Ring in 2025 your way at one of these special locales.
The countdown has begun… A new year brings possibilities, resolutions, excitement and BIG celebrations. We’ve rounded up some ways (listed in alphabetical order below) to say bye-bye to 2024 and welcome 2025 in style – with flowing bubbly, merry music, multi-course feasts and more. Cheers! Happy New Year!
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Asoka
This Kloof Street hotspot already has the twinkling fairylights on its iconic old olive tree in the courtyard. Add low-lit decor filled with Eastern promise, touches of festive sparkle, and you have the perfect setting for a New Year’s Eve party to remember. Chefs Johan van Schalkwyk and Nicholas Oliphant have come up with a special four-course menu of celebratory dishes (plus a welcome glass of bubbly) to start off the evening. Then dive into Asoka’s legendary killer cocktails and embark on a live musical journey taking you from acid electro jazz to German Deep House, playing you into the wee hours of 2025.
Good to know There’s also the option to join the party from 10pm for drinks and dancing.
When 31 December 2024
Time From 6pm
Cost R2 650 (4-course dinner + welcome glass of bubbles, live music)
R1 250 (drinks and live music after 10pm)
Where to find it 68 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town
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Benguela Cove
With views over the Bot River Lagoon, the ocean and Palmiet Mountains, Benguela Cove wine estate offers a stunning waterside setting in which to ring in 2025 with a dazzling disco party. DJ Michael of Shout Music will be spinning the hottest beats from 8pm for the ultimate party atmosphere under the stars. You’ll get a complimentary welcome drink, a New Year’s Eve countdown kit of confetti poppers and surprise goodies.Then there’s a photo booth with instant prints and a glass of bubbles for the midnight toast. Reserve a table for a pre-party dinner in the stylish Moody Lagoon restaurant (à la carte) or book a picnic basket or a gourmet cheese or meat board to set you up for a night of dancing. And there’ll be toasted cheese and ciabatta snacks for sale at midnight.
When 31 December 2024
Time 6.30pm – 1am
Cost R650 per person (disco party + welcome drink, midnight toast and countdown kit)
Where to find it R43, between Bot River and Hermanus
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Boma on Bree
See in the New Year at this Bree Street hotspot, with its cool boma-bar vibe inspired by deserts and big skies (from the Karoo to the Kalahari), where South Africa’s love of open-fire cooking is celebrated. For New Year’s Eve, they’re hotting up the local-is-lekker flavour with a menu that includes mieliebrood waffles, cheddar chutney jaffles, flame-grilled burgers, Oom Eddie’s skaap ribs, steak with monkeygland sauce and rooibos malva pudding (to name just a few choices). A mix of beats from live DJs get the party started from 9pm and you can also dance the night away at The Tiki Tomb bar downstairs.
Good to know You get a complimentary glass of bubbly to toast the New Year.
When 31 December 2024
Time 12pm – late (kitchen closes at 11pm)
Cost R295 (two courses)
R395 (three courses)
Contact 021 109 0039, boma@thefirmct.co.za
Where to find it 107 Bree Street, Cape Town
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Bouchon Bistro
Vega DuPont
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a focus on excellent food and wines at this sophisticated yet relaxed cellar restaurant in the heart of the inner city. You’ll be welcomed with a drink, and a celebratory and sociable atmosphere. The evening unfolds with a delectable, ever-flowing, tapas-style sharing feast of global flavours (Mediterranean, Asian, North and South African) over five courses, which you can pair with a selection of fine wines from the cellar. To finish, there are decadent desserts, and an after-dinner drink to savour as you count down to midnight.
When 31 December 2024
Time From 7pm
Cost R1 200 per person
Where to find it 95 Hout Street, Cape Town
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Burger & Lobster
The casual, New York-inspired interior of Burger & Lobster (brick walls, steel, leather and raw wood) lends itself to a relaxed but vibey New Year’s Eve affair with live beats from a DJ setting the scene. The two seemingly incongruent signature dishes: burgers and (sustainably caught) lobsters go perfectly with the hand-crafted cocktail menu, created in collaboration with one of Cape Town’s best mixers, Brent Perremore. On the à la carte menu, as well as the original B&L burger (steak beef patty, pickles, red onion, mayo, cheese and maple bacon), you can splurge on the Lobster Royale burger, the Wolf burger (with steak and lobster, brie, lettuce and truffle mayo). Or, as it’s New Year’s Eve, why not go all out and get one of the decadent combos with a burger and a whole lobster to share.
When 31 December 2024
Contact 021 422 4297, capetown@burgerandlobster.co.za
Where to find it 105 Bree Street, Cape Town
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Grub & Vine
You can be sure that Matt Manning and team will be pulling out all the stops for a spectacular six-course New Year’s Eve dinner at Grub & Vine (both at Bree Street and Norval Foundation), heroing the freshest seasonal produce and some extra special ingredients for a lavish celebration. And at Culture Wine Bar there’s a Champagne Supernova party with an all-you-can-taste champagne experience, floating canapés and live music to keep you grooving late into the night. Diners at Grub & Vine Bree are invited to join the party after dinner and raise a glass of bubbles at midnight.
When 31 December 2024
Time Lunch: 12pm – 2pm (Bree Street); 12pm – 3pm (Norval)
Dinner: 5pm – 10pm (Bree Street + Norval)
Culture Champagne Supernova Party: 8.30pm – late
Cost 6-course menu: R1 695 (Bree Street); R1 495 (Norval)
Culture Champagne Supernova Party: R1 500
Where to find it 103 Bree Street, Cape Town
Norval Foundation, 4 Steenberg Road, Tokai, Cape Town
Book at Bree Street
Book at Norval
Hacienda Coastal Mexican
The gaucho-chic interiors (leather booths, mosaic floors, ceramic drinkware) of this Bree Street favourite are a relaxed and vibey setting for a New Year’s Eve feast. Inspired by the cuisine of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, the spice-flecked food and drinks menu is made for sharing. Kick off with a glass of Pierre Jourdan Brut on arrival and settle in for a celebratory succession of plates. There’s totopos (tortilla-like chips) served with three addictive salsas; drunken oysters, corn crema cone and kabeljou ceviche made with tiger’s milk; Mexican pastrami, chucrut and jalapeno aioli; salmon al carbon, guajillo-dusted corn and oaxaca rice. Just add flowing tequila, fabulous margaritas and a playlist of cool Latin tracks for a memorable way to say goodbye to 2024.
Cost R895 (per person sharing)
When 31 December 2024
Time 12pm – 10.30pm
Contact 021 422 0128, capetown@hacienda.co.za
Where to find it 92 Bree Street, Cape Town
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Iron Steak & Bar
Offering a superb selection of succulent steaks (grass-fed, dry-aged and organic) flamed on a Spanish Vulcano Grez charcoal grill, along with a fine array of beautifully crafted cocktails, Iron Steak & Bar certainly lives up to its name. For New Year’s Eve it gets an extra serving of DJ beats to up the vibes. In addition to your choice of bar bites, steaks and classic steakhouse sides on the à la carte menu (try the flagship flat iron steak… or splurge on the Karoo wagyu flat iron), diners are treated to complimentary wagyu beef dripping-fried popcorn when they arrive, and Unframed salted-caramel ice cream with dark-chocolate shavings before they leave.
When 31 December 2024
Contact 021 422 1175, capetown@ironsteak.co.za
Where to find it 114 Bree Street, Cape Town
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Kloof Street House
The multiple dining rooms and gorgeous courtyard garden of The Great Gatsby-esque Kloof Street stalwart will be decked in its splendid best for a celebratory night of sparkling entertainment to see in 2025 in style. Welcomed by a ParolaBianca solo artist (plus there’s a violinist and a live LED show), sip on a complimentary glass of bubbles, followed by a four-course feast of delicious fare especially curated for the occasion by chef Johan van Schalkwyk. After dinner a fleet of vintage 1950s vehicles ferry you in style to a glamorous after-party at sister restaurant Asoka, just up Kloof Street.
When 31 December 2024
Time 5pm – late
Cost R2 950 per person (4-course dinner, canapés, welcome drink, after-party at Asoka)
Where to find it 30 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town
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Nikkei
The dramatic double volume spaces of Nikkei retain the theatricality of its previous incarnation (it used to be a cabaret theatre) and exude an elegant ambience ideal for a New Year’s Eve celebration. With a background of beats from the DJ, and a welcome glass of Pierre Jourdan bubbly, tuck into a special set menu of the fascinating fusion of Japanese-Peruvian cuisine for which Nikkei is known (devised by executive chef Justin Barker in culinary consultation with chef Rikku O’Donnchu). Think shared plates of miso soup, oxtail croquette with truffle mayo, and crispy noodle tuna nigiri; yellowtail hamachi, wagyu tataki and king salmon; then lobster tail, robatayaki wagyu fillet and baby spinach salad. Make sure to order a few pisco cocktails to add to the South American flavours, Japanese finesse and a whole lot of Bree Street NYE vibes…
Cost R1 250 (per person sharing)
When 31 December 2024
Contact 021 109 0081, capetown@nikkei.co.za
Where to find it 87 Bree Street, Cape Town
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One&Only Cape Town
There’s a choice of fabulous feasts for the senses to ring in the New Year at this glamorous five-star Waterfront resort. At fire-inspired ROOI restaurant a six-course prix fixe menu celebrates the rich, fragrant flavours of South African cuisine: think fynbos-cured Franschhoek smoked trout, grilled South Coast rock lobster, Josper-roasted duck leg, venison loin with walnut and rosemary, wagyu steak and more. At Nobu an exquisite omakase menu of Japanese-Peruvian flavours pushes the boat out: Aburi scallops, carabinero prawn and inaniwa salad, sushi, Chilean sea bass, chargrilled wagyu steak with butter miso and truffle (a reduced à la carte menu is also available). After one of these leisurely feasts, segue through to the Vista Bar and Lounge to join the glamorous New Year party.
When 31 December 2024
Time 6pm – 11pm
Cost ROOI: R5 000 (excluding beverages)
Nobu: R9 500 (excluding beverages)
Contact 021 431 5888, guestexperience@oneandonlycapetown.com
Where to find it Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
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Quoin Rock
For a breathtaking backdrop to a New Year’s Eve celebration, Quoin Rock holds all the cards. The supremely elegant contemporary venue is hosting a sophisticated and stylish party with live music, dancers, an opera singer, fine food, excellent wines, and bubbly frothing over, plus a stunning fireworks display at midnight. The Classic ticket indulges you with canapés, gourmet plates and glasses of cap classique and Quoin Rock’s White Series wine range. Or snap up one of only 30 VIP tickets for a superb culinary experience from chef Paul Prinsloo at Gåte with pairings from the Quoin Rock Black Series, vintage cap classique and Knorhoek gins (there’s also a secret tour), after which you join the celebrations in the main venue for dancing and fireworks.
Good to know No under 13s
Cost Classic ticket: R4 000
VIP ticket: R7 000
When 31 December 2024
Time 6.30pm – 1am
Where Quoin Rock, Knorhoek Valley, Stellenbosch
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Rykaart’s
Al fresco tables between organic herb beds on a wide terrace with never-ending views (all the way to Table Mountain)… Rykaart’s on Longridge Wine Estate is a dreamy farm setting for a celebratory long table dinner on New Year’s Eve. Husband-and-wife team Alex and Ella Rykaart are masters of informal but superbly delicious dining inspired by the beautiful produce from the biodynamic farm, and this long table dinner is a fabulous feast of family-style serving platters to share. There’ll be canapés on arrival and bottomless Longridge Brut or Brut Rosé cap classique flowing all evening, plus a live jazz band playing you into the New Year.
When 31 December 2024
Time 7.30pm – 1am
Cost R2 250 per person (dinner, bottomless bubbly, bottled water, live jazz + gratuity)
Contact 021 855 2005, rykaarts@longridge.co.za
Where to find it Longridge Wine Estate, Helderberg Road, off the R44, Stellenbosch
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Scala
The atmospheric below-street-level space of this vibey contemporary Italian spot will be rocking its New Year’s Eve set menu in style. Since chef Luciano Monosilio first stirred up the Italian scene in Cape Town, with handmade pastas that are a beautiful marriage of traditional and cutting-edge cool, it’s been a favourite innercity hotspot, its cocktail and spritz menu as much as a draw as the meticulously-crafted pastas. For New Year’s Eve, start with a welcome glass of Pierre Jourdan bubbly and launch into antipasti of focaccia, grilled wild mushrooms and stewed beef meatballs. Then share plates of Luciano’s signature carbonara; tortelli with coal-roasted tomato, burratina and black truffle; fettuccine marinara with prawns and mussels; and farfalle with chicken pesto genovese. Finish with a delicious Sicilian cannoli filled with ricotta, orange rind, dark chocolate and crushed pistachio.
Cost R795 per person sharing
Good to know Gluten-free pasta is available.
When 31 December 2024
Contact 021 424 7204, capetown@scalapasta.co.za
Where to find 81 Church Street, Heritage Square, Cape Town
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Taj Cape Town
New Year’s Eve celebrations get the five-star-hotel glam factor at Taj Cape Town, where you have a choice of three gorgeous venues for deliciously festive dinners (with live entertainment): the opulent Bombay Brasserie with a buffet feast of its sumptuous fine-dining take on traditional Indian cuisine; casual-chic Mint Restaurant with alfresco seating on St Georges Mall; and elegant marble-clad, chandelier-lit The Reserve banquet venue, where you can feast and dance the night away. The two extravagant buffet menus are inspired by carnivals and global streetfood and kick off with a complimentary glass of cap classique on arrival. From there on it’s a feast of flavours to enjoy until the early hours.
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When 31 December 2024
Time 6.30pm till late
Cost The Reserve: R2 750; R1 375 (child under 13 years)
Mint or Bombay Brasserie: R2 250; R1 125 (child under 13 years)
Where to find it 1 Wale Street, corner St George’s Mall, Cape Town
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Book at Mint Restaurant
The Blue Room
Live music is of course the main attraction at The Blue Room. For New Year’s Eve expect the crème of live performances from regular favourites Blaq and Afrostar, kicking off at 8pm. But before that you’ll be relaxing into the cool ambience of the New York lounge-style jazz bar with a welcome bubbly and oysters, followed by a four-course dinner, as the music plays in the end of the old year and celebrates the start of the new one.
Cost R1 295
Time 6pm – late (live music from 8pm)
Contact 087 153 5244, hello@grubandvine.co.za
Where to find it 103 Bree Street, Cape Town
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The President Hotel
This classic Bantry Bay resort-hotel offers an easy-breezy, Miami vibes setting for their spectacular Countdown Carnival party ushering in the new year. In the shadow of Lion’s Head and beside the ocean, the fabulous pool terrace gets a carnival makeover with stilt-walkers, carnival games, face-painting and a whole lot more, while live DJs play all the hits to get you dancing the night away. Food stations include a spit braai and other sizzling South African braai classics, woodfired pizzas, gourmet burgers and pastas, plus tiramisu, malva pudding and a DIY waffle station, and of course that all-important midnight toast. If you want to step it up a notch, book a VIP booth for 10 people.
Good to know A dedicated kids club for under 13s can be booked with the hotel.
Cost R1 995 (food + R500 drinks voucher)
R1 195 (teens 13 – 17: food + R400 non-alcoholic drinks voucher)
R12 000 (VIP booth for 10 people: food + R4 000 bar tab)
When 31 December 2024
Time 7.30pm – late
Contact 071 368 9529 (WhatsApp), bookings@presidenthotel.co.za
Where 4 Alexander Road, Bantry Bay, Cape Town
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Time Out Market
The Time Out Market is throwing a dazzling New Year’s Eve party to see in the New Year in memorable style in the heart of the V&A Waterfront. Alongside curated music and entertainment (including DJ Didier) filling the quayside warehouse with dance, disco and dazzle, all the kitchens and bars will be serving up their usual magic. Your ticket comes with a Time Out Market card loaded with R250 to spend at any of the vendors, so in between dancing you can explore your favourite chefs, restaurateurs and mixologists or discover new favourites. Think Bertus Basson’s gourmet burgers, John van Zyl’s stunning seafood, open-fire cooking from Vusi Ndlovu, and ramen by Peter Tempelhoff, among others.
Good to know No under 12s
Cost R750 (includes R250 food card to spend at any outlet)
When 31 December 2024
Times 5pm – 1am
Where to find it Old Power Station Building, 19 Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
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Yatai Ramenbar
The sophisticated (brand-new) Bree Street ramen bar with its dark and moody interiors, a riot of seductive cherry blossoms in the windows, live DJ beats and a buzz emanating from the open kitchen makes for a sizzling but intimate spot to see the new year in. Downstairs from the pulsing Peruvian-Japanese vibe of sister restaurant Nikkei, this is another collaboration with chef Rikku O’Donnchu, where he’s reimagining the traditional Japanese bowl of ramen into a slightly more sophisticated dining experience. On the three-course set menu (plus welcome dish and farewell dessert) for New Year’s Eve there’s oodles of Japanese flair: from tempura oysters and red roman sashimi to confit duck leg dumpling, yakitori chicken and Tonkotsu ramen, plus a welcome glass of Pierre Jourdan on arrival.
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When 31 December 2024
Cost R799 (per person sharing)
Where to find it 87 Bree Street. Cape Town
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