Five Fresh Ideas for NYE

Still deciding how to spend your last night of 2013?  Here are five of our best bets (see the calendar for more fun festivities)!

Cocktailing:

Jose Andres’ BarMini is one of the best places to be for creative bartending as the ball drops.  Attendees will experience a progression of elixirs created by cocktail innovator (and Eater’s National Bartender of the Year!) Juan Coronado.  $275, reservations here.

Messy & Memorable:

ArtJamz brings back its sketchy soiree — GlitterBall!  Party participants will each have a canvas to make art in action… or their own imaginative resolution.  Prices vary, info here.

Legends (of the Fur):

Sure, Kabin Nightclub’s party sounds like your regular NYE nightout, complete with bar service and dancing.  But those that spend $1500 on a table not only get Top 40 mash-ups and cocktails at an alpine inspired lounge…. they’ll have their bottles delivered by Big Foot.  $75 – $1500, info here.

Brazilians!:

You bet your bikini they’ll be there (and get your mind out of the gutter!) at Malmaison as the typically French restaurant/music house goes below the equator for 2014’s NYE excitement. Open bar 9-1. $125, info here.

Glow for It:

One part stage show, the other a night of glow.  It’s all theatrical when Woolley Mammoth invites the stand-up/sketch comedy/improv mash-up comedic duo The Pajama Men to perform their latest before heading into an open bar “Glow in the Dark” gala. $100+, info here.