New Year’s Eve is the worst night of the year to catch a cab  – reason enough for East Villagers to keep it local. And if you don’t live in the neighborhood? Well, some of these parties are worth crawling to.

Noah Fecks

Daniel Maurer

7A Café
Tapas menu, including sea scallops with chorizo ragout and herb polenta, and steamed mussels in a scallion, ginger, curry and coconut sauce. Midnight champagne toast. No reservations required. $6.95 and up, 109 Avenue A, (212) 475-9001.

Back Forty
Devour pigs-in-a-blanket, mini muffulettas, oysters and ceviche while a D.J. spins R&B, soul and funk. The party ticket also includes three drinks. 9:30 p.m., 190 Avenue B, (212) 388-1990; $115.

The Beagle
A four-course dinner that includes confit quail leg in sauerkraut mayo, cured scallop grits with dill and pomegranate, and short ribs. 162 Avenue A, (212) 228-6900; $65 or $85, plus tax.

The Cardinal
“Party for the People”; choice of entree (appetizers and desserts extra) and all-you-can-drink beer and wine. Complete menu available plus seasonal specials. Open late. 235 East Fourth Street, (212) 995-8600; $50.

Butter
Champagne toast and four-course dinner including yellowtail tartare with caviar, Hudson Valley foie gras terrine, Maine lobster with parsnip cream and white truffle, and potato-crusted striped bass. 415 Lafayette Street, (212) 253-2828; $150 plus tax and gratuities.

Christopher Matthews Jimmy’s No. 43

Club Element
“Celebrity New Year’s Bash.” D.J. Clue spins tunes, live viewing of the ball drop and rosé Champagne toast at midnight. V.I.P. tickets include four-hour premium open bar and buffet. 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., 225 East Houston Street, (347) 342-0456. $60 and up. There’s also a New Year’s Day party, ladies enter free.

DBGB
New Year’s Eve brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a la carte or a three-course prix fixe ($27), which includes items like brioche French toast and the DBGB burger. Dinner seating from 5 p.m. with a “celebratory” menu that includes foie gras terrine, house-made tagliolini pasta with black truffles, and a selection of 14 sausages (entrees start at $17). Midnight Champagne toast and a ball-drop broadcast. 299 Bowery, (212) 933-5300.

Indochine
Chow down on Vietnamese bouillabaisse or glazed duck breast, and drink a martini float with pineapple sorbet. 430 Lafayette Street, (212) 505-5111; $130 plus gratuity.

Jimmy’s No. 43
The early-bird dinner includes a three-course meal and three craft beers or wine. Seating between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., 43 East Seventh Street, (212) 982-3006; $45.

Joe’s Pub
The comedian Sandra Bernhard continues her New Year’s Eve tradition of performing at Joe’s Pub. She’ll be joined by her band, The Rebellious Jezebels. 425 Lafayette Street, (212) 539-8778; $50 and up.

Lucky Cheng’s
The neighborhood’s top drag destination offers dinner and show seatings at 6 p.m. ($45) and 8 p.m. ($60, with Champagne toast). Crab bisque with mint coconut infusion and grilled pork loin medallions with a tequila shiitake mushroom sauce are included in the dinner menu. 24 First Avenue, (212) 995.5500.

Daniel Maurer

Lucy’s
Celebrate with the locals and shoot some pool at the dive bar owned by beloved bartender Lucyna Mickievicius. Champagne toast at midnight. 135 Avenue A, (212) 673-3824.

Nuyorican Poets Café
Grammy-nominated Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache perform salsa, latin jazz, and merengue. 9 p.m., 236 East Third Street, (212) 505-8183; $30.

Otto’s Shrunken Head
“Battle of the Bands” starts at 7 p.m., followed by “Midnite Monster Hop” with D.J.s spinning “rockabilly voodoo and rhythm ‘n ooze” and performances by “psycho-rock-a-billy” bands. 538 East 14th Street, (212) 228-2240.

Pyramid Club
The weekly “Temptation” INXS-80s dance party will continue on New Year’s Eve. 101 Avenue A, (212) 228-4888.

St. Mark’s Church
On Jan. 1, the “38th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit” will feature 140 poets and performers including Patti Smith, Thurston Moore, Steve Earle, and Suzanne Vega. 3 p.m., 131 East 10th Street; $20, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for Poetry Project members. 131 E. 10th Street, (212) 674-0910.

The Stone
“Annual End of the Year Improv Party” at the non-profit performance space. 8 p.m., East Second Street and Avenue C, (212) 473-0043; $25.

Village Pourhouse
Six-hour open bar that starts at 8 p.m.; complimentary party favors, huge HD TV screens. There’s also a V.I.P. three-course dinner with seven-hour open bar. 64 Third Avenue, (212) 979-2337; $95 and up.

Kim Davis The Nuyorican

Webster Hall
“New Year’s Eve Ball 2012,” with aerial acts, fire displays, a 100,000-balloon drop at midnight and a 3:30 a.m. performance by Nero. Continental breakfast to cap off the morning. 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. 125 East 11th Street, (212) 353-1600; $125 and up.

Zum Schneider
New Year’s Eve brunch at 1 p.m. and a party at 8 p.m. with Champagne toast at midnight and a D.J. spinning German and international hits. No cover charge. 107 Avenue C, (212) 598-1098.