Every year, Berlin’s highly anticipated New Years Eve festivities draw over 1 million people to the city, both locals and tourists alike. With our world famous celebrations and vast array of destinations and events, it can be easy to get caught up in the frenzy. In the past years, you may have found yourself in less-than-desirable situations, like indecision when it comes to all the restaurants with delicious New Year’s Eve menus and hopping from party to party only to be in a cab stuck in traffic when the clock strikes midnight. With the remarkable things that happened this year, we all deserve to indulge in a great night in this special city. We’ve curated a helpful guide featuring places to dine and party, so you can focus on the celebrations! Look back on 2014, surround yourself with loved ones, and get excited about all the wonderful opportunities and experiences the New Year will bring. Click on to check out the hottest restaurants and parties happening this New Year’s Eve.
Crackers Berlin, a newly opened restaurant in the location of what was formerly known as Cookies, is serving a special New Years Eve menu for the night, featuring elegant and refined recipes that redefine fine dining. In contrast to its vegetarian predecessors Cookies Cream and Chipps, Crackers offers meat and fish on their menu. The brainchild of Berlin dining guru Heinz Gindullis, Crackers was established with the culinary philosophy of selecting high-quality simple ingredients, guided by what is currently available in the fields, to bring the best of everything to the table. The space itself is just as elegant and inviting as the items on the menu. With an open kitchen, a stunningly high ceiling, a staircase leading to a secret dining room that seats 40 and dark teal benches and chairs that surround wooden tables with bright yellow legs, this restaurant attracts the creative, modern professionals you’d expect. Be prepared to shell out a little extra for the special menu, some drinks to start your night as well as entertainment, and don’t forget to make reservations in advance!
99EUR/ person
Open from 18h
Crackers, Friedrichstr. 158 / Unter den Linden
Reservations: +49 30 680 730 488, crackers@crackersberlin.com
In Mitte you can find Maxim, a restaurant and bar where wine plays the lead role, and is accompanied by multi-course experimental interpretations of classic French cuisine, including a passionately curated selection of cheeses, made by chef Hugo de Carvalho. With every dish comes a suggested corresponding wine, providing the perfect space for each taste to flourish. For New Year’s Eve, their special menu features lobster, Foie Gras, roast venison on chestnut puree and more, all paired with wine and a selection of cheese.
55 EUR per person / 80 EUR with wine and aperitif
Open from 18:00, Gormannstrasse 25
Reservations: 030 6583 3962 / kontakt@vins-cochonneries.com
This Prenzlaurberg bar offers some exceptional cocktails, all served in charming, comfortable and stylish space. They have delightful bites you can have with your drinks, and friendly and knowledgeable staff who will offer their cocktail expertise—so be adventurous and try a New Year’s Eve creation! That night, they’ll be offering culinary delights from their buffet, along with special BRYK drinks, wines, beers, soft drinks, coffee and a DJ.
99 EUR per person
Open from 19:00, Rykestr. 18
030 3810 0165
Tickets available at the bar or via ticketscript
Papalotl is a restaurant situated in Prenzlaurberg, specializing in authentic Mexican cuisine, straight from Mexico City. You can count on the staff here to be super friendly, and their kitchen is always accommodating. Before their annual closing period, they’re serving up a delicious and unique 5-course New Year’s Eve dinner complete with Chilaquiles Verdes, braised beef Tostadas, Sopa de Calabaza and many more Mexican delights. After the dinner, they will be blasting music for you to dance to in celebration of great food and the New Year. Spaces are limited so don’t forget to make a reservation!
Open from 20:00, Belforterstraße 22
Reservations: 030 4435 2184 / kontakt@papalotl-berlin.com
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New Year’s Eve Parties & Events
This underground party moves to a different venue each time, and for their New Year’s Eve edition, they’re packing up Yogi, an Indian restaurant in Kreuzberg loved by locals. Arm&Sexy are always host to a fun and sexy dance party, and this time they’re featuring music by Swedish producer Gautier Barras to ring in 2015.
From 12:00 – 7:00
Yogi, Müllenhoffstraße 1
New Year’s Eve Masquerade at Konzulát
This is a Masquerade in one of Berlin’s most exciting new locations, the Konzulát. In the auditorium of the former cultural institute you will be treated to readings about “being single in Berlin’s infamous nightlife scene” before the party begins. Live performances by Justus Köhncke and Bodycode, as well as DJ sets by Tiger & Woods, Jerome Sydenham, Jay Shepheard and more!
25-35 EUR, From 20:00 – 10:00
Konzulát, Leipziger Str. 60 (entrance Jerusalemer Str)
To end the year with a bang, Neue Heimat is hosting a party on 4 floors, complete with a fantastic lineup of musicians and DJs, as well as streetfood and ice skating! Featuring a Friends & Family Floor, Visual World, and a Disco Boogie Room featuring Erobique, Sascha Funke, Emika, Marcel Vogel, Delfonic and many more!
25 EUR, From 20:00
Neue Heimat, Revaler Straße 99
2015 Comes in Red at Bar Tausend
As one of the most exclusive bars in the city, Bar Tausend doesn’t fall short to offer high-quality food and drinks in their dark, elegant and sexy interior. Their lineup for the NYE includes Jack Tennis, La Fraicheur, and Andreas Krach DJ sets, a dance performance by Ichi Go & Bodypoet and a tarot card reading by Herr Joost! Show up dressed to impress, buy yourself a fancy cocktail, and dance into the New Year.
From 22:00
Bar Tausend, Schiffbauerdamm 11
Factory: Andy Warhol New Year’s Eve Tribute Party
This year, you can celebrate artfully at Bang Bang Club in Kreuzberg, with an Andy Warhol themed party! Featuring free champagne for the first 100 guests, Pop Art, Andy Warhol style champagne bar, and DJ sets by Eddie Argos, Sascha Schlegel, Julian Kirsch, Cosmic Palms and Nellski.
11.50 EUR, From 21:00
Bang Bang Club, Mehringdamm 61
Mindpirates Vereinsheim Closing Party – THE END
Mindpirates, the international artist collective of filmmakers, visual artists, musicians, designers and curator, are hosting their big closing party for New Year’s Eve! This has been a very special place for us for the last couple of years and it will be dearly missed. The night will feature DJ sets by Hrdvsion, Lando, Eric Cloutier, Privacy and Halv Dröm.
10 EUR Entrance/15 EUR Drink Pass, From 20:00
Mindpirates, Falckensteinstraße 48
The 12 best Djs of SchwuZ’s most successful parties will be performing their magic together on 3 different floors. Expect to hear everything from retro and underground pop to electro and house.
15 EUR, From 23:00
Schwuz, Rollbergstraße 26
Sameheads New Year’s Spectacular
Sameheads bar in Neukölln is hosting a New Year’s Eve party with some of the finest local talent. This year, they will be joined by Belgian duo Rob ‘n’ Zoopsie, as well Agency Amore, Franz Underwear & Severine Scala, Dirty Disco, Sarah H. & The Fat Goth and more. The place will be decked out in a celebratory fashion, and drinks will be loosely administered.
7 EUR, From 22:00
Sameheads, Richardstr. 10
Neujahrsball at Ballhaus Naunyn
Ballhaus at Naunynstr is giving a New Year’s ball. With her unearthly voice, Aérea Negrot transforms the window panes of the ballroom into jingling tonal spheres, and Black Cracker’s beats and raps will fill the Prussian faces on the stuccoed ceiling with wonder. Dreea, Koromoto, Grace Kelly and Svetlana Pall Mall will fill the house with hip-hop, R&B, Latin beats and electro until the winter sun rises. The collective nowMomentnow provides visual hypnotic ecstasy. The misty winter night into the New Year will be hosted by the spectacular Chandelier Divine Brown: with chandeliers, high heels, gold chains, and lots and lots of powder.
15 EUR, From 22:00
Ballhaus, Naunynstr. 27
Silvester Stallone vs. Manuel Neujahr
Backyard Berlin is hosting a party this New Year’s Eve, presenting you with a special clash of the titans: Silvester Stallone, featuring the sounds of Mat Fink, Padde Unhold, 12×12, Nik Patrick and a special guest, and Manuel Neujahr, featuring Georgie Home Boys, Disconelius and LPLD on two dancefloors (one hip hop and the other electro) with lots of confetti, masks and super fun decoration.
9 EUR, From 22:00
Backyard, Gitschiner Str. 22
HYTE Berlin’s NYE with Adam Beyer and More
On the third night of HYTE’s Berlin lineup, you can ring in the New Year with a night of total techno satisfaction. Adam Beyer, Gregor Tresher, Karotte, Dense & Pika and Daniel Wilde will be playing at Arena Glashaus, while Yaya, Evan Baggs and rainer will be over at Arena Club.
40 EUR, From 22:00
Arena, Eichenstraße 4
Fulmen Records are starting the next year with a party at Neukölln bar, club and event space Loophole, to keep the magical summer dream hot. Their lineup for the night includes Utopyk Jones, Chica Andina and El Fulminador.
From 23:45
Loophole, Boddinstrasse 60
For NYE, Urban Spree and Cozy People United will team up to craft a wonderful program with 17 DJs, plenty of visual animation, and an indoor and outdoor lounge area! Featuring the best of deep house, techno, dream house, dub and more from the likes of Alan Doe, Aleko Tersa, Briain, Cazpera and Cristian Marras.
10 EUR, From 20:00
Urban Spree, Revaler Str. 99
Celebrate one year of ACUD MACHT NEU and another year on this planet! ACUD will be having 2 floors with a carefully curated program with live acts and DJ sets from Stargaze, Greg Saunier, The Group, Farfara, Blood on a Sampler, Karawane, Greg Haines and many more.
From 22:00
Acud, Veteranenstraße 21
Silvester at the Klunkerkranich
If you want to celebrate NYE with the best view over the city to see all the fireworks there is only one option. On the roofdeck of the Neukölln Arcaden at Klunkerkranich. They already start partying on the 30th of Dec and open their doors again on NYE at 18h. You need to get tickets in advance.
Starts 18h, 35 EUR
Klunkerkranich, Karl-Marx-Str. 66
For more New Year’s Eve parties and happenings, check out our event guide! Here’s to 2015.
