Trade up your spot in front of the telly for front row seats to the fireworks. One of Sydney’s best restaurants will ring in the New Year with Champagne and canapes followed by a seven-course menu by Peter Gilmore with matching wines by head sommelier Shanteh Wong and more Champagne at midnight. $2,200pp, quay.com.au.

Celebrate beneath the sails of the Opera House at Bennelong, where you’ll be treated to unrivalled views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge light show. The evening will include Champagne and canapés on arrival followed by a five-course menu with matching wines and Champagne again to ring in 2020. $1,690pp, bennelong.com.au.

Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham invite you to ring in the New Year Mary’s-style, which means, feasting on an ultra decadent food menu with matching wines, dancing all night to live jazz and pumping DJs, and if that wasn’t enough, they’re also just two minutes from the fireworks at Sydney Harbour. Choose from two party packages, a family-friendly 5:30pm – 8:30pm package priced at $150 adults/$80 teens/$40 kids with the option of matching wines for $70 and a late-night revellers package, which runs from 9pm-12am at a price of $300 with matching wines for $80. Tickets here.

Taking advantage of its supremely good location just underneath Quay, The Squire’s Landing will host two NYE events this year. Choose between The Upper Deck, which includes a three-hour premium beverage package and bespoke canapé menu for $500, and The Forecourt, which features 3 hours of canapés and drinks in a laidback beer garden setting for $350. thesquireslanding.com.au.

Pack up the picnic blanket and gather your nearest and dearest because Sydney’s Taronga Zoo are hosting an unforgettable NYE experience. Boasting breathtaking views of the Sydney Harbour fireworks and complimentary zoo access during the day, it’s the ultimate family day out. Take a walk on the wild side and get up close and personal with the animals, before settling in for a night of live entertainment and spectacular views. With a range of ticket and dining packages available catering for singles and families alike, there’s something to suit everyone. Tickets start from $200 per adult, and $110 for children, will family packages available from $558.

If you’re the kind of person who likes to leave things until the last minute, modern Cantonese rooftop restaurant Duck & Rice is not taking bookings. Simply turn up on the night and order as you please from the bar food and drinks menu – the restaurant will be closed, but the bar will stay open. It’s also walking distance to Circular Quay if you want to check out the fireworks later. duckandrice.com.au.

If your plan is to ring in the New Year in style, this Sydney institution is the place to do it. This year, Rockpool Bar & Grill is offering a four-course set menu, which includes a Cape Grim 36-month, grass-fed fillet steak and a passionfruit Pavlova for dessert. The package includes a glass of NV Ruinart ‘R de Ruinart’ Brut and is priced at $155pp with wine pairings for an additional $55pp. The a la carte menu will also be available. rockpoolbarandgrill.com.au.

It may not be the Chinese New Year just yet but Spice Temple will be celebrating anyway. The venue will be putting on an epic Chinese banquet menu, which includes a choice of entrees and mains, think pipis in black bean sauce and hot and numbing crispy duck, with a glass of Gosset Champagne for $110pp. The a la carte menu will also available. spicetemple.com.au.

Each Saké restaurant will have it’s own NYE event. Watch the fireworks from a distance at Saké Restaurant & Bar Manly, which will offer an eight-dish share menu and a glass of Veuve Clicquot for $149pp. Meanwhile across town, Saké in The Rocks is offering two dinner sittings – 6pm and 8pm – with an a-la-carte menu available and a minimum spend of $129pp required on the 8pm sitting, which also includes a complimentary glass of Veuve Clicquot. At Double Bay, the a la carte menu will also available, with a minimum spend of $110 on the 8pm sitting. sakerestaurant.com.au.

Franca Brasserie are partnering with Ruinart to host a Champagne showered NYE gala dinner. The evening will include a four-course bespoke French menu paired with a four-hour drinks package of Ruinart Champagne and wines by the house sommelier, Ambroise Moriceau. The night will also include live jazz and entertainment to keep the spirits high. Priced at $495pp. francabrasserie.com.au.

The party vibes have returned to Watson’s Bay for another year. Music and entertainment are the major drawcards this side of the city, with performances by Sydney singer-songwriter KLP and Groove City, followed by DJs, cabaret acts and fire artists. The general admission tickets come with a one-hour drinks package for $129, while the VIP package includes two hours of canapés and premium drinks for $249. watsonsbayhotel.com.au.

If your plans must include a rooftop, this George Street venue will be keeping their’s open during the celebrations. Choose from three packages on offer, the Signature package, which includes a bottle of Chandon and shared mezze platters for $500 (all prices in total), the Premium package, which includes a bottle of Belvedere vodka, Glenmorangie or Hennessey plus a bottle of Chandon, shared meze platters, mixers and your own private host for $1500, and the Luxury package, which includes two bottles of premium spirits, two Möets, meze platters, mixers, and shisa in the rooftop turret for $2500. babylonrooftop.com.au.

If New Year’s Eve to you means decadent seafood platters and Champagne, you’ll find it at Sokyo at The Star. The Japanese-inspired restaurant by Chase Kojima will be serving up premium sashimi platters to share, stacked with lobster, caviar, toro, uni and scampi for $600. There’s will also be a special Champagne menu available starting at $99 a pop. star.com.au.