New Year's Eve Party Drink and Food Calculator
For 100 guests, a full New Year's Eve bar comes to 66 bottles of champagne, 22 bottles of wine, 7 bottles of spirits, and 2 cases of beer, about 581 drinks in total. Champagne leads at 43.5 percent, ahead of wine and spirits, which are tied at 21.7 percent each, with beer the smallest share at 13 percent. That champagne share is the largest of any event on this site apart from a wedding shower. Midnight is a single fixed moment when nearly every guest wants a full flute, so bottles should be chilled and open before the countdown starts. These figures already include a 15 percent buffer, and the total scales to about 166 drinks at 25 guests and 1077 at 200, taking champagne from 19 bottles to 122.
With food as the main dish, 100 guests calls for 30 pizzas, 69 lbs of wings, 18 dozen tacos, 25 dozen sliders, 37 platters of appetizers, and 17 lbs of BBQ or pulled pork.
See the whole bar for a New Year's Eve party at 100 guests About 581 drinks, wine, beer, spirits and champagne together.
| Drink | 25 guests | 50 guests | 75 guests | 100 guests | 150 guests | 200 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine | 7 bottles | 12 bottles | 18 bottles | 22 bottles | 33 bottles | 41 bottles |
| Beer | 1 case | 2 cases | 2 cases | 2 cases | 3 cases | 4 cases |
| Champagne | 19 bottles | 36 bottles | 53 bottles | 66 bottles | 99 bottles | 122 bottles |
| Spirits | 2 bottles | 4 bottles | 6 bottles | 7 bottles | 11 bottles | 13 bottles |
Every figure is that drink's share of a full bar, with a 15 percent buffer included. Each page also shows what you would need if it were the only alcohol served.
| Food | 25 guests | 50 guests | 75 guests | 100 guests | 150 guests | 200 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza | 9 pizzas | 16 pizzas | 24 pizzas | 30 pizzas | 44 pizzas | 56 pizzas |
| Wings | 20 lbs | 37 lbs | 55 lbs | 69 lbs | 103 lbs | 129 lbs |
| Tacos | 5 dozen | 10 dozen | 14 dozen | 18 dozen | 26 dozen | 33 dozen |
| Sliders | 7 dozen | 13 dozen | 20 dozen | 25 dozen | 37 dozen | 46 dozen |
| Appetizers | 11 platters | 20 platters | 29 platters | 37 platters | 55 platters | 69 platters |
| BBQ/Pulled Pork | 5 lbs | 9 lbs | 14 lbs | 17 lbs | 25 lbs | 31 lbs |
Food figures assume that dish is the main food. Serving several dishes together lowers each one.
Planning notes
- Champagne goes almost entirely in the window around midnight, so time your chilling for the countdown.
- Have champagne COLD and ready to pour at 11:55pm.
Food calculators
Every number here comes from the same model, explained in full on the methodology page.