Wanna find the best New Year’s Eve parties in London? 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 drinks nearby. if you haven’t but you still wanna catch the show, grab tickets to Somerset House’s party instead. Aside from having stunning views of the fireworks from the River Terrace, there’ll be live performances, plenty of cocktails and ice skating.
On the other hand, if you want to dodge the chaos of Central London altogether, make a beeline for Acme Fire Cult, Llama Inn or Signature Brew, who’ll all be putting their own twists on a New Year’s Eve party. Keep browsing for more ways to get 2025 off to a great start.
Somerset House
Somerset House has tonnes of fun planned for this New Year’s Eve. There’ll be a lot going on, but highlights will include ice skating at Somerset House’s iconic rink, performances by queer pan-Asian performance collective The Bitten Peach, DJ sets curated by NiNE8 Collective, and views of the Mayor of London’s world-famous fireworks display from the River Terrace. No NYE would be complete without a *few* drinks, luckily there’ll be lots of Whispering Angel to go around.
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
somersethouse.org.uk
Natural History Museum
Ring in 2025 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. Seabird’s celebration dinner includes fried blue cheese, stone bass crudo, grilled octopus & chorizo skewers, wine poached halibut and roasted duck breast. Glasses of fizz, DJ sets, and a killer view of the city – what more could you possibly want to enter the new year with?
14th Floor, 40 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY
seabirdlondon.com
Signature Brew
Beloved indie pop and soul night How Does It Feel To Be Loved? is throwing a NYE bash at Signature Brew in Haggerston. Expect tunes from the likes of Belle & Sebastian, Pixies, Ramones, The Cure, Joy Division, The Supremes, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, Velvet Underground, The Kinks and The Shangri-Las, and (of course) plenty of Signature Brew’s signature brews.
Signature Brew Haggerston, Railway Arches, 340 Acton Mews, London E8 4EA
tixr.com
Close Ties Two-Part NYE
Anti-supperclub collective Close Ties, run by Joshua Bratt (Carousel) and Jake Norman (Trullo), is going big for NYE with a two-part event. The celebrations will kick off at All My Friends in Hackney Wick with a three-course menu from chef Diarmuid Goodwin (Sager + Wilde, Murano), including stout-braised ox cheek with polenta and spiced apple & walnut cake with whey caramel, and DJs spinning through the night. There’ll also be an afterparty for hospo workers starting at The Blue Posts in Soho starting at 10pm, with DJs, wines from The Mulwray cellars and champagne cocktails.
All My Friends | Unit 1, Hamlet Estate, 96 White Post Ln, London E9 5EN
The Blue Posts | 28 Rupert St, London W1D 6DJ
@close_ties_
Carousel x AVA
Chef residency space Carousel is continuing its collaboration with the Audio Visual Arts Festival & Conference (AVA) on their series PAIRED this New Year’s Eve. This year, the event will see Ibiza beachside restaurant NUDO, known for its Mediterranean seafood, work with DJ Yu Su, known for her ‘jazz-bient’ style, to craft an experience where food, drink and music will take centre stage.
19-23 Charlotte Street, London W1T 1RL
carousel-london.com
The Cause
The Cause will be celebrating the last quarter century of London nightlife this NYE by covering scenes like grime, electro, nu-rave, bass, house and hip-hop with a line-up that includes crews like Butterz, Dollop, Faith, Ransom Note, Visions and Sports Banger. As with all The Cause parties, there’s plenty more still to be announced but you defo won’t wanna miss it.
60 Dock Road, London E16 1YZ
ra.co
Llama Inn
An East Coast import to East London, Llama Inn is hosting NYE on the roof – and there’ll be pisco sours aplenty. You can choose from two set menu options featuring Peruvian faves, DJs Babylon Fox and Lewis G will be playing from 10pm, and there’ll be unbeatable views of London too.
1 Willow Street, London EC2A 4BH
llamainnlondon.com
Acme Fire Cult
Acme Fire Cult is ushering in 2025 with a NYE set menu, including dishes like truffled Marmite bread, diver scallop with champagne butter, Highland beef with ancho butter and beef fat gratin dauphinoise, and roast pear and almond cake. Late tables will be able to keep their bookings until 12.30am and all guests can head over to the 40FT Brewery taproom to party until 2am.
The Bootyard, Abbot Street, London E8 3DP
acmefirecult.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, alongside special guests, which you can enjoy after a four-course dinner and a few rounds of espresso martinis.
10 Argyle Street, London WC1H 8EG
standardhotels.com
BAM Karaoke
Sing in the new year by heading to BAM Karaoke for a Parisian-inspired house party. The venue will be open until 4am so you can sing and dance the night away, with private karaoke, live music and performers, and plenty of food and drink to keep you going until the early hours.
74 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6SQ
bam-karaokebox.com
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