu, because it’s available from December 29. It’s crafted for two and will have your tastebuds journeying through several types of snapper nigiri, caviar tanin bune, A5 Strip, and quite a bit more. You could top the meal off with a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight, or add the special hand roll and Krug Champagne pairing. 

Want a rooftop – but not in Brickell? Catch a view of the fireworks in Coral Gables with a prix fixe, three-course experience at La Terraza, Fiola's more causal offset. It's a classic and delicious menu that's sure to please, and at $150 with a view, it's a fine deal for the night. The menu includes mozzarella di bufala and caviar, crab meat-stuffed oiishi shrimp, Australian Wagyu filet mignon and branzino from the Canary Islands. Secure your reservations between 5:30 and midnight. 

A $1,000 steak is one way to beef up the grand finale of the year, and Papi Steak has even more ways to make your last meal experience of 2022 even more extra. They’re offering two seatings: The 6pm starts at $175 while the 9pm starts at $295 and will carry you through midnight. The menu includes wagyu pastrami, a glatt kosher tomahawk, their infamous caviar-topped mono potato and of course, SO MUCH MEAT. While you’re dropping a grand on beef, drop another on their Insta-famous baked Alaska for dessert.

Want a little New Orleans flaire on NYE? This neighborhood seafood bistro and garden in South Beach is serving dinner from 5pm to 11pm with a live band from 8 to 11pm. In addition to their regular menu of Southern an French-inspired dishes, there will be a slew of decadent specials and accoutrements like Russian ostera caviar, $2 oysters, and foie gras crostinis. 

Prefer spicy margaritas over Champagne? Serena's Rooftop garden at the Moxy South Beach is the perfect spot for crowd-pleasing Mexican eat and accomodating large crowds seamlessly. Both the early (6pm) and late (9pm) seatings are deals, at $100pp and $150pp respectively. For reservations email restaurants@moxysouthbeach.com or call 305-306-0776.

If you're looking for one of the best places to watch fireworks in Miami, then The Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne might just be the place. Before the Gallivant Gala starts at 8pm, have dinner at one of their two properties: Lightkeepers ($275+) for a more formal four-course affair, or RumBar ($195+) for an Old Havana-themed night. The first option touts an ocean view with dishes like Chanterelles Mille Feuille and Maine Lobster, while the second delights in bites like goat cheese macarons and Chilean seabass. 

Swan’s Midnight in Paris event returns to Dave Grutman’s and Pharell’s Design District restaurant with two family-style dinner seatings starting at $95 for the 6pm slot and $195 for the 9pm. After dinner be sure to secure a ticket for Swan Upstairs, where $100 ticket grants you an open bar from 9pm to midnight. 

When better to hit up a clubstaurant than New Year's Eve? Bâoli is serving up a four-course meal that includes izakaya favorites like wagyu gyoza, kussy oysters, wild mushroom hot pot, Bali style Maine lobster and more. The first seating is $190 while the second is $450. Of course, this is Bâoli, so you don't need to leave to find the party. As the clock strikes midnight, the celebration continues all night with music, cocktails and more. 

Portate bonito for the new year at Gekkō, Bad Bunny and David Grutman’s Japanese-inspired steakhouse. There are two family-style seatings: 6pm starting at $150 and 9pm starting at $265. Both include dishes like Japanese milk bread, a spicy bluefin tuna roll, wagyu skirt steak and grilled whole lobster. Of course, you could up the ante with premium additions, like the A5 flight for $800. If you want to keep the party going after dinner, splurge on a table at the Gekkō Lounge