Grub Guides

The Very, Very, Very Last-Minute Guide to New Year’s Eve 2014 Dinner Reservations

The Elm has plenty of tables available tonight.
The Elm has plenty of tables available tonight. Photo: Jenny Westerhoff/New York Magazine

By now, you’re well aware that New Year’s Eve can be one of the most stressful nights of the year to dine out in New York. But if your current plans to stay in with your pretend BFFs, Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, now seem depressing, it’s not too late to make a dinner reservation. Plenty of fantastic restaurants still have availability tonight, and we’ve rounded up the best of the bunch.

Aldea
Prix fixe menu for $110
Available times: 10:15 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

Balaboosta
Four-course menu for $85
Available times: 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

Barbuto
Prix fixe menu for $75
Available time: 10:15 p.m.

The Butterfly
À la carte before 9 p.m.; passed canapé cocktail party with open bar and live music after 9 p.m. for $85
Available times: Many reservations available from 6 to 9 p.m.

Colonie
Five-course menu for $95
Available times: 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Commerce
À la carte
Available time: 6 p.m.

Costata
À la carte until 10 p.m.
Available time: 6:45 p.m.

Craftbar
À la carte
Available times: 6:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m.

dell’anima
À la carte
Available times: 11:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.

East 12 Osteria
Five-course tasting menu for $99
Available times: 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

The Elm
Three-course menu for $75 (6 to 7:45 p.m.); four-course menu for $160 (begins at 9:30 p.m.)
Available times: 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m.

Empellón Cocina
Six-course tasting menu with unlimited beer, wine, and margaritas for $125
Available times: 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 9:00 p.m.

Ginny’s Supper Club
Prix fixe menu for $75
Available times: 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Hecho en Dumbo
Five-course tasting menu for $55
Available times: 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m.

Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria
À la carte
Available times: 10:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Khe-Yo
À la carte
Available times: 7 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 10:00 p.m.

Kin Shop
Three-course tasting menu for $75
Available times: 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

Le Philosophe
À la carte
Available time: 9:45 p.m.

Martha
Seven-course tasting for $95
Available time: 9 p.m.

Minton’s
Four-course tasting menu for $150
Available time: 7 p.m.

Miss Lily’s
À la carte before 9 p.m.
Available time: 6:30 p.m.

Neta
Keiseki tasting menu for $400
Available times: 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:30 p.m

Pearl & Ash
Five-course menu for $68
Available times: 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

Perry St
Four-course menu for $248
Available times: 10:45 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Piora
Prix fixe for $136
Available Time: 9 p.m.

RedFarm (both locations)
À la carte or prix fixe menu for $95
Available times: 10 p.m.

Rôtisserie Georgette
Five-course tasting menu for $160
Available times: 10:15 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

Rye
Prix fixe menu for $85
Available times: 7:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m.

The Smile
À la carte
Available times: 8:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

The Very, Very, Very Last-Minute Guide to New Year’s Eve 2014 Dinner