An Abundance of Celebrations for New Year's Eve
Have you dropped the ball by not making a plan for New Year’s Eve? No worries, you still have plenty of options. Whether you prefer to celebrate by dancing or indulging in a gourmet meal, here are some of the venues offering festive ways to ring in 2019.
Gurney’s Resort in Montauk will hold a beach club-themed party with an open bar and music provided by Vikas Sapra, a New York D.J., in its Great Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The cost is $180. Tickets can be purchased via the resort’s website.
At Scarpetta Beach, the hotel’s restaurant, there will be two seatings for a five-course prix fixe dinner. The menu features dishes such as black tagliolini with shrimp, wagyu beef, and venison. The cost is $105 for the 5 p.m. seating, and $125 for the 7 p.m. seating.
The Wolffer Kitchen restaurants in Amagansett and Sag Harbor will offer a three-course dinner for $75 at 6 and 8 p.m. seatings, and a four-course dinner for $100 at 10 p.m.
At the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, G.E. Smith will be in concert at 8 p.m., followed by the Nancy Atlas Project at 10. Tickets are $30 for each show and available at the door.
Nick and Toni’s in East Hampton will serve a la carte dinner specials from 5:45 to 10 p.m. The menu includes a white truffle tagliatelle appetizer at market price and an osso buco entree for $48.
At Rowdy Hall in East Hampton, there will be à la carte specials for dinner, including a grilled rack of lamb for $32.
The 1770 House in East Hampton will serve a four-course prix fixe dinner from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Menu items include tuna tartare, foie gras, lobster, and filet mignon. The cost is $110 per person not including tax, gratuity, and beverages.
The Clubhouse in East Hampton will hold a Roaring Twenties-themed party starting at 9 p.m., with passed hors d’oeuvres, free well drinks from 10 p.m. to midnight, live music, party favors, and a champagne toast. The cost is $50 for tickets purchased today and $65 thereafter.
The five-course prix fixe dinner at Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor will feature a beef and truffle tartare appetizer and a lobster thermidor entree. The cost is $120 for the seating between 5 and 8:30 p.m., and $135 for 9:30 to 11 p.m.
Duck à l’orange and veal Oscar are among the entrees on the five-course prix fixe dinner menu at Page at 63 Main in Sag Harbor. The cost is $80 for the first seating at 7 p.m. The second seating, at 9:30, which costs $180, will feature live music by Joe Lauro and the HooDoo Loungers and a champagne toast at midnight.
Also in Sag Harbor, Lulu Kitchen and Bar will serve its regular à la carte dinner menu between 5 and 7 p.m. A four-course prix fixe menu will be available at 8. The cost is $125, plus tax and gratuity. Alfredo Merat, a singer-songwriter, will play music at the latter seating, and diners will be given party favors. The menu features champagne and mussel soup, butter-poached sturgeon, and roast venison loin.
Jean-Georges at the Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton will be serving a four-course prix fixe dinner for $98. The menu has dishes such as seared black sea bass and wagyu beef tenderloin. The hotel will also have a champagne party with a D.J. and dancing from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event will include passed hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. The cost is $125. Tickets can be purchased on eventbrite.com.
At Pierre’s in Bridgehampton, there will be two seatings for a three-course prix fixe dinner. At 5 p.m., the menu features an escargot appetizer and a lobster fricassee entree. The cost is $75. At the 8:30 p.m. seating, which costs $135, the menu includes a foie gras appetizer and a rack of lamb entree. There will also be a dance party in the restaurant’s upstairs lounge.
From 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., Union Cantina in Southampton will hold a party with a full dinner buffet and dessert table, a four-hour open bar of top-shelf liquor, and live music by the Bay Ridge All-Stars. The cost is $75. Reservations are via the restaurant’s website.
Claude’s restaurant at the Southampton Inn will serve a four-course prix fixe dinner for $125, featuring entrees such as duck breast and a winter vegetable risotto plus a prosecco toast at midnight.