Ring in 2023: London's best New Year’s Eve parties

Dress as a Peacock Punk or Romantic Rebel and party like it’s 1979 at hip new bar The Thin White Duke. Named after one of David Bowie's alter egos, the bar will of course be featuring plenty of Bowie hits on its 80s-heavy soundtrack. Beyond the music, expect burlesque performances, a decadent champagne tower, candy floss and limited-edition cocktails from exciting mixologist Dav Eames.

Tickets £40
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Best for... late-night debauchery

Soho party Palace Louche hopes to deliver on its promise of disreputable, sordid, rakish fun for its Rock the Clock New Year’s Eve party. Burlesque dancers, vintage vinyl, tropical cocktails and plenty of feathers await. Tickets include an arrival drink.

Tickets from £15
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Celebrate the dawn of 2023 by partying like it’s 1940. Cahoots, the London Underground and Blitz-themed bar, is hosting prohibition-themed New Year’s Eve parties at both its London sites. Don your 40s glad rags and head down to the bar where tickets include a welcome drink, a range of canapés, a Glass of Moët & Chandon champagne at midnight and bacon sarnies at 1am – and you can add on bottomless cocktails too. Boogie to live renditions of vintage classics by Hotsie Totsies and later, a DJ set by The Roustabouts.

Tickets from £64pp
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Best for… a Victorian fairy-tale

With its green, leafy location and views over the Thames, the Petersham in Richmond feels a world away from normal city life. And the elegant Victorian hotel certainly knows how to throw a New Year’s Eve party: the night begins with music from an acoustic jazz duo followed by a gastronomic seven-course dinner, then the dawn of the New Year will be toasted with a glass of Champagne. To add to the magical feeling of this opulent venue, organisers have promised a real snowfall at midnight.

Tickets from £195
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Best for… light-hearted partying

Comedy Carnival has its fingers in two different pots this New Year's Eve – get your funny fix either at the Seven Dials Club in Covent Garden or at Infernos in Clapham. On the line up at the former is Dave Fulton, Javier Jarquin, Tom Deacon and Josh Howie as MC, while at the latter, you can laugh off the year with Sean Meo, Jason Patterson, Mary Bourke, and Pete Gionis as MC.

Tickets from £20 (Clapham) / £40 (Covent Garden)
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Best for... all-night tunes

Songful favourite The Piano Works is laying on a black-tie affair at both its Farringdon and West End bars this New Year's Eve. Expect non-stop live music from 5pm until 2am, at which point a DJ is taking over to keep the party going until 6am. The venue is offering flexible ticket options depending on your preferred time of arrival and whether or not you want to tuck into the three-course dinner, for which there are two sittings: 5pm (£40pp) and 7:30pm (£65pp).

Tickets from £20
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Best for... skating into 2023

Glide into 2023 at Somerset House, where DJ sets, fireworks and a chance to practise your spins on its picturesque ice rink all await. Taking over various pockets of the Neoclassical site, the NYE bash sees Ash Rah (Soho Radio), Shimmy (Netil Radio) and Drag Race star Jonbers Blonde bring live entertainment to the Portico Balcony; Foundation FM host its version of a house party in the East Wing; and on the River Terrace, there’s front-row seats for the NYE fireworks.

Tickets from £55
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Now in its 10th year, the New Year’s Eve bash at Southbank Centre is once again transforming the Royal Festival Hall into a party palace, with festivities spreading across five floors, multiple themed rooms and six bars. Watch live bands, dance to orchestras and enjoy a front-row seat for the fireworks exploding across the river. Come as your favourite decade and dress to impress.

Tickets from £130
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Best for… partying on the wild side

Serving up a shindig with a side of culture, the Natural History Museum is inviting in all curious adults to dance beneath a diplodocus, sashay at a silent disco and go all-in for some Jurassic-themed activities. There’s also musical bingo to thrill competitive types, a live band and a chance to explore the gallery spaces after dark – sans screaming children. Ready to roar in the New Year?

Tickets £99 for non-members, includes a welcome drink on arrival.
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Evolution club in Battersea Park is bringing guests a snapshot of New York glamour this NYE. You’ll be greeted with fizz and canapés on arrival, before sitting down for a four-course banquet, while watching live dancers, acrobats and a six-piece band. Once wined and dined, head onto the dance floor to boogie to DJ sets, and don’t forget to have a go on the dodgems. Glitziest outfits at the ready.

Tickets £199
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Best for… divine cocktails and spectacular views

Formerly Dandelyan – aka 2018's best bar in the world – Lyaness still serves world-class cocktails, just in revamped surroundings. Still headed up by Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan, aka 'The World's Most Awarded Bartender'), the space has been redesigned with a fresh menu by hotel design whiz Jacu Strauss (talented ex-pupil of Tom Dixon). There couldn't be a more chic place to spend an evening sipping Mr Lyan's exciting concoctions, with your bed just a stumble up the stairs. With the hotel perched on the South Bank, you'll have a second-to-none view of the midnight fireworks display over the river, too. Be sure to ask for a room with a view, or else get there early to bag a spot on the restaurant terrace, which overlooks the river.

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