If there's one thing celebrities know how to do, it's party.

Actors, sportsmen, rock gods, pop icons and princes have been celebrating in style all over the world - as this list proves.

Dan Tana's, 9071 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles (001 310 275 9444;

dantanasrestaurant. com) has been serving prosciutto and melon, spaghetti with meat balls and cannoli to Hollywood stars for more than 40 years, and was the venue for George Clooney's 2006 Oscar victory party.

Madonna had a lot of celebrating to do at Lounge Lover, 1 Whitby Street, London (0044-20-7012 1234;

lounge lover. co. uk) when she took over the venue last year.

She marked the end of the UK leg of her tour and celebrated her birthday with husband Guy Ritchie and the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and the Pet Shop Boys.

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Lopez and Brooke Shields joined Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at Nino, Via Borgognona 11, Rome (00 39 06 6786752) for a pre-wedding party where the Tuscan specialities include white bean soup and grilled steaks.

Sting and Annie Lennox chose Elixir at the Opus Hotel, 322 Davie Street, Vancouver (001 604 642 6787;

opushotel. com) as the venue for an after-concert party.

The menu includes classic French onion soup and a more unusual dish of the local sable fish served with porcini mushrooms and oxtail.

James Gandolfini and the rest of the cast and crew of the mafia-based hit TV show The Sopranos weren't sleeping with the fishes but feasting on them when they held their end-of-series wrap party at The Sea Grill, Rockefeller Center, 19 West 49th Street, New York (001 212 332 7610; rapatina. com).

The appropriately Italian menu included shrimp scampi and chicken scaloppini.

The Seafood Restaurant, Bruce Embankment, St Andrews in Scotland (001334 479 475; theseafoodrestaurant. com), served as the 19th hole for Michael Douglas and guests, including Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres and golfer Ernie Els during the Dunhill Golf Championship last year.

Dishes such as halibut with mussel chowder made sure the party went with a swing.

Ewan McGregor celebrated his birthday with Renee Zellweger and the cast of Miss Potter at acclaimed seafood restaurant Tanroagan, 9 Ridgeway Street, Douglas, Isle of Man (001624 612335).

Although just two years open, Dublin's Town Bar and Grill on Kildare Street (01 662 4800, www. town barandgrill. com) has made a name as one of the capital's top eateries, with visiting celebs from Hilary Swank to Stella McCartney and Ma and Pa Hilton making their way to the basement under Mitchell's wine merchant to sample the excellent starters. These include a fabulous plate of antipasto and delicious grilled fresh sardines. Among the main courses you can enjoy such classics as Italian sausage amatriacana, with gnocchi or pappardelle.