Bellevue will be alive on New Years Eve with a variety of festivities, from the simple dinner-and-toast variety to live entertainment and dancing. Here’s a list of some local venues playing host that night:

0/8 Seafood Grill and Twist Cork Wine Bar: Pre-fix menu with seven-course meal available for $145 per person. The band Clinton Ellison Project will provide entertainment, covering R&B, rock and punk favorites starting at 9 p.m. in the lounge. Entry is free with dinner reservations and $20 a person without. Tables in the champagne lounge are available for $300 and $500 depending on size, with $100 of the cost going toward credit on the tab. 425-637-0808.

520 Bar and Grill: Offering a dance party and deejay with no cover from 8 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Free champagne toast at midnight. Event is open to the public, with no reservations necessary. 425-450-0520.

Andiamo Ristorante Italiano: Pre-fixed menu offering four-course meal with champagne for $48 per person. 425-452-9602.

Bis on Main: Special a la carte menu. Dinner reservations from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Restaurant is open past midnight. 425-455-2033.

Joeys: Open until 2 a.m., with last call at 12:45 a.m. and a free champagne toast. 425-637-1177.

Melting Pot: The restaurant will offer a four-course meal complete with champagne specials for $78 per person. Open extended hours from noon until 1 a.m. 425-646-2744.

Rock Bottom Brewery: Standard menu, but no cover for dancing and live deejay music. Free champagne toast, plus happy-hour specials from 10 p.m. until close. Last call at 1:30 a.m. 425-462-9300.

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse: Regular menu with party favors and free champagne around midnight. Last seating is at 10 p.m. 425-451-1550.

The Cheesecake Factory: Open until midnight, the restaurant will serve dinner and finish the night with a free champagne toast. 425-450-6000.

The Parlor Collection: All-access passes to all three of its Bellevue venues for $50 a person, $40 for the first 100 buyers. Parlor Billiards and Spirits will have an interactive show and Vegas-style table games. Ultralounge at the Parlor will feature music from DJ MarQ. The 3,000 square-foot Parlor Live performance space will showcase DJ Kemal, Sirens Sister, Mad Rad, and Clockwork Crew, plus live go-go dancers. Private party rooms are available for an additional fee, and ticketholders can reserve rooms at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue for $119 apiece. 425-289-7000.

The Spot Off Main: Dining room converts to party space at 9 p.m., with live deejay music and dancing to start at 10 p.m. No cover, plus free champagne toast at midnight and drink specials to include $3 beers on tap as well as specialty margaritas. 425-467-1730.

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