New Year’s Eve food ideas

Whether you’re planning a big bash or a night in with the family, we’ve got everything you’ll need to celebrate in delicious style. Plan your perfect NYE night in with our foodie ideas, recipes and tips.

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Kick off the new year with festive party food sure to please a crowd. From showstopping seafood platters to luxe desserts and bottles of bubbly, see our New Year’s Eve food ideas for your get together.

New Year’s Eve recipes

What to serve at a New Year’s Eve Party

Keep guests well-fed at your New Year’s celebration with our party food ideas. Whip up one of our easy recipes or assemble an impressive grazing board for guests to nibble.

Canapes from the Foodhall

Pop into the Foodhall from 11 December to pick up our full selection of hot party food bites. Create your own festive picky tea with our Collection Snowman Bao Buns, with handmade decorations and flavourful pad Thai centres. Our Collection Mini Tacos are generously filled with peppers and sweetcorn in a smoky tomato sauce. For Spanish-inspired flavours, load up on our Collection Paella Bites, Collection Mini Pecorino and Chorizo Tortillas, and our Christmas Charcuter-tree Pinchos. And don’t forget our Collection Spiced Potato and Spinach Dosa Rolls for a veggie-friendly bite.

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Canape recipe ideas

Having a get-together with tipples and nibbles? Check out our New Year’s Eve recipes, starting with these three quick bruschetta topping ideas to create a platter of crowd-pleasing canapés in just 10 minutes. Serve up crab in zingy Sicilian lemon mayonnaise, beetroot-cured salmon, and Bloody Mary cheese on toast – these recipes make the most of our favourite Foodhall finds, so you can cut down on prep time and amp up the flavour. If you’re after an easy make-ahead party bite, try these three ‘sausage’ roll ideas. Simply keep them in the freezer, then pop them on a baking tray, glaze with egg wash, and bake.

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Pick up a Dine In

Bring the flavours of your favourite restaurant home with our Gastropub Dine In. For just £15, you can dine in like you're dining out with a main, a side, and a starter or dessert to serve two. Our top picks? We love Tom’s Roasted British Duck Legs – two Gressingham duck legs nestled in a cannellini bean, smoked bacon, and sausage meat cassoulet. It’s perfect served with our vibrant Tenderstem Broccoli, Petit Pois and Cavolo Nero, followed by Molten Cookie Dough, with the most-indulgent gooey centre.

Find the Gastropub Dine In deal in store, and browse the menu options below.

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Sweet treats

End the year on a sweet note with our Collection Handmade Pine Cones, filled with light and airy mousse and an oozy centre. For an Instagram-worthy moment, our Collection Dashing Through the Snow chocolate reindeer are filled with gooey salted caramel on a white chocolate mousse base. Catering for vegan guests? Our plant-based Collection Indulgent Chocolate Torte is hand-finished with a delicate snowflake topping. Find these decadent desserts in store from 18 December.

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What to drink on New Years Eve

Say cheers with a glass of Champagne or make one of our clever cocktails. Find the right tipple to ring in the New Year in style.

Champagne and fizz

The countdown is on, and with 2025 just a few clock strokes away, what better way to toast the new year than with a glass of Delacourt Brut Champagne? With refreshing notes of peach, vanilla, and brioche, this bestselling fizz is exclusive to M&S. Or pop open a bottle of Rockferne Brut, produced in Sussex bursting with baked apple and ripe peach notes with a hint of honey.

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Pre-mixed cocktails

Fancy a bit of pre-mixed magic? Check out our bar-quality, expertly blended Marksologist cocktail range. Try our Seville Orange Marmalde Gin Cocktail, with London Dry Gin, Seville orange Marmalade, orange liqueur, Canadian maple syrup, and VS Cognac. Or indulge in the luxuriously velvety Collection Chocolate and Cherry Irish Cream Liqueur, made with Belgian chocolate and fresh cream from the Arrabawn creamery.

If you’re after something non-alcoholic but still full of flavour, reach for our Alcohol Free Winterberry Spritz. It's full of flavours of juicy wild berries, blackberries and Christmas spices.

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Cocktail recipe ideas

Impress your guests by shaking up a new signature cocktail with the help of our tried-and-tested recipes. Try a foamy and festive Snowball cocktail, made with advocaat for a bubbly top, or a spicy Paloma – a fiery twist on the classic tequila cocktail, complete with a zesty coconut and lime rim. If you're after a low-alcohol option, our Cranberry Spritz packs a punch, using our low-alcohol aperitivo as a great alternative to spirits.

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Published 8.1.2025