Your Ultimate Guide to Beijing's NYE Dinners and Parties

If there's one thing we learned from the past decade, it's that we can never turn down a good, old fashioned party. Throw caution to the wind and join in making the same mistakes again with the best of Beijing's New Year's Eve 2020 blowouts – there'll be plenty of time to rest next year. Browse the whole lot here or keep reading for our top picks.

Mosto's New Year's Eve
Mosto invites diners to get a hearty start on the next decade with their three-course menu, featuring everything from foie gras to truffle risotta, josper roasted cod to white chocolate mousse. There's also the option to add two-hours of free-flow to help get a little loose before the evening ahead. RMB 488 (plus RMB 188 for two-hours free flow). 5.30pm-2am. Mosto

Happy New Year at Home Plate SLT
Home Plate invites meat lovers and revelers alike to their NYE whole hog buffet from 6.30-9pm. Once fed, the dancefloor will open to anyone who wants to usher in the new year screaming top 40 hits until the early hours of 2020. Everyone still standing at midnight will get a free glass of Champagne. RMB 168 (buffet). 6.30pm-1am. Home Plate BBQ

Glow in the Dark 2020 New Year Party
Café de la Poste is offering two three-course set menu options this Wednesday, including foie gras, beef rossini, and chocolate fondant. Stick around to see the French restaurant transform into a glow-in-the-dark countdown with neon paint aplenty. RMB 268-RMB 448. 6pm onwards. Café de la Poste

Party in the pub

Others: Countdown Party at Paulaner Bräuhaus (RMB 200, includes a pint); Great Gatsby Party at The Great Outdoors (RMB 200 for three hours open bar 9.30pm-12.30am); All that glitters NYE at Eudora Station (RMB 688-1,688)

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Wigwam NYE Festival
Lido club Wigwam goes large this New Year's Eve with arguably the best line-up in the city. For their "rave" party, they've secured French dub legends High Tone, British producer Daniel Avery (pictured above), Berlin producer Die Wilde Jagd, and Chengdu AV coldwave duo Stolen. The strongest can make their way to Wigwam for the afterparty, starting at around 4am. The catch? You have to work your contacts in order to get a ticket. Free. 9pm-late. Tango 3/F

NYE at Gui ft. Yung Acid and More
Beijing's newest club, Gui, occupying the basement of M Woods Longfusi, promises to get grimy for the final day of 2019 with Russian "dirty electro" duo Yung Acid (pictured above) as well as a host of local leftfield DJs, including Chairman Ca, Everlast Phantom, GG Lobster, Mouna Press, and Yinan. RMB 100, RMB 80 (advance). 9pm-late. Gui Club

... Or keep it classy at a hotel

Roaring '20s, The Crazy Years at Union, The Opposite House
Put on your best black suit or flapper dress and ring in the New Year with style with Union as they travel back 100 years to the roaring '20s. Order from a la carte or opt in for one of several table packages named after celebrities of the era, for example, the Hemingway, which for RMB 2,020 gets you one 1.5L bottle of Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve Champagne and six cocktails. Free. 9pm onwards. Union

New Year's Eve Dinner and Dance at The Brickyard
Splash out with The Brickyard Retreat's special NYE dinner, live jazz, and New Year's Day brunch event. The RMB 2,888 price tag includes private transfer for two people, a Great Wall view room, dinner and breakfast, and access to the hotel's jacuzzi and health center facilities. 5.30pm onwards. RMB 2,888. The Brickyard Retreat Center at Mutianyu Great Wall

Others: New's Year's Eve tango milonga at Beijing Hotel Nuo (RMB 188); Atmosphere '80s-'90s retro party (RMB 300)

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Images: Sarthak Navjivan (via Unsplash), courtesy of the organizers