If you need some last-minute planning for New Year's Eve and have some serious expenses, you're in luck.
At Applebee's in Times Square, you can enjoy dinners for more than $700 in 2025. Patrons will enjoy an hour-long open bar, dinner buffet, midnight champagne toast, live DJ, and of course the opportunity to watch the annual ball. Drop it.
starting from $729 per person For a party of eight, the price increases as the number of people decreases, ending up at $999 per person for a three-person reservation and $849 per person for a two-person table.
This casual restaurant offers private couples packages for a whopping $2,299. This includes two tickets to a private table.
Last year, Applebee's charged $650 per person for New Year's Eve.
“You're paying for real estate to actually be in the area and ultimately watch the midnight ball drop,” said NYE founder and event producer Joshua Perla. ball drop com and newyears.comhe told the Post last year.
Less than a block from the iconic ball drop, the New Year's Eve celebration at Applebee's is open to all ages and features over 4 hours of all-you-can-eat buffet, party favors, live entertainment, and a DJ . A 5-hour open bar is available for guests 21 and older.
The chain restaurant will escort guests who want to see the ball drop up close to Times Square if security conditions permit, and will also offer a champagne toast at midnight for those who choose to stay behind.
However, this restaurant is not the only hot spot that attracts tourists on December 31st.
A few blocks north, Applebee's on 50th Street offers similar packages for private and shared tables; Taka general admission ticket It looks like it's sold out.
meanwhile, AMC Theater location on 42nd Street is in its 10th year of offering live views of the ball drop to those willing to splurge $1,000 or more on a ticket with terrace access.
Bar 54 at Hyatt Centric in Times Square There will also be a “Black Tie Option Soiree” with hors d'oeuvres and an open bar, with general admission starting at $1,399 per person. If a couple wants to reserve a seat at an indoor communal table, it will cost upwards of $5,250, which also includes perks like a bottle of sparkling wine.
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Tickets start at $1,250 for general admission with reserved seating and go up to $8,500 for a couples package with terrace views of the midnight ball's descent.
While tourists may shell out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars just to catch a glimpse of the much-anticipated ball drop, local New Yorkers can't resist the dizzying price tag. I'm not keen on festivals.
“Who are these crazy people? They must be insane,” restaurant consultant Donnie Evans told the Post last year.
“They're obviously outsiders. I don't care who you are. I think New Year's Eve is a rip-off price-wise. I don't want to be in Times Square on New Year's Eve,” he continued.
“I'd like to eat good food for a third of the price on the East Side or downtown.”
