If the New Year is all about new resolutions, let food take the centre stage this time. Let your resolutions go beyond champagne and canapés of New Year parties and focus on nature’s bounty, farm to plate eating and decadent buffets made from scratch. Ring in 2020 with a spirit of abundance, and equate good food with prosperity and fortune. Hotels and restaurants across Delhi NCR are upping the ante and letting their produce shine. They are also hosting raging parties to help you groove through the night. So, here is a ready roster of celebratory meals and parties that hospitality outfits are arranging for you to savour and toast the New Year in style.
The party is at The Hong Kong Club tonight as it has arranged a line-up of more than 20 international artists, complimenting it with modern Cantonese food, free flowing premium spirits, and more. The New Year Party at this luxe destination is called Euphoric Affairs 2020 and will be featuring percussionist Mikhail, Keyboardist Le Roy, vocalist Luna, saxophonist Abi Rose, Skeleton Dance Crew, DJ Idelson, acrobatic dancers Duo Eternity and more
Price: New Year Eve Party offers start from INR 25000 plus taxes per couple with a night’s stay.
If food was your theme for a dream in 2019, hotfoot it to European foodhall AnnaMaya, which is curating a grand table of festive treats, seasonal menus, free flowing spirits and delightful desserts. For a post-prandial boogie, move to the Andaz Studios, where electrifying DJ beats will keep the celebrations alive.
Price: New Year's Eve Dinner at Annamaya + Party at The Studios @ INR 6500 plus taxes
*Include dinner at Annamaya, kids zone, entertainment, alcohol and desserts
Eat your way through a packed-to-the-brim New Year Eve dinner buffet, featuring seared Yellow Fin Tuna Nicoise with Quail Eggs, Tenderloin Picattas and more.
Price: INR 5500 + taxes per person with an additional unlimited Champagne for INR1500 + taxes per person.
Dinner Buffet Timings: 06:30 pm - 11:45 pm
1st January 2020
The Lutyen’s luxury property eggs you on to carry on with your celebrations with a fancy New Year Brunch Buffet on January 1, 2020, at 1911 restaurant.
Price: INR 4500 + taxes per person with an additional unlimited Champagne for INR1500 + taxes per person.
Dig into authentic Tuscan fare on New Year ’s Eve, while sampling everything from Zuppa Di Pesce (traditional soup with prawns, lean fish, squid, scallops, clams and mussels) to Brasato Spigola cilena arrosita su una passata di zucca gialla e piccolo verdure al timo (pan braised Chilean sea bass with pumpkin puree and thyme flavoured vegetables).
Price: INR 6000 + taxes per person with special liquor packages starting from INR1500 + taxes per person.
Celebrate new beginnings with South East Asian delights conjured up by Chef Veena Arora. On offer are delicacies like Goi Cuon (assorted vegetables with sesame seeds, wrapped in rice sheet, and served with sriracha and soy dipping sauce), Kari Meen (king fish simmered in Kerala-style curry, flavoured in kodum pulli) and more.
Price: INR 6000 + taxes per person with special liquor packages starting from INR1500 + taxes per person.
The Imperial’s Pan Indian restaurant, digs into the essence of Indian cuisine to bring to you elaborate offerings such as Gucchi Mussallam (stuffed morel mushrooms with nuts and condensed milk paste), Nalli Nazakat (overnight braised lamb shanks in spiced gravy) and yes, Panchmel Halwa (assortment of various halwa varieties garnished with 24K gold leaf).
Price: INR 5000 + taxes per person with special liquor packages starting from INR1500 + taxes per person.
December 31 will be made memorable for you by Roseate House New Delhi’s world cuisine bistro. Expect unlimited premium brew, dinner buffet, live food stations, live band and a kids’ zone to boot. In fact, the dinner buffet promises a peal of trumpets, with offerings like Lamb Goulash, Mustard Glazed Sole with Chive Beurre Blanc, Silken Tofu in Black Pepper Sauce and more.
Venue: DEL , Roseate House, Asset 10, Hospitality District, Aerocity, New Delhi
Date: 31 December, 2019 and 1 January, 2020
Price: with a soft beverage:INR 5000 ++; with premium spirits: INR 6000 ++; kids buffet: INR 2000 ++
These dining outfits are planning to spoil you silly, by rolling out a bunch of offers exclusively for December 31. The day is packed with fun experiences, including a magic show, group dance performance and DJ stints. In addition, there will be an appetising spread of bite-size canapes and finger food as well as a buffet dinner at both these restaurants.
Price: INR 6000++ per person and INR 11000++ per couple
Live it up in style while bidding adieu to 2019. La La Land is pulling out all the stops to let you have epic fun with DJ Aditya known for his Electro Bass tracks. To get you grooving through the night, there’s special cocktails and a sumptuous dinner buffet, unlimited supplies of sparkling wines, loads of games and of course, gifts!
Venue: La La Land, 1st Floor, Global Foyer, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon
Dust off your dancing shoes and drink life to the lees. Head to Playboy Tap, one of Gurgaon’s nifty breweries and bar which has come up with cool NYE packages. On offer are Gold and Silver couple passes that include starters like Dahi Kebab, Chilli Paneer, Jalapeño Potato Poppers, Thai Spring Rolls, Fish Finger, and what have you. Chase these nibbles with your choice of IMFL drinks.
Susmita Saha is a Delhi-based Features Writer. She has worked as an Assistant Editor at India Today and The Telegraph and writes on arts and culture, films, travel, food, architecture, design and various other lifestyle subjects. She has seriously itchy feet and plans to tick the world off her bucket list, one burger at a time.
