Ring in 2025 with an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration at these top dining destinations. From KAJI’s intimate 15-course omakase in Manchester to Pivot’s seven-course Covent Garden tasting menu, and FIGO Stratford’s Italian feast with live entertainment, these venues offer something for every taste.
Prefer countryside charm? Nest Farmhouse in Norfolk serves a farm-to-plate tasting menu. Whether it’s luxury dining, live DJs, or vibrant bar celebrations, these experiences ensure a spectacular start to 2025.
KAJI, Manchester
KAJI, Manchester’s most vibrant Japanese and flame grill cooking hotspot, is redefining the art of celebrating New Year’s Eve with state-of-the-art technology, live entertainment and exquisite dining from chef patron Steven Smith.
The evening is sure to blow guests away with some cutting-edge pyrotechnics, an unforgettable culinary experience, and DJ performances. Guests can choose from three experiential options for the evening; the vibrant bar celebration (from £25), a six-course dinner (£140), and a 15-course dinner (£225).
The bar at KAJI will transform into a lively hub of celebration, each ticket including a welcome cocktail, canapes, and access to the live music, pyrotechnic countdown and the DJ performances.
Diners can enjoy an elevated six-course dining experience, with the menu featuring dishes such as XL Orkney scallop baked in its shell with sea urchin butter, and fillet of aged beef paired with roast duck liver, black truffle sauce, and Japanese milk bread. The menu concludes with a refreshing Yuzu meringue, passion fruit ice cream, and fresh lime.
For those seeking an unforgettable dining experience, the 15-course omakase experience is reserved for just eight guests and is exclusively hosted by executive sushi chef Andre Aguiar, who will deliver an intimate exploration of KAJI’s finest creations, as well as a welcome glass of EPC Champagne. This bespoke offering is the pinnacle of luxury dining.
Address: 64 Bridge St, Manchester M3 3BN
Pahli Hill Bandra Bhai, Fitzrovia
Esteemed Indian restaurant and Bib Gourmand, Pahli Hill, is opening its doors for an unconventional New Year’s Eve celebration for those who prefer to stray from set menus.
Sticking to their popular a la carte menu this New Year, Pahli Hill’s dishes draw from all corners of India to deliver a bold and flavoursome menu that celebrates the diversity of this majestic subcontinent. Not just a restaurant, Bandra Bhai is the cocktail bar located underneath Pahli Hill which evokes a bygone era when drinking was not allowed, but always encouraged.
Divided into small plates, tandoor and grill, big plates and sides, chef Avinash Shashidhara, who has worked with masters such as Claude Bosi (Hibiscus) and Ruth Rogers (The River Cafe) combines seasonal British produce with Indian flavours to create a perfectly balanced menu which pays homage to his greatest food influences – the UK and India.
From steamed Dorset mussels with coconut cream to tandoori Cornish monkfish with saffron yoghurt as well as chargrilled Cornish lamb rump with crispy curry leaves and mint and home style chicken curry with star anise, stone flower and fennel – produce from the UK’s land and sea are perfectly married with the robust and exotic flavours of South Asia.
Address: Pahli Hill Bandra Bhai, 79-81 Mortimer St, London W1W 7SJ
Sam’s Waterside, Brentford
Sam’s Waterside in Brentford will be serving up a three-course menu with canapes and a glass of Gusbourne on arrival to see in the New Year.
Starters include the likes of petit violet artichoke with buffalo mozzarella, blood orange and radicchio, Cornish scallops with nduja butter or a steak tartare with Exmoor caviar. For mains, choose from monkfish cutlet with Portland crab, chateaubriand with king oyster mushrooms or a venison with beetroot, radicchio, blackberry and potato galette. To finish on something sweet, opt for a festive mulled wine poached pear, a rich chocolate fondant, a tonka bean panna cotta or a pistachio and lime cheesecake.
The New Year’s Menu costs £85 per person.
Address: Sam’s Waterside, 3 Kingham Ave, Brentford, TW8 8GB.
Pivot Bar and Bistro, Covent Garden
Head to Pivot Bar and Bistro this New Year’s Eve for an evening of fine dining overlooking the glorious lights of Covent Garden’s piazza.
Pivot is offering a seven-course tasting menu for diners on December 31, masterminded by head chef Mark Greenaway.
Guests will begin with a delicate amuse bouche of golden beetroot croustades, before moving onto chicken and wild mushroom terrine with drunk cherries and croutons. Next comes West Coast scallop with dashi broth, sea vegetables and potato tuille, before a fish course of roasted stone bass. For the meat course, guests can enjoy a succulent dry aged Aberdeen Angus beef striploin with truffle mas. Lemon sorbet with crystallised lime zest and fresh mint syrup, and a decadent apple tart tatin with vanilla ice cream and salted caramel sauce will complete your final indulgence of the year.
Tickets are £95pp for the 6-8pm bookings, and £125pp for bookings from 8.30pm. Guests can dine as late as 1am, to bring in the new year in true British style.
Address: 3 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8LU
FIGO, Stratford
Finish the year in true Italian style the Italian way with FIGO Stratford’s exclusive NYE party – five delectable courses of Italian food with champagne and canapes on arrival, as well as a live violinist and late night DJ.
The quintessentially Italian restaurant blends tradition with modern flair, featuring a carefully crafted menu that showcases the diverse Italian regions, steeped in centuries of gastronomic history.
Guests will arrive to be greeted by a glass of complimentary champagne and a selection of canapes.
Once seated, a live violinist will enchant diners while grazing on starters such as mussels with garlic, chilli and parsley in a white wine sauce; gorgeous carciofi with grilled artichokes on a bed of cauliflower puree; or rich polpette veal meatballs in tomato sauce.
Luxury dishes like risotto gamberi with carnaroli rice, king prawns, lime and burrata, will follow as well as black truffle ravioli filled with braised beef and black truffle, cooked in a creamy butter sauce will follow for the pasta course. Main courses filetto al pepe verde, pollo allo zafferanno and agniello are all cooked to perfection. Finish with classic Italian desserts like tiramisu, and profiteroles topped with chocolate sauce will complete your last meal of the year.
Don’t forget to order a FIGO cocktail or two to get the party started as the DJ takes over later in the evening, to keep the night going until the early hours.
FIGO allows you to discover the artistry of Italian cuisine, where every dish tells a story of Italy’s rich culinary heritage.
Tickets cost £139 per person.
Address: FIGO Stratford, Endeavour Square, Stratford, London E20 1JN
Nest Farmhouse, Norfolk
Nest Farmhouse, the countryside sibling to esteemed London restaurants, St. Barts and Nest in London, is running a delectable New Year’s Eve tasting menu to see out the year on December 31. Designed by head chef Grant Cotton, the bucolic menu reflects the 1,000 acre-working farm that Nest Farmhouse sits upon, full of organic and home-grown produce guided by a farm-to-plate ethos.
For £100 per person, guests can dine on a multi-course celebration of seasonal British produce. For starters, langoustine and chicken sui mei, oysters ‘Kilpatrick’, and smoked Lincolnshire poacher with a Brussel sprout and apple tart are on the bill of fare. Mains include a cuttlefish and cauliflower risotto, stuffed chicken thigh with pickled wild mushrooms, or barbecue beef with glazed onions, and if you’re still hungry, desserts include a chocolate fondant with Jerusalem artichoke ice cream.
Add wine pairing to your meal for an additional £45 per person.
Address: Fakenham Rd, Docking, King’s Lynn PE31 8PX
