New Years Party Ideas...

If you are looking for somewhere to start your New Year's Eve celebrations, why not go out to dinner with your partner or group of friends before hitting the club. You will be able to chat over dinner, share a bottle of wine and start the night with a good meal inside you.

To make sure this is not just another trip to an ordinary restaurant, hire a limousine for your group and try a new and unique restaurant. The limo can pick up everyone in your group from their houses as well as taking you to the restaurant, then to the club (or clubs) and back home again.

So why not start your night at the Locanda Locatelli restaurant. Giorgio Locatelli is the chef and is also responsible for turning the former dining room of the Hyatt Regency London, into an intimate dining experience.

The restaurant is dimly lit and well spaced to enjoy the dishes which are almost traditional yet have a modern Locatelli twist. The wine list also includes only Italian wines.

Pétrus restaurant in Wilton Place, London, is named after a deep rich wine and these qualities are reflected in the décor and decorations. The felling of luxury dining is extended through the crisp linen and shining silverware with plenty of space in the dining room and prompt, knowledgeable serving and waiting staff.

The dishes are fascinatingly unique with the ingredients sourced almost entirely from France. All of this combines to create a truly decadent dining experience.

The large dining room and high windows of Zaika are throwbacks from when the restaurant was a bank and now create a stylish, yet comfortable open dining experience.

This beautiful Indian restaurant is decorated in rich warm colours and the chef who originally open Zaika is now back in the driver's seat delivering high quality cuisine.

While you can choose from traditional Indian dishes, the desserts are more westernised and include a pistachio crème brûlée and cooling yogurt sorbet.

So for a truly unique dining experience, start your New Year's Eve at one of the many multicultural, stylish and tasty restaurants London has to offer. When you have had your fill of fantastic food and New Year's partying, your chauffeur can pick up your group and drive you all home safely.

New Years Celebrations in Edinburgh - The celebrations start in Edinburgh after Christmas on the 29th of December with a torchlight procession with the funds from torch sales going to charity. Each year the procession weaves through the streets of Edinburgh and has a different theme.

The Night Afore International arts carnival is held on George Street in the heart of the city. The 2005 event was produced in partnership with Barcelona and Catalonia and saw fire breathing dragons, Catalonian drummers, Barcelonan tap dancers as well as a spread of traditional foods including Spanish Paella and a range of tapas.