New Year's Eve menus as culinary highlights of the year

Star chef Nikodemus Berger creates a vegan 6-course menu at Bonvivant with attention to detail and sophisticated techniques. The menu includes ingredients such as kohlrabi, green strawberries with sea flavors, pumpkin with vadouvan and bisque, leeks, potatoes and truffles, onions with juniper and black bread as well as savoy cabbage, charcoal and takoyaki. At the end, poppy seeds, wind rose and rooibos enchant the palate.

Tickets are limited. The price is 249 euros per person, with the option of booking a coordinated drink accompaniment - whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic - from Elias Heintz for an additional 90 euros.

The evening begins on December 31st at 7:00 p.m. with admission, followed by the serving of the menu from 7:30 p.m. From 11:00 p.m., the bar team will ensure the perfect transition into the new year.

Further information at info@bonvivant.berlin

Lukas Hackenberg creates exciting contrasts, astonishing harmonies and an exciting variety of flavors in five courses. To start off, there are scallops with beurre blanc, sea asparagus, caramelized chicory and carrot. As a new New Year's Eve tradition, we recommend the 63°C Ucker egg with truffle, caviar, onions, potato chips and chive oil. The festive main course is a beef fillet with port wine jus, port wine shallots, salsify and potatoes. Frozen lime with lemon and mint granita is served as an intermediate course before dessert: champagne sorbet with coconut biscuit, grapefruit and white chocolate.

The 5-course menu - including welcome champagne, wine accompaniment and water - costs 269 euros per person. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends around 9:45 p.m. Afterwards, guests have the opportunity to celebrate the New Year in the lounge bar until 2 a.m. DJ Danny plays danceable hits from 9 p.m. and the bar team impresses with fabulous drinks.

For more information, call +49 30 80 09 99 77 00 or email lefaubourg@dorint.com

The New Year's Eve menu in the Vox Restaurant sets the culinary stage for the countdown with seven courses - also vegan on request. It starts with a maritime touch with oysters, beef blue and cucumber, followed by scallops with hoy, Jerusalem artichoke and lichen as an intermediate course. A phô with ginger revitalizes the taste buds as a "palate cleanser". The aromas of the main course then come into their own all the more: Gamba Carabinieri with guinea fowl, jus and black truffle. The cheese course is characterized by Alter Comté with emmer flour brioche. A citrus sorbet with herbal kombucha leads gracefully into the finale: Peru Chocolate Andoa 70% with different textures and intensities as a dessert.

The menu costs 349 euros per person - including drinks and champagne as an aperitif. The year ends in style in the Vox Bar with a DJ and live music from 11 p.m. Entry to the party costs 49 euros and is free for dinner guests. At midnight, finger food is served as a snack with a glass of champagne.

For further information, please call +49 30 2553 1772 or email vox.berlin@hyatt.com

Matthias

French cuisine - with inspiration from all over the world - awaits guests in the new Matthias restaurant in Kollwitzkiez. Head chef Silvio Pfeufer presents a 6-course menu with highlights from the first few months since the opening in October and elegant new interpretations of traditional banquets. The evening begins with a glass of champagne to welcome guests. The six courses are served from 6:30 p.m. with wine or non-alcoholic accompaniment by Janine Woltaire. In between, the kitchen surprises guests with additional culinary treats.

Even if dinner ends around 11 p.m., the restaurant remains open so that you can toast 2025. Those who do not stay will receive a small bottle of champagne and two glasses to take with them. The menu for 289 euros can also be ordered vegetarian when making the reservation.

Further information: kontakt@matthiasrestaurant.com

Brechts Steakhaus

At Brechts Steakhaus there is a three-course menu available from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m.: oxtail soup with stuffed fagottini, chateaubriand or tomahawk to share with side dishes and a white chocolate saffron parfait for dessert.

For two people the 3-course menu costs 160 euros. If you want to party all evening, you can enjoy a 5-course menu (110 euros per person) from 7:30 p.m.

The menu starts with Ban Bao with beef with peanuts, vegetables and hoisin sauce. After the oxtail soup comes a pike-perch fried on the skin with purple curry, beetroot capellini, wild herb salad and katsuobushi. This is followed by slices of veal knuckle with sautéed savoy cabbage, parsnip puree and rosemary jus, as well as a white chocolate saffron parfait for dessert. At midnight, an amuse-bouche and a glass of Riesling sparkling wine are available.

A wine accompaniment is available for 24 euros for 3 courses and 49 euros for 5 courses.

For more information, call 030-28599046 and nicole.bathe@ganymed-brasserie.de

The Ganymed Brasserie invites you to a three or five-course menu. After a greeting from the kitchen, the menu starts with a French white onion soup - with Parisian potatoes, porcini mushrooms, leeks and pea foam. There are two specialties to choose from for the main course: monkfish from the Black Sea with saffron-orange-pearl risotto, black popcorn and beurre blanc, as well as a duet of Barbary duck breast and veal fillet with white bean mousseline, baby carrots and wild broccoli. For dessert, a millefeuille with cappuccino-caramel cream, pistachio crumble and wild berries is served.

The 3-course menu can be ordered from 4 p.m. for 69 euros. For dinner (79 euros), reservations are possible from 7 p.m. The 5-course menu for 110 euros starts at 7:30 p.m. There is also a shrimp-avocado-chili tartare on cooked Chioggia beetroot as an intermediate course and two main courses - fish and meat. The Ganymed wine bar is also available for the 5-course menu. With a glass of Cremant, guests can enjoy a wonderful view of the fireworks right on the Spree.

For more information, call 030-28599046 or nicole.bathe@ganymed-brasserie.de

The new Comedor restaurant stands for authentic Mexican cuisine. The 5-course menu shows how chef Raúl Oliver Arriaga uses contemporary ideas, creativity and seasonal products to translate traditional recipes from his homeland into the here and now. The menu costs 110 euros per person. Two seatings are offered: from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. with an open end.

For more information, call +49 30 74 07 45 49 or reservations@comedor.berlin

Like all events in this extraordinary location, the New Year's Eve party from 7 p.m. is for adults only. After a champagne reception, guests can expect a 5-course menu that references many traditions. The evening begins internationally with romaine lettuce, chipotle and ricotta salata to start and oat root with elderflower and trout caviar as the first intermediate course. This is followed by cavatelli with parsley and mountain cheese, before veal shoulder with pickled truffle and mashed potatoes is served as the main course. The menu closes with hazelnut with caramel and barley. As a little surprise, The Knast has a traditional speciality ready later. A vegetarian menu is available upon advance order.

In addition to culinary delights, entertainment with an aesthetic performance is also on the program.

The menu costs 159 euros - including the champagne reception. A selection of wines to accompany the menu is available in the restaurant.

For more information, call +49(30)2790990-60 and info@theknast.de