The restaurants that are open at New Year's Eve in Barcelona usually arrange a traditional "cotillon". There are no fireworks in Barcelona at New Year's Eve but instead we celebrate time with one grape for luck for each of the 12 chims of the bells and lots and lots of cava.
The "cotillon" consist of a special feast menu, with elaborated creations of all from 4 to 14 dishes and it is carefully organised to end by midnight with cava and grapes. In some cases, the restaurants even arrange a closed ball after midnight to celebrate the New Year. It is a special once-a-year type of arrangement that brings a lot of revenue to the restaurants :-) In other words : it costs! its costs a lot !
The alternative to these closed parties or "cotillones" is to join a popular feast. The one I recommended is at Poble Espanyol. There is an open ball and disco music. It costs 35 EUR per person for a VIP entry (recommended because of the age of our group) and we have access to the best places in a closed area for 500 persons. The younger ones can go free to other areas is they so wish.
The party begins at 22:30 and ends when you drop... around 5:00 o'clock. The entry covers access to all areas and disco places, 5 drinks, and hot chocolate in the short hours. I have made some reservations for this option, so please let me know in the comment field if you want to join.
If you prefer a more quiet alternative, to save your dancing skills for the New Year party, I can recommend to contact "Les quinze nits" in Placa Reial. Their New Year's Eve menu is about half the price of all others (50 EUR) but they have a good reputation. This is a place where students of the gastronomy school of Barcelona make their pratices, so there is always long queues because of the good food and the fair prices! The restaurant is in Placa Reial, worth a visit at any time.
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