As the year draws to its final chapter, The Okura Prestige Bangkok invites guests to bid farewell to 2026 and welcome 2027 in true festive style. “Once Upon a Season – A Story Told in Gold,” continues into the New Year with a series of celebrations designed for togetherness and magnificent culinary indulgence from lively countdown festivities to intimate dinners with loved ones, each occasion crafted to make the turn of the year one to remember.
Where One Story Ends, Raise a Glass to the Year Ahead at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
(Thursday, 31 December 2026 and Friday, 1 January 2027)
As the year draws to its final chapter, The Okura Prestige Bangkok invites you to a New Year’s Eve celebration of elegance and sophistication, a fitting close to a season told in gold. Set against the breathtaking canvas of Bangkok’s skyline, this is an evening designed for timeless memories and a toast to all that’s ahead.
The “Countdown Celebration” takes place on the stunning outdoor terrace of Floor 25, offering guests a panoramic view of the city’s illuminated skyline as the night unfolds. Live entertainment sets a festive, upbeat tone, while conversation flows easily among friends and family, the perfect atmosphere for celebrating the final hours of the year together.
As midnight approaches, anticipation builds. Join us as we count down together, glasses raised, culminating in remarkable fireworks display that lights up the sky above Bangkok, a brilliant, unforgettable close to one story and the beginning of another as 2027 begins.
For those wishing to secure a lounge table for the “Countdown Celebration,” reservations are available through a celebration bottle package, offering an intimate and luxurious way to welcome the New Year.
Festive Celebrations at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Time: 22:00 hrs. – 01:00 hrs.
Price: Baht 7,000 net per table of four persons inclusive of a bottle of Specialty Drinks
Venue: Pool Terrace, Floor 25
Up & Above Restaurant and Bar – As the year’s final chapter draws to a close, Up & Above Restaurant and Bar transforms into a magnificent setting for celebration, where exhilaration and elegance meet high above the city, and the promise of a new year begins to take shape. This is a night for embracing the festive spirit and creating memories worth carrying into the year ahead.
The evening unfolds as a feast for the senses, anchored by a spectacular live culinary showcase. From the freshest succulent meats to the most exquisite seafood, each station tells its own story of flavour and craftsmanship. Indulge in an extraordinary assortment of premium ‘Sashimi and Sushi,’ savour the tender perfection of the ‘Wagyu Rotisserie,’ and delight in the juicy ‘Kurobuta Pork Tomahawk.’ Bountiful
selectins of ‘Ora King Salmon, Bluefin Tuna, and freshly shucked Oysters’ round out a celebratory spread that is simply unforgettable.
As the night unfolds, live entertainment sets the rhythm for a joyful celebration with family, friends, and loved ones. Laughter fills the air, glasses are raised, and the excitement builds with every passing hour, the perfect setting to bid farewell to one story and toast to the next chapter ahead.
Whether you are seeking a romantic evening for two or a lively gathering with cherished company, Up & Above Restaurant and Bar offers the perfect setting to welcome the New Year with sophistication, warmth, and vibrant celebration.
Time: 18:00 hrs. – 23:00 hrs.
Price: Baht 4,500++ per person with free flow Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Baht 2,250++ per child aged 4-11
Baht 350 ++ per person for Free-flow Soft Drink
Baht 2,000 ++ per person for Free Flow Alcoholic Beverages
Yamazato – For those who wish to welcome the New Year with quiet elegance rather than extravagance, Yamazato offers a different kind of celebration, one rooted in tradition, precision, and the unhurried pleasure of exceptional Japanese cuisine. Executive Japanese Chef Masanori Tomikawa leads guests through a New Year’s Eve experience that feels less like a party and more like a ritual; considered, refined, and deeply satisfying.
Three ways to celebrate await. The “New Year’s Eve Lunch and Dinner Kaiseki” unfolds across multiple courses, each one a study in balance, the clean freshness of sashimi giving way to the rich depth of grilled wagyu, every plate composed with quiet precision. For those who enjoy dinner as theatre, the “New Year’s Eve Dinner Teppanyaki” brings chefs tableside, searing and grilling with the kind of skill that turns
Festive Celebrations at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
cooking into performance. And for an evening built entirely around intimacy, the “New Year’s Eve Dinner Sushi Kaiseki Omakase” leaves the choices to the chef, it is a personal, ever-changing selection of the day’s finest catches and delicacies.
Whichever course you choose, the evening carries the same quiet warmth; the soft clink of glasses, easy conversation, and the sense of a year closing gently rather than rushing to its end. Yamazato offers a New Year’s Eve for those who prefer their celebrations a little more serene, and mesmerising.
Time: 11:30 hrs. – 14:30 hrs. for lunch
18:00 hrs. – 22:30 hrs. for dinner
Price Baht 2,200++ per person for New Year’s Eve Lunch Kaiseki
Baht 4,900++ per person for New Year’s Eve Dinner Kaiseki
Baht 4,900++ per person for New Year’s Eve Dinner Teppanyaki
Baht 7,500++ per person for New Year’s Eve Dinner Sushi Kaiseki Omakase
Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu –At the heart of the evening is Chef Gerard Villaret Horcajo’s “New Year’s Eve Dinner Journey,” a seven-course menu that reflects the same precision and artistry that earned Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu its Michelin star. Each course is a considered blend of refined French technique and subtle Japanese-inspired nuance. It is a procession of textures, aromas, and flavours that builds course by course toward a truly memorable finale.
But the evening is just as much about who you share it with. As candlelight flickers and the city lights stretch out beyond the windows, New Year’s Eve at Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu becomes a moment to gather the people who matter most; a partner, family, close friends; for a night of easy conversation, shared moments, and quiet celebration. There is something special about counting down the final hours of the year over an exceptional meal, surrounded by the people you will carry into the next one.
Whether it is an intimate dinner for two or a small gathering of loved ones, this is New Year’s Eve done with the sophistication of Michelin-starred dining and the warmth of good company, a fitting way to welcome 2027.
Time: 18:00 hrs. – 23:00 hrs.
Price: Baht 9,500++ per person for seven-course New Year’s Eve Dinner Experience
New Year’s Day (Friday, 1 January 2027)
Celebrate the beginning of a brand-new year with timeless sophistication. Surrounded by festive ambience, enjoy a refined experience and create treasured memories with loved ones at The Okura Prestige Bangkok.
Festive Celebrations at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu – As the world awakens to a brand-new year, Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu invites guests to begin it exactly as it should be; with great food, great company, and a little quiet luxury. This New Year’s Day, our Michelin-starred restaurant presents a bespoke “New Year’s Day Dinner Journey,” an intimate, unhurried way to mark the start of 2027.
There is something fitting about beginning the year around a table with the people you love, looking back on the year just passed, and forward to everything the next one holds. The setting is calm and understated, designed less for spectacle and more for connection, easy conversation, and the simple pleasure of a magnificent meal shared with the people who matter most.
At the centre of the evening is Chef Gerard Villaret Horcajo’s seven-course menu, a thoughtful pairing of refined French technique and subtle Japanese-inspired detail. Each course builds on the last, offering a considered, unhurried journey through flavour and craftsmanship, a fitting reflection of the care that defines Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu Michelin-starred kitchen.
It is the kind of evening that sets the tone for the year ahead, begun with warmth, good taste, and the people you cherish most.
Time: 18:00 hrs. – 23:00 hrs.
Price: Baht 9,500++ per person for seven-course New Year’s Day Dinner Experience
Yamazato – Welcome the new year with warmth and serene celebration at Yamazato, the award-wining Japanese restaurant at The Okura Prestige Bangkok. This New Year’s Day, Executive Japanese Chef Masanori Tomikawa presents a menu designed to delight the senses and set a joyful tone for the year ahead.
There is something special about starting the new year at the table with loved ones, sharing a meal, exchanging stories from the year just passed, and looking ahead to what is next. Yamazato offers exactly that kind of setting; festive yet relaxed, sophisticated yet welcoming, the perfect place to gather with family and friends as 2027 begins.
For a daytime celebration, the “New Year’s Day Lunch Kaiseki” offers a delightful, multi-course start to the day, showcasing an array of exquisite seasonal flavours. As evening falls, guests can choose between the artistic “New Year’s Day Dinner Kaiseki” or the lively, interactive “New Year’s Day Dinner Teppanyaki,” each offering its own way to celebrate, whether you prefer a quiet, refined meal or a livelier, more theatrical evening.
Whichever you choose, Yamazato offers a warm and memorable way to welcome the new year; good food, good company, and the simple joy of beginning 2027 surrounded by loved ones.
Date: 1 January 2027
Time: 11:30 hrs. – 14:00 hrs. for lunch
18:00 hrs. – 22:30 hrs. for dinner
Festive Celebrations at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Price Baht 2,400++ per person for New Year’s Day Lunch Kaiseki
Baht 4,900++ per person for New Year’s Day Dinner Kaiseki
Baht 4,900++ per person for New Year’s Day Dinner Teppanyaki
Mochi Ceremony – The New Year is a time for tradition, and at The Okura Prestige Bangkok, few customs are as joyful, or as delicious, as the annual “Mochi Ceremony.” This New Year’s Day, guests are invited to welcome 2027 with “Mochitsuki,” a beloved Japanese custom passed down through generations.
“Mochitsuki” is the traditional ceremonial pounding of glutinous rice into mochi; soft, chewy rice cakes that hold deep symbolic meaning in Japanese culture. The process is as much a performance as it is a craft. Steamed rice is placed into a large wooden mortar, or usu, and rhythmically pounded with a heavy wooden mallet, or kine, while a second person turns and folds the rice between strikes. It is a display of teamwork, timing, and trust, one that has marked the turn of the new year in Japan for centuries.
Beyond its rhythm and spectacle, mochi carries profound significance. Its soft, stretchy texture is said to symbolize resilience and longevity, while the rice itself represents abundance and prosperity for the year ahead. Traditionally shared among family and community, eating mochi at the start of the year is believed to bring good fortune, strength, and unity; making the ceremony as meaningful as it is memorable.
Guests and visitors at The Okura Prestige Bangkok will have the chance to witness, and even take part in this time-honoured ritual, experiencing firsthand the energy, symbolism, and sense of community that “mochitsuki” represents. It is a rare opportunity to welcome the new year not just with a meal, but with a living piece of Japanese heritage.
Join us on Friday, 1 January 2027 at 16:00 hrs. in the opulent Grand Ballroom on Floor 3. It is an unforgettable way to welcome the new year with the elegance of Japanese heritage. Come and create a truly magical and mesmerising start to 2027 at The Okura Prestige Bangkok.