It's not easy because everybody is in gouge-mode for the evening. Actually, you reminded me that I'm going with my neighbors that evening to an awesome
Sardinian place in the 'hood. I'll be rollerskating in St. Helena the next day.
But if I had to pick something else on NYE for dinner, hmm... 1760's sister, Acquerello, is great. Bix would be a fun environment too. Foreign Cinema if you can get a table. Absinthe is always good, and their sister bar -- the Comstock Saloon -- is a cool jazz place that Sheik and I went to and really liked (and I think they're doing a NYE dinner thing there... the food is better than the word "saloon" might suggest).