Celebrating New Year’s Eve outside the South Bay

LA is a huge mecca for amazing dining and entertainment options. Outside the South Bay, we’ve managed to find you a short list of quality destinations where you can imbibe, dine and dance.

5:00pm – 2:00am

Firefly

• Join Chef Paul Shoemaker for an exclusive holiday Black Truffle menu, featuring an array of seasonal dishes prepared specially for the occasion. Reservations can be made online here or by calling (818) 762-1833.
• Prix Fixe 3-course Black Truffle Tasting Menu $75
  • Appetizer: Pumpkin Soup, Bone Marrow Ravioli, Winter Truffle Burrata Salad, Big Eye Tuna Tartare, Veal Sweetbread Fricassee, or Ricotta Gnocchi
  • Entrée: Nancy’s Diver Scallops, Nova Scotia Day Boat Halibut, American Kobe NY Steak & Maine Lobster, Black Winter Truffle Risotto, or Colorado Lamb Loin
  • Dessert: Black Truffle Cheesecake, Eggnog Truffle Pudding, or Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate

• For the full menu click here.

• Firefly
  • 11720 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA; 818.762.1833
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fireflystudiocity
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Firefly_SC

8:00pm – 2:00am

Harlowe’s “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” 

Music, dancing, and a toast a midnight, Harlowe is offering a ticketed celebration for revelers. Tickets can be purchased here.

• General Admission $95
  • Open bar with drinks from the regular menu and select spirits from 8pm-Midnight
  • Complimentary passed appetizers including Cheese Puffs, Flatbreads, Yuca Fries, and other celebratory nibbles
• VIP packages $500
  • 4 premium open bar tickets
  • Reserved table
  • Complimentary bottle of champagne from reserve list

**The party continues after midnight with a cash bar, and open bar drinks exclude items from the “For the Exquisite Palate” section

• Harlowe
  • 7321 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046; 323.876.5839
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barharlowe
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarHarlowe

8:00pm – 2:00am

Sassafras’s “Black & White Party”

Bid farewell to another year in black & white attire at Sassafras and enjoy burlesque, live music from The Dixie Giants, and more! Tickets can be purchased here.

• General Admission $85

o   Open bar specialty cocktails featuring Grey Goose and St. Germain

o   Complimentary passed New Orleans-inspired hors d’oeuvres

• Champagne toast at Midnight

**The party continues after midnight with a cash bar

And for partygoers resolving to pinch their pennies in 2015, here are a few “no cover” options to help ring the New Year in on a boozy note.

• Sassafras
  • 1233 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90038; 323.467.2800
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SassafrasHollywood
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/SassafrasHW

5:00pm – 2:00am

Bigfoot West

• Special champagne cocktail: $10

• Live music, including an urban grass band from 8pm-11pm
• DJ Charlie X from 11pm-2am

• Bigfoot West
  • 10939 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064; 310.287.2200
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bigfootwest
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigfootWest

8:00pm – 2:00am

The Thirsty Crow

• $5 Woodford Reserve Double Oaked from
• $50 Champagne bottles available for purchase

• The Thirsty Crow
  • 2939 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026; 323.661.6007
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThirstyCrowBar
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirstyCrowBar

5:00pm – 2:00am

Tiki No

• Music by DJ Derrick
  Party favors and a champagne toast at midnight

• Tiki No
  • 4657 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91602; 818.766.0116
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tikinobar
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/TikiNoBar