New Year's Eve at Mahiki promises a jovial night for all sundry, the Hot & Spicy team celebrate the end of a successful year and Stig of the Dump hosts Breakin' Bread's hot event...

NYE at Mahiki
Mahiki, W1
This new Hawaiian-themed hangout may attract party poshos like Freddy Windsor and Tom Parker-Bowles (whom I spotted there a couple of weeks ago), but it doesn't feel intimidatingly exclusive. With a well-chosen retro music policy focusing on classic soul and surf music, New Year's Eve at Mahiki promises a jovial night for all sundry - especially bearing in mind the reception at the start featuring a selection of the clubs famously potent cocktails. (020 7493 9529). 9pm-4am, £40.

Hot & Spicy
Hidden SE11
Bringing an authentic London house party sound, The Hot & Spicy team celebrate the end of a successful year with a party at their spiritual home. Three lavishly decorated rooms reverberate to vocal, funky, and dirty house played by Liam D, Huckleberry Finn, Steve Feelgood, Matt Sharp and others, with glitter cannons, lasers and dancers adding to the mix. (07879 466 953). 9pm-6am, £25-30.

Breakin' Bread
The Social, W1
This quality night of DIY hip-hop delivers a hot NYE line-up including the BB Soundsystem DJs and Skeg. The event's hosted by the heavyweight rap guru, Stig of the Dump, who will preside over a range of styles from soul to Afrobeat. The breakdancers and freestyle rappers who attend Breakin' Bread nights are arguably as much of an attraction as the DJs themselves. (020 7636 4992). 8pm-3am, £15.

The Lady Luck Club
Soho Revue Bar, W1
For those who wish they'd been born in an era before trainers and distressed jeans, Lady Luck offers a night of slick retro entertainment for a dressed-up Fifties-style crowd. Pencil skirts, braces and cravats are all encouraged as a jazzy, jivey soundtrack courtesy of DJ. El Nino. There's also live entertainment from burlesque dancers and Whiskey Sour. (020 7734 0377). 9pm-5am, £29.50.

Horse Meat Disco
South Central, SE11
Despite its unnerving moniker, HMD isn't like the Blue Oyster Bar in the Police Academy movies, where everyone is forced to waltz with beefy, leather-clad gay men ) although that could probably be arranged. It's a friendly, trendy inclusive gay party with a daft, debauched atmosphere at which all free-spirited lovers of quality house music are welcome. Severino and Filthy Luka are among tonight's providers of quality Italian-tinged house. (020 7793 0903). 10pm-4am, £10.

Artrocker
Buffalo Bar, N1
This cool, sweaty rock night consolidates a year's progress with on-stage antics from Bolt Action 5, Popular Workshop, DDD. And others. After midnight, Stuart Plimsoles, Sarah Stiletto and chums take over the decks to deliver guitar-based delights of all flavours to a cheery, pencil-necked crowd. (020 7359 6191). 8.30pm-3am, £15.

NYE
St Martin's Lane Hotel, WC1
One of London's most stylish and decadent hotels opens its doors for a very special party. Worldrenowned remixer and super-cool hip-hop/R&B DJ Mark Ronson plays in a special raised booth in the beautiful Asia de Cuba restaurant. There's a champagne and canapÈ reception, and the music will also be piped into the hotel's elegant Light Bar. If you're looking to impress someone special on New Year's Eve, you could hardly do better than this. (07776 306 760). 8pm-3am, £65 (basic ticket), £150 (reserved VIP seating), £295+VAT (party ticket plus room at hotel).

Torture Garden
Mass, SW9
There's a dress code at this huge and well-established night of taboo pleasures. Clubwear and casual wear is strictly not allowed, but acceptable outfits include burlesque, Vegas showgirl, porn star, drag and medical. The music policy ranges from trance and house to drum'n'bass and industrial and the entertainment includes burlesque dancers, a "blindfold self bondage performance" and a "couple's playroom". (020 7613 4733). 9pm-6am, £35.

Breakin Science & The Valve System
Koko NW1
Koko's cavernous walls are set to be shaken by the sounds of the banging-est drum'n'bass and hardcore. This New Year mash-up sees all stops being pulled out with an ear-bleedingly strong lineup. Dillinja & Lemon D appear, alongside d'n'b stalwarts like Friction, Andy C, Shy FX, IC3, and DJ Hype. MCs include Dynamite, and for a touch of genuine old-school flavour, the Ragga Twins. (0870 4325 527). 8pm-6am, £36 + booking fee.

Co-Op
Cargo, EC1
Encompassing breaks, soul and hip-hop, Co-Op's "future soul" sound has brought it accolades over the five years of its existence. To take them into 2007, they're hosting a live performance from the brilliant Bugz In The Attic, performing tracks from their Back in the Doghouse album. Phil Asher, IG Culture, Afronaught and Daz I Kue are on the turntables. (020 7739 3440). 8pm-6am, £35.