Wanna find the best New Year’s Eve parties in town? Keep reading
Don’t fancy ringing in the new year at a crap house party or ignoring it completely by getting an early night? Are you determined to go out but your mates just can’t decide on where? We’ve solved all your NYE woes and done the dirty work for you. Whether you’re in the mood for dinner and drinks, or something a little stronger, here are the best ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in London this year.
A huge portion of the city will be by the River watching the Mayor of London’s fireworks and if you’ve managed to get your hands on tickets, you might wanna find a good spot for some pre- or post-event drinks nearby. If you haven’t but you still wanna catch the show, head to Somerset House instead. You can either hit the ice and enjoy a special Skate Lates session, or you get a great view from Setlist’s riverside terrace.
On the other hand, if you want to dodge the chaos of Central London altogether, make a beeline for Forza Wine or Signature Brew, who’ll be putting their own twists on a New Year’s Eve party. Keep browsing for more ways to get 2026 off to a great start.
Aki London
See in the new year with a Japanese feast, cocktails and DJs at Marylebone’s Aki London. The exclusive NYE dinner menu, which you can get as an early sitting (for £115) or a late sitting (at £195), includes uni-scallop chawanmushi, an omakase sashimi selection finished with 50-year soy and caviar, kombu-jime black cod, and Edo-style nigiri. If you don’t want dinner but do want a party, you can get standing tickets for Aki’s bar, with a welcome glass of champagne and canapés, or table tickets, which include half a bottle of champagne and canapés. Live performances, entertainment and DJs will keep the vibes going until the early hours.
1 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0LA
akilondon.com
Hot Pants Mansion
Hot Pants are throwing it back to the sixties and seventies to ring in 2026 as they take over the Flamingo Club in Soho. The DJ duo will be spinning their signature disco and funk mixes all night long, and the ticket includes a glass of prosecco for midnight too. See you on the dancefloor.
The Flamingo Club Soho, 50 Kingly Court, London, W1B 5QD
@flamingoclubsoho
Setlist
Somerset House’s riverside bar Setlist is celebrating its first NYE this year and it’s doing so by offering great views of the London fireworks. Resident DJs and special guests will be providing the soundtrack, and with an unlimited drinks ticket, you’ll get canapes and fizz on arrival, with as much beer, house wine, soft drinks, and house spirit mixers as you like for the night.
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
setlistlondon.com
Natural History Museum
Ring in 2026 by partying with Sophie the stegosaurus and Hope the blue whale at the Natural History Museum. You can explore the exhibitions on at the museum’s galleries, enjoy live entertainment, and don headphones for a silent disco where battling DJs will be spinning the tunes.
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
nhm.ac.uk
Seabird
One of London’s hottest rooftop restaurants is pulling out all the stops for its New Year’s Eve celebrations. Kick your night off with the early bird menu, featuring dishes like coal baked oyster, lobster tartare, and whole seabass, or settle in for the night with the late bird menu. As well as caviar bumps, red mullet ceviche, Rubia Gallega steak and spider crab stew, you’ll also get live entertainment and a view of the midnight fireworks.
14th Floor, 40 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY
seabirdlondon.com
Signature Brew
The Blackhorse Road outpost of Signature Brew is throwing it back to the year 2000 for NYE. Expect millennium vibes, millennium prices, wall-to-wall indie classics, and (of course) plenty of Signature Brew’s signature brews.
Signature Brew Blackhorse Road, Unit 15, Blackhorse Ln, London, E17 5QJ
tixr.com
Forza Wine
Whether you want a full blowout for NYE or just the midnight moment, Forza Wine Peckham has you covered. Come for dinner and get the whole menu for the table, plus cocktails, fizz and a round of limoncellos for £100 a head. Or just come for the party – for £20 a person you can get unlimited fritti and a glass of fizz at midnight. And with that rooftop location, you’ll be able to catch the fireworks too.
The Rooftop, 133A Rye Ln, London SE15 4BQ
forzawine.com
The Cause
The Cause is going large, XXL in fact, this NYE with a mammoth 16-hour, day-to-night party. There’ll be seven dance floors (including the completely covered courtyard), where you can catch the likes of Sonja Moonear, Special Request, Helena Hauff, Factory Floor, Young Marco, Paranoid London and many more playing. There’ll also be a number of food traders on site, so you’ll be able to stay fuelled for all that dancing.
60 Dock Road, London E16 1YZ
ra.co
Sofar Sounds at Seven Dials Market
Seven Dials Market is opening on NYE for the first time this year, and Sofar Sounds is coming to join the party. Sax player YaliSaxx, Parisian electro-pop/jazz-disco duo RoSaWay, and jazz, Latin and funk ensemble Naia will be bringing you the music, with the market’s kitchens and bars keeping you fed and watered.
Seven Dials Market, Earlham St, London WC2H 9LX
sevendialsmarket.com
Decimo at The Standard
The Standard’s 10th floor restaurant is being transformed into a club once again as it’s set to host a major New Year’s Eve party. This year, they’ll have music by Gilles Peterson, AQWEA and COLECTIVA, which you can enjoy after a four-course dinner and a few rounds of martinis.
10 Argyle Street, London WC1H 8EG
decimo.london
Corsica Studios
Corsica Studios, one of London’s best clubs, is closing next year, which means that this is the venue’s final New Year’s Eve. Rhythm Section is taking the reins for this one, and though the line-up is being kept under wraps, it’s definitely gonna go off with a bang.
4/5 Elephant Road, London SE17 1LB
corsicastudios.com
BAM Karaoke
Sing in the new year by heading to BAM Karaoke for a Studio 54-inspired karaoke party. The venue will be open until 3am so you can sing and dance the night away, with private karaoke, and plenty of food and drink to keep you going until the early hours. And dress to impress – glitter, feathers, metallics, flares, the works.
74 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6SQ
bam-karaokebox.com
