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The Top Restaurants to Book for Your New Year’s Eve 2024 Dinner in Melbourne

09/12/2024

For us, the best New Year’s Eve celebrations are a combination of good company, a bit of booze, a glimpse of a firework display and a memorable meal. If this is exactly how you want to bring in 2025, be sure to read on through! 

Below we’ve put together a handy guide to the best New Year’s Eve restaurants in Melbourne. From hawker style eateries to waterfront delights, world famed Japanese restaurants and fantastic French cuisine, we’ve got it all. 

Whether you want something casual and laidback or extravagant and over the top, read on through as we’ve found the top restaurants for New Year’s Eve dinner in Melbourne! 

  • It's perfect for
    a modern take on traditional Thai cuisine
    You need to
    order the Pop Pop's chicken bites and a round of passionfruit mojito's to start
    Look out for
    the penang lamb shank curry or the classic Pad Thai - both absolute flavour bombs

    Bangpop

    South Wharf, Melbourne, Victoria

    Send 2024 off with a bang thanks to South Wharf’s Thai restaurant, BangPop. Sitting on the shoreline of the Yarra River, not only will BangPop fire up your tastebuds with their Bangkok hawker inspired cuisine, but you’ll be in the heart of the action with full views of the Melbourne skyline. This New Year’s Eve, BangPop is offering their a la carte menu alongside two banquets: the Bling Bling Sharing Menu and the Wow Kapow. Plus, they even have a three-hour bottomless beverage service for just $89 per person!

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  • Bistro Guillaume Crown Melbourne

    Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria

    Let flavours of traditional French cuisine tantalise your tastebuds with Crown Melbourne’s Bistro Guillaume. With a strong focus on utilising locally sourced ingredients and a paddock to plate philosophy, Bistro Guillaume creates an indulgent yet traditional dining experience. This New Year’s Eve they’ll be showcasing a three-course set menu that’s packed with plenty of fan favourites including Tartare de Boeuf, Medaillon de Filet and Crème Brûlée to name a few. Priced at $109 per adult, be sure to book your spot in as soon as possible!

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  • Nobu at Crown Melbourne

    Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria

    Tucked inside of the Crown Melbourne is world-famed Japanese restaurant Nobu – one of the best New Year’s Eve restaurants for 2024. Led by by Christopher Shane Chan Yai Ching and his talented team, this year Nobu has vacancies at the Sushi Bar as well as within the main hall. As for the food, the dishes touch on new-style Japanese with plenty of contemporary twists. Alternatively, to take the stress out of deciding, guests can opt for the Omakase Multi Course Tasting Menu priced at $198 per person – just be sure to leave room for the Whiskey Cappuccino dessert!

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  • The Strand Restaurant

    Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria

    If you’re looking for a restaurant to book your New Year’s Eve dinner at in Melbourne away from the hustle and bustle, The Strand in Williamstown is your best bet. This year, The Strand is offering a two- and three-course menu priced respectively at $85 and $95 per person. The evening will include the likes of Lobster and Ricotta Ravioli, Pan Seared Tiger Prawns, Confit Duck Leg, Lamb Rump, Chicken Ballotine and, for dessert, Sticky Date Pudding, Vanilla Pannacotta and Callebaut Chocolate Sauce Pudding to name a few.

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  • Waterfront Southgate

    Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria

    Seafood and sensational views. Melbourne, what more could you want from your New Year’s Eve? This year, Waterfront Southgate will be serving up a scrumptious three-course set menu priced at $279 for indoor seating or $299 for outdoor seating. As for the food, there will be plenty of fan favourites such as Beef Carpaccio, Wood Grilled Split King Prawns, Sooyoung’s Premium Chilled Platter, Grilled Wagyu Rump and Belgium Chocolate Marquise. Better yet, with its Southbank location beside the Yarra River, you’ll be in the heart of all the fun and festivities!

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