An early bird pre-game NYE fete (3 p.m. to 7 p.m.) includes $5 margaritas, $20 carafes, and Drag Trivia starting at 4:30 p.m., all while partaking in its taco Tuesday of the year.

A New Orleans-style distiller dinner designed for two pairs three courses with Cotton & Reed rum cocktails ($65). Patrons can wash down a Cajun cobb salad with a Vieux Carré or King Cake cupcakes with a Hurricane. Full details can be foundhere. A no-reservation policy is lifted for New Year’s Eve (book from 4 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.).

Starting at 9 p.m., Rose Previte’s Logan Circle mainstay will throw amarket-style soireewith stations showcasing cuisines from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Philippines, and Lebanon. Think empanadas, pintxos, and falafel. Tickets ($75) include a glass of bubbly and a post-midnight snack, with drinks like globally-sourced natural wines available for purchase.

The lively D.C. institution that turns 50 at midnight will throw an epic NYE bash with tunes from D.C.’s Out Of Town Blues Band and champagne toastfor $25, with a la carte drinks sold at the bar.

Shaw’s new American restaurant will fill up diners on plates full of clams and caviar; smoked trout, collard greens, and cured lemon; and grilled, dry-aged porterhouse steaks with cornmeal polenta. The first seating at 5 p.m. is $60 per person. An 8 p.m. seating ($80 per person) includes a midnight toast.

The new pizza and pasta parlor in Mt. Vernon Triangle will ring in its first NYE with a straightforward, all-night happy hour at the bar. Steals include $3 Peronis, proseccos, and wines on tap, along with $5 cocktails like a paloma and Rum Buck. Navy Yard sister spot Osteria Morini’s plans are a little more refined, starring multi-course menus ($85-$95/person) from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The retooled Mt. Vernon Triangle eatery,now under chef Tim Ma’s watch, has a three-course menu for $55 with a wine pairing for $25 more. The bar will accommodate walk-ins with full dinner service. Stick around for free NYE party favors and a toast at midnight: “No tickets. No lines. Just come on by,” reads theno-frills Facebook invite.

The glitzy Conrad hotel restaurant will pair an elevated five-course tasting menu with live local music. Dishes from the Voltaggio brothers’ restaurant include foie gras toast, Chesapeake rockfish, and black truffle gnocchi ($150 per person from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.), followed by an elaborate midnight countdown under its soaring atrium.

The dressed-down Atlas District bar trades cover charges for early (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and late (10 p.m. to 11 p.m.) happy hour deals. There will be free hats, noisemakers, and a Champagne toast. A post-ball drop breakfast menu is available from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. And at NoMa sister The Eleanor, $20 at the door comes with unlimited arcade play all night and personal “Champagne” bottles of Miller High Life (followed by a “Champagne of Beers” toast at midnight).

The splashy Penn Quarter wine bar will ring in 2020 by celebrating women in the industry, busting out pricey pours from female-led labels like Chehalem Winery in Oregon. The four-course dinner ($55 per person, and $50 extra for wine pairings) includes crispy kale salad, pan roasted salmon, and flank steak, withseatingsat 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 10 p.m.

For a no-over option in the heart of Penn Quarter, head to the new beachside boardwalk-themed replacement to Iron Horse Tap Room for drink specials, games, party favors, and a Champagne toast. The night kicks off at 9 p.m.

The well-known Balkan restaurant will dish out unlimited small plates and drinks for $69 (two-hour time limit, 5 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.), with a second seating from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ($79-$99) that runs until midnight for food and 12:30 a.m. for drinks. Bottomless bites include pumpkin soup with lemongrass; truffle kajmak; roasted lamb shoulder; and dry aged ribeye. For cocktails, there’s a blackberry and gin sour and the caffeinated “Boozy Gossip” with vodka, Bailey’s, Kahlua, espresso, Turkish coffee, and mint.

The swanky bar sitting pretty atop the InterContinental Hotel will host a Kettle One open bar (8 p.m. to 10 p.m.) with passed apps (9 p.m. to 11 p.m.), music by DJ Andrew Hypes, and a complimentary Moët & Chandon champagne clink at midnight. General admissionticketsare for $120. Ballers can opt for table service (jdallesasse@12storiesdc.com) with specials on bottles and magnums of the bubbly.

The stylish eatery in the shadows of Nationals Park will close out the decade with a disco-themed soiree featuring a five-hour buffet and open bar stocked with Tito’s vodka, Filibuster whiskey, Cotton & Reed rum. L.A. DJs Juice and Benny Bridges will spin with a high-tech light show.Ticketsare currently going for $136 and will shoot up to $163 for last-minute party planners. A VIP package ($210) includes reserved banquette seating stocked with Beluga vodka, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, and Patron.

José Andrés’s $175 barmini dinner issold out, but his star restaurant inside NYE magnet MGM National Harbor has special one-night dishes planned. Think a family-style fisherman’s stew ($64) with Chilean Seabass, clams, mussels, shrimp, squid, saffron broth, rustic bread and garlic aioli and a roasted branzino ($48), with reservations starting at 5 p.m.