Bid farewell to 2023 with our curated list of the top places for celebrating New Year’s Eve in Hong Kong in opulent foodie style
Combine cool countdown experiences with great eats and you’ve got yourself a New Year’s Eve to remember. With that thought in mind, here’s our guide to celebrating New Year’s Eve with all the best food and drink out there, whether it be at a glitzy fireworks party or sipping rooftop cocktails.
The Mira’s Casino Carnival
Head to The Mira in Tsim Sha Tsui for a magical extravaganza at the hotel’s spacious penthouse ballroom. Featuring a spade of gambling tables, live band entertainment, and a carnival, guests can enjoy their final meal of 2023 with selections of French ham, suckling pig, Peking duck, crab, and lobster, along with free-flow beer and house red and white wine.
The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118–130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2368 1111
Call 2315 5688 to book your place for the NYE party from 7PM–1AM, with tickets costing HKD1,288 pp for adults and HKD888 pp for children
Vista’s fireworks dinner
Join Tsim Sha Tsui’s glitziest restaurant for a special New Year’s Eve night. Vista is undeniably one of Hong Kong’s top F&B venues for catching the last fireworks of 2023, offering a phenomenal space to revel with some of the best Italian food around. The fireworks dinner menu features bites of scallop and saffron risotto with black truffle and double chocolate cake with berries.
Vista, 29/F & 30/F, One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2778 3255, book here
Three-course fireworks dinner is priced at HKD1,588 pp and tables can be reserved by WhatsApping 5626 6134
Melody’s Prohibition-themed New Year’s Eve party
Head to Melody for a Prohibition-themed night of dancing, boozing, schmoozing, and dining at the Sai Ying Pun house of food and music. Set for all-night dining in the Dining Room and Kitchen of the five-room house, drinks at the Bar Lounge, and partying in the Music Room, get ready to let it all out at 2023’s final hurrah. Chef Jamie Draper will be cooking up magical charcoal-roasted bites for the night, along with free-flow Perrier-Jouët champagne and wine. Catch the music of Little John, DJ Brahms, Roy Malig, and Johnny Hiller too.
Melody: House of Food & Music, 100 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, 9593 8110, book here
WhatsApp 9593 8110 to book your ticket, costing HK$1,580 pp, for this exclusive NYE event at Melody: House of Food & Music
Sugar’s The Great Gatsby Gala
Head into the roaring 1920s in Taikoo Shing at Sugar’s The Great Gatsby Gala, a themed party with a fun winter cocktail selection, alongside great live DJing from Get Groovy. Soak into Sugar’s homemade mulled wine to end the festive season, before sipping on chai hot cocoa, featuring pours of chai and Bulleit bourbon. Stronger flavours come with the oden soup, mixing ETSU Ocean gin, sake, and Dover shiso liqueur with yuzu and fish-cake soup.
Sugar, 32/F, EAST Hong Kong, 29 Taikoo Shing Road, Quarry Bay, 3968 3738, book here
Tickets for Sugar’s NYE party are priced at HKD398 pp (to include a complimentary glass of champagne) and bookings can be made by calling 3968 3738
Smoke & Barrel’s Bourbon Street New Year’s Eve party
Smoke & Barrel’s New Year’s Eve bash – this year themed after a mysterious black-and-white masquerade ball – is an epic one, beginning with dinner and drinks from 7–11PM, followed by all the N’awlins-style party action till the wee hours. The menu features canapés such as Southern fried cauliflower and Washington State oysters, starters of fried Alabama chicken bites and seafood cocktail, a choice of main (we like the sound of the honey- and maple-smoked pork spare ribs) with down-home sides, and decadent desserts. Free-flow beer, wine, sparkling wine, spirits, and mixers are amongst the bevvy options.
Smoke & Barrel, 1/F & 2/F, Wyndham Mansion, 32 Wyndham Street, Central, 2866 2120, book here
Four-course NYE dinner menu with free-flow is priced at HKD998 pp and bookings can be made by calling 2866 2120
Aqua’s fireworks dinner
Another Tsim Sha Tsui contender with to-die-for-views, highlights of Aqua’s Italian-Japanese fireworks menu include champagne and white truffle risotto with Castelmagno cheese and grilled Wagyu beef tenderloin and foie gras with shiitake yakiniku sauce. Post-dinner, from 9PM, make a beeline for the rooftop to groove to DJs and mesmerising performances. Party-goers will have the chance to knock back free-flow Veuve Clicquot champers till the clock strikes midnight.
Aqua, 17/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3427 2288, book here
Five-course fireworks dinner is priced at HKD2,024 pp, with the Tokyo to Venice NYE party costing HKD788 pp early bird or HKD988 pp regular, and bookings can be made by calling 3427 2288
LPM’s Midnight in the French Riviera New Year’s Eve party
Ring in 2024 in chic French-Med style at LPM’s immersive New Year’s Eve experience, transporting guests to the Côte d’Azur on the last night of the year. For dinner, the restaurant’s impeccable à-la-carte dishes await, including celebratory specials such as a grand seafood tower, crab risotto, whole grilled sea bass, and pear clafoutis with cinnamon ice cream. DJ P.Grant – the former resident of France’s legendary Rancho Club – will be shaking things up with a curated mix of French disco and house music.
LPM Restaurant & Bar, UG/F, H Queen’s, 23–29 Stanley Street, Central, 2887 1113, book here
LPM’s NYE menu is priced à la carte and you can reserve a table by calling 2887 1113
Maison Rouge at Grand Hyatt Steakhouse
On the 31st, Grand Hyatt Steakhouse is set to transform into Maison Rouge for an uninhibited night of pure decadence. The supper-club-style shindig includes bottomless bubbly, wine, whiskey, vodka, and gin, DJs, and cabaret performances – from aerialists and contortionists to visual artists, expect the unexpected! Pre-party, from 7:30–10:30PM, you can savour the steakhouse’s luxury seafood tower, black-crust beef Wellingon, and more on the festive tasting menu, with vegetarian options available. Our top tip: dress to impress (that’s black tie for you gents).
Grand Hyatt Steakhouse, Lobby Level, Grand Hyatt Hong Hong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, 2584 7722, book here
Maison Rouge five-course NYE dinner menu + party is priced at HKD3,190 pp (or book just the free-flow party for HKD1,290 pp) – click here to RSVP or WhatsApp 9532 0300