The most expensive New Year’s Eve dinners in Las Vegas

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Bon Appetit’s Uncork’d “Sparkling Brunch with Guy Savoy” event at Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace on May 5, 2011.

By Delen Goldberg (contact)

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 | 2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve is often a night of excess, and Las Vegas corners the market on indulgence.

Some people might go overboard with drinks on the Strip. Others will dance the night away in clubs. Foodies will almost certainly ring in 2012 with good eats.

Strip restaurants are rolling out the red carpet to accommodate them with holiday buffets and prix fixe meals.

Here’s a look at some of Las Vegas’ most expensive New Year’s Eve dining options and what $300, $400, $500 or more will buy you...........

Picasso at the Bellagio

For $525 per person, you can munch on a six-course meal of oysters, foie gras, Wagyu beef and chestnut mousse under a canopy of Picasso masterpieces. Chef Julian Serrano is an 11-time recipient of the AAA Five Diamond Award and draws on the regional cuisine of France and Spain for culinary inspiration. For those looking to drink, the restaurant’s wine cellar includes 1,500 selections from top-rated European vineyards.

If Picasso’s price tag scares you, have no fear. The restaurant also offers an early seating for $150.

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Le Cirque at the Bellagio

Send off 2011 with a six-course dinner that includes lobster salad, hazelnut-crusted diver scallops, sea urchin royale and roasted wild turbot. The price: $475.

Restaurateur Sirio Maccioni’s modern French bistro is Michelin rated and has won AAA Five Diamond Awards nine years running.

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Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace

Dubbed the Black Truffle Prestige menu, this nine-course meal features Guy Savoy’s famous artichoke and black truffle soup, black truffle risotto and brie black truffle in addition to other mushroom treats. It costs $398 per person.

The renowned French chef is considered one of the best in the world and has receive countless accolades, including three Michelin stars.

If $398 is a little rich for your blood, Savoy is offering a second dinner option: a seven-course Menu Elegance meal with caviar and roasted mallard duck for $248 per person.

SW Steakhouse at the Wynn

Classic chophouse fare is the main attraction of this $395 six-course dinner. Appetizers and entrees by chef David Walzog include butter poached Maine lobster, roasted squab breast and a Mashima beef tenderloin. The menu runs $395 per person.

Sister steak house Botero offers a similar lobster-steak menu, but at a lower price of $275 per person. The upside to both menus: tax and tip are included.