Originally Posted by luxury
For grand fine dining, the Hotel Negresco's Chantecler, would be a good choice. Whether they are open on NYE I am afraid I do not know.
Other excellent choices, not necessarily for NYE, are:
La Bastide St. Antoine, Grasse
Le Moulin de Mougins, Mougins
Le Louis XV, Hotel de Paris, Monaco
Restaurant Joel Robuchon, Hotel Metropole, Monaco
Chateau de la Chevre d'Or, Eze
I wouldn't want to drive from any of the above (especially Eze!) after a NY evening of dining & drinking... Less than 10 mins away on a safer road is Cap Ferrat - I love the restaurant at the Voile d'Or hotel, but many prefer the Grand Hotel du Cap - I'm sure they'll both being doing something.