8 NYC Family-Friendly Restaurants Open on New Year’s Eve

With only a few weeks left in 2016, it’s time to start thinking about what to do with the family for New Year’s Eve. Not sure what to do? If you’re looking for something a little less crowded than the normal offerings, but still celebratory, ring in the New Year with the family at one of these family-friendly NYC restaurants.

Buttermilk Channel

This charming Brooklyn family-friendly restaurant is serving up a three-course dinner, helmed by executive chef Chris Norton, to ring in the New Year. Diners can begin their festive meal with grilled quail, roasted chestnut soup, or pan-seared scallops with butternut squash. For the main course, families can enjoy mushroom and truffle lasagna, grilled striped bass with mushrooms and celery root, fried chicken and cheddar waffles, or duck meatloaf with brussels sprout hash and mushrooms. Round out the meal with a mouthwatering chocolate tart or a pecan pie. An oyster menu is also available. $100 per person for seating between 5pm to 5:30pm and 7:15pm to 7:45pm; $120 per person for seating between 9:45pm to 10:15pm. 524 Court Street. 718-852-8490. buttermilkchannelnyc.com

Isabella’s

This Upper West Side mainstay that’s a favorite of locals and celebrities alike is hosting a special New Year’s Eve “party” just for kids. From 10am to 3pm, there will be balloons, face painting, and other fun activities for the little ones. During that time, grown-ups can order from the regular brunch menu featuring eggs, waffles, burgers, and salads. Children have their own menu. À la carte menu, $5 to $22; À la carte children’s menu, $15 per entrée. 359 Columbus Ave. (212) 724-2100. isabellas.com

Papillion Bistro & Bar

Celebrate the New Year at this bi-level bustling bistro. Families can enjoy a scrumptious prix-fixe three-course meal featuring potato leek soup, crab cakes, and a mesclun salad tossed in a lemon vinaigrette as an appetizer. For entrées, families can choose from dishes such as pan-seared halibut with roasted fennel, grilled lamb sweet potato puree and grilled vegetables, and filet mignon with mashed potatoes and roasted cauliflower. Save room for some decadent treats–hot chocolate with almond crisp dippers, white chocolate pudding and fresh fruit parfait, or Baileys Irish Cream cheesecake. With multiple options for each course, there’s a dish that’s sure to satisfy every member of the family. 4pm to midnight. $120 per person. There’s a late night menu available until 2am. 22 East 54^th Street. 212-866-0111. papillonbistro.com

Ristorante Morini

Say good-bye to 2016 at this family-friendly neighborhood restaurant. Grown-ups can enjoy a four-course menu showcasing pan-Italian dishes such as seared foie gras with onion marmalade, scallops with mushrooms, braised short rib with radicchio, seafood risotto, grilled sea bass with creamy lentils, and seared steak with broccoli rabe. Afterwards, families can nibble on savory desserts such as pana cotta, vanilla and milk chocolate mousse, or the classic tiramisu. Children can enjoy their own three-course meal, which is a scaled down version of the four-course menu. 4pm to midnight. Adults: $105; Kids: $55. 1167 Madison Avenue. 212-249-0444. ristorantemorini.com

Rosa Mexicana

Here’s your chance to celebrate the New Year in Mexico! Rosa Mexica is hosting a ¡Feliz año nuevo! fiesta with a four-course prix-fixe menu. The fiesta menu features their standout guacamole and a tasting platter of flautas de tinga and empanadas for the table. For the main course, families can choose from entrées such as braised chile ancho-marinated pork shank with salsa verde, Rose Mexicana’s signature enchiladas, pollo y carne asada (grilled chicken and skirt steak with tortillas), and alambre de camarones (grilled shrimp marinated in garlic with rice). Cap off the fiesta with churros or tres leches. A limited à la carte menu is available. 11am to midnight. $49 per person. 61 Columbus Avenue. (212) 977-7700. rosamexicano.com

Santina

Tucked away underneath the High Line, families can toast the New Year while dining on modern Italian cuisine. The coastal Italian menu features standout dishes such as squash carpaccio, spicy tuna tartare, or avocado trapanese to start off the meal. For the main course, families can nosh on zingara rice with rock shrimp, lamb chops with mushrooms and salsa verde, or rigatoni norma. Cap off the night with delectable sweets such as hazelnut orange cake, lime meringa, or fresh grapefruit Italian ice. $95 per person for early seating starting at 6pm; $150 per person for second seating starting at 7:45 pm; $250 per person for late seating starting at 9pm, includes a prosecco toast at midnight. 820 Washington Street. 646-692-4732. santinanyc.com

The Cecil

Ring in the New Year at The Cecil with an Afro-Asian-American inspired meal. The three-course prix-fixe menu features a crab fritter, short rib toast with spicy okra, and a kale salad dish to start. Families can then dine on either roasted chicken with braised collards and white sweet potato, charred eggplant with dates, or a grilled steak with okra fries as an entrée. The festive meal is not complete without sampling one of these tasty desserts–goat cheese, triple chocolate, or coconut cream cake. $65 per person for 8pm or earlier seating; $90 per person for 9pm or later seating, includes sparkling toast at midnight. 210 West 118th St. 212-866-1262. thececilharlem.com

The Farm on Adderley

Welcome 2017 at this family-friendly Brooklyn neighborhood restaurant. For early eaters (5:30pm to 9pm), families can order from the regular menu, featuring cauliflower soup, eggplant tempura, kale salad, farro risotto, stripped bass with broccoli rabe, and chicken and potatoes. There’s also a children’s menu available at this time, showcasing grilled cheese, egg noodles with broccoli, and hot dogs. The special holiday prix-fixe menu will be available too. For families who prefer to sit down to eat at 9pm or later, there’s a three-course prix-fixe menu. 5:30pm to midnight. À la carte menu, $8 to $25; À la carte children’s menu, $8 per entrée; Prix-fixe menu: $75 per person, includes a glass of bubbles at midnight. 1108 Cortelyou Road. 718-287-3101. thefarmonadderley.com

Treehouse Shakers

<div>Treehouse Shakers&rsquo; Branching OUT After-School program is for ages 12-14. This awarded program is for young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, or are seeking to become better allies. Branching OUT centers on discovering and exploring one&rsquo;s story and identity through an intentionally artist-led format. During our community-based program, young people will explore and reflect on their own story to create a larger, more meaningful experience, while gaining self-empowerment and gathering with like-minded peers. Through the guidance of our awarded teaching artists, young people will create narratives that will be turned into podcasts, dances, songs or poetry.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Young people have the opportunity to learn new art forms, work with professional artists, while building a meaningful community.</div>

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

This Is Cooperstown

Nicknamed America's hometown, Cooperstown has small-town charm and world-class attractions including the National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp; Museum, a must-see for fans of the game and the ultimate homage to America's Pastime. Discover fine, folk, and Native American art at Fenimore Art Museum, acclaimed and varied performances at the Glimmerglass Festival, craft beer at Brewery Ommegang and Red Shed Brewery, fresh cider from the Fly Creek Cider Mill, great restaurants, four-season events, and outdoor fun.