Where to eat and party on new year's eve in Mexico City?

[monab]

Hello

We will be arriving at the airport in Mexico City at around 19:00 on New Year's eve, so I guess we'll be in the city by 8:30ish.

I would love to get your suggestions for where and how we should spend the evening.

I know that most locals will be away, but are there any fun parties happening?
I imagine that the hotels will be having events - but if anyone has any details, please let me know!

Ideally, we would love to go to a restaurant with great food and a lively atmosphere, where they do something to bring in the new year, but it doesn't have to be a carzy night or anything.
Great food is the most inportant thing.

All suggestions will be most gratefully received!

Thanks

[mjs]

Some info i found:

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articul...

[Veggo]

Mazaryk above Parque Lincoln and all the poet -named streets south to Campos Eliseos is a very electric, walkable grid with a great concentration of excellent restos and bars for New Years.
The "beautiful people" of Polanco will mostly be in private clubs where a gringo is a rarity.

[monab]

thanks for your reccos , guys!

@mjs: haven't decided where we are staying yet, but it will be either the St Regis, Condesa df, or Las Alcobas.
Wedon't really want to go street festival - was thinking more along the lines of a restaurant with great, great food (trad or modern, but mexican/latin american, not european food), which is:
a. open that night
b. got the kind of atmosphere where one would want to celebrate new year's

hope that give greater clarity!

all other advise will be very much appreciated!!!

[Veggo]

Have you considered the Camino Real in Polanco? You get all the civility of Polanco, and proximity to the madness in the Zona Rosa...
And it is elegant.

[monab]

hi all
let me know if this is a good idea:

a friend who works in the city (but who will not be in town) has recommended Erawan/Joy Room for new year's eve.

I know that it's not Mexican, but Thai, but he assures me that it is really really good and that we would have a good time there.

does anyone have any opinions, or any better ideas?

thanks again!

[streetgourmetla]

I would actually love to spend a New Year's Eve in a cantina, like La Mascota, but that's me.

[mjs]

You need to give more information, where in Mexico City are you staying (moving around could be a bit difficult that night)? What kind of restaurant/party do you have in mind (there are street festivals, fancy/trendy places in Condesa or Polanco, traditional restaurants like Arroyo)?