The Restaurant Examiner: Your New Year’s Eve Dining and Entertainment Guide

This week, we list restaurants in the region that will be open past midnight on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the arrival of 2016. If a band or DJ is mentioned, dancing is usually offered. Prices shown do not include tax or gratuity unless otherwise indicated.

Armonk: Moderne Barn. Dinner choices include filet mignon, grilled salmon, seafood risotto, chicken and pork chop – all gluten-free. Midnight champagne toast. $98 per person. Seating time from 8:30 to 11 p.m.

Beacon: Roundhouse. Four-course dinner. Appetizers: squash soup, lobster salad, duck rilles. Entrées: Butternut squash gnocchi, salmon a la planchi, balsamic honey glazed chicken confit, prime beef short ribs. Midnight champagne. $95 per person. Seating at 9 p.m.

Bedford: La Crémaillère. Canapés (potato fritter, sour cream, caviar), egg Concette, foie gras terrine, sautéed Atlantic salmon. Entrée choices include poached Dover sole with artichoke hearts or roasted Scottish pheasant or roasted veal chop. Dessert, café, tea, petit fours. $135 per person.

Briarcliff Manor: Orfino’s. Surf and turf, twin lobster tails, osso bucco, pasta, veal, chicken. Midnight champagne toast, hats, noisemakers. Televised ball drop. A la carte menu with a $20 to $45 price range.

Chappaqua: Atrium Room at Kittle House. Venetian carnival masquerade with house supplied masks). Buffet: Northern Italian dishes, chilled seafood bar. Party favors, midnight champagne. Televised ball drop from Times Square. DJ and comedian Goumba Johnny. $155 per person.

Chappaqua: Kittle House. Chef’s tasting menu. Open bar, midnight champagne toast. Party favors. Ball drop at Times Square. Drew Bordeaux and Friends band. $165 per person.

Cold Spring: Hudson House River Inn. Appetizers: lobster bisque, Maryland crab cakes and more. Entrées: Lump crabmeat crusted salmon, Chateaubriand, bacon wrapped loin of pork, roast duck breast, rack of lamb, surf and turf. Champagne toast, hats, noisemakers. Live jazz. $75 per person. Seating at 8:30 and 9 p.m.

Cortlandt Manor: Cortlandt Colonial Manor. Hors d’oeuvres. Dinner choices include sliced filet mignon, lobster tail. Viennese table. Open bar, midnight champagne toast. Party favors. Buffet breakfast. DJ: Ricardo Music. $100 per person (all-inclusive cost). 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Elmsford: Westchester Broadway Theatre. Hors d’oeuvres and dinner. Chilled lobster, shrimp, clams casino, “pigs in blankets,” antipasto, empanadas, fresh fruit. Beef, chicken or fish. Open bar. “Show Boat” on stage. Champagne toast. Tuxedo Parc Orchestra. $370 per couple (all inclusive). 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Elmsford: Rini’s. Dinner choices include roasted duck, lamb shank. Appetizers: stuffed mushrooms, shrimp bisque soup. Coffee, champagne toast. Party favors. Music of the Decades Show at 9 p.m. Singing DJ Bobby James. $42.95 per person. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Harrison: 273 Kitchen. Shucked oysters, yellowfin tuna, sizzling Spanish octopus. Main courses: sirloin of beef, grilled branzino, organic hen, baby goat and more. Midnight champagne, noisemakers. $65 per person. Add $20 for wine pairing. Seating time: 9:30 p.m.

Hastings on Hudson: Chutney Masala at Riverview. Buffet. Open bar. Champagne toast, party favors, DJ, belly dancer, raffle, kid’s crafts. $75 per person, $140 per couple, $200 per family of four (includes tax and gratuity). From 8 p.m.

Hastings on Hudson: Riverview’s Palisade Room. Adults only. Cocktail hour reception. Open bar, dessert table, ice cream sundae bar. $100 per person (all inclusive). 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Hastings on Hudson: Harvest-on-Hudson. Cocktail reception from 8:45 to 9:30 p.m. Four-course dinner. Open bar, Champagne toast. Party favors. Televised ball drop from Times Square. The Nines band and 500-balloon drop. Continental breakfast to go. $195 per person. 8:45 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Irvington: MP Taverna. Regular a la carte dinner menu plus specials. Midnight toast, noisemakers, hats. Televised ball drop. Last seating at 10 p.m.

Jefferson Valley: Sinapi’s Ceola Manor. Cocktail hour from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Hot and cold stations. Surf and turf dinner. Open bar. Champagne toast, party favors. DJ from Pozzitiv Music Productions. $120 per person. 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Larchmont: Plates. Canapés and dinner. Midnight champagne toast, party favors. Televised ball drop. Dinner at bar at 9:30 p.m. beginning at $30. New Year’s Eve dinner at bar or take-home at half price. Last seating: 9:30 p.m. $100 per person.

Mahopac: Arturo’s Tavern. Chicken a la brie, crabmeat-stuffed salmon, seafood combination with sole, shrimp, scallops, baked clams, surf and turf and filet mignon and lobster tail. Champagne toast, party favors. DJ. No cover charge. Last seating at midnight.

Mahopac: Putnam County Golf Course. Cocktail hour. Lobster tail, filet mignon or rosemary chicken breast. Viennese hour. Champagne toast. Party favors. Televised ball drop. Sugar Rush band; vocalist Lina Valenti. $99 per person. 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Mohegan Lake: The Winery at Saint George. Passed hors d’oeuvres and tapas. Open bar, midnight champagne toast. Party favors. Band: Over the Top. Bagel breakfast. $135 per person (including tax). 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Mount Kisco: 251 LEX. Shucked oysters, yellowfin tuna, sizzling Spanish octopus. Main courses: sirloin of beef, grilled branzino, organic hen, baby goat and more. Midnight champagne, noisemakers. $65 per person. Add $20 for wine pairing. Seating time: 9:30 p.m.

Mount Kisco: Winston. Oysters, crab cakes, corn and butternut soup. Options: sliced kobe steak and pan-seared halibut with lobster hash; sliced kobe steak with lobster hash; or pan-seared halibut with lobster hash. Alternate: mushroom pasta. Champagne toast. “Dirty Winston” bar, live band, vocalist. $110 per person. Seating at 9 p.m.

New Rochelle: Alvin & Friends. Southern and Caribbean food. Appetizers, carving station. Open bar. Midnight toast, noisemakers, hats. Live music by Jazmyn. James Farley on keyboard, Inez Wilson, vocalist. $150 per person. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

New Rochelle: Dubrovnik. Five-course dinner. Appetizers include calamari shrimp and smoked salmon with caviar. Entrées include osso bucco. Party favors, champagne toast, live music. $200 per person. Starts at 8 p.m.

New Rochelle: NoMa Social. Passed tapas (9 to 11 p.m.), including shrimp and lobster salad. Stations: filet mignon and seafood, including mussels, clams, calamari and shrimp, antipasto. Party favors, open bar. Music. 3 a.m. breakfast. $95 per person. Begins at 9 p.m.

Ossining: Travelers Rest. Hors d’oeuvres. Cocktail hour. Four-course dinner. Open bar. Midnight champagne toast, party favors. DJ Wilson. Televised ball drop. $110 per person. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Peekskill: 12 Grapes. Three-course dinner. R&B band with Julius Dilligard, Jr. lead vocalist. Three hours of live music. Hats, noisemakers, midnight Prosecco toast. $110 per person. (Music only: $35) Band plays from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Seating at 8:30 p.m.

Port Chester: Apetit Bistro. Dinner choices include lobster ravioli and seared striped bass with lobster emulsion. Champagne toast at beginning of dinner.

Port Chester: Sonora. Champagne toast. DJ. $78 per person. Seating from 8:30 to 11 p.m.

Pound Ridge: The Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges. Tuna tartare or foie gras brûlée; black sea bass or Maine lobster; beef tenderloin or prosciutto wrapped pork loin. Champagne toast. $248 per person.

Rye: La Panetiére. Beet/crayfish salad, foie gras, scallops, filet of beef with Perigold black truffles, dessert, petit fours, coffee/tea. Midnight champagne toast. Ezio Pellitteri’s band strolls at 9 p.m. Dance music at 11 p.m. $160 per person ($195 with wine). Seating at 9 p.m.

Tarrytown: Jazz Forum Arts. Buffet catered by Tarry Tavern. Unlimited beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee, tea, no cocktails. Party favors. Music by Jazz Forum All-Stars. Vocalist Kate Baker. Admission by $150, $250 or $500 tax-deductible donation per person. 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

White Plains: Coliseum Night Club. Host: Tia Maria Montemurro. Tapas, desserts, cash bar. “Glitter & Gold Extravaganza.” Dancin’ Machine 11-piece band. DJ David Michael. Noisemakers, midnight champagne toast, showgirl dancers. $40. 8 p.m.

White Plains: Sofrito. Masquerade ball. Open bar, 9 a.m. to midnight. DJ Ninto and DJ Blay. Live ball drop, fireworks. $75 per person.

White Plains: The Melting Pot. Sirloin crostini, cheese fondue, lobster, filet mignon, chocolate fondue. Midnight champagne, hats, noisemakers. White Plains ball drop televised. $89.95 per person. Seating at 8:30 p.m. or later.

Yonkers: Empire Terrace’s Good Time Room. Dinner buffet. Music by Bobby Lynch Orchestra. Midnight champagne toast. $150 per person. Begins at 9 p.m.

Yonkers: Zuppa. Raw bar, passed antipasto. Four-course dinner. Open bar. DJ. $140 per person. Begins at 8 p.m.

Yorktown Heights: Don Tommaso’s Bistro Italiano. Three-course dinner. DJ and dancing to 2 a.m. $79 per person. Seating begins at 9 p.m.