Restaurants

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Whether you’re planning a breakfast meeting, power lunch or group dinner,
you’ll find the right spot here
Abigael’s on Broadway
1407 Broadway, 212.575.1407
Abigael’s is one of the only non-deli restaurants that
offers the Jewish community upscale kosher cuisine.
The Broadway location offers the largest special
event facilities for kosher-only food, with six rooms
ranging in size from the Equestrian Room, which
holds 150 for cocktails or 110 for a seated dinner, to
the Library, which holds 20 standing or 12 seated.
NEW Agozar
NEW Aigo
1608 First Ave., 212.327.4700
From the owner of Delmonico’s comes Aigo, a
restaurant featuring Mediterranean fare from
chef Richard Farnabe, formerly of Lotus and
Mercer Kitchen. The dining room seats 65 and
can be supplemented with an outdoor
garden space.
Aix
2398 Broadway, 212.874.7400
This popular Upper West Side restaurant from Didier
Virot, formerly of Virot in the Dylan Hotel, serves
Provençal cuisine in a three-story space. The third
level, ideal for events, can seat 30.
L’Impero
Alain Ducasse at the Essex House
155 West 58th St., 212.265.7300
Alain Ducasse’s New York outpost is as famous for
its food as it is for its high prices. The gourmet fave
has three dining rooms that seat 65, a 12-seat
private room and a chef’s table for six.
Alfredo of Rome
4 West 49th St., 212.397.0100
Alfredo’s offers three private dining rooms—the
Cicciolina, Tiber and Baccus rooms—that can be
combined or used independently, and the
semiprivate Forum room can be used for seated
events. The entire space can hold 300 for cocktails or
seat 200.
America
9 East 18th St., 212.505.2110
America offers Americana décor and dishes taken
from all over the country. The casual restaurant offers
mini Statues of Liberty, white tablecloths and
hardwood floors for a basic, no-fuss look that’s truly
American. The entire space accommodates 800 for
cocktails or 300 seated with a buffet.
American Park at the Battery
Inside Battery Park across from State St.,
212.809.5508
A sprawling two-story restaurant located in Battery
Park, American Park offers a 200-seat patio
overlooking the Hudson River and a glass-enclosed
pavilion. The space can accommodate 1,200 guests
for cocktails or 300 for dinner.
NEW Amuse
108 West 18th St., 212.929.9755
Located in the former space of Tonic in Chelsea,
Amuse has a variety of event options. The
second-floor Apartment, décorated with antique
furnishings, can hold 125 for cocktails, and the
Lounge can hold 100 for cocktails or seat 50. The
third floor loft space can hold 190 seated or 230
for cocktails.
45 Tudor Place, 212.599.5045
Designed by co-owner Vicente Wolf, L’Impero is a
sleek, modern Italian restaurant with a smooth, shiny
white ceiling, raisin-colored banquettes, aquamarine
chairs and tall, elegant candleholders. An adjacent
elevated room surrounded by low glass walls can be
partitioned by opaque white curtains and enclosed for
private events. The restaurant can seat 125 inside,
and an outdoor patio can seat an additional 20.
Applebee’s Neighborhood
Bar and Grill
Amy Ruth’s
Aquagrill
113 West 116th St., 212.280.8779
A favorite dining spot for Harlem locals, Amy Ruth’s
offers a private dining room—called the Reggie
Harris Pavilion—that can hold 70 for a buffet-style
setup or 90 for a sit-down affair. The room also
features a small stage with audiovisual capabilities.
210 Spring St., 212.274.0505
Considered one of the city’s finest seafood
restaurants, Aquagrill’s dining room and outdoor
terrace seat 120.
Angelo & Maxie’s
233 Park Ave. South, 212.220.9200
1285 Sixth Ave., 212.459.1222
The 1930’s décor accented with murals of dining cows
makes this steakhouse chain a casual, masculine
place for an event. The Sixth Avenue location features
a private dining area that can seat 110 people.
Anju
36 East 20th St., 212.674.1111
Designed by architect Steven Chang (who also did the
Asian-influenced Nong) and interior designer Yoon
Cho, Anju’s décor includes 18th-century wood
banquettes, a wrought iron gate, antique
chandeliers and a disco ball. The restaurant,
which serves Asian fusion cuisine, can seat 75,
and the basement-level Sake Therapy Lounge can
seat 20.
Annisa
13 Barrow St., 212.741.6699
An airy, minimalist setting for contemporary Asianinfluenced American fare. The space can seat 45.
234 West 42nd St., 212.391.7414
102 North End Ave., 212.945.3277
Applebee’s brings the suburbs to New York with two
locations in Manhattan. The 10,000-square-foot Times
Square location is joined to the AMC Empire 25
multiplex. A private room seats 80, or the second floor
can seat 340. The North End location can hold 40 in a
private room, or seat 230 in the entire space.
Aquavit
13 West 54th St., 212.307.7311
The hallmarks of Scandinavian design—clean lines
and beautiful woods—fill Aquavit, chef Marcus
Samuelsson’s Swedish restaurant in Midtown. A seat
near the dramatic waterfall in the main dining room
is prime, but its private room for 50 is better suited
for events. The restaurant can be closed to seat 175.
Arabelle
37 East 64th St., 212.606.4647
The in-house restaurant at the Hotel Plaza Athénée,
Arabelle offers a 280-square-foot private dining room
that can seat 20 or hold 40 for cocktails, and features
an elegant, ivory-colored dining room with potted
palms and wall sconces. The restaurant can seat 90
or accommodate 120 for a reception. Despite the
French-sounding name, the cuisine is New American.
Artisanal
2 Park Ave., 212.725.8585
Terrance Brennan’s cheese heaven in Murray Hill
offers classic brasserie design by Adam Tihany, with
brass bar railings, red banquettes and vintage
posters of the fromage. The space can seat 170.
Asia de Cuba
237 Madison Ave., 212.726.7755
The impossibly chic Philippe Starck-designed Asian
fusion restaurant is located inside Ian Schrager’s
Morgans Hotel. The restaurant can accommodate 175.
Atlantic Grill
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324 Bowery, 212.677.6773
A brightly colored slice of Cuba designed by Richard
Bloch, Agozar features an L-shaped black steel bar
and a cozy lounge in the front of the restaurant. The
dining room offers sunny, golden walls contrasted
with turquoise blue and white drapes, and bright,
eye-catching mosaic tables along the walls. The
dining room also has a separate entrance for private
events. The entire space can seat 71.
1341 Third Ave., 212.988.9200
Atlantic Grill features a full sushi bar in the front of
the restaurant and a large, open main dining room
with celadon and pale peach-colored ceiling panels.
The rear of the dining room offers comfy, winecolored, U-shaped banquettes. The space can hold
semiprivate events for as many as 20 guests.
Aureole
34 East 61st St., 212.319.1660
Charlie Palmer’s Upper East Side restaurant is located
in a converted brownstone. Designer Adam Tihany
gave Aureole a facelift in 1999, and the 90-seat
dining room now features an elegant, clean design.
AZ
21 West 17th St., 212.691.8888
AZ’s interior features modern, Asian-inflected design
throughout its three levels. The first floor features a
bar and lounge filled with rich purples, reds and
blues; the second floor, 65-seat event space offers a
light-filled setting with hardwood floors and exposed
brick walls; and the third floor dining room features a
glass roof, cool sapphire-colored floor tiles, plush
seating and glowing lanterns at each table. The
second floor can accommodate 125 for a reception.
NEW Azalea
224 West 51st St., 212.262.6660
Azalea has joined the scrum of theater district
eateries, featuring regional Italian cuisine in an airy
space designed by Rick Daley. An 18-foot mahogany
ceiling soars above the dining room, where the rear
wall doubles as a wine shelf. Guests can dine on
meat- and seafood-centric cuisine from Parma and
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the Amalfi coast by chefs Giovanni Apicella and
Camillo Bassani. The space can seat 90.
3,300 square feet with large brown banquettes in the
rear of the restaurant, low ceilings and four levels
that can be used for semiprivate dining. Each tier
can seat 40, or the entire space can seat 120.
Babalu
Blue Hill
327 West 44th St., 212.262.1111
Cuban-Hollywood décor fills Babalu, a Midtown
restaurant and nightclub. While it’s not open as a
nightclub Thursdays through Saturdays, the nightclub
space can be used as a private room that seats 350
or holds 650 for a reception. The Mambo Lounge seats
150 or holds 300 for cocktails.
Babbo
110 Waverly Place, 212.777.0303
While he’s not making the rounds at Esca, Lupa, Otto
and Italian Wine Merchants or filming his Food TV
show, chef Mario Batali can be found at Babbo, where
you’ll also find tasty Italian food—and innards. The
main dining area seats 70.
Baldoria
249 West 49th St., 212.582.0460
From the same family that owns Rao’s in Harlem is
Baldoria, an Italian restaurant located in the theater
district. Its second-floor dining room can seat 90.
Balthazar
80 Spring St., 212.965.1414
It’s not quite the scene it once was, but it’s still a fun
spot. Keith McNally’s bustling SoHo bistro features
warm, yellow walls and ceiling columns, large antique
mirrors on the walls and large frosted glass front
windows that overlook Spring Street.
Barbaluc
135 East 65th St., 212.774.1999
This is an Upper East Side restaurant offering Friulian
fare from northern Italy. The main dining room
downstairs can seat 55, and a second-floor bar and
dining room seats 30 or holds 50 for cocktails.
Barbetta
321 West 46th St., 212.246.9171
Barbetta is located in a landmark Midtown building,
with some of the most elegant restaurant décor in the
city, modeled after an 18th-century Piemontese
palazzo. The restaurant also offers a stunning outdoor
garden with an intricate stone fountain, and three
private rooms can accommodate six to 100.
Bayard’s
1 Hanover Sq., 212.514.9454
Located in the landmark India House, Bayard’s is a
beautiful, Old World restaurant that features nine
private dining rooms ranging from the small, 12-seat
Jewel Room to the 200-seat Marine Room. It features
a maritime décor theme, with cream-colored walls,
slate blue fabrics and gold detailing.
Bayou
308 Lenox Ave., 212.426.3800
Bayou offers Louisianan fare in a modern Harlem
setting. Sunny yellow paint and dark wood furnishings
offset brick walls. The restaurant can seat 65.
Beacon
25 West 56th St., 212.332.0500
Beacon offers a classic environment of white
tablecloths with hardwood floors and tawny wood
furnishings in a two-level space. The second level
seats 100, or the entire restaurant seats 600.
Becco
355 West 46th St., 212.397.7597
Lidia Bastianich’s Restaurant Row Italian eatery in
the theater district offers its Atrium for private events
with seating for 40 guests. The main dining room can
seat 70 or hold 100 for a reception.
Beekman Kitchen
1239 Second Ave., 212.308.0600
An Upper East Side restaurant with Asian-influenced
American cuisine in a sleek space designed by Larry
Bogdanow, with a private dining room on its lower
level. The intimate, maroon-colored room can seat 60,
and has its own bar.
Biny Japanese Food & Karaoke Bar
8 Thompson St., 2nd Floor, 212.334.5490
Lychee martinis, fusion sushi and candy-colored décor
fills Biny, a restaurant and karaoke bar in SoHo. The
venue offers four private rooms in addition to its main
space, accommodating as many as 100 guests. Rooms
are equipped with computerized karaoke machines.
Blue Grotto
1576 Third Ave., 212.426.3200
Located on the Upper East Side, Blue Grotto offers
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75 Washington Place, 212.539.1776
A truly lovely restaurant inside a West Village
townhouse with elegant, yet minimal décor. The main
dining room seats 55, and a small outdoor patio in
the rear seats an additional 20.
Blue Smoke
116 East 37th St., 212.447.7479
Danny Meyer’s take on urban barbecue offers a
casual roadhouse look. Large splayed light fixtures
that resemble giant asterisks illuminate the room’s
brick walls, exposed steel piping, black tables and
red vinyl chairs. A small, 40-seat balcony area—
perfect for a small cocktail party—overlooks the bar.
The basement level Jazz Standard can seat 140 or
hold 170 for cocktails.
Blue Water Grill
31 Union Sq. West, 212.675.9500
Housed in a former bank, Blue Water Grill offers
private dining for parties from 18 to 125 in its Bank
Vault and Jazz Rooms. The décor is simple and
classic: white walls and tablecloths with accents of
blue in the furniture.
Boathouse in Central Park
Fifth Ave. at 72nd St., 212.517.2233
The Boathouse in Central Park is a tented,
pavilion-like structure with beautiful views of the
park’s natural landscaping. The Garden Pavilion is
available year-round and can seat 300 guests for
dinner or 450 for a standing reception.
Bolo
23 East 22nd St., 212.228.2200
Bobby Flay’s casual Southwest cookin’ outpost is
located in the Flatiron district. The vibrantly colored
main dining room seats 80.
Bombay Palace
30 West 52nd St., 212.541.7777
This is a Midtown restaurant offering Indian cuisine.
The banquet room features full audiovisual amenities
and a dance floor, and can accommodate as many as
150 guests. Located above Bombay Palace is K, a
Kama Sutra-themed lounge.
Bond Street
6 Bond St., 212.777.2500
Inspired by traditional Japanese décor, Bond Street
offers elegant surroundings in a low-lit space. The
private Tatami Room can seat 40 for events.
Bottino
246 10th Ave., 212.206.6766
With its tasty Italian fare and its pretty back terrace,
Bottino is a Chelsea neighborhood favorite. Its
enclosed East Garden room seats 26 for events.
Bouley
120 West Broadway, 212.964.2525
Chef David Bouley’s Bouley restaurant of the 90’s
closed to make way for the less formal Bouley Bakery,
but now the original concept back and swankier than
ever. Marbled white walls gracefully arch over the
main dining room, and crimson pilasters flank the
plush red couches that line the walls. The Red Room
seats 80, and the White Room seats 40.
Bouterin
420 East 59th St., 212.758.0323
Bouterin offers a rustic French countryside
atmosphere, with a dining room filled with antiques
and fresh flowers. It can hold 100 guests for dinner or
150 for cocktails, and tented garden seating (100
seated, 300 for cocktails) is available in the summer.
Box Tree Restaurant
250 East 49th St., 212.758.8320
The ornately appointed in-house restaurant at the Box
Tree Inn offers Glatt Kosher cuisine. The restaurant
has five dining rooms that can seat between 15 and
40 for private affairs.
Branch Grill
250 East 49th St., 212.758.8320
Located inside the Box Tree Inn, the Branch Grill
dining room can seat 80.
Brasserie
100 East 53rd St., 212.751.4840
Located on the ground floor of the landmark
Seagram Building, Brasserie’s mod dining room is
filled with layers of sleek wood panels that curve
along the walls and ceiling. White chairs and tables
fill the main dining room, and the chic, all-white side
room has sliding panels that can enclose the space
for private dining. The side room can hold as many as
60 for a seated event or 80 for cocktails.
Brasserie 8 1/2
9 West 57th St., 212.829.0812
Brasserie’s younger sibling offers a design that’s part
modern art museum and part restaurant. Works by
Leger and Matisse adorn the walls, and a dramatic
central staircase—which could double as a speaking
stage—comes down from the main entrance. A
private dining room can seat 75 or hold 100 for a
reception.
Brasserie Julien
1422 Third Ave., 212.439.9149
An Upper East Side brasserie with décor inspired by
Art Deco Paris, Brasserie Julien is a favorite late-night
hangout for the city’s chefs. A semiprivate space in
the rear of the main dining room seats 45 and the
entire space seats 100 or holds 200 for a reception.
NEW Brasserie 360
200 East 60th St., 212.688.8688
A Midtown brasserie and sushi bar from chefs Luc
Dendievel (formerly of Bayard's) and Kazuo Yoshida
(formerly of Jewel Bako) with French doors; a zinc bar;
a red, beige and yellow color palette; and a sweeping
curved staircase that joins the restaurant’s two
stories. Each floor seats 100.
NEW Brennan’s Seafood &
Chop House
565 Lexington Ave., 212.715.2514
A steak and seafood restaurant from chef Terrance
Brennan (Artisanal, Picholine) is located in the
Benjamin Hotel. The private Morrison Room can hold
150 for a reception or seat 90.
Brooklyn Diner
212 West 57th St., 212.581.8900
While the Brooklyn Diner doesn’t offer any private
dining space—it is a diner, after all—the main
Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club
24 East 81st St., 212.594.6301
You might have heard about the Bruno Jamais
Restaurant Club and the $7,000 membership fee
required to dine there. It recently opened its doors to
special events and offers a few options for those who
want a space just a stone’s throw from the Met: A
private dining room in the basement seats 14 and a
back room on the second floor seats 35; the entire
restaurant can seat 75 or hold 250 for cocktails.
Bryant Park Grill
NEW Carriage House
136 West 18th St., 212.647.8889
Housed in a former carriage house from the 1800’s,
Carriage House features décor inspired by Southern
California, circa 1950. The all-wood interior features
a desert mural photograph along one wall and an
elevated dining area overlooking the bar on the main
floor. A bright yellow surfboard-shaped counter
suspended from the ceiling is the centerpiece of the
bar area, and the dining room features muted yellow
seats paired with white-topped wood tables. The
2,200-square-foot space can seat 82.
and pub. Its Captain’s Corner, often used for private
meetings or small events, can seat 30, or the entire
restaurant can seat 200.
Bull Run
52 William St., 212.859.2200
Yes, it’s a hangout for high-powered Wall Streeters,
but it also boasts versatile conference space on the
second floor, ideal for an out-of-office lunch meeting.
The restaurant can be broken down into four smaller
rooms, or used as one large 3,000-square-foot space
for 250 guests.
Butter
415 Lafayette St., 212.253.2828
A giant illuminated photograph of a white birch
forest—perhaps a photo of the forest the restaurant
felled to make its all-wood furniture—is found at
the rear of Butter’s 65-seat main dining room,
which features a 20-foot-high arched ceiling and
wood furnishings. The walls and ceiling of the
downstairs 50-seat Birch Room are covered with
rows of birch branches.
Café Atlas
40 Central Park South, 212.759.9191
Formerly known as Atlas, Café Atlas still offers New
American fare, but in a more casual atmosphere. A
semiprivate room can seat 32, or the entire restaurant
seats 64 or holds 170 for a reception.
Café Boulud
20 East 76th St., 212.772.2600
Daniel Boulud’s no-tie-required restaurant in the
Surrey Hotel is still posh, pairing white tablecloths
with black chairs in a warmly lit dining room with
cream-colored walls.
Café Centro
200 Park Ave., 212.818.1222
Located in the MetLife Building, Café Centro features
a brasserie setting with high-backed banquettes, an
open kitchen and a fireplace. A private dining room
can accommodate 50 for dinner or 70 for a reception.
25 West 40th St., 212.840.6500
Located behind the New York Public Library, the
Bryant Park Grill offers a spectacular setting in one of
the most beautiful parks in New York. The restaurant
can accommodate 300 people for dinner, and in the
warmer months, the roof can hold 300 and the tented
garden can hold 500.
Café des Artistes
Bull & Bear
Café Deville
301 Park Ave., 212.872.4900
This is the Waldorf=Astoria’s in-house steak house
103 Third Ave., 212.477.4500
Café Deville is a brasserie with more than 3,000
1 West 67th St., 212.877.3500
One of the most successful restaurants in the city,
George Lang’s venerable café is as known for its rich
history as for its food and décor by Howard Chandler
Christy, the illustrator who painted the nudie murals
of the nymphs who occupy the restaurant’s walls.
wood ceiling with an eye-grabbing rear wall made of
copper in the back. A semiprivate dining room seats
16 or holds 30 for cocktails, and the main dining
room seats 150.
Candela
116 East 16th St., 212.254.1600
Wrought iron chandeliers and wood-paneled walls
decorate Candela. The space can accommodate as
many as 350 for a reception.
Canteen
Canyon Road
1470 First Ave., 212.734.1600
Southwestern fare is served in a rustic space with
wood ceilings and candlelit surroundings. The entire
space can seat 80 or hold 200 for a reception.
NEW Capitale
NEW Taj
square feet of function space, including an outdoor
patio and lounge, and Le Bar Bleu, a basement
lounge and bar.
Café Fiorello
1900 Broadway, 212.595.5330
A consistently popular dining favorite for Lincoln
Center-goers, Café Fiorello offers a beautiful Art Deco
private room with studded leather chairs, striped
fabric banquettes and artwork by Mark Kostabi on the
walls. The room seats 40 or holds 50 for a reception.
48 West 21st St., 212.620.3033
Owned by floral designer Lesly Zamor of Bloom and
Lesly Bernard, owner of 75 Greenwich Cafe in the
West Village, Taj is an Indian fusion restaurant in the
Flatiron district. The space features sandstone
statues of Hindu deities along the walls, burnt red
and orange fabrics cover the U-shaped booths and
tall, dramatic lampshades hang above the tables. The
space can seat 100 or hold 299 for cocktails, and a
small mezzanine space—good for VIPs—can hold an
additional 40.
Capsouto Freres
terrace that can seat an additional 200 or 300
for cocktails.
200 West 44th St., 212.221.3800
The theater district location of the famed Carmine’s
offers a second floor event space for 150 guests.
Calle Ocho
Carmine’s Upper West Side
446 Columbus Ave., 212.873.5025
A masterful mix of color and texture, Calle Ocho’s
impressive dining room features a graceful, white
2450 Broadway, 212.362.2200
The original Carmine’s on the Upper West Side offers a
private dining room that seats 40.
Café St. Bart’s
109 East 50th St., 212.888.2664
This is a grand terrace café at St. Bartholomew’s
Church. St. Bart’s has three event spaces: The third
floor club rooms can seat 100 or hold 125 for
cocktails, and the first floor Great Hall, which is
equipped with a stage, can seat 175 or hold 225 for a
reception. Adjacent to the Great Hall is an outdoor
130 Bowery, 212.334.5500
Former Local chef Franklin Becker has brought New
American cuisine to Capitale restaurant, which
opened after the large attached event space
debuted. The 4,000-square-foot restaurant, situated
at the front of the event space, can seat 160
guests in a posh dining room replete with luxe,
curving banquettes, Corinthian columns and
marble floors.
431 Washington St., 212.966.4900
Contemporary French fare is served in a space with
exposed brick walls and large windows. The entire
space can seat 105 guests.
Carmine’s Theater District
647 Ninth Ave., 212.245.4422
Rose-colored walls, wood-beamed ceilings and a brick
oven fill Cascina, a traditional Italian restaurant in
Hell’s Kitchen. The two-story space can accommodate
175 for a seated dinner, or 250 for cocktails.
Caviar Russe
538 Madison Ave., 212.980.5908
Owned by Caspian Pearl, the largest caviar importer
in the United States, Caviar Russe offers a 20-seat
private room with an ornate, luxe atmosphere.
Centolire
1167 Madison Ave., 212.734.7711
Part of the Pino Luongo empire, Centolire’s main and
private dining rooms are located on the second floor
overlooking Madison Avenue. Decorated with bright
yellow tablecloths and pastel striped banquettes, the
private room can seat 20 or hold 30 for a reception. A
dining room can seat 40 or hold 60 for cocktails.
Chango
239 Park Ave. South, 212.477.1500
Chango offers a private dining loft in the mezzanine
that can seat 30 for upscale Mexican fare.
Chanterelle
2 Harrison St., 212.966.6960
Chanterelle’s dining room is simple with delicate
chandeliers, multitiered moldings and dark wood
pilasters that tower along the walls. The room can
seat 85, or hold 150 for receptions.
Charlotte
145 West 44th St., 212.789.7508
New American cuisine is served in Midtown with wood
and marble walls. The main dining room can hold 150
for cocktails, and eight floors of private rooms can
accommodate as many as 650 guests.
142 Mercer St., 212.431.7676
Retro-modern cool dominates Canteen, the
subterranean restaurant beneath the Prada SoHo
store. The private Vault Room can seat 40, and the
rear of the restaurant (which can be partially enclosed
by a curtain) can seat 60 or hold 70 for cocktails.
Cascina Ristorante
Chazal
41 Madison Ave., 212.545.8555
A lovely outdoor terrace with views of the renovated
Madison Square Park can seat as many as 100 for
Chazal’s modern bistro fare, or a private area inside
the dining room can seat 70.
Chelsea Bistro & Bar
358 West 23rd St., 212.727.2026
This French bistro is accented with mahogany
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detailing, billowy drapes and a working fireplace. In
the summer, an outdoor garden is available.
Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant
102 North End Ave., 212.786.1111
243 West 42nd St., 212.302.4010
Chevy’s, a nationwide chain of restaurants offering
Tex-Mex cuisine, has two Manhattan locations. The
10,000-square-foot Battery Park City location has
a private room for 60, or can hold 400 in the
entire space.
Chez Es Saada
42 East 1st St., 212.777.5617
Rose petals are strewn all over Chez Es Saada, one of
the city’s more popular Moroccan restaurants. The
40-seat Moroccan Salon can be used for private
events, or the entire downstairs can be closed out for
dinner or a reception for 100.
China Grill
60 West 53rd St., 212.333.7788
The dining room can seat 35, or the entire space
including the bar and lounge can accommodate 250.
Choice New American Bistro
220 Park Ave. South, 212.529.3111
In the former space of Nong, Choice’s 65-seat
upstairs space can be used for private events.
Churrascaria Plataforma
316 West 49th St., 212.245.0505
Located in the theater district, this Brazilian
rotisserie can accommodate 300 for dinner.
Citarella Restaurant
1240 Sixth Ave., 212.332.1515
Citarella grocery king Joe Guerrera’s Midtown seafood
restaurant features a private dining room with brown
and ivory padded silk “fish scales” with seating for
60 or standing room for 100.
Cité Grill
120 West 51st St., 212.956.7100
Part of the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Cité
Grill offers American cuisine in a homey atmosphere.
It can accommodate seated private functions for 40
to 50 guests, or 36 to 100 for receptions.
331 Park Ave. South., 212.253.8400
The choicest seats at Sage are by the windows that
overlook the action on Park Avenue South. The
downstairs bar and dining room feature a gracefully
curving wall covered with an eclectic, interesting
collection of antique framed mirrors and small
paintings. Upstairs is Sage’s large bar and lounge
filled with overstuffed couches and chairs, jewel
tones, dark wood and a DJ booth.The upstairs can
seat 70, or hold 150 for cocktails and a buffet.
Citrus
320 Amsterdam Ave., 212.595.0500
Southwestern fare is served in a citrus-colored,
Latin-inspired dining room on the Upper West Side. A
private room can accommodate 150.
City Hall
131 Duane St., 212.227.7777
City Hall offers hearty American fare in a stark setting
in its Granite Room, a meeting and conference center
that can seat 100 or hold 200 for a reception. The
Rose Room has exposed brick and rose-colored walls,
and can seat 30 or hold 45 for cocktails.
Clove
24 East 80th St., 212.249.6500
This is an Upper East Side restaurant located in a
converted townhouse offering New American fare. A
second-floor private room seats 45.
Coco Pazzo
23 East 74th St., 212.794.0205
This Upper East Sider serves Tuscan fare. The main
dining room can seat 100, and the dining alcove can
Coco Pazzo Teatro
224 West 49th St., 212.320.2929
The second Coco Pazzo is located in the theater
district’s Time Hotel. The décor, with bright colors and
clean lines, complements the boutique hotel’s
minimalist exterior and lobby. The best option is an
event catered by Coco Pazzo in the hotel’s rooftop
glass pavilion and penthouse, which offers gorgeous
views of the city and can accommodate 150 for
a reception.
Compass
208 West 70th St., 212.875.8600
An Upper West Side restaurant, Compass serves
French-influenced American cuisine from chef Neil
Annis, formerly of Lespinasse. A 12-seat wine cellar
and a 20-seat private room are available for events.
Craft
43 East 19th St., 212.780.0880
Craftbar
47 East 19th St., 212.780.0880
Wide wooden tables, a built-in wine rack, a curved
wall of leather-covered panels and the glow of
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NEW Sage
transparent glass light bulbs with only the filament
glowing are a few of the dynamite design elements at
Craft. The menu requires diners to compose their
meals from lists of meats, fish, vegetables and other
options prepared with different cooking methods.
Craftbar next door is more casual, with a long
exposed stainless steel pipe running the length of the
restaurant and soft leather seats along the wall.
Croton Reservoir Tavern
108 West 40th St., 212.997.6835
This two-story restaurant and tavern serves American
cuisine. The lower level can seat 58 or hold 125 for
cocktails, and the oak bar features a 150-foot mural
of the Croton reservoir.
Culinaria
202 West 40th St., 212.869.0725
A Midtown restaurant serving Roman cuisine from
chef-owner Vincenzo Pezzilli. The two-story, highceilinged space features a glass-enclosed wine cellar
and Italian tapestries suspended from sunny yellow
walls. The mezzanine level can serve as a private
event space, seating 40.
Da Silvano
260 Sixth Ave., 212.982.2343
This is a media mogul hangout with Italian cuisine
and a high celebrity factor. The entire space or parts
of it can be used for private events.
Daniel
60 East 65th St., 212.288.0033
The flagship of Daniel Boulud’s New York empire, the
Upper East Side restaurant inside the Mayfair Hotel
features the private Bellecour Room, which seats 90
or holds 150 for cocktails. The sumptuous interior
borrows design elements from Renaissance Italy.
Danube
30 Hudson St., 212.791.3771
David Bouley’s famed Danube offers a sumptuous,
elegant dining environment without being too
over-the-top. Golden lamps line the walls next to dark
wood columns, and plush drapes cloak the tall
windows that face the street. Gustav Klimt murals
décorate the walls. A private room can seat 30.
DB Bistro Moderne
55 West 44th St., 212.391.2400
Chef Daniel Boulud’s take on bistro fare offers diners
a sexy setting with crimson, flame-shaped flowers on
the walls of the 50-seat front room, and a pistachiocolored room in the rear seats 54. A semiprivate area
in the rear can accommodate 12 guests.
Decade
1117 First Ave., 212.835.5979
A two-floor dance and dining club on the Upper East
Side, Decade features a private wine lounge and a
4,000-bottle wine vault, a stage for live performances
and large video screens for corporate presentations.
The club holds 500 guests for cocktails or seats 150;
the wine lounge can seat 70 or hold 100 for cocktails.
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak
House
1221 Sixth Ave., 212.997.9335
This 480-seat, three-story steak house has plenty of
event options. Del Frisco’s goes for a classic look with
dark wood and stone surfaces, and boasts private
room options like a wine cellar and cigar room.
Delmonico’s
56 Beaver St., 212.509.1144
Dining at Delmonico’s is a history lesson in itself. The
Wall Street steak house has relocated around
Manhattan—it suffered a few fires and a shutdown
during Prohibition—since its inception in 1827. The
current space offers two private rooms.
District
130 West 46th St., 212.485.2999
This is the in-house restaurant at the Muse Hotel in
Times Square. Designed by David Rockwell, the 85seat Broadway-theater-themed dining room features
muted beige and wood décor with accents like
proscenium arches and spotlights. A private dining
room seats 80 guests or 150 for cocktails.
Diwan
148 East 48th St., 212.593.5425
Diwan offers regional Indian cuisine in an elegant
setting with crisp white table linens, rich dark wood
furnishings and delicate Indian wood carvings set
inside the walls. The front lounge is a modern, sleek
space with cushy low chairs, cube seating and low
tables. A private room can hold 40 for dinner or 55 for
a cocktail reception, or the entire space can seat 125
or hold 160 for cocktails.
Django
480 Lexington Ave., 212.871.6600
It’s elegant, airy and spacious, but it can also be
private and intimate. The first floor dining room has
short couches around oval tables near the windows
and sloping high-backed banquettes along walls
covered with beaded curtains of translucent pink
glass. Upstairs, a giant rectangular table surrounded
by bench seating and dotted with throw pillows is an
inviting spot for a group of 14, and a private dining
room can seat 30.
NEW Dominic Restaurant and Social
Club
349 Greenwich St., 212.343.0700
The Dominic Restaurant and Social Club offers
Italian-American fare in the former space of Pico. A
private room seats 14 or can hold 30 for a reception.
NEW Dos Caminos Soho
475 West Broadway, 212.277.4300
The downtown branch of B. R. Guest's Dos Caminos
(see page 53) features an outdoor area. The dining
room can accommodate 125 for dinner or cocktails.
Downtown Cipriani
376 West Broadway, 212.343.0999
J. Lo, Ben Affleck and a host of other celebs frequent
Downtown Cipriani, a less formal version of the Upper
East Side’s Harry Cipriani restaurant. The SoHo
restaurant offers a gorgeous atmosphere with high
ceilings, glittering chandeliers and outdoor dining.
The main dining room seats 100.
DRK
114 Dyckman St., 212.304.1717
Formerly known as Republik, DRK offers Latin cuisine
without the typical bright, flashy décor. The dining
room has a soothing palette of purple and silver, and
upstairs is the 190-seat Champagne Lounge, with a
DJ booth, glass-topped cocktail tables, banks of
television monitors and a curtained VIP area.
Dylan Prime
62 Laight St., 212.334.4783
As sexy as a steak house can get, Dylan Prime fills a
former TriBeCa warehouse with a modern atmosphere
and upscale steak house cuisine. A semiprivate
dining room can seat 25, the lounge can be closed off
to seat 50 or hold 125 for cocktails, or the entire
space can be used for 200 seated or 300 standing.
Elaine’s Restaurant
1703 Second Ave., 212.534.8114
Elaine’s is a New York institution that’s known more
for its patrons than its food. Proprietor Elaine
Kaufman keeps company with the likes of Woody Allen
and Gay Talese. A private room can seat 60.
Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Ave., 212.889.0905
Danny Meyer’s Eleven Madison Park offers chic,
elegant design in a great location. The private rooms
on the mezzanine level overlooking Madison Square
Park can be used separately or combined. The smaller
room seats 22, and the larger seats 32.
El Rio Grande
160 East 38th St., 212.867.0922
Part of Ark Restaurants, this Midtown Tex-Mex
restaurant has two rooms that can be rented for
special events. Each can accommodate 75 guests for
a sit-down dinner or 150 for a reception. The space is
decorated in traditional Southwestern style, and
features an outdoor patio.
Emily’s Restaurant & Bar
Esca
402 West 43rd St., 212.564.7272
It may be tiny, but if Mario Batali’s Esca can host the
James Beard awards after-party—as it did in 2001—
there’s enough room for an event here. The pale yellow
and grayish-blue walls detailed with sparkling blue
tiles give the place a sunny, Mediterranean feel to
match the southern Italian seafood cuisine. The main
dining room seats 65, and a small outdoor patio can
accommodate 25 additional guests.
Estiatorio Milos
125 West 55th St., 212.245.7400
Greek seafood fare is served in a soothing, cavernous
Midtown space. Gauzy white curtains billow from the
high ceilings, weighed down by huge cloves of garlic.
A private room can seat 10 or hold 24 for cocktails.
Felidia
243 East 58th St., 212.758.1479
Dining at Felidia can’t help but be elegant and
delicious. Housed in a converted Upper East Side
brownstone, the restaurant features parquet floors,
rich mahogany-paneled walls and etched glass
windows. One private room can accommodate 12
guests for a sit-down dinner, and a second adjacent
room can take another 45.
Fiamma Osteria
206 Spring St., 212.653.0100
It’s not everywhere that you can get three-star Italian
food catered for a meeting. Fiamma’s third floor
private event space offers high-speed Internet access,
a plasma screen, private restrooms and its own
kitchen. The restaurant’s first two floors feature
Fifty Seven Fifty Seven
57 East 57th St. 212.758.5757
Both elegant and modern, Fifty Seven Fifty Seven is
the in-house restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel. The
dining room seats 77.
F. Illi Ponte
39 Desbrosses St., 212.226.4621
Steps from the Hudson River, F. Illi Ponte provides
Italian fare in a rustic room with exposed brick arches
and brocade-covered chairs. A private room can seat
150, or 110 with a dance floor.
Firebird
365 West 46th St., 212.586.0244
With the ambience of an opulent pre-revolutionary
Russian home, Firebird offers six private rooms that
can accommodate between 12 and 100 guests.
First
87 First Ave., 212.674.3823
This exposed-brick space is filled with studded brown
banquettes and crisp white tablecloths. The entire
space can seat 90 or hold 110 for cocktails.
NEW Five Ninth
Fives
700 Fifth Ave., 212.903.3072
The in-house restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel, Fives
offers seating for 75 in its main dining room, or
catering for the many banquet rooms inside the hotel.
Four Seasons Restaurant
99 East 52nd St., 212.754.9494
Designed by Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson,
the Four Seasons dining room is considered an
architectural landmark. Owners Alex von Bidder and
Julian Niccolini preside over the restaurant, a serious
power scene that welcomes CEOs, publishing types
and media tycoons every day. The epically beautiful
design offers five dining rooms, and can host events
in three of its smaller private rooms.
14 Wall Street
14 Wall St., 212.233.2780
Located in J. P. Morgan’s former residence, 14 Wall
offers five dining rooms, decorated with
cream-colored walls and plush purple and red
seating. The largest, the Street Room, can seat 94,
and the smallest room can seat 16. The rooms also
offer nice views of the Statue of Liberty and the
Verrazano Narrows bridge.
Fraunces Tavern
5 Ninth Ave., 212.929.9460
A three-story restaurant, lounge and bar in the
meatpacking district, Five Ninth will offer pan-Asian
cuisine and an 800-square-foot outdoor tiki bar.
Scheduled to open in October 2003.
54 Pearl St., 212.968.1776
This event space was good enough for George
Washington: He bid farewell to his troops there at the
end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. The tavern
completed a $1 million renovation in 2001, and now
offers five private rooms that can seat 40 to 120.
540 Park
Fred’s at Barney’s
540 Park Ave., 212.339.4050
When the room isn’t transformed into Feinstein’s at
the Regency for the famed crooner’s cabaret act, the
Regency Hotel’s in-house restaurant, 540 Park, can
seat 100 or hold 150 for cocktails.
660 Madison Ave., 212.833.2200
Fred’s offers Italian-American cuisine on the ninth
floor of Barney’s New York. A private dining room can
seat 45 or hold 50 for cocktails, and the main dining
room can hold 350 for cocktails or 150 for dinner.
NEW Five Front
Gabriel’s
5 Front St., Brooklyn, 718.625.5559
Five Front offers New American fare in a lovely spot
off the Brooklyn Promenade. A small, 20-seat private
room is available for events, and a garden with its
own lounge can seat 45 in good weather. The entire
indoor space can seat 75 or hold 85 for a reception.
11 West 60th St., 212.956.4600
An Upper West Side Italian favorite, Gabriel’s offers a
36-seat private room with sunny yellow walls and
homey charm not often found in Manhattan.
Gage & Tollner
372 Fulton St., Brooklyn, 718.875.5181
A landmark steak house in Brooklyn, Gage & Tollner’s
three private rooms feature authentic gas light
fixtures, cut glass chandeliers, mahogany furnishings
and antique mirrors on the walls. The second floor
private room can seat 80, and the third floor room can
seat 50. The main dining room seats 95.
Gallagher’s Steakhouse
228 West 52nd St., 212.245.5336
The Midtown steakhouse offers its 150-seat Trophy
Room for events.
Giando on the Water
400 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, 718.387.7000
Located on Brooklyn’s waterfront just south of the
Williamsburg Bridge, Giando on the Water offers
stunning views of Manhattan. Its banquet space can
seat as many as 300 guests when combined with the
patio and terrace.
Gonzalez y Gonzalez
625 Broadway, 212.473.8787
This NoHo restaurant serves authentic south-of-theborder cuisine and features folksy Mexican décor. The
entire space can accommodate 200 for dinner or 300
for a reception. A smaller private room can hold 90.
Gonzo
140 West 13th St., 212.645.4606
Located in a converted brownstone in the West
Village, Gonzo offers Italian fare in an informal
setting with café chairs and tables.
Gotham Bar & Grill
12 East 12th St., 212.620.4020
Winner of the 2002 James Beard award for restaurant
excellence, Gotham Bar & Grill offers a clean, modern
atmosphere with high ceilings and lots of white. The
entire space can accommodate 125 guests.
1325 Fifth Ave., 212.996.1212
Sample soul food in the sunny 75-seat dining room
with large windows that open onto Fifth Avenue.
exposed brick walls, circular light fixtures and a dark,
muted color scheme. The third floor can hold 120 for
cocktails or 75 for a sit-down event.
Gramercy Tavern
42 East 20th St., 212.477.0777
A Zagat favorite, Gramercy Tavern offers a private
dining room for 20 with dark wood vaulted ceilings
and a homey family dining room feel.
Grand Central Oyster Bar
Grand Central Terminal, Lower Level, 212.490.6650
The Oyster Bar, located in the cavernous lower level of
Grand Central Terminal, offers a semi-private dining
room for events that seats 65.
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Restaurants
Grill Room
225 Liberty St., 212.945.9400
Located in the World Financial Center, the Grill Room
offers New American cuisine and views of the
Hudson River. Three private rooms offer space for 20
to 100.
Guastavino’s
409 East 59th St., 212.980.2455
A grand restaurant and event space under the mammoth arches of the Queensboro Bridge, Guastavino’s
offers four private dining spaces, ranging from the
12-seat Velvet Room to the 60-seat East Pier room.
An outdoor patio offers some of the best al fresco
dining in the city, and its proximity to the river
makes it a few degrees cooler, too.
Halcyon
151 West 54th St., 212.468.8888
The in-house restaurant of the Rihga Royal Hotel
seats 100.
Harrison
355 Greenwich St., 212.274.9310
The Harrison offers a 20-seat private room with a
long banquet table and a window to the wine cellar.
The rest of the TriBeCa restaurant can seat 85 in the
dining room and 40 in the outdoor patio, which is
available in warmer months.
Harry Cipriani
781 Fifth Ave., 212.753.5566
The New York location of the famed Harry’s Bar in
Venice is located in the Sherry Netherland Hotel on
the Upper East Side. Golden walls lit with glowing
sconces illuminate the classic dining room filled
with dark wood chairs and tables covered with crisp
white table linens. A semiprivate back room
seats 20.
Harry’s at Hanover Square
1 Hanover Sq., 212.425.3412
This Wall Street steak house offers three private
rooms: Two rooms seat 25, and the third room seats
90 or holds 100 for cocktails.
Haru
Indochine
Jean-Luc
280 Park Ave., 212.490.9680
1501 Broadway, 212.398.9810
433 Amsterdam Ave., 212.579.5655
1329 Third Ave., 212.452.2230
Most of Haru’s locations offer private dining options.
We like the Park Avenue location for its whimsical
décor of rice paper window screens, floors made of
photographs of grass, and tanks of robotic fish suspended over the sushi bar. It seats 180 for dinner or
250 for cocktails, and one side features sliding panels
that can section off half of the restaurant.
430 Lafayette St., 212.505.5111
Now in its ninth year of business, Indochine has
established itself as a NoHo mainstay. The dining
room seats 120 or holds 150 for cocktails, and the bar
and lounge can accommodate 17 guests.
507 Columbus Ave., 212.712.1700
An Upper West Side French bistro. The dining room
can seat 120, and a private room can seat 20.
Heartbeat
149 East 49th St., 212.407.2900
Heartbeat serves upscale healthy, organic fare in the
W New York, and is decorated with a subtle blend of
pastels and natural wood accented by columns covered with colorful glass fragments. The entire space
seats 125 or holds 200 for cocktails.
Icon New York
130 East 39th St., 212.592.8888
Style counts when you’re the in-house restaurant at a
W Hotel (see Blue Fin, Olives), and Icon lives up to the
demand with a daring décor scheme of sapphire-tiled
pilasters and plush, blood red seats set against round
dark wood tables. Icon offers several spaces for
events, from its 65-seat outdoor terrace, to its
30-seat Skylight Room, to the semiprivate bar area
that can accommodate 50 for a reception.
Il Mulino
86 West 3rd St., 212.673.3783
It takes a fat wallet and a lot of patience—even
those with reservations often have to wait for their
tables—just to dine at Il Mulino, so good luck taking
a group there. The restaurant won’t book large parties, but small groups are possible.
Ilo
40 West 40th St., 212.642.2255
Ilo’s sleek black marble surfaces make it an elegant
destination for fashionistas taking a breather from
Fashion Week madness across the street at Bryant
Park. A mezzanine level that overlooks the dining room
can be closed out for events: It seats 35 or holds 40
for cocktails. The entire restaurant, including the
lounge, seats 110 or holds 250 for a reception.
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Industry Food
509 East 6th St., 212.777.5920
The 3,000-square-foot space, which seats 250 on two
levels, features a glowing amber glass bar and cozy
banquettes upstairs, and a bilevel atrium and lounge
with a wall upholstered in black leather and suede
downstairs. The restaurant’s unique touch is a pair of
live birch trees that grow through the downstairs bar,
with another sprouting through the floor.
Isabella’s
359 Columbus Ave., 212.724.2100
A favorite among Upper East Siders and Natural
History Museum-goers, Isabella’s offers a bright, airy,
bilevel atmosphere that features large windows that
look out onto Columbus Avenue.
I Trulli
122 East 27th St., 212.481.7372
Southern Italian fare served in a country-style, brick
and wood dining room with a fireplace. A private room
seats 70, and a heated, covered garden is available.
Jack Rose
771 Eighth Ave., 212.247.7518
The second floor of this splashy theater district steak
house offers private event space that can seat 160 or
hold 200 for a reception. The main dining room can
Jane
Jefferson
121 West 10th St., 212.255.3333
Jefferson serves New American cuisine with Asian
influences from Simpson Wong, formerly of Cafe
Asean in the West Village. Designed by architect
Philip Wu, the soothing, 65-seat dining room has a
blonde wood, beige and white color scheme with
cream-color banquettes and rattan chairs. The front
of the restaurant has a floor-to-ceiling glass facade.
The bar and lounge can seat an additional 27 guests.
Jimmy’s Downtown
400 East 57th St., 212.486.2255
Minimalist chic describes Jimmy Rodriguez’s Midtown
space (it’s downtown to Jimmy— his original restaurant is in the Bronx). The space features a red and
white color scheme, 100-foot bar and cube seats in
the lounge. The dining room seats 90, and the bar
area can accommodate 70.
Jimmy’s Uptown
2207 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., 212.491.4000
The Harlem branch of Jimmy Rodriguez’s Jimmy’s
Bronx Café offers Latin and soul food and a lounge
that can seat 300 or hold 350 for a reception.
JoJo
160 East 64th St., 212.223.5656
An Upper East Side neighborhood favorite from JeanGeorges Vongerichten, JoJo underwent a renovation
and reopened in October 2001 with rich, plush red
banquettes that line the walls and large windows that
brighten the rooms. The entire space seats 80.
100 West Houston, 212.254.7000
Jane’s private, 40-seat Green Room offers tranquility
on bustling Houston Street. Dark, moss green walls
are paired with dark wood tables and chairs. The
space can hold 65 for a reception.
Judson Grill
Jean Georges
Justin’s Restaurant & Bar
1 Central Park West, 212.299.3900
Star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s New York flagship offers classiness in the white and neutral-colored main dining room, and a more casual setting in
his Nougatine Room. The private room seats 30.
31 West 21st St., 212.352.0599
Better known as Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’ restaurant
(named after his son), Justin’s offers soul food with
African-inspired décor. The 86-seat space is available
for private events.
152 West 52nd St., 212.582.5252
A Midtown power scene by day and night, Judson Grill
offers a private balcony space that seats 50, and a
second private room holds 56.
La Caravelle
spreads. Most enticing for events is Les Salons
Bernardin, a private room with its own entrance,
kitchen, restrooms and coat check. The space inside
the famed seafood sanctuary can seat 80, or dividing
walls can enclose a smaller room for 16 guests.
33 West 55th St., 212.586.4252
One of the city’s favored French dining
establishments, La Caravelle offers a small private
dining room for events, with a private bar for 30 with
sliding walls that can alter the amount of privacy.
Le Cirque 2000
La Côte Basque
La Grenouille
3 East 52nd St., 212.752.1495
Located in the former home of The Little Prince
author Antoine de Saint-Exupery and illustrator
Bernard Lamotte, Le Grenouille offers fine French
cuisine in a dining room filled with luxe red
banquettes, warm gold walls and elaborate fresh
flower arrangements. A 70-seat, dual-tier party room
upstairs is equipped with a fireplace, skylight, French
doors and a balcony.
Dos Caminos
Kai/Ito En
822 Madison Ave., 212.988.7277
Short for “kaiseki,” the form of meal served there,
Kai is a 50-seat restaurant located on the second
floor of Ito En, a green tea boutique on the Upper
East Side. A basement level private dining room can
seat 15, and features private elevator access and
restrooms.
Keen’s Chophouse
72 West 36th St., 212.947.3636
This Midtown British restaurant features one of the
largest selections of single-malt Scotches in the
country. Keen’s Chophouse offers four private rooms
for events, ranging from the 100-seat Lamb room to
the 40-seat Langtree room.
Kitchen 22
36 East 22nd St., 212.228.4399
In the former space of Alva, Charlie Palmer’s spot
features a 12-seat bar décorated with illuminated
globe lamps in the front, and a small 50-seat dining
room in the rear. Giant lampshades are suspended
373 Park Ave. South, 212.294.1000
A B. R. Guest restaurant, Dos Caminos is upholstered
with rich, autumnal tones and warmly lit with light
fixtures fashioned out of hollowed-out logs. The kitchen
turns out Mexican fare such as roast pork tacos, and
waiters will prepare guacamole at your table inside an
authentic stone bowl. The entire space can
accommodate 400 for cocktails and a buffet, or seat
275. A private room can seat 65.
from the ceiling, and slate blue banquettes line the
wall. The bar seats 30 additional guests.
NEW Kitchen 82
461 Columbus Ave., 212.875.1619
The Upper West Side spin-off of Kitchen 22, the
slightly larger Kitchen 82 offers seating for 68 in the
main dining room, and outdoor seating for 20.
L’Absinthe
227 East 67th St., 212.794.4950
L’Absinthe offers a 100-seat private room for events,
decorated with brass rails, mirrors, dark wood café
tables and Art Nouveau posters.
La Rambla
2150 Broadway, 212.496.1588
Formerly Ernie’s, La Rambla accommodates 500 for a
reception or as many as 60 in its private room.
Lamu
39 East 19th St., 212.358.7775.
A restaurant and lounge near Gramercy Park offers a
fusion of African and Italian cuisines from chef
Michael Burbella, formerly of Eleven Madison Park.
The entire space can accommodate 60 for dinner or
150 for cocktails.
Layla
211 West Broadway, 212.431.0700
Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine doesn’t get
much hotter than at Layla, where the lavish 1,001
Nights atmosphere is replete with bellydancers and a
seductive harem-like atmosphere. The entire space
can accommodate as many as 100.
455 Madison Ave., 212.303.7788
Some of New York’s biggest power brokers dine in Le
Cirque’s posh dining rooms, situated in the historic
and elegant New York Palace Hotel. Designed by Adam
Tihany, three private rooms offer classic design from
the elegant, 1,400-square-foot L’Orangerie, which can
seat 150 or hold 200 for receptions, to the more
intimate 65-seat Library.
L’École
462 Broadway, 212.219.3300
L’École is the restaurant of the French Culinary
Institute, where students cook with supervision from
the school’s chef-instructors.
Le Madri
168 West 18th St., 212.727.8022
Venetian stucco columns fill Le Madri, an airy Italian
restaurant. A semiprivate area can seat 60.
Lenox
1278 Third Ave., 212.772.0404
Co-owned by star chef Charlie Palmer, Lenox is a bar,
restaurant and lounge on the Upper East Side with a
35-seat wine library for private dining.
Leopard
253 East 50th St., 212.759.3735
Leopard serves continental French cuisine in a
romantic setting blocks from the U.N. Three private
rooms can accommodate groups of 6 to 50 guests.
60 West 55th St., 212.688.6525
Known for its murals of the Basque region, La Côte
Basque offers one large, 100-seatprivate room that
can be divided into two 40-seat rooms for events.
Le Périgord
405 East 52nd St., 212.755.6244
A traditional French restaurant, Le Perigord offers a
35-seat private room décorated with muted colors and
French landscape painted walls.
Le Bernardin
Le Zinc
155 West 51st St., 212.489.1515
This is the restaurant of chef Eric Ripert, who cooks
French food when not posing for magazine photo
139 Duane St., 212.513.0001
The downtown (in attitude, not location) sibling of
Karen and David Waltuck’s Chanterelle, Le Zinc’s
In the Heart of Times Square
• Seating for 770 / Reception Capacity of 1,200
• 35,000 Square Feet of Space on 3 Floors
• 50 Television Monitors up to 20 feet in size
• 7 Satellite Receivers for Simulcast
• 3 Fiber Optic Cables for Live Broadcast
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décor comes in the form of posters all over the
walls. The entire space can seat 100 or hold 250 for
a reception.
Les Halles Downtown
15 John St., 212.285.8585
Les Halles Downtown retains the vibrance and energy
of its smaller Park Avenue South sibling, but with
more polish. Its classic French brasserie style
includes dark wood tables and chairs with matching
dark brown leather banquettes along the walls, crisp
white tablecloths and an intricate stamped tin
ceiling. The 40-seat mezzanine is available for private
events, and the dining room seats 75.
NEW Lever House
390 Park Ave., 212.888.2700
Located in the landmark Lever House office building
is the new Lever House restaurant. Designed by Marc
Newsome, the restaurant offers New American cuisine
from chef Dan Silverman, formerly of Union Square
Cafe. The restaurant’s tube-shaped entrance opens to
a dining room filled with a honeycomb pattern on the
carpets, walls and ceilings. A private dining room
seats 22, and the main dining room seats 125.
Lola
30 West 22nd St., 212.675.6700
Lola’s striking décor includes cherry wood floors,
copper bar stools and a tin ceiling. The space can
hold 200 for a reception or 150 for dinner, or a private
room can seat 30 or hold 50 for cocktails.
Lundy Bros. Restaurant
1901 Emmonds Ave., Brooklyn, 718.743.0022
Founded in the 1920’s, the Brooklyn Lundy Bros.
seafood restaurant’s original claim to fame was its
status as the world’s largest restaurant at the time.
The upstairs catering hall can seat 260, or the entire
Lupa
170 Thompson St., 212.982.5089
The interior of Mario Batali’s casual Italian restaurant
in the West Village features warm yellow walls, small
café tables and an exposed wine rack in the front. The
middle reception room has banquettes lining the
walls, and in the rear of the restaurant is the atrium
room, a farmhouse-decorated private room that can
seat 30. The main dining room seats 65.
Lutèce
249 East 50th St., 212.752.2225
It’s hard to say which is finer: the dining room or the
food from executive chef David Feau. Lutèce offers
three private dining rooms that can seat between 16
and 85 guests, or the entire restaurant can hold 300
for a reception.
Macelleria
48 Gansevoort St., 212.741.2555
Part steak house and part Italian restaurant, the
spare-looking Macelleria is a large restaurant. In
addition to its main dining room, the restaurant offers
its 75-seat basement-level wine cellar and 30-seat
back room for private events.
Mae Mae Café
68 Vandam St., 212.924.5109
Catering company Great Performances focuses on
wine at this small space that can hold 80 for
cocktails or seat 40.
Magnifico
200 Ninth Ave., 212.633.8033
Serving Italian fare in the former space of Sandro’s,
Magnifico’s entire space seats 55.
NEW Maison
1700 Broadway, 212.757.2233
This is an Art Deco-style Midtown brasserie with
cuisine from chef Larry Kolar, formerly of Commune
and Commissary. A private room on the mezzanine
can seat 34.
Maloney & Porcelli
37 East 50th St., 212.750.2233
Maloney and Porcelli is known as a place for a steak
power lunch in Midtown. Upstairs, the restaurant’s
1,800-square-foot Skylight Room can seat 125 or hold
200 for a reception.
Manhattan Ocean Club
57 West 58th St., 212.371.7777
It’s like being on the Love Boat at the Manhattan
Ocean Club, a bilevel dining room with a central
staircase made to look like the decks of a cruise ship.
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The private Picasso Suite seats 27, or the entire space
can seat 220.
March
405 East 58th St., 212.754.6272
Known for its beautiful dining rooms, March offers a
room for 40 or its mezzanine for 16 guests for events.
MarkJoseph Steakhouse
261 Water St., 212.277.0020
The MarkJoseph Steakhouse is the destination for Wall
Streeters. The dining room seats 150.
Marseille
630 Ninth Ave., 212.333.2323
French Mediterranean cuisine is served in Hell’s
Kitchen from Simon Oren of Sushi Samba and
L’Express. The Casbah private dining room can seat
50 for dinner or hold 80 for a reception, and the
Oasis, a smaller, lounge-like space, can seat 18 or
hold 20 for a reception. Both have private restrooms.
Mars 2112
1633 Broadway, 212.582.2112
Mars 2112 is a cavernous, 35,000-square-foot, bilevel
theme restaurant, with red rock walls and ceilings to
simulate an intergalactic visit to the red planet.
Space is available for as many as 1,000 guests for
cocktails or 500 for dinner.
Meet
71-73 Gansevoort St., 212.242.0990
Meet offers an intimate, comfortable environment
with glowing, orange-colored marbleized bars and
tabletops, sleek white pillars and brown wood
furnishings. A private room can seat 20, or the entire
space can seat 100 or hold 200 for a reception.
Mercer Kitchen
99 Prince St., 212.966.5454
Yes, it’s sceney, and it seems too trendy for its own
good, but Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s SoHo outpost
has a steady following that goes as much for the fine
French food as for the people-watching. And
downstairs is SubMercer—an excellent event space
for the terminally hip.
NEW Mermaid Inn
96 Second Ave., 212.242.1122
Red Cat and the Harrison owners Danny Abrams and
Jimmy Bradley’s third venture is an East Village
seafood restaurant. The 75-seat space features a
black and white décor scheme with framed maritime
maps on the walls. A small outdoor garden seats 10.
Mesa Grill
102 Fifth Ave., 212.807.7400
Food TV fave Bobby Flay offers gourmet southwestern
fare at his Flatiron district restaurant. The vibrantly
colored Art Deco dining room can seat 150.
Metrazur
Grand Central Terminal, East Balcony, 212.687.4750
New York doesn’t get more classic than Grand Central
Station, where Charlie Palmer’s Metrazur resides on
the East Balcony overlooking the main floor of the
station. A private dining room seats 35, or the entire
space—including the restaurant—can seat 350 or
Metronome
915 Broadway, 212.505.7400
A gigantic Flatiron restaurant and event space,
Metronome is a two-tier venue. Inside its main dining
room is the “living room,” an area equipped with
overstuffed couches and seats for lounging. The
private event space can seat 225 or hold 500, or the
entire space can hold 800 for cocktails or seat 360.
Metropolitan Café
959 First Ave., 212.759.5600
The exposed brick dining room of the Metropolitan
Café is attached to a sunny atrium and outdoor
garden. Two private rooms can seat between 30 and
70 guests, and the main dining room can seat 250.
Michael Jordan’s The Steakhouse
NYC
23 Vanderbilt Ave., inside Grand Central Terminal,
212.655.2300
Designed in harmony with Grand Central’s towering
ceilings and marble steps and balconies, Michael
Jordan’s The Steakhouse combines a classic New York
location with a traditional steak house menu. For
private events, Michael's Room seats 8, a private
smoking dining room seats 14 and a semiprivate
area seats 40. The semiprivate Wine Room seats
18 or 50 for cocktails; the entire restaurant seats 160,
or accommodates 500 for cocktails and a buffet.
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NEW Re Sette
Michael’s
24 West 55th St., 212.767.0555
A melting pot of media industry power dines at
Michael’s regularly, but it welcomes normal people
too. The private Garden Room can seat 110, or hold
150 for a reception. The entire space can seat 210 or
hold 350 for a reception.
NEW Mix
NEW MJ Grill
110 John St., 212.346.9848
This is the offspring of the MarkJoseph Steakhouse,
offering a 100-seat private room for events.
Molyvos
871 Seventh Ave., 212.582.7500
Molyvos offers authentic Greek cuisine near Carnegie
Hall, with dining room décor inspired by the islands’
fishing industry. The entire restaurant can seat 220.
Montparnasse
230 East 51st St., 212.758.6633
Montparnasse is a French bistro with décor reflecting
the look of Paris in the 1930’s. A private room seats
25, or the entire restaurant can seat 130.
Montrachet
239 West Broadway, 212.219.2777
Drew Nieporent offers understated and elegant décor
at his first restaurant, now a TriBeCa institution.
Peach and celadon walls are paired with burgundy
banquettes. A private room seats 35.
Moran’s
146 10th Ave., 212.627.3030
Moran’s restaurant is situated in a turn-of-thecentury landmark building in Chelsea. Its private
dining room, with exposed brick walls, a tin ceiling
and dark wood wainscoting, can accommodate 175,
with room for dancing.
NEW Morrells
900 Broadway, 212.253.7000
New American cuisine from the owners of the Morrell
Wine Bar & Café in Rockefeller Center, located in a
historic Flatiron district building originally designed
by Stanford White. A private room seats 60 or holds
100 for receptions.
New Leaf Café
1 Margaret Corbin Drive, 212.568.5323
Located in a 1930’s structure in Fort Tryon Park, this
lodge-like restaurant offers New American cuisine and
affords views of the Hudson River Valley and the
George Washington Bridge. The restaurant is operated
by the New York Restoration Project, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to cleaning up and reclaiming
the city’s green spaces. A private patio can seat 150,
and the main dining room can seat 50.
NEW Nice Matin
201 West 79th St., 212.873.6423
Nice Matin is an Upper West Side restaurant with
Greek, Italian and Middle East-inspired French
cuisine. The 80-seat dining room has a sunny
Mediterranean look, with a palette of yellows, reds
and greens, and an outdoor patio seats 70.
Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse
9 Penn Plaza, 212.563.4444
Located at Madison Square Garden, Nick & Stef’s is a
Restaurant Associates-run steak house with a modern
look using muted gray, brown and moss green
combined with blonde wood. The entire space can
Nicole’s
10 East 60th St., 212.223.2288
Food and fashion combine in lovely, minimalist fusion
at Brit designer Nicole Fahri’s Upper East Side
restaurant, located in the basement of her boutique.
Think warm beige and gray colors and food as pretty
and simple as the clothes. The dining room can seat
125, or hold 300 for cocktails.
Nobu
Next Door Nobu
105 Hudson St., 212.219.0500
One of David Rockwell’s most noted restaurant
projects, sushi shrine Nobu is akin to a tranquil,
indoor birch forest with elements like customdesigned “sushi chairs” inspired by pearls and
chopsticks. A 36-seat semiprivate room in the
rear of Nobu’s dining room can be used for special
events, or the entire dining room seats 100.
Next Door Nobu can also be closed out for a private
event; its main dining room seats 70 or can hold 80
for cocktails.
68 West 58th St., 212.957.3005
Scheduled to open in September, Mix is Alain Ducasse
and Jeffrey Chodorow’s version of casual dining in
Midtown, with design by Patrick Jouin. The 98-seat
restaurant will offer a private room.
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7 West 45th St., 212.221.7530
Southern Mediterranean cuisine in a two-story
Midtown restaurant. The second floor can
accommodate 32 for a sit-down dinner or 60 for
cocktails, and features jewel-toned velvet and
tapestry-covered seats and a wine collection on
display behind a beautiful, ornate brass gate.
One of a kind – in more ways than one
252 East 49th Strret, New York, N.Y 10017 Tel: 212-758-8320 Fax: 212-308-3899
K
GLATT
Historic bank vaults with a restaurant above, The Vaults at
VINE are housed in a landmark building across the
street from the New York Stock Exchange. VINE
has two rooms that can be used for cocktails,
dinner and dancing. Together, they hold 350
guests for cocktails and 250 seated. The
landscaped Rooftop Terrace sits atop the 22nd
floor of the building and overlooks the water.
Serving Contemporary American cuisine, VINE
received a “23” food rating from the Zagat 2002 guide.
The Vaults at
V I N E
Noche
1604 Broadway, 212.541.7070
Part nightclub, part restaurant and part event space,
Noche is an explosion of Latin food, color, music and
dance. The massive, 18,000-square-foot, four-story
Times Square venue has numerous event options,
including a fourth-floor room with a small outdoor
terrace overlooking Broadway.
Norma’s
118 West 57th St., 212.245.5000
Located just off the lobby of Le Parker Meridien hotel,
the 100-seat in-house restaurant offers traditional
American fare, but only for breakfast and lunch.
Ocean Grill
384 Columbus Ave., 212.579.2300
One of Steve Hanson’s seafood restaurants, Ocean
Grill offers classic décor with slate blue banquettes
and dark wood chairs paired with white table linens
in its main dining room. But more interesting is the
Photo Room, where the walls are crammed with
framed landscape photos.
Oceana
55 East 54th St., 212.759.5941
Oceana celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2002, and
considering New Yorkers’ finicky tastes, that’s a long
time. The private, second-floor Salon can seat 60 and
the basement wine cellar, furnished with a long oval
table and exposed brick walls, seats 24.
The Remington Vault
C O N TA C T
Cocktails: 170
Sit-down: 150
Dancing: 100
Stacy Levy
Director of Special Events
The Empire Room
P 212.344.8463 x 221
F 212.344.1099
Cocktails: 170
Sit-down: 130
Dancing: 100
Rooftop Terrace
Cocktails: 200
Sit-down: 140
25 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
[email protected]
www.vinefood.com
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NEW Ola
304 East 48th St., 212.759.0590
This new restaurant from chef Douglas Rodriguez
features Spanish tapas and Ecuadorian ceviche, with
a plentiful offering of high-protein, low-carbohydrate
meals. The split-level dining room seats 140 in a
festive environment complete with red-varnished
tables and Mexican tile floors.
Olives
201 Park Ave. South, 212.353.8345
Prolific chef Todd English’s Mediterranean restaurant
is housed inside the W hotel in Union Square.
Designed by David Rockwell, the private Wine Room
seats 40, and the main dining room seats 90.
One C.P.S.
Located in the former space of the Plaza Hotel’s
Edwardian room is One C.P.S., a brasserie
designed by Adam Tihany with views of Central Park
and the Grand Army fountain. The private Wine Room
offers separate street access and seating for 18, and
the Kitchen Table offers views of the restaurant’s
kitchen, Fifth Avenue and seating for 18. The
entire restaurant can seat 180 or hold 300 for
a reception.
Park
118 10th Ave., 212.352.3313
This trendy Chelsea restaurant is housed on the site
of a former garage—the “Park” sign looks like a sign
for a parking lot—but the décor is decidedly more
upscale, thanks to Dracaena trees, wood-beamed
ceilings and a fireplace. The Park features a
Mediterranean menu, and has a penthouse space with
an attached outdoor terrace that can seat 120 or host
225 for cocktails. Semiprivate areas like the Red
Room and the Atrium can also be used for events.
Park Avalon
225 Park Ave. South, 212.533.2500
An inviting restaurant with towering columns, huge
wall mirrors and high ceilings, Park Avalon can
accommodate 250 guests for an event with dancing.
Blue Fin
1567 Broadway, 212.918.1400
The younger, hipper sister to the Blue Water Grill, Blue
Fin’s position as the in-house restaurant for the W
hotel in Times Square gives it a choice clientele for its
seafood fare. Three second-floor private dining rooms
can accommodate events for 20 to 100.
grill-style menu. There are four private rooms,
including the elegant, 12-seat, glass-enclosed Sky
Room, overlooking the entire restaurant. The larger
Pacific and Santa Barbara rooms can seat 100 or
hold 150 for a reception when combined.
Pastis
Picholine
Remi
130 East 57th St., 212.688.3939
Located above the budget Habitat Hotel in Midtown,
Opia’s private room can hold 200 for cocktails or seat
150, or the entire space can seat 200 or
accommodate 500 for a reception.
9 Ninth Ave., 212.929.4844
Thanks in part to Pastis, the meatpacking district
became the trendy restaurant neighborhood in the
late 1990s. With the classic bistro look (pale yellow
walls, dark wood, red awnings), Pastis remains a
favorite. A communal table can seat 22, or the entire
restaurant seats 175. The outdoor cafe—which offers
prime people-watching—divides into two sections
seating 40 on one side and 20 on the other.
35 West 64th St., 212.724.8585
Still one of the Upper West Side’s finest restaurants,
Picholine offers two private dining rooms. A small
room seats eight, and a larger room can seat 24 or
Orsay
Patria
1057 Lexington Ave., 212.517.6400
This is a bustling, classic French brasserie on the
Upper East Side, with antique mirrors, brass railings,
mosaic tile floors and an oak bar. An outdoor terrace
seats 35, and the second-floor private room can seat
70 or hold 120 for cocktails.
250 Park Ave. South, 212.777.6211
Latin fusion fare is served at this bright, airy,
120-seat bilevel restaurant with huge windows
looking onto the street. Colorful lime green, blue and
yellow tiles accent the mostly white space.
Osteria del Circo
120 West 55th St., 212.265.3636
Osteria del Circo, run by the prodigious sons of Sirio
Maccioni (founder of Le Cirque), has a circus-inspired
design by Adam Tihany and serves classic Italian fare.
The dining room seats 125.
160 East 46th St., 212.883.7373
Despite its renovation and scrapping the cigar bar,
Patroon remains a power lunch spot for Midtowners.
Private dining rooms offer space for 300, including a
Wine Room, a chef’s table and the Humidor Room. An
outdoor space offers seating for 50.
NEW Otto
Patsy’s Italian Restaurant
1 Fifth Ave., 212.995.9559
Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s West Village pizza
joint packs diners in nightly for gourmet pies. While
Otto lacks a private space, the cavernous 175-seat
dining room can easily accommodate groups.
236 West 56th St., 212.247.3491
The famed Midtown Italian restaurant has been
owned and operated by the same family since 1944. A
private room seats 85 or holds 100 for cocktails.
17 Barrow St., 212.255.8649
Located in a former carriage house and known as one
of the city’s most romantic restaurants, One if by Land
offers the 35-seat Constitution room and 50-seat
Mezzanine room for private events.
8 Little West 12th St., 212.463.8345
A sunny French bistro in the meatpacking district,
Paradou has a simple look with whitewashed walls,
high ceilings and blonde wood accents. The garden
can seat 50 or hold 70 for cocktails, and the 32-seat
dining room can hold 40 for a reception.
100 East 63rd St., 212.360.0438
The Park Avenue Café serves New American fare in a
traditional setting. The private Flag Room seats 80
and the Cafe Townhouse seats 50.
One if by Land, Two if by Sea
Opia
Ouest
2315 Broadway, 212.580.8700
Lauded as an Upper West Side culinary oasis, Ouest’s
entire dining room can seat 120.
Paladar
161 Ludlow St., 212.473.3535
Chef Aaron Sanchez’s Lower East Side hotspot
features vibrantly colored décor and an equally
exciting bar scene. An enclosed patio space can
accommodate 65.
Palm Restaurant
837 Second Ave., 212.687.2953
Palm Too Restaurant
840 Second Ave., 212.697.5198
Palm West Side
250 West 50th St., 212.333.7256
Steak, lobsters and an Italian-American menu are
what you’ll get at the Palm restaurants. The original
location offers a 40-seat private room, and Palm Too’s
private space can seat 55 or hold 75 for cocktails,
and features private restrooms. Palm West has four
private dining rooms that can seat 16 to 85 guests.
NEW Pampano
209 East 49th St., 212.751.4545
Co-owned by Placido Domingo, Pampano is a posh
Midtown restaurant serving modern Mexican seafood
from chef Richard Sandoval. In addition to the
25-seat dining room, an upstairs room seats 65, and
an outdoor terrace can accommodate an
additional 50.
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Park Avenue Café
Patroon
Payard Patisserie & Bistro
1032 Lexington Ave., 212.717.5252
You won’t need décor at an event here, because
guests will be busy salivating over the delectable
pastries that fill the two pastry cases flanking the
entrance of François Payard’s famed Upper East Side
bistro. The mezzanine level can hold 50, and the
NEW Pelagos
103 West 77th St., 212.721.6603
Upscale Greek fare is served from chef Peter
Spyropoulos, formerly of Estiatoria Milos and Avra. The
76-seat restaurant serves Greek cuisine, and the
basement ouzerie offers a wide selection of Greece’s
favorite drink, and can hold 80 for a reception.
Peter Luger Steakhouse
178 Broadway, Brooklyn, 718.387.7400
Peter Luger was famous before any of today’s celebrity
chefs, and the spot still pulls the masses from
Manhattan to its famed Williamsburg locale. The
restaurant has a standard steak house look, with
no-frills woodwork and bright lighting. The second
floor can seat 40 for events.
Petrossian
182 West 58th St., 212.245.2214
It’s opulent swank at its finest at Petrossian, where
the caviar flows like water if you’re willing to splurge.
Semiprivate sections of the dining room can seat 20
to 30 guests, or the entire space can seat 80 or hold
38 East 19th St., 212.677.2233
A tapas bar located in ABC Carpet & Home, Pipa has
a semiprivate space in the rear of the dining room
that can seat 40, or the entire space can seat 85.
145 West 53rd St., 212.581.4242
Venice was the inspiration behind designer Adam
Tihany’s décor. Remi offers four event spaces, but the
loveliest is the Rialto Room, which is decorated with
Venetian chandeliers suspended from high ceilings
and can seat 80 or accommodate 150 for a reception.
The Atrium Garden, an outdoor greenhouse-like room
that’s open from May through October, can seat 400 or
hold 1,000 for a reception. A chef’s table seats 16 and
the main dining room can seat 140.
Planet Hollywood
Restaurant RM
1540 Broadway, 212.333.7827
Located in Times Square, Planet Hollywood offers a
35,000-square-foot, multilevel facility with four
dining areas, two bars, a lounge and a VIP area. The
restaurant also houses a private screening room with
velvet-cushioned seating. Décor features memorabilia
from feature films, Broadway shows, sports legends
and music icons.
33 East 60th St., 212.319.3800
A soothing blue, green, yellow and red color palette
fills RM, the beautifully designed Upper East Side
seafood restaurant from chef-owner Rick Moonen,
former executive chef at Oceana. The space offers a
skylight dining room on the first floor that can seat
48. The second-floor lounge can hold 45, and the
adjacent dining room can seat 48.
Plantain
NEW Riingo
Pipa
20 West 38th St., 212.869.8601
Plantain offers Latin American cuisine in a festive
dining room with burlap and bamboo accents. A
private dining room can seat 35.
Post House
28 East 63rd St., 212.935.2888
Post House offers a warm atmosphere with parquet
floors, cream-colored walls and wood wainscoting.
The dining room seats 165.
Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor, 212.632.5000
The Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center is among
the few places left that offers the public a
breathtaking, panoramic view of New York. An Art
Deco gem, the 65th floor venue offers a 360-degree
view of Manhattan and beyond between its three
rooms: the Pavilion, Rainbow and Stars and the
Rainbow Room, with its famed revolving dance floor.
On the 64th floor, the 300-seat Pegasus, 40-seat
Empire and the 100-seat Radio suites offer smaller,
more private spaces.
Red
19 Fulton St., 212.571.5900
Located in the center of the South Street Seaport
Square, Red offers Mexican fare and décor inspired by
the American Southwest. The upstairs dining room
can accommodate 80 for a reception or dinner, and
offers a great view of the seaport. The outdoor patio
can host as many as 100 for dinner or a reception.
Red Cat
227 10th Ave., 212.242.1122
Standing on a relatively lonely stretch of 10th Avenue
in Chelsea, Red Cat features red interior accents
touched off by dark brown café tables. The dining
room seats 97, and the bar seats 13.
Redeye Grill
890 Seventh Ave., 212.541.9000
The Redeye Grill offers seafood from both coasts on a
205 East 45th St., 212.867.5100
This is a new Japanese-American fusion restaurant at
the new Alex Hotel from Marcus Samuelsson,
executive chef at Aquavit. The mezzanine level will be
available for private events, and can seat 40. Riingo
will also cater meetings inside the hotel.
Rink Bar
Fifth Ave. between 49th and 50th Sts., 212.332.7621
In the winter it’s the famed Rockefeller Center ice
skating rink, but from May through September, the
expanse of space in front of the Prometheus statue is
the Rink Bar, located in one of the most famous office
complexes in the world. The space features a
canvas-covered bar area that can seat 175, and a
large retro-inspired lounge area scattered with café
tables shaded with brightly colored umbrellas.
Rive Gauche
560 Third Ave., 212.949.5400
A Midtown brasserie, Rive Gauche offers seating for
150 in its dining room, and the terrace seats 30.
River Café
1 Water St., Brooklyn, 718.522.5200
Possibly one of the most famous restaurants in
Brooklyn, the café offers a splendid view of
Manhattan from its perch at the foot of the Brooklyn
Bridge. The private Terrace Room can seat 80 with
dancing or 100 without, or 120 for a reception. The
outdoor patio that faces the water can accommodate
120 for cocktails.
NEW Rocco’s 22nd Street
12 East 22nd St., 212.353.8400
Rocco DiSpirito and Jeffrey Chodorow’s Italian
restaurant was the site of NBC’s reality show The
Restaurant. Outdoor seating can accommodate 35,
the dining room can hold 110, and a soon-to-open
private room can seat 25.
Rock Center Café
Savoy
20 West 50th St., 212.332.7620
Across the Rockefeller Center ice rink from the Sea
Grill is Rock Center Café, Restaurant Associates’ take
on New American. A private dining room can seat 10,
or the restaurant can seat 175 or hold 450 for
receptions.
70 Prince St., 212.219.8570
A tiny gem of a restaurant in the heart of SoHo,
Savoy underwent an interior redesign in September
2002. The second-floor private space can seat 48.
Rosa Mexicano
131 Rivington St., 212.260.4555
Keith McNally’s Lower East Side restaurant has an
institutional look with black-and-white tile floors, wire
glass details and steel fixtures. The dining room can
NEW Sciuscia
365 Park Ave. South, 212.213.4008
Gianfranco Sorrentino's 120-seat Mediterranean
restaurant below the Hotel Giraffe near Gramercy Park
occupies the former space of Chinoiserie. The space
can accommodate 300 for a reception.
Rosie O’Grady’s
Sea Grill
800 Seventh Ave., 212.582.2975
The Midtown steak and seafood restaurant has a
polished wooden bar at street level, and a basementlevel lounge with fireplaces, mahogany-paneled walls
and a private bar. Also located on the premises is the
Manhattan Club, a catering facility that can be used
for banquets or receptions for 25 to 250 guests.
19 West 49th St., 212.332.7610
During winter, the Sea Grill’s white and ice blue dining
room is accompanied by the entertainment of ice
skaters wobbling and skidding across the Rock Center
ice rink. A private room can seat 12, or the whole
space can accommodate 150 for dinner or 225 for
cocktails.
Rosie’s Times Square
Seppi’s
149 West 46th St., 212.869.0600
Rosie’s Times Square offers a steak and seafood
menu. One private room can seat 35 or hold 50 for
cocktails, or the main dining room can seat 120.
118 West 57th St., 212.245.5000
The in-house restaurant at Le Parker Meridien hotel,
Seppi’s offers bistro fare in a contemporary dining
room with black and white banquettes and an
adjacent bar area and outdoor seating for 40. The
entire space seats 100 or can hold 180 for cocktails.
Rothmann’s Steakhouse & Grill
3 East 54th St., 212.319.5500
Rothmann’s private Wine Room features warm décor
with large ivory lampshades and a view of the wine
vault. It can seat as many as 40 guests.
Roy’s New York
130 Washington St., 212.266.6262
Roy’s U-shaped dining room can be enclosed for
semiprivate dining for 80, or the entire dining room
seats 160. A lower level café area can accommodate
an additional 15 guests.
Ruby Foo’s
2182 Broadway, 212.724.6700
Ruby Foo’s Times Square
1626 Broadway, 212.489.5600
Both Ruby Foo’s offer kitschy Asian theme park décor
to go with a mélange of Asian cuisines. The Times
Square location offers its private third-level Asian Den
for 105 guests, or as many as 500 in the entire
restaurant for dinner and dancing. The uptown
location can accommodate 400 for a close-out.
Sequoia
San Domenico NY
San Domenico’s interior is simple—the experience is
about the food. A private room is available in the rear
of the restaurant and can seat 35, but gentlemen
won’t be seated at all without a jacket.
Sardi’s
234 West 44th St., 212.221.8440
Broadway stars are always hanging out in the form of
signed caricatures on the walls at Sardi’s, if they’re
not actually there in the person. The third-floor
Belasco Room, named after famed Broadway producer
David Belasco and decorated with theater mementos,
can seat 80 or hold 120 for cocktails. The larger
fourth floor, 200-seat private room, the Eugenia
(named after Sardi’s cofounder Eugenia Sardi), can
hold 250 for a reception and features the trademark
caricatures on the walls.
Soul Cafe
444 West 42nd St., 212.244.7685
Soul Cafe offers upscale soul food in Hell’s Kitchen.
The entire space seats 150.
Suba
109 Ludlow St., 212.982.5714
A stylish restaurant on the Lower East Side, Suba has
a great visual gimmick in its 40-seat Grotto room: A
concrete island surrounded by water and submerged
lights that shimmer against the walls. A second
space, the Gallery Room, can seat 50.
Sugar Hill Bistro
458 West 145th St., 212.491.5505
Located in a restored brownstone with marble
fireplaces and gorgeous wood fixtures, this restaurant
features a jazz lounge, bar and outdoor space on the
ground floor, a 65-seat dining room on the second
floor, two combinable 30-seat rooms on the third floor
and a small 25-seat event space on the fourth floor.
Sugiyama
251 West 55th St., 212.956.0670
There are no entrees at Sugiyama, a tiny, 36-seat
Japanese restaurant in Midtown that offers dishes
from its tasting menu only.
Summit
308 East 49th St., 212.759.1964
Traditional American fare is served in the shadow of
the U. N. The entire dining room seats 75, or can hold
130 for cocktails.
Sushi Samba
Sparks Steak House
245 Park Ave. South, 212.475.9377
210 East 46th St., 212.687.4806
This straightforward steak house’s décor matches the
no-fuss fare. Sparks offers five private rooms—with
the dark wood furnishing and red carpeting—that
can seat between 10 and 150 guests, or the main
Sushi Samba 7
Strip House
225 East 60th St., 212.838.3531
Can you say “sugar coma?” Serendipity 3 is famous
for its Frozen Hot Chocolate, monster-sized desserts
and kid-friendly atmosphere that’s part FAO Schwarz
and part Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. The
restaurant-slash-retail space can seat 60.
6 East 54th St., 212.838.2600
There’s no monkey business at Monkey Bar—an Art
Deco restaurant inside the Hotel Elysee with steak
house fare by chef David Walzog. The space seats 140
or can hold as many as 300 for cocktails.
13 East 12th St., 212.328.0000
Is it called Strip House because of the meat, or the
vintage pics of strippers and French nudes that adorn
the walls of the interior? The décor doesn’t match your
87 Seventh Ave. South, 212.691.7885
Sushi and ceviche are on the menus at both Sushi
Sambas, the South American-influenced sushi
restaurants. The original Park Avenue location is the
smaller of the two, with one main dining room that
seats 75. Sushi Samba 7 offers a rooftop garden that
can be closed for events; it can seat 75 or hold 100
for cocktails. Inside, a semiprivate sunken lounge can
seat 25, and the main dining room can seat 150.
Sylvia’s
328 Lenox Ave., 212.996.0660
New York’s most famous soul food restaurant,
Sylvia’s is a Harlem institution, occupying almost an
entire city block. The private banquet space can seat
130 or accommodate 215 for a reception. The
restaurant’s main dining room can seat an
additional 225.
75 Greenwich Cafe
75 Greenwich Ave., 212.366.6004
Formerly known as NYC, 75 Greenwich Cafe looks like
a homey country kitchen, with red tables, white
wainscoting and glass cabinets filled with colorful
glass and pottery. The entire space seats 90.
71 Clinton St., 212.614.6960
Wylie Dufresne has left the tiny foodie haven, but 71
Clinton’s cache as one of the first upscale restaurants
to open on the Lower East Side makes it a pioneer and
a culinary favorite among the trendy and foodobsessed. The dining room offers a mere 30 seats.
136 East 26th St., 212.685.9400
Salon Mexico’s private dining room, the Diego Rivera
Room, can seat 40, and the main dining room can
seat an additional 40. The Agave Bar can
accommodate 45.
111 West 17th St., 212.627.3700
The name conjures images of grilled cheese and onion
rings, but Snackbar offers more than finger food.
Executive chef Nicholas Tischler offers
French-influenced New American cuisine with a
mix-and-match approach, giving diners the chance
to choose sauces for their entrees. The space
features moss green tiles, warm backlighting and
white marble tables. The space can seat 55.
Serendipity 3
71 Clinton Fresh Food
Salon Mexico
Snackbar
Steakhouse at Monkey Bar
148 West 51st St., 212.246.3925
885 Second Ave., 212.246.3925
This famous steak house chain’s Midtown location
offers three private rooms ranging in capacity from
the 90-seat Board Room to the 30-seat Taft Room,
and the semiprivate Ante room seats 20. The U.N.
location offers its U.N. Room for private dining for 45
or 70 for cocktails.
797 Third Ave., 212.753.1530
Possibly as famous for its $12 million wine cellar as
its sirloins and filet mignons, Smith & Wollensky
carved out a place in New York dining history as one
of the most profitable restaurants in the city. The look
is traditional steak house, with dark wood furnishings
and brass accents. Four private rooms with skylights
on the restaurant’s second floor can be used
separately or combined for events.
Pier 17, South Street Seaport, 212.732.9090
Sequoia offers lovely views of the East River, the
Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty from its
perch at the South Street Seaport. An outdoor terrace
can seat 70, and three private rooms can be
combined to seat 180 or hold 450 for cocktails.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House Midtown
Ruth’s Chris Steak House U.N.
Smith & Wollensky
everyday steak house, and that’s a good thing. The
entire space seats 125 or holds 250 for cocktails.
61 Columbus Ave., 212.977.7700
The most striking design element at Rosa Mexicano’s
West Side outpost is a giant water wall formed by
sapphire blue tiles with small plaster models of divers
interspersed. The L-shaped space features a bar at
the front, and a fiery pink color scheme in the rear
dining room. A private room can seat 32, a
semiprivate space can seat 80, or the entire
NEW Schiller’s Liquor Bar
private room in the 6,500-square-foot space, but it
does seat 106 in the dining room, 38 at the dim sum
and noodle bar, and 25 in the lounge.
Shelly’s New York
104 West 57th St., 212.245.2422
Located steps away from Carnegie Hall in Midtown,
Shelly’s offers classic Art Deco décor in a massive
four-story space. Shelly’s has five private event
spaces; the largest, the fourth-floor Penthouse
ballroom, can accommodate 190 for a banquet and
Shula’s Steakhouse
270 West 43rd St., 212.201.2776
Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula’s steak
house is one of the Westin Times Square’s in-house
restaurants. The space features warm brown and gold
walls and heavy, overstuffed leather chairs.
Shun Lee Palace
155 East 55th St., 212.371.8844
Shun Lee Palace is a novelty: It’s a Chinese restaurant
that actually attempts to provide aesthetically
pleasing surroundings for its delectable cuisine. The
dining room was designed by Adam Tihany, who is
best known as the designer behind Le Cirque 2000’s
whimsical look. It offers two semiprivate dining
rooms: One seats 20, and the second seats 30.
66
241 Church St., 212.925.0202
There isn’t much that hasn’t been written about 66,
the much-anticipated Chinese restaurant from
Jean-Georges Vongerichten in TriBeCa. There’s no
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holds 624 people and can be used for corporate presentations, conferences and other events. The lobby
can accommodate cocktail receptions.
Symphony Space
Radio City houses more than just the Rockettes. The
theater’s Grand Foyer and Grand Lounge each fit as
many as 500 guests for receptions. The Roxy Suite
suits more intimate events, holding as many as 75.
The theater itself is one of the largest of its kind.
2537 Broadway, 212.864.1414
This Upper West Side arts complex includes the Peter
Jay Sharp Theatre, which can accommodate 760
guests, the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, a movie
house with flexible seating for as many as 176 people, and a café.
Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak Theater
Theater at Madison Square Garden
American Museum of Natural History, Central Park
West at 79th St., 212.769.5350
Fresh from an $8 million renovation, the LeFrak
Theater is available for private events every day after
the museum closes. It can be rented for meetings,
lectures, screenings and other activities. It seats 974
and contains IMAX viewing technology.
Studio 54
254 West 54th St., 212.445.0190
The legendary nightclub-cum-Broadway theater can
host events on Wednesdays, when Cabaret isn’t playing. The main floor can accommodate 500 guests in
cabaret-style seating or 1,300 guests for a reception.
The main level is equipped with a multilevel stage
and fly gallery, DSL lines and satellite link-up capabilities. Upstairs at 54 is a lounge that seats 100 for
dinner and can accommodate 350 for cocktails and
dancing.
The Stable—J Mandle Performance
16 Main St., Brooklyn, 718.246.7440
This former stable has 5,000 square feet of space for
special events and performances: The first floor has a
raw, garage-like feel, while upstairs is a refined area
with a bar and a lounge-like atmosphere.
Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at
Hunter College
695 Park Ave., 212.772.5207
A popular venue for concerts and plays, this theater
4 Penn Plaza, 212.465.6106
The 5,600-seat theater inside the Madison Square
Garden complex can also accommodate banquets for
as many as 400 people, and its large lobby can host a
reception for 600 or a banquet for 500.
Theater for the New City
155 First Ave., 212.254.1109
This scruffy East Village venue is comprised of four
theaters with capacities ranging from 65 to 270.
Town Hall
123 West 43rd St., 212.997.1003
Town Hall is a 1,500-seat theater that hosts concerts,
lectures, recitals and film screenings.
JAZZ CLUBS
B. B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42nd St., 212.997.4144
This 16,000-square-foot Times Square club includes a
performance space and a restaurant serving
Southern-inspired American cuisine.
Bitter End
147 Bleecker St., 212.673.7030
Billed as the oldest rock club in New York, the Bitter
End is situated in Greenwich Village and filled with
rock and roll-inspired décor. It can hold 220 for
private events.
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Blue Note
131 West 3rd St., 212.475.0049
The West Village jazz club books top blues, R&B, contemporary and big band performers. It serves
American cuisine and can accommodate 350.
Bottom Line
15 West 4th St., 212.228.6300
The Bottom Line is a cabaret club in Greenwich
Village that primarily books folk-rock bands, bluegrass and country performances for as many as 400.
Cotton Club
656 West 125th St., 212.663.7980
Located on Harlem’s southwest edge, the Cotton Club
is as notorious for its mob history as for the several
jazz greats it has hosted. A private room with a balcony can host parties.
Cutting Room
19 West 24th St., 212.691.4065
This Flatiron nightspot is known for its live performances and celebrity sightings, as well as for one of its
owners, Sex and the City’s Chris Noth.
mate basement is usually filled with the sounds of
swinging jazz, while an upstairs restaurant serves
American cuisine.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th St., 212.447.7733
Located below barbeque restaurant Blue Smoke, this
jazz club can seat 140 or hold 175 for cocktails.
Lenox Lounge
288 Lenox Ave., 212.427.0253
The likes of Billie Holiday and Miles Davis have performed in this Harlem jazz club, which offers a private
room for events.
Nell’s
246 West 14th St., 212.675.8099
A laid-back jazz and soul club in Chelsea that features a plush interior with dark wood-paneled walls,
heavy velvet curtains and upholstered sofas. It holds
Supper Club
343 West 46th St., 212.757.0788
This cabaret club and piano bar is located in the theater district.
240 West 47th St., 212.921.1940
A full theatrical space that features concert lighting
and a state-of-the-art sound system, the Supper Club
can hold 1,000. Its décor includes cobalt blue walls
and red velvet banquettes combined with a domed
ceiling.
El Flamingo
COMEDY CLUBS
Don’t Tell Mama
547 West 21st St., 212.243.2121
El Flamingo is a Chelsea performance space—and
home of Off Broadway hit The Donkey Show—with a
dance floor and stage in an Art Deco setting. Curved
mahogany bars, plush banquettes and velvet curtains
decorate the space, and a second-floor balcony overlooks the performance area.
Iridium Restaurant and Club
1650 Broadway, 212.582.2121
Decorated with geometrically shaped lamps and seat
cushions, this jazz venue holds 200. The club’s inti-
Caroline’s on Broadway
1626 Broadway, 212.956.0101
Caroline’s can book comic performers, TV sitcom stars
and cabaret singers to entertain guests. The theater
is equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and sound
systems, a six-foot projection screen and equipment
to broadcast events on the Internet.
Comic Strip
1568 Second Ave., 212.861.9386
A classic comedy club with cocktail tables and a
Restaurants
Tabla/Bread Bar
Top of the Tower
11 Madison Ave., 212.889.0667
Danny Meyer’s Indian fusion restaurant across from
Madison Square Park offers two semiprivate spaces:
Tabla upstairs can host 40 for dinner, and Bread Bar
downstairs can accommodate 14 for dinner.
3 Mitchell Place, 212.980.4796
Located on the 26th floor of the Beekman Tower Hotel,
Top of the Tower combines Art Deco design with a
stunning view of the city. The dining room can seat
100 or accommodate 125 for a cocktail reception.
Tamarind
Torre di Pisa
41-43 West 22nd St., 212.674.7400
While the restaurant has no private event space, the
12-seat Tamarind Tea Room down the street can be
rented out for events.
19 West 44th St., 212.398.4400
A Midtown restaurant serving Tuscan cuisine. The
elegant private room, with maroon walls with a white
lattice running across the middle of the wall, can seat
30 or hold 45 for cocktails. The entire space can seat
150 or can hold 200 for a reception.
Tao
42 East 58th St., 212.399.6000
Tao remains a favorite among event planners not only
for its impressive size, but also for its convenient
Midtown location and fun Asian fusion menu. A small
26-seat private room is available on the third floor,
and has its own entrance and restrooms. But often,
the whole place is rented out for big corporate
bashes, seating 300 or holding 1,000 for cocktails.
Taste
1413 Third Ave., 212.717.9798
Taste is a self-serve cafe by day and a full-service
restaurant by night. A private room seats 50.
Tavern on the Green
Central Park West at 67th St., 212.873.4111
A New York institution and tourist favorite, Tavern on
the Green remains one of the city’s dining legends.
The 27,000-square-foot space can accommodate
1,500 guests among six private dining rooms.
1050 Restaurant and Lounge
735 10th Ave., 212.445.0149
Located in the Skyline Hotel, this Hell's Kitchen spot
has bar, lounge and restaurant space for as many as
250 guests, or a private room seats 90.
Terrace in the Sky
400 West 119th St., 212.666.9490
Located above Columbia University’s Butler Hall,
Terrace’s huge windows offer amazing views of
Manhattan from its main dining room. Two private
rooms can seat 75 and 120, and the outdoor space
seats 150. The Greenhouse, a glass enclosed space on
the roof, can seat 80.
NEW Terre
861 Washington St., 212.777.3455
Scheduled to open in September, chef Christian
Delouvrier will offer his version of French soul food at
Terre, a 120-seat restaurant in the West Village. The
space will feature an open kitchen and long wooden
communal tables for guests to make themselves at
home. In the basement level will be Salon, a bar and
lounge scheduled to open in October. Contact KB
Network News for booking information for Terre.
NEW Thalassa
179 Franklin St., 212.941.7661
Sweeping white sails hovering below the 18-foot
ceiling, an icy white marble bar backlit with blue
lights, exposed brickwork and a 60-seat basement
level private dining room make Thalassa one of the
most event-friendly restaurants in TriBeCa. The entire
space can comfortably hold more than 300 guests for
fine Greek food.
Thalia
828 Eighth Ave., 212.399.4444
A large, sprawling restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen, Thalia
has soaring ceilings and striking red, white and green
walls accented with large, framed vintage posters. A
portion of the main dining room can be curtained off
for a semiprivate event seating 60, or the entire main
Thom
60 Thompson St., 212.219.2000
The chic in-house restaurant at the 60 Thompson
Hotel features eclectic décor spread over three rooms.
The dining room features blue and white walls, dark
brown furnishings and warm ambient lighting. The
semiprivate, 70-seat Bamboo Room in the rear of the
dining room has walls covered with bamboo branches,
stone tile floors and wicker chairs. An outdoor patio
cafe in the front of the hotel seats 35, and an indoor
terrace seats an additional 70. The entire space can
accommodate 250 for a cocktail reception.
Tocqueville Restaurant
15 East 15th St., 212.647.1515
Tocqueville offers New American cuisine in an ivorycolored dining room accented with blue chairs and
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black floors. The entire space can be closed out for
seated dinners for 50.
Town
15 West 56th St., 212.582.4445
Located inside the Chambers Hotel, Town’s bilevel,
elegant interior exudes warmth with its rich wood
walls, glowing lights and backlit wood panels,
providing intimacy despite its 24-foot high ceilings.
The mezzanine level holds 180 for cocktails, the
balcony, which overlooks the main dining room, can
seat 55, and the main dining room can seat 110.
Trattoria Dell’Arte
900 Seventh Ave., 212.245.9800
Owned by the Fireman Hospitality Group, Trattoria
Dell’Arte is billed at the largest antipasto bar in the
city. It offers five private rooms, ranging in size from
the 17-seat wine room to the 80-seat Il Naso room.
Trattoria Dopo Teatro
125 West 44th St., 212.869.2849
Its location draws a pre-theater crowd, but special
events are a forte. In addition to its main dining room,
Dopo Teatro offers an idyllic outdoor Secret Garden, a
Cigar Lounge equipped with humidors and a large
party room that can accommodate 300. But the most
aesthetically pleasing is the 12-seat Grappa Library,
with all-wood walls and ceilings and a small, delicate
display of grappa bottles on glass shelves. The entire
restaurant can seat 300, or hold 500 for cocktails and
a buffet.
Tribeca Grill
375 Greenwich St., 212.941.3900
Tribeca Grill’s chic neighborhood appeal makes it a
mainstay for stargazers—Robert De Niro is a coowner. The banquet loft can seat 120 or hold 200 for
cocktails, and adjacent to it is the 90-seat Tribeca
Film Center screening room, making the loft a good
place for a post-screening party. The private Skylight
Room can seat 40 or hold 50 for cocktails.
Tuscan Square
Vong
16 West 51st St., 212.977.7777
Located in Rockefeller Center, Tuscan Square is part
restaurant and part marketplace. The marketplace
offers teambuilding cooking classes and sells
espresso, foccacia and homemade mozzarella, among
other products. The upstairs, 200-seat dining room
features murals of the Italian countryside and serves
Tuscan cuisine. The private dining room seats 30 or
accommodates 70 for a reception.
200 East 54th St., 212.486.9592
Located in Philip Johnson’s famed Lipstick Building,
Vong offers an Asian-inspired eyeful of colors and
fabrics with décorative touches like a Buddha altar
and Thai silk-covered pillows. Seating 13 on the floor
in the Thai Room is your best event option.
21 Club
21 West 52nd St., 212.582.1400
Born during Prohibition, the 21 Club is as known as
much for its vivid history as for the 32 jockey statues
that line the outside. The space offers several private
rooms; last fall the Tapestry Room was renovated and
turned into Upstairs at 21, a 32-seat dining room
with four wall murals painted by Brooklyn artist
Wynne Evans depicting New York landmarks in the
1930’s, the decade the 21 Club opened.
Union Pacific
111 East 22nd St., 212.995.8500
TV star Rocco DiSpirito’s original restaurant has a
Japanese-inspired interior, complete with a tranquil
waterfall and bridge, making Union Pacific a Zen
retreat in the middle of Gramercy Park. Private rooms
overlooking the main dining room and East 22nd
Street can seat 40.
Union Square Café
21 East 16th St., 212.243.4020
There’s no question that the food is outstanding–it’s a
perennial Zagat favorite. The space’s front and rear
dining rooms and balcony are simple and elegant,
with white tablecloths and dark wood furnishings.
Verbena
54 Irving Place, 212.260.5454
Gramercy Park evokes a calm rarely found in
Manhattan, and Verbena enhances it with a 90-seat
outdoor patio outside the dining room. Verbena also
offers its Carriage House, a 22-seat private dining
room, and Bar Demi, a 14-seat wine bar.
Village
62 West 9th St., 212.505.3355
There’s no private room, but Village’s semiprivate
Water Club
The East River & FDR Drive, 212.683.3333
Located on the East River and 33rd, the Water Club is
a spectacular restaurant and event venue with
shimmering views of Queens and Brooklyn.
Banquet rooms are available on the upper and lower
levels of the restaurant. The 5,000-square-foot
lower level barge can seat 460 or hold 1,075 for
a reception.
Water’s Edge
East River at 44th Drive, Queens, 718.482.0033
On the East River in Queens, Water’s Edge offers
banquet facilities for 400 guests. The restaurant
offers a river shuttle for guests from Manhattan.
NEW WD-50
50 Clinton St., 212.477.2900
It’s twice the size of his old place, 71 Clinton Fresh
Food, and chef Wylie Dufresne packs them in for his
inventive New American cuisine. The main dining
room seats 65 people or can accommodate 100
guests for a reception, and a private dining room is in
the works.
Wild Tuna
1081 Third Ave., 212.838.7570
The look is wicker furniture and blue-and-white
checkered tablecloths at Shelly Fireman’s tribute to
New England seafood cuisine. The private Brooklyn
Room can seat 60 or hold a reception for 80.
Yujin
24 East 12th St., 212.924.4283
Yujin offers South American-influenced Japanese
cuisine from chef-owner Eiji Takase. Designed by Theo
Samurovich, the restaurant features 29,500 wooden
chopsticks vertically suspended above the bar. The
Zanzibar
645 Ninth Ave., 212.957.9197
Triomphe
49 West 44th St., 212.453.4233
Tucked inside the ground floor of the theatre
district's Iroquois Hotel is Triomphe, the boutique
hotel's in-house restaurant. Le Petit Triomphe, the
restaurant's private dining room, features a red and
white marble floor and its own bar. A 42-inch
flat-screen TV is hidden inside the wall above the
room's fireplace, useful for small meetings with
visual presentations. The space can seat 30, or hold
50 for cocktails.
Tropica
200 Park Ave., 212.867.6767
Framed artwork, wicker chairs and potted plants dot
Tropica’s white dining room. A modern, open square
bar is lined with steel chairs. The restaurant can seat
Tse Yang
34 East 51st St., 212.688.5447
Chinese cuisine is served in a formal setting with
coffered ceilings, delicate antiques and high-backed
chairs. Three small private rooms seating 12 to 20
guests can be combined for one, large 60-seat room.
Tupelo Grill
1 Penn Plaza, 212.760.2700
Located across the street from Madison Square
Garden, Tupelo Grill is surrounded by large windows
and simple décor. Two private dining rooms can seat
40 for dinner or hold 50 for cocktails.
Tuscan
622 Third Ave., 212.404.1700
Formerly known as Tuscan Steak, Tuscan got a
revamped menu from Union Pacific chef Rocco
DiSpirito, and its elegant, modern interior has been
redesigned. The private dining room can seat 80 or
hold 175 for a reception, or the entire space can
seat 440.
NEW Hacienda de Argentina
339 East 75th St., 212.472.5300
An Upper East Side Argentinean restaurant with rustic
décor—think heavy oak tables and cow-skin covered
banquettes, antique mirrors and candelabras and a
working fireplace. The dining room can seat 45.
Part nightclub and part restaurant, Zanzibar is a
favorite spot for the post-theater crowd. The space
offers four dining rooms that can combined to seat
Zarela
mezzanine seats 20 or holds 25 for cocktails, and
overlooks the 80-seat main dining room.
953 Second Ave., 212.644.6740
A favorite Mexican restaurant, Zarela Martinez’s
brightly colored restaurant is a homey environment.
The upstairs dining room can be closed for events.
Vine
Zitoune
25 Broad St., 212.344.8463
Situated in the former PaineWebber building, Vine’s
refurbished bank vault offers an innovative private
dining space–especially apt if you’re entertaining
bankers. It can hold 400 for cocktails or seat 240.
46 Gansevoort St., 212.675.5224
Moroccan fare is served at this 75-seat meatpacking
district space with exposed brick walls, fire engine red
chairs and pale yellow and white table linens.
—Edited by Suzanne Ito
For the Boys
These venues have masculine
charms well-suited to a
group of guys
Amsterdam Billiards & Bar
This is a classic manly atmosphere with dark wood,
stone surfaces and a lounge with leather armchairs.
Delmonico’s
56 Beaver St., 212.509.1144
A Wall Street steak house with a boys’ club feel.
Dunhill Store
711 Fifth Ave., 212.753.9292
The store exudes the same stately style as the British
men’s clothing line, especially in the second floor
cigar shop.
Give guys the chance to spar in the ring at this boxing
center.
Basketball City
Pier 63, West 23rd St., 212.924.4040
Groups can shoot hoops on six full-sized courts.
Campbell Apartment
15 Vanderbilt Ave., 212.980.9476
Tycoon John Campbell’s former office in Grand Central
is a good place for swilling scotch, bourbon and the
like.
Club Bar and Grill
at Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, 212.465.6106
Entertainment from the Garden is paired with rich
wood-paneled surroundings.
ESPN Zone
1472 Broadway, 212.921.3776
Lots of TVs and lots of sports—all the time.
Michael Jordan’s The Steakhouse NYC
23 Vanderbilt Avenue, Grand Central Terminal,
212.655.2300
What guy wouldn’t want to eat in a place bearing the
basketball great’s name?
Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant and
Sports Bar
An ode to memorable Yankees, the restaurant is filled
with lots of baseball memorabilia.
NBA Store
NBA Store
666 Fifth Ave., 212.515.6221
This NBA flagship store has a basketball court where
guys can shoot hoops.
New York City Fire Museum
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
1221 Sixth Ave., 212.997.9335
Slate
278 Spring St., 212.691.1303
For the little boys who dreamt of being a fireman, the
museum’s in a restored 1904 firehouse and has lots
of fire-related relics.
New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip, 212.480.3100
A historical tribute to the city’s men (and women) in
blue, with exhibits of equipment used throughout
the years.
Nickel Spa
77 Eighth Ave., 212.242.3203
Guys like manicures, too, and they don’t have to be
embarrassed at this just-for-men spa.
178 Broadway, Brooklyn, 718.387.7400
A no-frills steak house in Williamsburg known for its
prime cuts of meat.
Proof
239 Third Ave., 212.228.4200
The lounge shows all NFL, NBA, MLB and college
football and basketball games on plasma and
projection screens.
Shula’s
270 West 43rd St., 212.201.2776
Football dominates here: It’s owned by former Miami
Dolphins coach Don Shula, and the menus are printed
on football skins.
Slate
54 West 21st St., 212.989.0096
This is a sleek-looking pool hall for guys who don’t
want to get their hands dirty.
Smith & Wollensky
797 Third Ave., 212.753.1530
This old-school steak house offers its famed filet
mignons in a setting of dark wood furnishings and
brass accents.
Gleason’s Gym
210 East 86th St., 212.570.4545
344 Amsterdam Ave., 212.496.8180
Pool rules at this chain of billiards bars.
The Sporting Club
99 Hudson St., 212.219.0900
A dream for sports fans, this bar has 45 screens
airing every game on TV.
Strip House
13 East 12th St., 212.328.0000
Vintage pictures of strippers and French nudes adorn
the walls of this steak house.
—Jill Musguire
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Art Directors Club
106 West 29th St., 212.643.1440
The ADC’s new 5,000-square-foot gallery includes a
reception and dining space, a full kitchen and a coat
check room, and can serve groups as large as 450.
Association of the Bar of the City of
New York
42 West 44th St., 212.382.6637
The association offers rooms for meetings, seminars
and dinners in a landmark setting. The building
contains 10 conference rooms, a training center, a
technology center and a reception hall that seats as
many as 220.
Colony Club
564 Park Ave., 212.838.4200
The private Colony Club allows nonmembers to rent its
spaces only with member sponsorship. Spaces include a
large ballroom (which holds 200 people), a small
ballroom (60), the Loggia members’ room (110), a
private dining room (60) and the grill room (70).
Down Town Association
60 Pine St., 212.422.1982
This private club allows nonmembers to rent the
facilities for events. On the second floor, the Wainwright
Room holds 200 people and the Pine Street Room holds
130. The fourth floor has six rooms for meetings.
Harvard Club of New York City
27 West 44th St., 212.840.6600
Harvard’s Ivy Leaguers and their sponsored guests can
use the club’s grill room, grill room bar and balcony for
private or business events.
Metropolitan Club
1 East 60th St., 212.838.7400
Organized in 1891 by J. P. Morgan, this club allows
sponsored nonmembers to enjoy cocktails in its Grand
Marble Hall and hold dinners and dances in the ornate,
lovely West Room.
Midtown Executive Club
40 West 45th St., 212.626.9373
The Midtown Executive Club has a Victorian reception
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meetings. The banquet space has high-tech
conference facilities that can accommodate groups as
large as 125 for meetings, and the boardroom seats
20. Use of the dining room facility is restricted
to members.
National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South, 212.475.3424
Members must sponsor guests who wish to rent the
National Arts Club, which holds exhibitions in its
Trask, Gregg, Grand and Marquis galleries. The Grand
Gallery can host functions including dinner lectures,
film screenings and receptions. Other spaces in the
building include the West and East Parlors, the Music
Room, the Dining Room and the Pool Room.
New York Athletic Club
The club has a ninth floor lounge, president’s room
and suites for business meetings or receptions, which
members or their sponsored guests can use for
corporate or private events.
New York University Torch Club
18 Waverly Place, 212.988.6742
The university’s private club is open to alumni,
faculty, administration and staff and has two event
spaces that each seat 120 people: a dining room and
the Tap Room, which has a collegiate look with dark
wood. The club also has three conference rooms.
New York Yacht Club
37 West 44th St., 212.382.1000
Sponsored nonmembers can take advantage of the
Yacht Club’s Model Room, café, Grill Room, bar and
kitchen, as well as various offices and
committee rooms.
Players Club
16 Gramercy Park South, 212.475.6116
This club caters exclusively to its members and their
guests. The dining room can hold as many as 175
people and contains a small stage for performances
and presentations. Two front parlors can combine with
the dining room to hold 400 for cocktails.
Princeton Club of New York
15 West 43rd St., 212.596.1200
Members and their sponsored guests can dine in the
Princeton Club’s Tiger Bar & Grill and the Woodrow
Wilson Room, and the Prospect Lounge can host
receptions and cocktail parties. For a business
meeting, 12 private dining and meeting rooms can
accommodate between 10 and 300 guests.
46 East 70th St., 212.628.8383
Housed in the Lowell Thomas Building on
the Upper East Side, the club rents its space
to members and nonmembers for private
events. Facilities include a lecture hall,
lounge and meeting rooms with audiovisual
facilities, and a terrace.
Racquet and Tennis Club
370 Park Ave., 212.753.9700
The Racquet and Tennis Club has two small banquet
rooms for events hosted by members and their
sponsored guests.
Salmagundi Club
47 Fifth Ave., 212.255.7740
A dining room, grill room and Victorian parlor are
available for members and their guests.
Sky Club
200 Park Ave., 212.867.9550
Located on the 56th floor of the MetLife Building, the
Sky Club is available only for members and their
sponsored guests. About 350 people can sit at a
dinner reception, and cocktail parties can
accommodate as many as 400. In addition to the
main dining room, an assortment of smaller rooms is
also available.
NEW Soho House New York
29-35 Ninth Ave., 212.627.9800
London’s exclusive club has come to New York—the
converted warehouse space in the meatpacking district is
home to a restaurant, bar, spa, cinema and drawing
room. Only members can host events.
3 West 51st Club
3 West 51st St., 212.582.5454
This Midtown club is open for private events and features
a solarium and grand ballroom with floor-toceiling
windows and antique chandeliers. A terrace offers views
of Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the
elegant second floor ballroom can accommodate 160
guests for a banquet and 500for a reception.
Union Club of New York
101 East 69th St., 212.734.5400
This private social club can be rented with member
sponsorship. The West Room functions as a banquet
hall that can seat 200, and the second floor rooms
can host cocktail parties and meetings.
Union League Club
38 East 37th St., 212.685.3800
Nonmembers must have a member sponsor them to
rent the building’s facilities, including the Lincoln
Ballroom (which can hold 300 to 400), the third
floor main dining room and several private
meeting rooms.
University Club
1 West 54th St., 212.247.2100
The exclusive University Club allows sponsored
members to use its large main dining room, as well
as smaller private rooms for meetings and receptions,
including College Hall, the breakfast room and the
council room.
Yale Club of New York City
This private club for Yale University alumni, students,
faculty and officers is open to members and their
guests to host events for as many as 500 people. The
main lounge and grand ballroom can host larger
receptions, two smaller rooms can host intimate
dinners and the library is available for
cocktail parties.
—Edited by Mark Mavrigian
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Although most of these venues don’t advertise their availability for events,
if you can get a member to sponsor you—or if you offer enough cash—
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serenity. Rely upon the personalized
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Get groups laughing together—and
improving their communication skills—
with an improv comedy lesson. The
Peoples Improv Theater (212.563.7488)
leads groups of 50 through word games
and scene acting in its Chelsea studio,
and goes off-premise for larger groups.
Cost: $25 an hour per person. —J.M.
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1.800.KITANO
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Get everyone working together to
create a piece of art. Artist Kelly Sulli
of Sulli Studios (732.775.9980)
sketches large images and each
person finger paints one portion of the
canvas from a palette of colors. The
final product can be given as a gift to an
honoree, or put on display. Costs for a
one-day event start at $7,000. —J.M.
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P E R F O R M A N C E S PA C E S
Aaron Davis Hall
West 135th St. at Convent Ave., 212.650.6900
This state-of-the-art performing arts center located
on the City College of New York’s campus in Harlem
offers two theaters. One seats 268, and the other 750.
Actors Playhouse
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn, 718.622.3300
This performance space has a 105-seat concert hall,
which is available on Saturday evenings and all day
Sunday for music events only.
This venerable Off Broadway theater in Greenwich
Village offers its space for private events
one night a week. The theater can seat 170.
Brooklyn Music School
American Airlines Theatre
Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory
of Music
227 West 42nd St., 212.719.9393
Home to the well-regarded Roundabout Theatre
Company, this 733-seat theater in Times Square can
be rented out for events on Monday evenings and
afternoons during the rest of the week. Two additional
rooms provide space for cocktail parties and other
catered events. The penthouse lobby holds as many as
355, while a smaller private room holds 74.
Apollo Theater
253 West 125th St., 212.749.5838
The legendary Harlem theater has hosted a long list of
performers, including Billie Holiday and Aretha
Franklin, and is designated as a national landmark.
Arts at St. Ann’s
126 Saint Felix St., Brooklyn, 718.638.5660
This historic four-story facility rents out a large dance
studio and a 266-seat theater for special events.
42-76 Main St., Queens, 718.461.8910
This Queens branch of the Brooklyn Conservatory of
Music can seat 100 in its concert hall and also rents
its lobby and two breakout rooms, which hold 96.
Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Ave., 212.247.7800
One of the world’s most famous concert halls,
Carnegie Hall hosts musical performances, speeches
and meetings in a setting of classic architecture and
décor. The space has undergone several renovations
since its construction in 1891, and seats 2,084.
Cherry Lane Theatre
This versatile performance space near the Brooklyn
Bridge in Dumbo can accommodate parties, galas,
theater productions, concerts and public events.
38 Commerce St., 212.989.2020
This West Village theater can be rented for events and
productions, and has 179 seats and a 616-squarefoot stage. It also includes the Cherry Lane Studio, a
smaller space that seats 60.
Atlantic Theater
Circle in the Square
336 West 20th St., 212.645.8015
This intimate Off Broadway theater is housed in an
old church in Chelsea and can seat 182.
Beacon Theater
2124 Broadway, 212.496.7070
Between regularly scheduled concerts, this
upper-Broadway performance space is available for
private concerts and conferences.
Belt
336 West 37th St., 212.563.0487
Located in a former belt factory, Belt is a bar and
performance space in the garment district. Its
130-seat theater offers cabaret-style seating on the
ground level and church pew seating on the
second tier.
Bouwerie Lane Theatre
330 Bowery, 212.677.0060
Home of the Jean Cocteau Repertory, this converted
bank can rent its 140-seat theater and bar.
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St., 212.533.2111
This 7,000-square-foot lounge and performance space
on the Lower East Side incorporates Beaux Arts
construction with modern décor on three floors and
can hold 575. The venue has a full stage and
state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, 718.636.4111
Known for its hipster-friendly performances, the
Brooklyn Academy of Music has a number of
event-friendly spaces. The Howard Gilman Opera
House holds as many as 2,100 people, and its other
event spaces include the BAM Café in the Leperq
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Cinemas feature first-run and art films, and may also
be used for corporate rentals.
1633 Broadway, 212.307.0388
Circle in the Square can be rented for events when
the theater is dark. Its flexible configuration can hold
725 people.
Cooper Union’s Great Hall
7 East 7th St., 212.353.4195
Completed in 1859, this large columned hall has
hosted the likes of Abraham Lincoln—and you can
still speak from the podium he used, a nice touch for
a history-minded crowd. The hall seats 900 for
meetings, lectures, seminars and readings, and a
connecting gallery space can serve as a cocktail area.
Feinstein’s at the Regency
540 Park Ave., 212.339.4095
Acclaimed vocalist Michael Feinstein lends his name
to this nightclub in the Regency Hotel, which can
accommodate 140.
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
213 West 42nd St., 212.556.4750
One of the largest Broadway theaters, the Ford Center
seats 1,812 and hosts various functions from
meetings to parties.
47th Street Theatre
304 West 47th St., 212.354.1293
Owned by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, this
194-seat venue has a very high stage.
French Culinary Institute
462 Broadway, 212.219.8890
The acclaimed culinary school has a theater with a
cooking demonstration and presentation area that
can seat 70. (Its restaurant, L’Ecole, can seat an
additional 70.)
City Center
Helen Hayes Theatre
240 West 44th St., 212.944.9450
Run by the Little Theatre Group, the Helen Hayes
Theatre can seat 597 and occasionally opens for
private events.
Hudson Theatre at Millennium
Broadway
145 West 44th St., 212.768.4400
This theater often hosts corporate meetings and
parties, and its amenities include PictureTel
videoconferencing technology. With its removable
orchestra seats, the former Broadway theater can
accommodate 700 guests in theater-style seating or
300 guests for a seated dinner. The elegant lobby
lounge area, decorated with crystal chandeliers and
stained-glass ceiling panels, can be used for cocktail
parties and receptions. The theater is connected to
the Millennium Broadway hotel.
Irving Plaza
17 Irving Place, 212.777.6817
The main ballroom features a full stage, hardwood
130 West 56th St., 212.247.0430
The City Center’s 2,700-seat theater complex includes
the Malsin Room, an elegant event space with
recessed lighting and arched ceilings that can host a
reception for 65, as well as three theatrical studios. A
small studio can handle a reception for 75, and two
larger studios can each hold 250.
dance floor and eclectic décor for musical
performances, while a smaller private lounge can be
used for more intimate events.
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St., 212.539.8500
Housed in the Public Theatre, Joe’s Pub is a dark and
cozy space with high ceilings and windows. The
cabaret-style club has an elevated bar and is ideal
for intimate musical performances.
John Houseman Theatre
450 West 42nd St., 212.967.7079
Owned by Eric Krebs Theatrical Management, the John
Houseman Theatre is comprised of four spaces: The
Lincoln Center—Metropolitan Opera
House
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Creative
Center
65th St. at Broadway, 212.799.3100
In terms of design and space, the Metropolitan Opera
House is the gem of Lincoln Center’s performance
spaces. Shaped like a horseshoe, the auditorium
features four cavernous balconies and is decorated in
red velvet, cherry wood and gold leaf. The ceiling
features mobile crystal chandeliers. It can seat 3,800.
311 West 43rd St., 212.399.3000
The Manhattan Theatre Club’s administrative office
space includes four large rehearsal rooms, two
meeting rooms and two small offices, and these spaces
are available for rehearsals, conferences and other
functions.
20 Lincoln Center Plaza, 212.870.5500
Home of the New York City Ballet and New York City
Opera, the New York State Theater rents to nonprofit
groups. The space has 2,800 seats and a grand
promenade that can accommodate 1,000 for cocktails.
Lincoln Center—Rose Studio
165 West 65th St., 212.875.5774
Located atop the Rose Building at Lincoln Center, this
studio is ideal for intimate talks and presentations.
Public Theater
425 Lafayette St., 212.539.8500
The Public Theater rents out its five theaters for
corporate presentations, meetings or special events,
and the newly renovated lobby has space for a
cocktail reception. The two largest theaters are the
Newman Theater, which seats 300 guests, and the
Anspacher Theater, which holds 275.
main theater on the ground level can seat as many as
286, the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre holds 199, and
two smaller studio theaters are also available.
Jose Quintero Theatre
534 West 42nd St., 212.563.1684
Maintained by Little Goddess Inc., this 97-seat
theater is often dark, and is available for conferences
and meetings. The space has computerized theater
lighting and a full sound system.
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard St., 212.219.3055
Mostly used for musical performances, this eclectic
venue provides a full stage and state-of-the-art
lighting and sound systems, as well as a specialty
stage wired for Webcasting.
Lehman Center
for the Performing Arts
250 Bedford Park Blvd., West Bronx, 718.960.8833
The Lehman Center concert hall seats 2,310 people
and offers raked seating and a wide orchestra
pit for special events and in-house sound and
lighting. The center’s Lovinger Theatre accommodates
500 guests.
Lincoln Center—Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway, 212.875.5003
The hall is home to the Chamber Music Society at
Lincoln Center and seats more than 1,000. The lobby
can hold an additional 400.
Lincoln Center—Avery Fisher Hall
Home to the New York Philharmonic (for now), the
2,738-seat, three-tiered hall is one of the city’s
premiere symphony halls. Events can also utilize the
lobby and the bilevel Grand Promenade theater.
Lincoln Center—Stanley H. Kaplan
Penthouse
165 West 65th St., 212.875.5288
This intimate penthouse space is primarily used by
departments of Lincoln Center, but it can be rented by
nonprofit organizations or corporations that become
contributing supporters of Lincoln Center.
Lincoln Center Theatre—Vivian
Beaumont Theatre and Mitzi E.
Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St., 212.501.3100
Both theaters—located in the same building—can
be rented for private events. The Vivian Beaumont
Theatre is situated beside the reflecting pool and
seats 1,080 people. The Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre is
an intimate, miniature version of its counterpart with
a seating capacity of 299.
Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher St., 212.924.2817
Considered one of the top Off Broadway houses, this
intimate West Village venue is available for rent only
to nonprofit groups for conferences, special events,
benefits and readings.
Mark Morris Dance Center
Home to the Mark Morris Dance Group in Brooklyn, the
center’s lounge and terrace can hold 100 people
for events.
New 42nd Street Studios
229 West 42nd St., 646.223.3042
This ten-story, $33.7 million, state-of-the-art facility
houses 14 contemporary dance studios, offices and a
199-seat theater named the Duke on 42nd Street. The
venue is available for corporate and nonprofit events.
New Amsterdam Theatre
214 West 42nd St., 212.282.2907
Disney’s renovated Broadway theater features various
event-friendly rooms, including the Ziegfeld Room, a
lounge off the main theater that opens out to the
Grande Promenade, which overlooks the theater’s main
seating area. Both spaces can hold 300 for a reception.
The smaller New Amsterdam Room features banquettes
and an ornate, hand-painted ceiling, and can hold 250
for a reception or 100 for dinner.
New Dance Group Arts Center
254 West 47th St., 212.719.2733
The center rents one large studio with a performance
space that can seat 70 for special events.
Lincoln Center—New York State
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New Victory Theater
209 West 42nd St., 646.223.3020
This 499-seat theater can be booked for performances.
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holds 624 people and can be used for corporate presentations, conferences and other events. The lobby
can accommodate cocktail receptions.
Symphony Space
Radio City houses more than just the Rockettes. The
theater’s Grand Foyer and Grand Lounge each fit as
many as 500 guests for receptions. The Roxy Suite
suits more intimate events, holding as many as 75.
The theater itself is one of the largest of its kind.
2537 Broadway, 212.864.1414
This Upper West Side arts complex includes the Peter
Jay Sharp Theatre, which can accommodate 760
guests, the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, a movie
house with flexible seating for as many as 176 people, and a café.
Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak Theater
Theater at Madison Square Garden
American Museum of Natural History, Central Park
West at 79th St., 212.769.5350
Fresh from an $8 million renovation, the LeFrak
Theater is available for private events every day after
the museum closes. It can be rented for meetings,
lectures, screenings and other activities. It seats 974
and contains IMAX viewing technology.
Studio 54
254 West 54th St., 212.445.0190
The legendary nightclub-cum-Broadway theater can
host events on Wednesdays, when Cabaret isn’t playing. The main floor can accommodate 500 guests in
cabaret-style seating or 1,300 guests for a reception.
The main level is equipped with a multilevel stage
and fly gallery, DSL lines and satellite link-up capabilities. Upstairs at 54 is a lounge that seats 100 for
dinner and can accommodate 350 for cocktails and
dancing.
The Stable—J Mandle Performance
16 Main St., Brooklyn, 718.246.7440
raw, garage-like feel, while upstairs is a refined area
with a bar and a lounge-like atmosphere.
Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at
Hunter College
695 Park Ave., 212.772.5207
A popular venue for concerts and plays, this theater
4 Penn Plaza, 212.465.6106
The 5,600-seat theater inside the Madison Square
Garden complex can also accommodate banquets for
as many as 400 people, and its large lobby can host a
reception for 600 or a banquet for 500.
Theater for the New City
155 First Ave., 212.254.1109
This scruffy East Village venue is comprised of four
theaters with capacities ranging from 65 to 270.
Town Hall
123 West 43rd St., 212.997.1003
Town Hall is a 1,500-seat theater that hosts concerts,
lectures, recitals and film screenings.
JAZZ CLUBS
B. B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42nd St., 212.997.4144
This 16,000-square-foot Times Square club includes a
performance space and a restaurant serving
Southern-inspired American cuisine.
Bitter End
147 Bleecker St., 212.673.7030
Billed as the oldest rock club in New York, the Bitter
End is situated in Greenwich Village and filled with
rock and roll-inspired décor. It can hold 220 for
private events.
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Blue Note
131 West 3rd St., 212.475.0049
The West Village jazz club books top blues, R&B, contemporary and big band performers. It serves
American cuisine and can accommodate 350.
Bottom Line
15 West 4th St., 212.228.6300
The Bottom Line is a cabaret club in Greenwich
Village that primarily books folk-rock bands, bluegrass and country performances for as many as 400.
Cotton Club
656 West 125th St., 212.663.7980
Located on Harlem’s southwest edge, the Cotton Club
is as notorious for its mob history as for the several
jazz greats it has hosted. A private room with a balcony can host parties.
Cutting Room
19 West 24th St., 212.691.4065
This Flatiron nightspot is known for its live performances and celebrity sightings, as well as for one of its
owners, Sex and the City’s Chris Noth.
mate basement is usually filled with the sounds of
swinging jazz, while an upstairs restaurant serves
American cuisine.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th St., 212.447.7733
Located below barbeque restaurant Blue Smoke, this
jazz club can seat 140 or hold 175 for cocktails.
Lenox Lounge
288 Lenox Ave., 212.427.0253
The likes of Billie Holiday and Miles Davis have performed in this Harlem jazz club, which offers a private
room for events.
Nell’s
246 West 14th St., 212.675.8099
A laid-back jazz and soul club in Chelsea that features a plush interior with dark wood-paneled walls,
heavy velvet curtains and upholstered sofas. It holds
Supper Club
343 West 46th St., 212.757.0788
This cabaret club and piano bar is located in the theater district.
240 West 47th St., 212.921.1940
A full theatrical space that features concert lighting
and a state-of-the-art sound system, the Supper Club
can hold 1,000. Its décor includes cobalt blue walls
and red velvet banquettes combined with a domed
ceiling.
El Flamingo
COMEDY CLUBS
Don’t Tell Mama
547 West 21st St., 212.243.2121
El Flamingo is a Chelsea performance space—and
home of Off Broadway hit The Donkey Show—with a
dance floor and stage in an Art Deco setting. Curved
mahogany bars, plush banquettes and velvet curtains
decorate the space, and a second-floor balcony overlooks the performance area.
Iridium Restaurant and Club
1650 Broadway, 212.582.2121
Decorated with geometrically shaped lamps and seat
cushions, this jazz venue holds 200. The club’s inti-
Caroline’s on Broadway
1626 Broadway, 212.956.0101
Caroline’s can book comic performers, TV sitcom stars
and cabaret singers to entertain guests. The theater
is equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and sound
systems, a six-foot projection screen and equipment
to broadcast events on the Internet.
Comic Strip
1568 Second Ave., 212.861.9386
A classic comedy club with cocktail tables and a
the showroom or private lounge, which is decorated
with an oak bar and an antique copper chandelier.
SCREENING ROOMS
AMC Empire
54 Varick St., 212.334.2100
A trendy TriBeCa spot with classic-style theaters, the
Screening Room features restored 1940’s chairs and
love seats that can seat as many as 225. Screenings
can be combined with cocktails or dinner within the
venue’s dining room and lounges.
Angelika Film Center
18 West Houston St., 212.995.2570
Known for the artsy indie films it presents, this
theater on the edge of Greenwich Village and SoHo
can be rented for independent or private film
screenings and events.
Anthology Film Archives
small stage, Comic Strip has hosted stand-up greats
including Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld.
Dangerfield’s
1118 First Ave., 212.593.1650
This famous comedy club on the Upper East Side has
launched the careers of comedians such as Jay Leno,
Jim Carrey and Tim Allen. The club serves American
cuisine and holds 225 people.
Friars Club
57 East 55th St., 212.751.7272
Housed in a former monastery, the Friars Club hosts
roundtables of jokes, music, roasts and toasts in its
banquet and meeting rooms.
Gotham Comedy Club
34 West 22nd St., 212.367.9000
This upscale 3,300-square-foot comedy club can have
a comedian customize routines for corporate events in
32 Second Ave., 212.505.5181
This screening room is equipped to present VHS, 3/4
inch, Beta SP, DVD, 16mm and all ratios of 35mm
film. The venue is housed in the former Manhattan
Second Avenue Courthouse and offers a 200-seat
theater and an 80-seat theater.
BAM Rose Cinemas
Part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the cinema
features first-run and art films on four screens, which
can be used for corporate rentals.
Bryant Park Hotel Screening Room
40 West 40th St., 212.869.0100
The hotel’s 70-seat screening room has red velour
chairs, desks and full audiovisual amentities. The
hotel hosted Ethan Hawke’s private friends and family
screening of his film Chelsea Walls.
141 West 54th St., 212.765.7601
A classic New York theater-turned-screening room, the
Ziegfeld resembles a classic movie palace with an
enormous lobby, red velvet seats and a wide screen.
Directors Guild of America Theater
110 West 57th St., 212.581.0370
The Directors Guild of America offers a private
screening venue for film industry screenings and
receptions. Currently under renovation, the theater
seats 450 and boasts state-of-the-art technical
equipment. Upper and lower lobby areas are available
for pre- and post-event receptions. The theater will
reopen in November 2003.
Film Society of Lincoln Center:
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th St., 212.875.5608
The 268-seat Walter Reade Theater has clear,
comfortable sightlines, a large screen and a digital
light projector for high definition screenings. A
pre-function space can accommodate 268 people for
a cocktail reception before or after a screening.
Grand Screen at Tribeca Grand Hotel
2 Sixth Ave., 212.519.6600
This 100-seat arena-style theater in TriBeCa features
contoured seats covered in corded chenille in rich
jewel and earth tones, and can present 35mm and
video projections with multichannel surround sound.
Loews Astor Plaza
ranging from the 1,400-seat Astor Plaza location, to
smaller theaters that seat 125. The 600-seat Loews
IMAX Theatre inside Lincoln Square features a
U-shaped atrium and lobby that overlooks a
Hollywood-themed mural, and can hold 500 for a
reception or 225 for a sit-down event.
Park Avenue Screening Room
500 Park Ave., 212.735.5348
This 55-seat theater was built in conjunction with
Disney’s production and post-production facilities. It
can present 35mm film formats and features a Barco
5100 video projector.
Sony IMAX Theatre at Lincoln Square
1998 Broadway, 212.336.5025
The IMAX theatre provides an intense screening
experience on an 80- by 100-foot screen with a
six-channel digital sound system and individual
viewer sound enhancers. An Art Deco atrium
surrounds the theater, and holds 600.
20th Century Fox Screening Room
1211 Sixth Ave., 212.556.2400
The 24-seat private screening room for 20th Century
Fox films can be rented for corporate and independent
film screenings.
Whiskey
1567 Broadway, 212.930.7400
Once located inside the Paramount Hotel, Whiskey
now resides in the basement level of the W New
York—Times Square. It offers a 60-seat screening
room with a 19-foot HDTV screen.
Screening Room
234 West 42nd St., 212.398.2597
This state-of-the-art film complex is connected to the
Hilton Times Square Hotel and incorporates the
historic Empire Theater building from 1912. One of
Manhattan’s largest screening complexes, it has 25
theaters, three terraces, two screening rooms with
leather seating, and a conference and
entertainment room.
Clearview’s Ziegfeld Cinema
1515 Broadway, 646.521.6155
Loews E-Walk
247 West 42nd St., 646.521.6155
Loews Lincoln Square
1998 Broadway, 646.521.6155
Loews 34th Street
312 West 34th St., 646.521.6155
Among Loews Cineplex Entertainment’s 12 Manhattan
locations, four theaters are especially event-friendly,
Note: Many of the Broadway theaters are owned by
three organizations, and are not available for rent
due to their ongoing productions. For more
information about their limited availability, contact
Jujamcyn Theaters (212.840.8181), Nederlander
Producing Company of America (212.840.5577) or
the Shubert Organization (212.944.3700).
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CONFERENCE & CONVENTION
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Baruch College,
City University of New York,
Newman Conference Center
American Conference Centers
151 East 25th St., 646.312.1442
The center seats 170 in an auditorium-style
arrangement and also includes breakout rooms.
There are also three conference rooms (each holds
20). In addition to the meeting spaces, an atrium
suits catered functions, seating 132.
780 Third Ave., 212.527.9000
The sister company of media firm American Video,
American Conference Centers houses a number of
small conference facilities. Auditoriums with
cutting-edge technology can accommodate eight to
40 people; some of those auditoriums can be
combined to hold as many as 170.
American Management Association
New York Executive Conference
Center
1601 Broadway, 212.586.8100
With more than 30 meeting spaces to offer, this
Midtown meeting center features all the amenities
necessary for conferences. Eighteen of the
rooms are equipped with built-in audiovisual
equipment, and the meeting rooms feature vaulted
ceilings for enhancement of acoustics and an open,
comfortable feel. The center also has beverage
centers onveniently dispersed throughout its space.
Baruch College,
City University of New York
1 Baruch Way, 14th Floor, 646.312.1442
In this vertical campus building, Room 14-220
holds 300 auditorium-style and has seven breakout
rooms; three seat 40 people and the other four hold
30 people.
Coleman Center
810 Seventh Ave., 212.541.4600
Conveniently located just a few blocks north of Times
Square, the Coleman Center specializes in small
meeting environments and provides audiovisual
equipment for meetings, as well. The center can
handle meetings for as many as 150 guests in a
theater-style arrangement.
Equitable Center
787 Seventh Ave., 212.314.4000
The Equitable Center is a 4,132-square-foot meeting
center of Midtown. Its 493-seat auditorium has
state-of-the-art audio, projection and lighting
equipment, as well as an atrium and an ancillary
meeting space.
Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Ave. at West 27th St., 212.217.7644
FIT’s 775-seat Haft Auditorium is equipped with
state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and is
suitable for conferences and performances. The Katie
Murphy Amphitheater holds 300 people and has a
horseshoe stage. Conferences, lectures, seminars and
presentations usually focus on issues related to
fashion, advertising, design and liberal arts. The
school also offers two conference rooms. Additional
event space will be a part of a new building that will
open in 2004.
Fordham University, Lincoln Center
Campus
Great Hall at City College
of New York
Convent Ave. at West 140th St., 212.650.6400
Located in the City College of New York
School of Architecture’s Shepard Hall, this recently
restored cathedral-like space can seat as many as
1,520 people, which includes the hall’s
two balconies.
113 West 60th St., 212.636.7900
The Lowenstein Building of Fordham University
includes the 400-seat Pope Auditorium, small
meeting rooms and classrooms for as many as 40
people. There is also a multipurpose room that suits
meetings or dinners for 150.
Javits Center
The Graduate Center,
the City University of New York
JP Morgan Chase Conference
Center—3 Metrotech Center
365 Fifth Ave., 212.817.7150
Located in the mammoth former B. Altman
department store building, this totally renovated a
meeting and event spaces. The ninth floor’s dramatic
Skylight Room can hold as many as 74 and shows off
views of the Empire State Building and four more conference rooms can be combined. On the floor below, a
glass dome offers light and views to the dining commons area, which is suitable for dinners or receptions
and can hold as many as 300 with four adjoining private dining rooms. On the first floor are the Martin E.
Segal Theatre, Elebash Recital Hall and its lobby. The
389-seat Proshansky Auditorium, breakout rooms and
an additional lobby space are on the
building’s concourse level.
655 West 34th St., 212.216.2000
The I. M. Pei-designed Javits Center hosts some of the
largest conferences and trade shows in the city. It has
814,000 square feet of exhibition and event space, as
well as a 3,200-seat auditorium.
3 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, 212.552.6338
This 46,000-square-foot space has numerous rooms
equipped with PictureTel technology, a 300-seat
auditorium and a business center that offers
in-house office assistance, including photocopying,
delivery acceptance and messenger service.
Center—Chase Manhattan Plaza
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 212.552.6338
JP Morgan Chase’s Manhattan Plaza location in the
Financial District includes 60,000 square feet of
meeting space, 44 meeting rooms, a 600-seat
auditorium, an audiovisual department, an on-site
technical team and a business services center.
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and two conference rooms. The organization’s headquarters also include a music school with dance and
rehearsal facilities. In-house catering is also available.
Millennium Broadway—Conference
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116 West Houston
HiDefinition Screening Room
755 12th Ave. at 55th St., 917.567.8164
With 175,000 square feet of raw space, the pier takes on
trade shows, meetings, conventions and other
special events. Renovation and upgrades are
scheduled for early 2004.
Show Piers on the Hudson
711 12th Ave., 212.977.7414
Piers 88, 90 and 92 on the Hudson River form the Show
Piers on the Hudson. Each pier contains 77,000 square
feet of space and can accommodate small parties to
large events, such as trade shows and art and
antiques fairs.
HIGH-TECH SPACES
Digital Sandbox
Lighthouse International Conference
Center and Auditorium
111 East 59th St., 212.821.9557
This nonprofit organization dedicated to visual
impairment and rehabilitation offers the 240-seat Ames
auditorium, the versatile Benay Venuta Hall space, a café
55 Broad St., 212.482.0851
This fully wired, 24,000-square-foot space includes 700
copper wire broadband Internet connections, 350 fiber
optic high-speed connections, and Internet and satellite
videoconferencing capabilities. The high-ceilinged space
also has a 400-seat lecture hall and six classrooms.
Rotating art exhibits accent the space.
Digital Sandbox @ 41 Madison Avenue
41 Madison Ave., 212.482.0851
A sister of Digital Sandbox’s venue at 55 Broad Street,
300 West 23rd St., 212.633.8482
HiDefinition Screening Room is an Art Deco,
seven-seat HDTV digital cinema that offers a totally private environment.
HQ Global Workplaces
140 Broadway, 212.858.7500
Accommodating as many as 30 people, HQ Global
Workplaces is usually used for meetings and
training sessions.
Pseudo Loft
600 Broadway, 212.219.3060
The SoHo studio (which has staged a concert for Lenny
Kravitz and an interview with Al Gore) is a high-tech
10,000-square-foot event space that can hold 100 for
seated or standing gatherings.
Stratosphere Multimedia
551 Madison Ave., 212.702.0700
Stratosphere is a multimedia company that specializes in
videoconferencing and offers high-tech satellite, videoconferencing and Internet broadcasting capabilities at its
headquarters. A large suite can fit as many as 20 people,
and a smaller suite can accommodate five people. For
larger events, Stratosphere has wired 17 Manhattan
hotels for Internet broadcasting and videoconferencing.
145 West 44th St., 212.768.4400
Encompassing more than 100,000 square feet, this
full-service conference center offers 31 ergonomically
designed meeting rooms, two board rooms, PictureTel
videoconferencing and private dining rooms.
Pier 94
4 Times Sq., 646.441.5200
Nasdaq’s MarketSite Tower, in the heart of Times Square,
makes available a second floor space for product launches, presentations, meetings and events. Meeting organizers can use satellite uplinks and data feeds from around
the world. This high-tech venue can hold 350 guests for
a reception or as many as 72 for seated dinners.
Globix Cyber Space
139 Centre St., 877.745.6249
Globix is a conference and presentation space near Civic
Center that offers classrooms, a reception area and
meeting rooms that can accommodate 150 people.
Amenities include full audiovisual capabilities, including
video conferencing, and 16-seat training rooms
for presentations.
116 West Houston St., 212.379.1274
This complex houses two floors of meeting and
conference space. Larger rooms accommodate as many
as 25 people and all meeting rooms are equipped with
audiovisual equipment. The building also houses the
gallery Get Real Art.
Nasdaq MarketSite
this space boasts similar technical capabilities in a
7,000-square-foot Midtown locale.
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Here’s a sneak peek at the venues opening in the new towers at Columbus Circle
One Central Park Club Residences
R E S TA U R A N T S :
Thomas Keller restaurant
1 Columbus Circle, 707.944.0426
East Coast foodies won’t have to travel to Napa Valley anymore
to taste chef Thomas Keller’s famous morsels. His French
Laundry will have a New York sibling come February 2004. The
Adam Tihany-designed restaurant will offer two private dining
rooms that will seat 40 and 20 guests.
Gray Kunz restaurant
One Central Park Hotel Residences
Mandarin Oriental New York
The new flagship of the Mandarin Oriental chain will occupy 20 floors of
the complex. The 500-seat Mandarin Ballroom (shown here) will offer
6,000 square feet of column-free space and three walls of floor-toceiling windows. Two
meeting suites and one
boardroom will also be
available. Scheduled to
open in October 2003.
Masa Takayama restaurant
Sushi connoisseurs shell out $300 per person for a dinner at chef
Masa Takayama’s famed Beverly Hills restaurant Ginza Sushi-ko.
His still unnamed 3,000-square-foot New York location—slated to
open in February 2004—will have only 25 seats and a sake bar.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten steak house
Prolific chef-restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten already has
six restaurants in New York—including the much-fussed-over
66, which opened earlier this year—and for his seventh, he’ll try
his hand at a steak house. Scheduled to open in February 2004.
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Rande Gerber bar and lounge
We’re betting it might be called the Whiskey Columbus (or something like that). The proprietor of Whiskey Blue, the Whiskey and
the Whiskey Park will open a new 5,000-square-foot bar and
lounge (shown below). It opens in February 2004, but the bar is
accepting holiday party bookings for December. —Suzanne Ito
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th St., 212.258.9830
This 100,000-square-foot performing arts complex will offer three main
spaces: The Frederick P. Rose Hall, a 1,220-seat concert theater; Dizzy’s
Club Coca-Cola, a 140-seat jazz club with views of the skyline; and the
Allen Room (shown below), a 600-seat performance space with floor-toceiling windows that overlook
Columbus Circle and Central
Park. The space will also house
an education center, jazz hall
of fame and state-of-the-art
recording studios. Scheduled
to open in fall 2004.
Gray Kunz served four-star food at the now-defunct Lespinasse.
Fashioned in the style of an Eastern European cafe, Kunz’s new
spot will feature casual French-influenced fare. The main dining
room will seat 130, and a private dining room will seat 75.
Scheduled to open in February 2004.
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HOTEL BARS
NEW Bar Seine
37 East 64th St., 212.734.9100
A traditional hotel lounge fashioned with dark wood
and furniture inside the Hotel Plaza Athénée. It can
hold as many as 100 for cocktails.
Bemelmans Bar
35 East 76th St., 212.744.1600
Located inside the Carlyle Hotel, this famous Upper
East Side spot is named for Ludwig Bemelmans, the
author and illustrator of the Madeline children’s
books. His whimsical artwork covers the walls.
Cellar Bar
Cherry
120 East 39th St., 212.519.8508
One of Rande Gerber’s sleek-and-chic spots, Cherry is
decorated with red leather and velvet, and is housed
inside the W New York—The Tuscany.
Cibar
56 Irving Place, 212.460.5656
The downstairs lounge of the Inn at Irving Place,
Cibar’s lounge and backyard garden have a
modern-looking atmosphere with Old World touches.
Hudson Bar
356 West 58th St., 212.554.6000
Tucked inside Ian Schrager’s large Hudson Hotel, the
in-house bar has a yellow-green floor lit from below
and dramatic painted murals. Also off the lobby is
the hotel’s Library Bar, with shelves of books and a
purple-velvet pool table.
King Cole Bar and Lounge
2 East 55th St., 212.753.4500
A cigar and a glass of whiskey fit the mood at this
intimate, upscale hangout in the St. Regis Hotel.
Metro Grill
45 West 35th St., 212.947.2500
Atop the Hotel Metro, this rooftop bar with views of
the city can be rented out on the weekends and holds
175.
Morgan’s Bar
237 Madison Ave., 212.726.7600
Ian Schrager’s recently renovated bar features luxe,
18th-century furnishings in richly colored fabrics.
Oak Bar
768 Fifth Ave., 212.456.5200
This classic overlooks Central Park from the Plaza.
Paramount Bar
235 West 46th St., 212.764.5500
This is the in-house bar at Ian Schrager’s Philippe
Starck-designed hotel.
Rise
2 West St., 917.790.2626
This 14th-floor patio lounge at the Ritz-Carlton New
York in Battery Park offers views of the Statue of
Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. The room, which
holds 200 total, can be broken up into three areas.
NEW Sanctum
2 Sixth Ave., 212.519.6600
Inside the Tribeca Grand Hotel, Sanctum is a
1,104-square-foot lounge with a private entrance
separate from the hotel. It can seat 50 or
accommodate 200 for cocktails.
Serena
222 West 23rd St., 212.255.4646
Located in the basement of the Chelsea Hotel, Serena
NEW Show
135 West 41st St., 212.278.0988
This is a 6,000-square-foot, tri-level nightclub, bar
and lounge located in Times Square. The space
features a theatre-style stage, several private rooms
and a mix of décor influences from the Victorian era,
19th-century Paris, Weimar Germany cabarets and
American vaudeville.
has a formal front lounge that can hold 45 people and
a back room that holds 80. Owner Serena Bass has
called the look “Auntie Mame goes to Bombay.”
Spread
323 Third Ave., 212.683.8880
Spread is a cocktail and sushi bar located inside the
Marcel Hotel.
Thom’s Bar
60 Thompson St., 212.431.0400
Located in the hotel 60 Thompson, this lobby-level bar
features wood floors, banquette seating, a
wood-burning fireplace and an Asian-inspired menu.
12:31
12 East 31st St., 212.889.6363
Le Marquis New York hotel’s in-house bar
accommodates about 35 people.
Underbar
201 Park Ave. South, 212.358.1560
Underbar is Rande Gerber’s basement boite in the W
New York—Union Square. The dimly lit bar features
private booths with curtains that close—perfect for
sharing corporate secrets or just secret canoodling.
Villard Bar and Lounge
24 East 51st St., 212.303.7757
The two-story bar and lounge in the New York Palace
Hotel has décor modeled after the palaces of
Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Victoria and King Louis
XIV. The digs make guests feel like royalty, and the
second floor has its own entrance and restrooms.
Wetbar
NEW Canal Room
130 East 39th St., 212.592.8844
Rande Gerber’s bar in the W New York—The Court
has mohair sofas, black leather ottomans and red
velour couches.
285 West Broadway, 212.941.8100
Formerly Shine, the Canal Room is a
4,000-square-foot lounge with an ivory and black
color scheme accented with dark wood touches.The
venue has a new stage and sound system, and can
hold 450.
Whiskey
1567 Broadway, 212.930.7400
Once housed in the Paramount Hotel, the revamped
(and relocated) Whiskey is now the basement bar in
the W New York—Times Square, with oil-filled acrylic
floor tiles lit from below and a curtain-enclosed
screening room for 60 with a 19-foot HDTV screen.
Whiskey Blue
Centro-Fly
45 West 21st St., 212.627.7770
An homage to the 1960’s, this 15,000-square-foot
Chelsea club and restaurant features futuristic décor:
Black and white designs, white leather banquettes
and shag carpet-covered sunken lounges complete
the look. Private receptions can host 1,000 people.
541 Lexington Ave., 212.486.1591
Inside New York’s original W hotel, Rande Gerber’s
2,500-square-foot lounge has dark chocolate hues
and a 35-foot mahogany bar. Nearby is Oasis, the
hotel’s lobby bar.
Cheetah
Whiskey Park
China Club
Offering leather couches, Moroccan carpets and views
of Central Park, Whiskey Park is inside the Trump Parc.
LARGE CLUBS
NEW Avalon
6 West 20th St. 212.807.7780
The old home of Limelight, Avalon is the latest club to
be born in a former church in Chelsea. Multiple rooms
are available, including a smoking patio and four VIP
areas. New sound and lighting systems have been
added to accommodate performances. The 33,000square-foot club is slated to open in September.
B’Lo
230 West 19th St., 212.206.7665
This basement-level Chelsea lounge offers 5,000
square feet for events.
40 West 40th St., 212.642.2260
Tucked into the Bryant Park Hotel, Cellar Bar is a
sleek space that resembles a medieval castle, with
golden leather couches and arched ceilings.
12 West 21st St., 212.206.7770
This funky Flatiron District nightclub is aptly
decorated in animal prints, and a floor-to-ceiling
waterfall adds to the Amazon ambience.
268 West 47th St., 212.398.3800
China Club is a three-level dance club in Times
Square. Each floor has its own entrance and theme—
like the third floor’s Jade Terrace rooftop garden and
lounge. The entire venue can hold 1,500 people.
Club 101
101 Park Ave., 212.687.1045
During lunchtime, this is a members-only club—
unless you’re booking a private room for 12 to 100
guests. The entire space is available for breakfast
and post-lunch events five days a week, and can
accommodate 350 for dinner or 600 for cocktails.
Copacabana
560 West 34th St., 212.239.2672
This nightclub has a two-tiered Copa Room decorated
with palm trees and pink and blue lighting. A stage
can accommodate a 20-piece orchestra, and the room
seats 700 for dinner or 2,500 for a reception. The
Carmen Miranda Room is more intimate.
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Bars, Lounges
& Clubs
NEW Coral Room
512 West 29th St., 212.244.1965
Fish aren’t the only things swimming at this
underwater-themed club—women dressed like
mermaids jump into the 9,000-gallon aquarium. The
former warehouse has a maritime-kitsch-meets-punkrock feel with a pink and sea foam color scheme and
coral-textured walls. It can hold 400.
NEW Crobar
530 West 28th St., 212.629.9000
This massive dance club is scheduled to open in
October 2003 with 40,000 square feet spread over two
floors. The whole place will hold 3,000 while a private
VIP room will hold 300.
Deep
16 West 22nd St., 212.229.2000
With two levels, three bars and 21,000 square feet of
space, this nightclub decorated like a mansion from
the 1970’s can accommodate as many as 1,800
people for private and corporate events.
Discothèque
17 West 19th St., 877.790.2910
This 5,500-square-foot venue was designed to bring
European style to the Flatiron district. Three elevated
areas with banquettes overlook the dance floor; a
small lounge is off to the side of a second bar in the
rear. The space can accommodate 500 people.
Etoile
109 East 56th St., 212.750.5656
This bilevel club on the Upper East Side often
features DJs and live music.
Eugene
297 10th Ave., 212.279.9706
A new Chelsea spot with a casual vibe, Brite Bar’s
décor is a mix of black leather banquettes and
ottomans with exposed brick walls. Two large picture
windows brighten up the 1,000-square-foot space,
which holds 100.
27 West 24th St., 212.462.0999
With Art Deco décor, Eugene evokes the feeling of a
1930’s private club. Velvet sofas, dark leather
armchairs and vertical columns draped in white
complete the look. Two private rooms can
accommodate 15 and 30 people for dinners; the entire
space can hold 100 for dinner or 500 for a reception.
NEW Mannahatta
Exit
NEW Mission
610 West 56th St., 212.582.8282
An ideal venue for a large crowd, Exit can hold as
many as 5,000 guests in multiple rooms. A bonus:
Each room has its own DJ booth, so your hip
hop-loving guests and your house music fans can all
be happy. Lavishly decorated VIP rooms and an
outside garden add to the immense space.
Float
240 West 52nd St., 212.581.0055
This three-floor club features a gallery that overlooks
the dance floor and numerous intimate lounge areas
in a space that holds 1,000 people.
Flow
150 Varick St., 212.929.9444
Flow’s décor is part retro and part Jetsons all at
once—a space-age bachelor pad with back-lit,
teardrop-shaped cutouts in the walls and a
fluorescent stripe running down the bar. The bilevel
SoHo venue can hold 500 for cocktails.
NEW 40/40 Club
6 West 25th St., 212.989.0040
Rapper Jay-Z opened up this club near the Flatiron
building with two VIP rooms and space for
500 guests.
Le Bar Bat
311 West 57th St., 212.307.7228
This multilevel club has four bars, a full-service
restaurant and an upstairs lounge with TVs. The
entire space can accommodate as many as 750
people for a seated dinner or 1,500 for a reception.
Lot 61
550 West 21st St., 212.243.6555
This Chelsea warehouse space has soaring ceilings,
contemporary art, red lacquered tables and
zebra-print banquettes. It’s equal parts discotheque,
restaurant and bar, and serves 60 different martinis.
A private room holds 30; a semiprivate room holds
150 and the entire space can accommodate 500.
NEW LQ
511 Lexington Ave., 212.683.1647
This Midtown club opened in August with 15,000
square feet of space that can hold 1,200 people.
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NEW Brite Bar
316 Bowery, 212.253.8644
A recent addition to NoHo, this bilevel club has sofa
seating and dim lighting. The entire space holds 450.
217 Bowery, 212.473.3113
This is a 4,500-square-foot bilevel bar, lounge and
event space on the Bowery that can accommodate
400. Copper-colored banquette seating is paired with
leather and animal-print ottomans on the main floor,
and downstairs an elevated seating area features
purple fabric and faux cowhide-covered chairs.
NEW Sessa
XL
208 West 23rd St., 212.627.0044
This 11,000-square-foot nightclub and lounge
features a Polynesian-style atmosphere with seating
under thatched huts and stone statues. The upstairs
lounge is filled with a rainbow of luxe fabrics and
wood furniture. The downstairs room can hold 200.
357 West 16th St., 212.995.1400
A three-floor club that caters to a gay crowd, where
the mood is set by lighting that changes throughout
the night. Most parties are held in a private room that
can hold 150 because the entire space, which holds
450, is only available for parties on Tuesday nights.
S.O.B.’s
204 Varick St., 212.243.4940
This TriBeCa club has a Latin flavor and a tropical
look (the name stands for Sounds of Brazil). With two
bars, a stage and a large dance floor, the club can
accommodate 450 for a reception, and dance pros
can teach guests to tango, mambo, salsa or samba.
NEW Social
795 Eighth Ave., 212.459.0643
This three-floor bar opened in August 2003 and
features an indoor waterfall, outdoor rooftop seating,
and 7,000 square feet of space for events.
BREWERIES & PUBS
Brooklyn Brewery
79 North 11th St., Brooklyn, 718.486.7422
One of the nation’s most celebrated microbreweries,
the Brooklyn Brewery offers great beer—and an
interesting space for corporate events.
Dewey’s Flatiron
210 Fifth Ave., 212.696.2337
Just north of the Flatiron building, this dark pub has
two floors that can be combined to hold 300.
Sound Factory
Ginger Man
511 Amsterdam Ave., 212.799.4643
Moonlighting’s multiple private lounges are designed
with custom lighting, comfy seating and individually
controlled sound systems. The Upper West Side space
can accommodate as many as 450 guests.
618 West 46th St., 212.489.0001
This four-floor Midtown nightclub can fit 3,000
people. The first three floors have their own music
and themes, and can accommodate 800 apiece, and
the fourth floor has a cabaret and a hot tub.
11 East 36th St., 212.532.3740
A 45-foot-long oak bar dominates this spacious spot’s
front room, while a back room features comfy couches.
NV
NEW Spirit
Moonlighting
289 Spring St., 212.929.6868
With two large event spaces for banquets and
receptions, NV offers bar service, catered buffets and
dinners. The NV bar has several small VIP lounges
and a multilevel dance floor; the 289 Lounge is a
cavernous room with exposed pipes.
NEW Plaid
76 East 13th St., 212.388.1060
In the space that most recently housed Spa, Plaid is a
multiroom club with a 2,000-square-foot dance floor
accented by raised bleachers and cushioned benches,
and a 3,000-square-foot lounge with convertible wall
screens. The entire space can hold 1,100.
Roxy
515 West 18th St., 212.645.5156
The Roxy is no stranger to large parties and corporate
events (or roller skating)—the Chelsea space can
accommodate 500 people for dinner or 2,000 for
cocktails. Two private rooms, which hold 100 and 75
people, are also available.
NEW Salon
861 Washington St., 212.246.2371
Opening in October, this 1920’s-style lounge is
designed to be female-friendly with purse storage
compartments built into seating areas, a large ladies
room with a makeup bar, and food served on small
plates. There are three separate rooms, including a
conversation pit and one with a sunken dance floor.
530 West 27th St., 212.268.9477
Scheduled to open this fall, Spirit will be part club,
part performance space and part restaurant, based
on the mind, body and spirit connection—and rooms
are themed on each tenet. Mind is a holistic
environment with treatment areas that offer tarot
readings and chakra balancing. Soul is a restaurant
that will serve organic foods. And Body is a 15,000square-foot dance floor and performance space.
NEW Suede
161 West 23rd St., 212.633.6113
This bilevel nightclub and lounge has suede-covered
banquettes and curtained beds lining the dance floor
upstairs. A 60-foot stone bar runs the length of the
room. A private room downstairs has more suede
décor and can hold 50 guests.
Vue
151 East 50th St., 212.753.1144
This bilevel Midtown dance club has a bar on each
floor, and space for as many as 550 people.
Webster Hall
125 East 11th St., 212.353.1600
One of the city’s most famous nightclubs, Webster
Hall spans 40,000 square feet over four floors and
seven rooms, and can hold 2,500 people. Its ballroom
is one of the largest in Manhattan, and features a
lofty latticework ceiling and 50-foot stage.
Half King
505 West 23rd St., 212.462.4300
The Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger is an
owner, so this Chelsea pub is known as a mingling
spot for journalists, writers and locals.
Heartland Brewery & Beer Hall
93 South St., 212.645.3400
Heartland Brewery & Chophouse
127 West 43rd St., 646.366.0235
Heartland Brewery Midtown
1285 Sixth Ave., 212.582.8244
Heartland Brewery Union Square
35 Union Sq. West, 212.645.3400
Designed as traditional American brew-pubs, this
chain offers four locations: The original Union Square
spot has dark wood, exposed brick, original
murals, copper and stainless steel brewing vessels
and space for 400. The 43rd Street pub can seat 300
or hold 600 for a reception, and the Midtown outpost
can hold 300.
Puck Fair
298 Lafayette St., 212.431.1200
A spacious pub with three floors, Puck Fair can hold
35 in its downstairs bar, 150 upstairs and an
additional 20 on the mezzanine. The beer offering: 20
brews on tap and another 40 bottled.
Swift Hibernian
34 East 4th St., 212.260.3600
The smaller sibling to Puck Fair, Swift’s private room
can hold 65 people.
Bars, Lounges
& Clubs
BARS & LOUNGES
Telephone Bar and Grill
419 West 13th St., 212.414.4245
Nothing like your own apartment, APT is an übertrendy lounge located in the meatpacking district.
149 Second Ave., 212.529.5000
This East Village pub gets its name from the bright
red British telephone booths that frame the entryway.
Inside, comfortable, English pub décor takes a back
seat to the extensive list of brews.
NEW Ulysses
95 Pearl St., 212.482.0400.
This new folk house-style pub in the financial district
offers room for 150 guests indoors, and another 150
outdoors. There’s also room for live music, and a
carving station and raw bar are available for events.
W I N E & C H A M PA G N E B A R S
Aubette
119 East 27th St., 212.686.5500
While Aubette can hold 250 people, the wine bar’s
fireplace and candlelight create an intimate setting.
Bubble Lounge
228 West Broadway, 212.431.3433
Not surprisingly, Bubble Lounge serves bubbly in a
TriBeCa space decked out with red couches and
dim lighting. And when the champagne has
gone to your head, a menu of tapas, caviar and sushi
can help beat the buzz. The space can
accommodate 200.
Flute
205 West 54th St., 212.265.5169
An intimate space with a sophisticated air, this Art
Deco-inspired champagne bar is hidden away inside
the lower level of a landmark building. The private
lounge can accommodate 100 guests.
Flute—Flatiron
40 East 20th St., 212.529.7870
Like its uptown sister, Flute’s Flatiron outpost offers a
cozy atmosphere for sipping bubbly. Two floors can
accommodate different sized groups; the main floor
and basement can hold 100 guests each.
Rhône
63 Gansevoort St., 212.367.8440
This meatpacking district wine bar serves up vino and
cocktails in a large, sleek, modern setting.
Sliver
337B West Broadway, 212.226.6644
This SoHo wine bar features a large fish tank and
plush velvet interiors.
SPORTS BARS
Club Bar and Grill
at Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, 212.465.6106
Celebrate that rare Knicks win at the Club Bar—a
rich, wood-paneled space that incorporates the
entertainment component of the garden with the
swank of a restaurant. There’s room for 225 for dinner
or 300 for cocktails.
Jake’s Dilemma
430 Amsterdam Ave., 212.580.0556
This sports bar has darts, pool tables, video games
and audiovisual equipment, but no kitchen. A private
room and lounge can accommodate small groups; the
entire space holds 300.
Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant
and Sports Bar
One of New York’s first theme restaurants, Mickey
Mantle’s can provide audiovisual equipment
and can arrange appearances by celebrity athletes, as
well as in-house displays for events and
product launches.
Au Bar
41 East 58th St., 212.308.9455
This space is styled like an English gentleman’s
supper club, with wood paneling, overstuffed sofas
and a chandelier over the dance floor. It can
accommodate 1,000 for cocktails or seat 175.
B Bar & Grill
40 East 4th St., 212.475.2220
B Bar’s main attraction has been the scene itself. A
2,000-square-foot patio, which seats 125, is a plus,
too. A private room can accommodate 75 for dinner.
Belmont Lounge
117 East 15th St., 212.533.0009
Around the corner from Irving Plaza, this lounge is
ideal for pre- or post-show meals or drinks, and in the
game room the tabletops are ready for games of
backgammon, chess or checkers.
NEW Black Door
127 West 26th St., 212.645.0215
Housed in an old industrial building, Black Door has
an old-school bar feel with dark wood and a
black-and-white checked floor. A private room can
hold 125.
NEW Bliss
256 East 49th St., 212.644.8750
Recently renovated, Bliss offers two floors with four
distinct rooms for events. Features include six flat
screen televisions and open-air seating.
Boat Basin Café
West 79th St. at the Hudson River, 212.496.5542
A quaint set of wood steps leads to the Boat Basin
Cafe, which overlooks the river. It has two patios and
a covered rotunda accented with limestone arches.
The space is open from May to October and can hold
2,500 for cocktails.
Bungalow 8
131 Sullivan St., 212.677.4100
A fashionable spot for cocktails with an upscale
dining room, this SoHo spot is known for its New
American fare, trendy clientele and elegant décor. A
small, private chef’s table can be reserved for
corporate dinners.
Divine Bar Midtown East
244 East 51st St., 212.319.9463
Divine Bar Midtown West
236 West 54th St., 212.265.9463
Serving tapas and after-work drinks, the Divine Bar
has two Midtown locations.
Essex
Located above the bustle of Grand Central Terminal,
the refurbished office of John Campbell now serves as
a classy, wood-paneled cocktail lounge for 125.
5 East 19th St., 212.420.8636
Dorsia, a Moroccan-themed bilevel bar in the Flatiron
district, can hold 250 people.
Hard Rock Café New York
221 West 57th St., 212.489.6565
The music memorabilia-filled Hard Rock can
accommodate 450 guests for dinner or 750 for a
reception. You can bring your own rock star for the
venue’s small stage.
Kanvas
219 Ninth Ave., 212.727.2616
Part bar, part lounge, part art gallery, Kanvas has two
floors for events and serves up specialty martinis.
Light
125 East 54th St., 212.583.1333
This subterranean, oak-floored Midtown space, which
serves Asian-inspired tapas, is warm and modern. It
features mahogany accents, red couches and side
tables trimmed in contrasting colors. Light can
accommodate as many as 350 people for cocktails.
Lobby
330 West 38th St., 212.465.2200
An 8,000-square-foot, hotel lobby-themed restaurant,
bar and lounge was designed by Brinton Brewster. A
bilevel upstairs can be rented separately.
Lotus
120 Essex St., 212.533.9616
Essex is a sleek, modern-looking bilevel restaurant
and bar on the Lower East Side.
409 West 14th St., 212.243.4420
Its time as the city’s hippest hotspot has passed, but
this three-level meatpacking district club still offers
spaces for events. The minimalist look uses shades of
caramel and chocolate, and the food is Asian.
Fez
Luahn
156 West 56th St., 212.980.9476
This bar near the theatre district blends classic décor
like hand-carved 18th-century bookcases filled with
leather-bound books with contemporary furniture. The
space can hold 175 for cocktails.
380 Lafayette St., 212.533.7000
Tucked inside the Time Café, Fez is decorated in
neo-Moroccan style and has a stage in the basement
with lighting and sound equipment. The club is
available for private parties and can
accommodate 350.
59 Fifth Ave., 212.242.9710
A two-story bar and lounge that features three bar
areas and a DJ booth on both levels.
Chateau
Flamingo Room
Carnegie Club
Chateau—the bar formerly known as Moomba—has
a warm, modern look, but has yet to achieve the
über-status of its former incarnation. Rent out the
upstairs VIP lounge for private parties.
Cielo
18 Little West 12th St., 212.941.1540
A boutique nightclub in the meatpacking district,
Cielo is intimate enough for guests to hold a
conversation, but high-tech enough to provide the
ambiance of a larger club. The 3,400-square-foot
space features a dance floor and can hold 300.
Circa Tabac
Coda
239 Third Ave., 212.228.4200
This upscale sports bar and lounge in Murray Hill has
two floors that can hold 225 people.
34 East 34th St., 212.685.3434
Coda is a mix of opposites: Fondue on the menu, DJs
and live music as entertainment. Located in a former
bank, the space features original wood and brass
details and one of the vaults is now a lounge.
Cub Room
Campbell Apartment
Proof
99 Hudson St., 212.219.0900
A dream for sports fans, this bar has 45 screens
throughout its two floors airing every game on TV.
There’s also a VIP lounge with a separate set of
plasma screens.
110 Rivington St., 212.614.2494
This long, narrow space on the Lower East Side has a
bar lining one side and candlelit tables on the other.
The 2,000-square-foot space can hold 155 people for
events, and has hosted parties for charities, including
the Christopher Reed Foundation.
Dorsia
381 Park Avenue South, 877.240.6124
This is a large space that can fit 500 sports fans to
watch games on 16 big screens and 30 small ones.
Sporting Club
Verlaine
515 West 27th St., 212.243.6555
Started as a VIP-only venue, Lot 61 owner Amy Sacco’s
hotspot has décor inspired by the Beverly Hills Hotel,
with palm trees and 70-foot-long skylights.
32 Watts St., 212.941.1781
Circa Tabac is a smoker’s paradise: More than 150
brands of cigarettes from around the world are sold
(and smoked) at the 1920’s-inspired Art Deco lounge.
Extractor fans and a high-tech ventilation system
make all that second-hand smoke more bearable.
Park Avenue Country Club
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APT
NEW Company
242 East 10th St., 212.420.7101
A black-and-white checked floor and exposed brick
walls decorate this East Village lounge that holds 80.
470 West 23rd St., 212.242.2050
Inspired by the Waldorf=Astoria’s Flamingo Club of
the 1940’s, this Chelsea space features Art Deco
design spiked with kitschy pink flamingo décor,
including curved banquettes, vintage mirrors and pink
and gold-detailed walls and columns. The space can
seat 125, or hold 150 for cocktails.
NEW Flatiron Lounge
Lush
110 Duane St., 212.766.1275
A hip candlelit lounge in the financial district, Lush
has two VIP rooms that—when combined—can hold
90 people; the entire space can accommodate 300.
Madison’s
1584 York Ave., 212.570.5454
An Upper East Side bar and lounge with a
wood-paneled club space can accommodate 500 and
has a smaller lounge for 50.
Metro 53
37 West 19th St., 212.727.7741
A new lounge styled with 1920’s décor, Flatiron
Lounge has a 30-foot bar built during that decade.
The bar can hold 150 and a private party room (to be
completed in September) will hold 100.
307 East 53rd St., 212.838.0007
This Midtown space offers an airy bar and seating
upstairs for 100 that features a small, elevated
private bar in the back, while downstairs there’s a
lounge that can hold 150.
Glass
NEW Ocean’s
287 10th Ave., 212.904.1580
This intimate Chelsea lounge has a patio and a mod
look, with white curved walls and slate tiles.
Go
73 Eighth Ave., 212.463.0000
In the space that once housed Chicago B.L.U.E.S.,
club owner Shawn Kolodny created an entirely whitewalled club designed to show off a 24-bit digital
lighting system that can create more than 16 million
color combinations.
21 West 9th St., 212.475.1551
This four-room lounge and restaurant is a fusion of
décor themes: 1950’s New York glam and early Las
Vegas casinos. Each room is uniquely designed, and
the entire venue can hold 200 for cocktails.
Oz Bar and Lounge
889 First Ave., 646.840.0800
This Midtown lounge features modern banquettes and
offers a menu of assorted light fare. The lounge also
has smaller 30-person and eight-person rooms.
Groovejet
Pangea
286 Spring St., 212.929.4780
Set in the former Jet Lounge space, Groovejet features
a superior audio system that showcases its DJs and
eclectic music.
417 Lafayette St., 212.353.2992
Pangea’s African safari theme plays out in the décor,
including wooden masks on the walls. The space can
hold 250, and a smaller VIP room is available.
Webster Hall
New York’s Premiere Entertainment Venue
“The Jewel of the Village”
-Eugene O’Neil
At your service for parties from 100 to 2,500
Holiday menu and full catering services available
Inquiries: Martin or Victoria
212.353.1600
125 East Eleventh Street
www.websterhall.com
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Bars, Lounges
& Clubs
Remote Lounge
Superfine
This bar sits under the shadow of the Manhattan
Bridge in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn. The exposed
brick warehouse-like setting has a bar and dining
area that serves a Mediterranean-inspired menu.
327 Bowery, 212.228.0228
This lounge houses a subterranean dance floor and a
DJ booth, but it’s known for its spy-cam digital
entertainment: There are 60 cameras around the
venue, and 130 monitors so guests can watch—and
flirt with—people throughout the bar.
Sway
Russian Vodka Room
137 Essex St., 212.674.6931
A bar and restaurant, SX137 is decorated with art by
local artists. The space holds 113.
265 West 52nd St., 212.307.5835
Designed to resemble a private club in Red Square,
with dark mahogany wood and green décor, this
Midtown club can accommodate 70 people.
Shamballa
407-411 Greenwich St., 212.334.1010
Shamballa is a TriBeCa lounge.
Slipper Room
305 Spring St., 212.620.5220
This Moroccan-themed lounge is located in SoHo with
domed ceilings and tile walls. The space can hold
225, and smaller private rooms are available for 60.
SX137
Tapis Rouge
9 Avenue A, 646.602.2590
In the former space of Shampu, Tapis Rouge is an
East Village bar and lounge.
NEW Tenement
167 Orchard St., 212.253.7246
This Lower East Side bar and cabaret space has a
slightly scruffy take on retro-glamour, with cavernous
booths, small tables and a velvet-draped stage.
157 Ludlow St., 212.766.1270
A new addition to the Lower East Side with an upscale
atmosphere: Exposed brick walls and cherry wood
tables. There’s one small lounge with a fireplace, and
a second-floor lounge for a VIP area or small event.
Sugar
Tiki Room
311 Church St., 212.431.8642
This spot has been transformed into a slick restaurant
and lounge. Upstairs, orange leather banquettes and
fertility masks on the walls give the space a 1950’s
Palm Springs feel. The basement houses a DJ booth.
4 West 22nd St., 646.230.1444
A two-story, 2,700-square-foot tropics-inspired bar,
Tiki has a menu of so-called vacation cuisine and can
accommodate as many as 300 guests. Guests can
even sit inside a giant tiki head.
Suite 16
Tonic
127 Eighth Ave., 212.627.1680
Formerly Rebar, this Chelsea lounge has a capacity of
179. It features 16 banquettes, each with a minibar
107 Norfolk St., 212.358.7501
This scruffy Lower East Side music venue hosts
avant-garde and experimental music and
entertainment.
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Trust
421 West 13th St., 212.645.7775
This two-floor lounge in the meatpacking district can
hold 200 people on each floor.
219 Flamingo
www.BiZBash.com
stocked with drinks and candy.
76
219 Second Ave., 212.533.2860
Located on the first floor of a Victorian brownstone in
NEW Ava Lounge
the East Village, Flamingo has a lounge with soaring
ceilings that can accommodate 150 guests.
Upstairs at 54
254 West 54th St., 212.445.0190
Atop the Studio 54 nightclub and theater, this lounge
has leopard prints and red velvet touches, plus a bar
and kitchen, and it can be used in conjunction with
the main area or as a separate venue.
Void
16 Mercer St., 212.941.6492
With a wide array of lighting and projection screens,
this SoHo club shows cult movies and experimental
videos while playing ambient music.
Water Street Bar
This bar in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn has dark
wood bars on its two floors. The dining room can seat
150 and the downstairs has banquette seating.
210 West 55th St., Penthouse level, 212.956.7020
Located in the Majestic Hotel, Ava offers panoramic
views of Times Square, Columbus Circle and the
Hudson River, and features a rooftop garden terrace
on its second level.
Windfall Lounge & Grill
23 West 39th St., 212.869.4606
Originally the Grille for the Engineer’s Club in the
1920’s, this restaurant and event space features a
44-foot curved bar, leather couches and oak-paneled
walls. It can accommodate as many as 250 people for
a reception.
NEW World Bar
845 United Nations Plaza, 212.935.9361
Located in Trump World Tower, the space features 30foot ceilings and a mezzanine overlooking the U. N.
gardens.
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Dana Discovery Center
Central Park Venues
110th St. and Lenox Ave., 212.310.6616
This new building mimics older park architecture (it opened in 1993) and
overlooks the Harlem Meer. The exhibition space accommodates 75 for
cocktails or can seat 40.
As New York’s great swath of green celebrates its 150th
anniversary, here’s a guide to its event-worthy sites
Conservatory Garden
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North Meadow Recreation Center
FIFTH AVENUE
79th St. at Park West Dr., 212.360.2756
This rustic cottage has wooden benches, a small stage for puppet
performances and a kitchen area. Next to the cottage is the beautiful
Shakespeare Garden.
CENTRAL PARK WEST
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Great Lawn
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Boathouse at Central Park
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THE MET
Fifth Ave. at 72nd St., 212.517.2233
With views of the lake, the restaurant can
seat 200 to 300 guests for dinner and hold
500 for cocktails. During the warmer
months, the Garden Pavilion opens to
include outdoor space and accommodates
as many as 1,500 guests.
Mid-park from 79th St. to 85th St.
The New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera perform on this
massive lawn but it’s rarely used for other events. To inquire about it,
contact Special Events and Permits, City of New York Parks and Recreation
at 212.408.0112.
Belvedere Castle
Mid-park at 79th St., 212.310.6616
This fantastical Victorian structure’s
second floor terrace can hold 50 for
cocktails or seat 24. The castle is the
second highest point in the park and
overlooks the Turtle Pond.
Rumsey Playfield
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Mid-park at 69th St., 212.360.2756
Operated by the City Parks Foundation and home to SummerStage concerts,
the space can host annual events for 4,500.
Sheep Meadow
The Dairy
Mid-park on the west side from 66th St. to 69th St.
This 15-acre lawn was restored in 1981 after decades of misuse, but if your
last name isn’t Bloomberg, you probably can’t book it for an event. To try,
contact City of New York Parks and Recreation at 212.408.0112.
Mid-park at 65th St., 212.310.6616
The charming Victorian Gothic building is
situated near Wollman Rink and holds 75
for receptions or 40 for seated dinners.
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Tavern on the Green
Mid-park at 79th St., 212.310.6616
This activity venue has indoor and outdoor climbing walls and courts. The
Central Park Conservancy can organize a day of activities, and arrange
permits for the ball fields that surround the center.
105th St. at Fifth Ave., 212.310.6616
Overlooking the gardens from the western heights is the pergola, an openair trellis laden with climbing greenery. The area can hold 75 for receptions.
Central Park Zoo
The giant restaurant has six private dining rooms, including the Crystal
Room and the Chestnut Garden.
W 66 ST
E 66 ST
830 Fifth Ave., 212.439.6531
With its exhibits as a backdrop, the zoo has been the site for formal galas,
cocktail receptions and company picnics.
Wollman Rink
Arsenal Building
59th St. at Sixth Ave., 212.439.6900
This outdoor rink can hold 3,000 and includes more than 50,000 square
feet of indoor and outdoor space, a sound system, theatrical lighting and
in-house catering. A heated party tent is available in the winter.
830 Fifth Ave., 212.360.1336
Home to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the building
houses a gallery space, and the building’s north and south roofs—which
provide park views—can be used for events.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, 718.623.7200
Adjacent to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden occupies 52 acres and has more than 12,000
different kinds of plants in its collection. Garden
areas include the Garden for the Blind, the Japanese
Hill-and-Pond Garden, the Cranford Rose Garden and
the Osborne Garden.
Bryant Park
42nd St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves., 212.768.4242
Home to New York’s Fashion Week and HBO’s summer
film screenings, Bryant Park’s eight-acre venue can
accommodate 5,000. Located behind the New York
Public Library, the park is bordered with promenades
and perennial gardens. Events must be coordinated
with the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, and
require city permits.
Carousel at Prospect Park
Willink entrance at Empire Blvd. and Flatbush Ave.,
Brooklyn, 718.965.7777
Dating from 1912, the carousel was originally located
in Coney Island, and moved to Prospect Park in 1952.
It can accommodate 60 guests.
Central Park–Conservatory Garden
105th St. and Fifth Ave., 212.310.6616
The six acres is the park’s only formal garden and is
actually comprised of three gardens that are colorful
and peaceful year-round.
Central Park–Great Lawn
Mid-park at 81st St., 212.408.0226
Central Park’s renovated Great Lawn includes athletic
fields, a special events area and Turtle Pond.
Central Park–Rumsey Playfield
Mid-park at 69th St., 212.360.2756
The outdoor stage is home to SummerStage, and can
be rented for concerts and events.
Central Park Zoo
830 Fifth Ave., 212.439.6531
The Central Park Wildlife Center serves as a unique
backdrop to countless events each year, from formal
galas to company picnics. Winter events can be held
in the rainforest building or the penguin exhibit.
Damrosch Park/The Tent at Lincoln
Center
West 62nd St. at Amsterdam Ave., 212.755.8300
The Tent at Lincoln Center covers Damrosch Park each
spring, and now features floor-to-ceiling glass
windows, bathrooms and bright interior lighting.
Catering is by Restaurant Associates.
Hudson River Park—Bikeway
Battery Place to West 59th St., 917.661.8740
With its two lanes, the bikeway travels the length of
the park and has been home to competitive and
charity walks and runs.
Hudson River Park—Chelsea
Waterside
West 22nd St. to West 24th St. and 11th Ave. to West
Side Hwy., 917.661.8740
Across the highway from the park’s string of riverside
space, this activity spot has field and court facilities.
1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, 718.398.2400
The Palm House is a unique glass Victorian
greenhouse with lily pools and surrounding gardens,
and offers a scenic setting for as many as 300 guests
for dinner and dancing. Charles, Sally & Charles is
the exclusive caterer for the Palm House.
Queens Botanical Garden
With the U.S.S. Intrepid residing north of the pier, this
large space has railings, seating and new planters.
The pier can hold as many as 5,000 people.
43-50 Main St., Queens, 718.886.3800
Located on 39 lush acres within Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park, the garden includes a
Victorian-style Wedding Garden, and the auditorium,
deck and lawn can be rented for receptions.
Kate Wollman Rink–Prospect Park
West Houston St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
With indoor and outdoor turf fields, batting cages and
a small climbing wall, the pier has been the site of
film series and workshops.
Hudson River Park—Pier 45
Lincoln Center Plaza
Christopher St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
With downtown views, the pier is able to hold as many
as 5,000 people.
West 65th St. and Broadway, 212.875.5003
The plaza is a grand open-air space modeled after
Michelangelo’s Campidoglio in Rome, which features
a round black granite fountain as the centerpiece. The
space can hold 2,000 people.
North of Christopher St. at the Hudson River,
917.661.8740
With a capacity of 1,000 people, the space has a turf
surface and was the site of Travel & Leisure
magazine’s awards party this past July.
Its entrance adorned by a historic arch gate, this pier
has hosted many events, among them a Marc Jacobs
fashion show, Heritage of Pride’s celebrations and a
summer jazz festival.
North Moore St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
A small space that is home to the River Project
research facility, this space suits educational events.
West 22nd St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
The pier offers benches and planters among its
10,000 square feet near the Chelsea Piers complex.
Near Lincoln Road and Ocean Ave., Brooklyn,
718.965.7777
The “other” Wollman rink, located in Prospect Park,
can be reserved for ice skating parties in the late fall
and winter, and pedal boat parties in the summer and
early fall. It can accommodate as many as 300 guests
for private rink rental.
North Moore St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
This pier includes volleyball courts, miniature golf and
a small café. The space has hosted dance series and
educational programs.
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Palm House
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
New York Botanical Garden
200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, 718.817.8700
This Bronx-based garden offers 250 acres—more
space than almost any event requires. The Garden
Terrace Room, with capacity for 600 dinner guests or
1,000 for a reception, scales it down a bit. Abigail
Kirsch is the garden’s exclusive caterer.
The Picnic House at Prospect Park
Near Prospect Park West and 3rd St., Brooklyn,
718.965.7777
With its view of Prospect Park’s Long Meadow, the
Picnic House can accommodate as many as 250
guests for concerts or 175 for a party. The
3,600-square-foot space has a raised stage, fireplace, piano and two restrooms. In February 2004, the
space will close for renovations.
Rink Bar and Café
Fifth Ave. between 49th and 50th Streets,
212.332.7621
From May through September, the Rink Bar replaces
the famous ice skating rink in Rockefeller Center. The
café seats 175 for banquets and 450 for receptions;
there is also a small private area available.
NEW Tobacco Warehouse
26 New Dock St., Brooklyn, 917.842.3283
The Tobacco Warehouse in the Empire Fulton Ferry
State Park in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn is—of
course—a former tobacco warehouse. Built in 1871,
it has the brick walls and cement floor you
expect to find in such a space. But it doesn't have a
roof, making it feel like an industrial fortress in ruin.
Wollman Rink–Central Park
59th St. at Sixth Ave., 212.439.6900
Wollman Rink isn’t just for skating. In winter and
summer, it hosts everything from private parties to
product launches. The venue can accommodate 3,000
guests and includes more than 50,000 square feet of
indoor and outdoor space, a state-of-the-art sound
system, theatrical lighting, private bathrooms, a
party tent and a green room.
Winter Garden Plaza
4 World Financial Center, 212.945.2600
The 10,000-square-foot open-air piazza,provides
breathtaking views of the Hudson River, and events
can be held weekday evenings and weekend
afternoons.
—Edited By Mark Mavrigian
Terraces, Roofs & Gardens
Guests can get some fresh
air—and maybe have a
smoke—at these venues
Above 60
Cooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum - Smithsonian Institution
2 East 91st St., 212.849.8400
The lovely terraced Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden
opens onto the mansion’s lawn, which may be tented
for sit-down dinners. The terrace seats 500 or can
accommodate 1,000 for a reception.
60 Thompson St, 212.431.0400
SoHo boutique hotel 60 Thompson’s bar and outdoor
patio connect to the hotel's penthouse suite. Lined
with blonde wood-framed furniture and lounge chairs,
the space can hold 150 for cocktails or seat 70.
NEW Deck at Pier 59
AMC Empire
Django
234 West 42nd St., 212.398.2597
This cinema megaplex offers three terraces that
overlook Times Square. The largest can accommodate
American Museum of Natural History
The Arthur Ross outdoor terrace just outside the
Powerhouse event space has a spectacular view of the
Rose Center for Earth and Space, especially at night.
American Park at the Battery
Inside Battery Park across from State St.,
212.809.5508
A spacious, 200-seat outdoor patio offers views of
Brooklyn, the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty.
NEW Ava Lounge
Avalon
6 West 20th St., 212.807.7780
Avalon, the latest club borne of the old Limelight
space, has an 1,100-square-foot smoking patio.
B Bar & Grill
40 East 4th St., 212.475.2220
A spacious 2,000-square-foot patio adjoins this East
Village spot.
Boathouse in Central Park
Fifth Ave., at 72nd St., 212.517.2233
During the warmer months, the Garden Pavilion opens
to include space outdoors, allowing the area to hold
as many as 1,500 guests for a reception.
Bridgewaters
11 Fulton St., 212.608.8823
A narrow outdoor terrace wraps the south and west
sides of the event space, offering views of the South
Street Seaport.
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd., 718.220.5197
Operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the
Bronx Zoo can host private events. It features formal
dining and picnic areas, as well as the Dancing Crane
Café. After-hours animal viewing is available.
Bryant Park Grill
480 Lexington Ave., 212.871.6600
This restaurant has an 80-seat wraparound outdoor
café perched four feet above the street.
Dos Caminos Soho
475 West Broadway, 212.277.4300
The SoHo branch of B. R. Guest’s original Dos
Caminos on Park Avenue South offers a 60-seat
outdoor patio.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
4881 Broadway, 212.304.9422
It’s the last remaining farmhouse in Manhattan with
gardens kept in 18th-century style on a half-acre park.
Eaglesnest Studio
259 East 30th St., 13th Floor, 212.736.6221
This loft near Penn Station has a terrace overlooking
Eighth Avenue and the Hudson River that can
accommodate 60 guests for cocktails.
NEW Five Front
Five Front offers New American fare in a lovely spot
off the Brooklyn Promenade. Its garden can seat 45.
Gallery at the One Club
21 East 26th St., 212.340.4792
A 250-square-foot terrace overlooking Madison Square
Park is available for events.
Guastavino’s
409 East 59th St., 212.980.2455
Put guests in wicker chairs at umbrella-shaded tables
in this restaurant’s lush garden terrace.
Hotel Giraffe
365 Park Ave. South, 212.685.7700
The 3,250-square-foot penthouse has views of Park
Avenue South and a 700-square-foot rooftop garden.
Hudson Hotel
356 West 58th St., 212.554.6000
A rooftop garden on the 24th floor adjacent to the
penthouse provides magnificent views. The entire
floor can accommodate 595 for a reception. Also, the
3,200-square-foot Private Park garden on the lobby
level can hold as many as 350 for cocktails.
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86, 46th St., at 12th Ave., 212.265.6065
This Navy aircraft-turned-museum-and-event space
can host 2,500 guests on its 900-foot flight deck.
Café St. Bart’s
with an outside patio, a warm exposed-brick dining
room and an atrium, as well as four private rooms
seating groups from 25 to 400 people.
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Iris
and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
1000 Fifth Ave., 212.570.3773
Among the delights at the world-famous Met is a
10,000-square-foot gorgeous sculpture- and
shrubbery-filled roof space with views of Central Park.
The garden can seat 300 or 600 for a reception.
Milk Studios
450 West 15th St., 212.645.2797
This studio offers a raw 15,000-square-foot rooftop.
Morris-Jumel Mansion
Roger Morris Park, 65 Jumel Terrace, 212.923.8008
The mansion, reputed as the oldest house in
Manhattan, sits on the northern edge of Harlem, and
offers its terrace for special events.
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
& Garden
421 East 61st St., 212.838.6878
As the name implies, there’s a garden on the grounds
of this Upper East Side historical museum.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave., 212.534.1672
With a back terrace and a front courtyard, the
museum has some fine outdoor spaces.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, 212.968.1800
A terrace is part of the museum’s new 82,000-squarefoot east wing that opens in September. The
3,775-square-foot terrace and adjoining lobby can
hold 525 for a recpetion or seat 260.
New Leaf Café
1 Margaret Corbin Drive, 212.568.5323
This lodge-like restaurant in Fort Tryon Park offers
dining space with views of the Hudson River Valley.
New York Academy of Sciences
2 East 63rd St., 212.838.0230
The academy’s courtyard features seasonal plantings.
25 West 40th St, 212.840.6500
The restaurant’s stone terrace is sandwiched between
the New York Public Library and Bryant Park.
Jean Georges
Café St. Bart’s
Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers
109 East 50th St., 212.888.2664
The café’s Great Terrace overlooks Park Avenue, and
can seat 200 or accommodate 300 for a reception.
23rd St. at Chelsea Piers, 212.336.6036
The Lighthouse features an open-air deck overlooking
the water that can be used year-round.
Surf Ave., and West 8th St., Brooklyn, 718.265.3427
The New York Aquarium hosts events and meetings,
offering dolphin shows, animal feedings and tours.
The aquarium can be reserved for large events, or the
Sea Cliffs exhibit can suit a more intimate affair.
NEW Campbell Apartment Terrace
Loggia
Niketown
Grand Central Terminal, 15 Vanderbilt Ave.,
212.980.9476
The Campbell Apartment has a 1,000-square-foot
outdoor terrace dotted with mahogany rocking chairs.
The terrace can accommodate 60 for a reception.
135 West 52nd St., 212.887.9400
The 6,000-square-foot outdoor restaurant and event
space at the Flatotel occupies the breezeway between
the hotel and its neighboring building. Catered by
in-house restaurant Moda, Loggia can accommodate
150 for a sit-down function or 400 for cocktails.
6 East 57th St., 212.891.6453
The athletic retail mecca has a rooftop garden on its
sixth floor, offering a view of 57th Street. In warmer
months, the roof can be uncovered or tented, and
Niketown offers heated tents for cold-weather events.
NEW Maison
1700 Broadway, 212.757.2233
The Midtown restaurant’s patio can seat 200, and 14
tables and a bar are set aside especially for smokers.
118 10th Ave., 212.352.3313
This Chelsea hotspot has a rooftop deck off the
penthouse. The Park also offers a street-level garden
adjacent to the restaurant.
Merchant’s House Museum
NEW Patio in Dag Hammarskjold Park
29 East 4th St., 212.777.1089
Behind the house is a 25- by 50-foot garden that can
be tented for events.
342 East 47th St., 212.980.9476
Rub elbows with diplomats at the Patio, a new
space inside Dag Hammarskjold Park. The 2,000square-foot patio is surrounded by the Katharine
Hepburn gardens, and has a glass-walled
Greenhouse cafe. It can hold as many as 100
for a reception.
Chazal
41 Madison Ave., 212.545.8555
A lovely outdoor terrace with views of the renovated
Madison Square Park can seat as many as 100.
China Club
268 West 47th St., 212.398.3800
The 7,000-square-foot Jade Terrace rooftop garden
and lounge can accommodate 450 for a reception.
Cipriani Sutton
313 East 58th St., 212.499.0599
The landmark building operated by the Cipriani family
has an open rooftop.
1 Central Park West, 212.299.3900
A terrace at the famed French restaurant can seat 40.
Metropolitan Café
959 First Ave., 212.759.5600
Simple American food is served in a garden setting,
New York Aquarium
Park
NEW Penthouse 15
336 West 37th St., 15th Floor. 212.871.0939
Located in Hell’s Kitchen, Penthouse 15 has a
2,500-square-foot rooftop deck overlooking the
surrounding neighborhood.
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers
23rd St. at the Hudson River, 212.336.6144
The space’s Hudson River-facing glass walls open up
to a terrace.
Primal Light Studios
418 West 25th St., 212.741.8000
A deck offers stunning views of the West Side.
Ramscale Studio
55 Bethune St., 212.206.6580
Ramscale has a 1,800-square-foot terrace
overlooking the Hudson River.
River Café
One of Brooklyn’s most famous restaurants, its
outdoor patio beneath the Brooklyn Bridge faces the
water and can seat 120 or hold 150 for cocktails.
Seaport Café
89 South Street Seaport, 212.964.1120
At Pier 17 at South Street Seaport, the Seaport Cafe
can seat 80 and offers views of the East River.
Shop Studios
442 West 49th St., 212.245.6154
Shop offers an outside deck at its 3,000-square-foot
loft space.
Sky Studios
704 Broadway, 212.533.3030
This swank space features a terrace garden,
swimming pool and rooftop garden.
210 West 55th St. Penthouse Level, 212.956.7020
The 1,000-square-foot terrace above this stylish hotel
bar has wood floor tiles, plus lots of plastic ivy on the
walls (it's much cooler than it sounds).
Pier 59 at Chelsea Piers, 212.691.5959
Located on the second floor atop Pier 59 Studios, the
5,250-square-foot Deck is an outdoor restaurant and
bar space that can seat 150 or hold 300 for cocktails.
Splashlight Studios
529-535 West 35th St.,212.268.7247
Splashlight’s fourth floor studio opens to a
2,500-square-foot outdoor terrace.
Studio 450
450 West 31st St., 212.290.1400
A large outdoor deck off the penthouse event space
offers a great view of the Hudson River.
Tavern on the Green
A landscaped outdoor terrace complete with canopies
with trees accompanies this classic New York venue.
NEW Ulysses
95 Pearl St., 212.482.0400
On one of the oldest streets in Manhattan, Ulysses is
an Irish pub that offers a 150-seat sidewalk patio.
Verbena
54 Irving Place, 212.260.5454
Verbena’s gorgeous 90-seat outdoor patio emits a
calm just outside its subterranean dining room.
Wave Hill
675 West 252nd St., 718.549.3200
The Great Lawn is available after public hours for
outdoor functions.
Water’s Edge
East River at 44th Drive, 718.482.0033
Water’s Edge offers great views of the East River and
the Manhattan skyline from its terrace.
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Take an event on the water with these big ships
Metropolitan’s tastefully decorated yacht, the
Mystique, has two enclosed decks, an open-air
observation deck and heating and air
conditioning—making it suitable for year-round
rental for banquets and receptions. As many as
250 guests can gather for cocktails; 125 can dine
for a seated dinner. Full-service bars, food service
areas and dance floors are located on each
enclosed deck.
New York Harbor Cruises
5 Gotham Ave., Brooklyn, 718.646.8083
This event production company has two yachts for
year-round use for corporate or private functions.
Both boats include sound and lighting facilities
and kitchens, and outside caterers are allowed. You
can cruise around Manhattan or remain docked at
East 23rd Street.
Skyline Cruise Lines
1 World's Fair Marina, Queens, 718.446.1100
The Skyline Princess yacht is an all-weather,
120-foot-long, three-tiered luxury vessel available
for events. The top floor deck can be enclosed for
year-round use.
Circle Line Harbor Cruises
NEW Abigail K
Skyport Marina, East 23rd St., 212.463.0010
The Abigail K is a 130-foot yacht operated by Abigail
Kirsch Culinary Productions. The yacht is available for
four-hour charters and features an open-air sun deck,
glass-enclosed lounge with a piano bar and teak
deck. The yacht can hold 150 people for
corporate and social events.
Adirondack Sailing Excursions
Pier 62, 22nd St. at the Hudson River, 917.447.7245
The Adirondack is a 79-foot schooner decorated in
cedar and birch that’s available for charter from May
to October and holds 49 passengers.
Battery Park South Ferry and Liberty State Park, N.J.,
212.809.0808
Circle Line Harbor Cruises charters events on seven
ferries, the largest of which can accommodate 700 for
cocktails. Ferries can cruise past landmarks and travel
up the Hudson River or to Long Island. The company
recently unveiled the Zephyr, (above) a large yacht
decorated with mahogany bars and plasma monitors
that can hold 400 guests.
large as 600. Carnegie Hall chose this charter company
for its employee appreciation cruise this summer.
Circle Line
Affairs Afloat
Pier 83, West 42nd St., 212.563.3200
West Houston St. at Pier 40, West Side Hwy.,
212.987.2628
Affairs Afloat books events on the Queen of Hearts,
the city’s largest showboat, and its sister ship, the
Star. Docked at Pier 40, both ships have year-round
climate control and audiovisual systems. The Queen
of Hearts, with its casino gaming equipment and
dance floor, can accommodate 540 passengers. The
Star holds 300.
Circle Line Seaport
Bacon Yacht Charter
West 79th St., Boat Basin off Riverside Park,
212.873.7558
For small, private dinners on the water, Bacon
charters a 54-foot sailing vessel that can hold six
people and features gourmet menus.
Bargemusic
Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, 718.624.2083
Permanently moored beneath the Brooklyn Bridge at
historic Fulton Ferry Landing, Bargemusic is a
converted coffee barge that’s now a chamber music
hall. Available year-round for corporate and private
events on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the
barge has a maximum capacity of 125.
NEW Calypso
North Cove Marina, 212.736.1010
The Calypso is a private yacht that can hold 40
passengers. It offers four-hour charters, and
packages include dinner, cocktails and music.
CharterPro Yachts
484 West 43rd St., 212.695.4849
CharterPro hosts events onboard its fleet of 15 yachts
in New York Harbor. It can accommodate groups as
Spirit City Cruises/Bateaux NY
Pier 62, 23rd St. at the Hudson River,
212.352.1366
Bateaux’s elegant, glass-enclosed yacht, the
Celestial, cruises around Manhattan, and offers a
300-capacity dining room that can be divided by a
soundproofed partition for smaller groups.
Windridge Yacht Charters
Pier 59, 23rd St. at the Hudson River, 212.367.7510
From June through August, Windridge offers four-hour
charter trips for corporate functions for as many as
500 guests.
World Yacht
Pier 81, West 41st St. at the Hudson River,
212.630.8800
World Yacht’s fleet of five ships offers brunch and dinner cruises for as many as 500. Ships are climate controlled for year-round use.
Yachts for All Seasons
1700 York Ave., 212.534.6380
Yachts for All Seasons coordinates corporate and
private events on more than 25 yachts harbored around
New York, ranging from small sailboats to large dinner
yachts. The company has two new ships, the Atlantica
and the Romantica. The biggest yacht, the Horizon, can
host events for 600.
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Dazzling Event Afloat.
Pier 16, South Street Seaport, 212.563.3200
Circle Line charters cruises around New York for
parties of as many as 500.
Frying Pan
Pier 63, 23rd St. at the Hudson River, 212.989.6363
This unrestored, pre-war lightship was used off the
coast of North Carolina from 1929 to 1964; in the
early 1980s it was raised from Chesapeake Bay,
restored and brought to its current home on the
Hudson River. The ship accommodates 300 and its
private dock holds 500.
Historic Ferry Yankee
Pier 25, Hudson River Park, 212.267.7236
This restored 97-year-old ship, the oldest working
ferry in the United States, is docked at Pier 25 and
can be rented for special events for as many as 250
people. The ship can provide catering or you can bring
in your own.
Horizon Cruises
Lincoln Harbor Marina, Weehawken, N.J., and Pier 63,
23rd St. at the Hudson River, 866.467.4166
Horizon’s flagship looks like James Bond might drop in
at any moment with Pussy Galore. Three decks can
hold 600 and the company also has three other
vessels. Departures are from Chelsea Piers.
Lots of Yachts/Lots of Spots
1 Irving Place, Suite P27A 212.505.2214
This company charters various sized boats for events,
including a 167-foot yacht that can accommodate 500.
Metropolitan Yacht
2415 Richmond Road, Staten Island, 718.351.9395
Cruising from the New York Skyport Marina, the
World Yacht provides the
perfect setting for your special
event. We’ll transport you
and your guests to a magical
place where delicious cuisine,
attentive service and spectacular views create an event like no other.
Large sundecks and panoramic windows provide expansive and
wonderful views. And, each stable and spacious yacht is climate
controlled for year-round comfort.
World Yacht’s fleet of five accommodates 50-500 guests.
Pier 81, West 41st Street, NYC
212-630-8800 | www.worldyacht.com
The Place to Celebrate
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Tourist-Friendly Venues
These locations are ideal for
entertaining out-of-town guests
American Museum of Natural History
Frequent visitors to New York who are looking for
something different will appreciate the renovated Hall
of Ocean Life. The giant whale suspended overhead
makes it one of the most unique venues in New York.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Ellis Island, New York Harbor, 212.344.0996
Guests can get a history lesson and a closer look at
the Statue of Liberty, one of New York’s most wellknown landmarks. The ferry ride out to Ellis Island
also provides great views of the tip of Manhattan.
Grand Central Terminal
—Vanderbilt Hall
42nd St. and Park Ave., 212.340.2347
Grand Central’s wide, open spaces and Beaux Arts
architecture provide an elegant venue for guests and
a historic landmark for sightseers.
Lincoln Center—Avery Fisher Hall
Visitors may recognize this theater as the home of the
New York Philharmonic, or they can enjoy the views of
the famous fountain in Lincoln Center’s plaza.
Madame Tussaud’s
234 West 42nd St., 800.246.8872
Everyone expects to see celebrities in New York, so
show them the wax variety.
Empire State Building Observatory
Metropolitan Museum of Art
350 Fifth Ave., 212.736.3100
Give guests disposable cameras and show them the
most spectacular views of the city.
1000 Fifth Ave., 212.570.3773
New York’s biggest–and most famous–art museum is
full of art and artifacts.
Plaza
South Street Seaport Museum
Fifth Ave. at Central Park South, 212.759.3000
Known as one of the most luxurious hotels in the
world, the Plaza gives guests a pampered hotel stay
and stellar views of Central Park.
207 Front St., 212.748.8600
Rink Bar
1260 Sixth Ave., 212.465.6106
The home of the Rockettes was once the world’s
largest indoor theater.
Bridgewaters
11 Fulton St., 212.608.8823
The Seaport is a great vantage point for a view of the
Brooklyn Bridge. The area’s historic surroundings and
shop-lined streets complete the experience.
Studio 54
Rainbow Room
254 West 54th St., 212.445.0190
It’s the most famous nightclub ever, so give guests a
chance to mingle in its main theater or upstairs bar.
Tavern on the Green
Rainbow Grill
An event at Tavern on the Green will give guests a
chance to visit Central Park and dine in one of New
York’s most famous restaurants.
Tourists will love the Art Deco design and
panoramic views of the city at the Rainbow Room
or Grill.
Times Square Studios
Rink Bar
Fifth Ave. between 49th and 50th Sts., 212.332.7694
They’ve seen it on the Today show–now show out-oftowners the famous Prometheus statue in person.
1500 Broadway, 212.930.7751
Out-of-towners will get a kick out of watching ABC’s
Good Morning America and then having cocktails in
its studio, with its view of Times Square.
—Amanda Trimble
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Make the scene at Manhattan’s chic
new floating bistro, complete with
creative cuisine, a trendy disco and a live
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Cruises available from Chelsea Piers in Manhattan and Port Imperial Ferry Terminal in Weehawken
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Isn’t there enough stress and anxiety in the world? Give guests a break
at one of these spots
Millefleurs offers everything from aromatic facials
and body wraps to tarot card readings. Catered
corporate parties are available.
Nickel Spa for Men
77 Eighth Ave., 212.242.3203
The American offshoot of spas in Paris, Nickel is a
male-only spa housed in a former bank. With its
marble columns, the bi-level spa features a cobalt
blue and concrete-block interior that’s masculine and
modern by design.
Peninsula New York Health
Club & Spa
SkinCareLab
568 Broadway, 212.334.3142
This spa is cool, modern, minimalist—and a favorite
of Sarah Jessica Parker’s, no less. A nice bonus: Each
spa client gets an individual treatment room with a
shower, so no one has to see you shuffling around in a
terry cloth robe.
Soho Sanctuary
119 Mercer St., 212.334.5550
The women-only Soho Sanctuary offers peace and
relaxation for the mind and body by presenting pilates
classes and pampering body treatments and facials.
Spa at Chelsea Piers
Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, Sports Center, 23rd St. at the
Hudson River, 212.336.6780
Tucked into the large Chelsea Piers gym, this spa has
eight rooms for treatments like reflexology, facials,
massage, manicures and pedicures.
Stone Spa
Clay
Avon Salon & Spa
Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Ave., 888.577.2866
With a name like Avon, you expect full-service beauty
treatments. But this spot adds a conference center to
the spa, with two state-of-the-art meeting rooms that
can accommodate as many as 75 people.
Back to Basics Massage Ltd.
315 West 57th St., 212.974.0988
This day spa promotes relaxation in a serene and
nurturing setting that offers massages, myofascial
techniques and reflexology. There is also a sauna and
steam room.
Bliss Soho
568 Broadway, 212.219.8970
Greenhouse Spa
John Allan’s
Heaven Day Spa at the Manning
Institute
46 East 46th St., 212.922.0361
This salon is for the boys: Haircuts happen in a cigar
room, and can be followed up with a trip to the
billiards lounge.
47 West St., 212.785.0330
Known for its fantastic facials, this spa is a relaxed
haven for holistic healing and health services.
Housed in a former printing press, the spa has
lots of natural light and views of the Hudson, plus
a café.
Faina Day Spa
Hilton Fitness Club & Spa
315 West 57th St., 212.245.6557
This is a small spa that can host groups of eight for
head-to-toe treatments, including massages, facials
and body scrubs.
1335 Sixth Ave., 212.261.5903
If you’re scheduling a meeting at the Hilton, add a
trip to the fifth floor for some post-event relaxation.
Hilton’s spa offers a variety of European and Asian
massage techniques, facials and body treatments, as
well as manicures and pedicures. Eight treatment
rooms are available.
Four Seasons Hotel Spa
57 East 57th St., 212.350.6420
Located in the posh Four Seasons Hotel, this spa
25 West 14th St., 212.206.9200
The hip health club Clay offers more than treadmills
and boxing: A co-ed lounge contains a flat screen and
Web-ready computer, as well as a sunken fireplace
with seating along the stone hearth. There’s also a
roof deck, individual saunas and massage rooms, and
a wellness spa.
127 East 57th St., 212.644.4449
Greenhouse can host spa events that incorporate
revitalizing spa services and consulting. The spa
offers several packaged corporate reward programs,
including corporate gift certificates and on-site
wellness programs.
19 East 57th St., 212.219.8970
Marcia Kilgore’s Bliss spas have attracted a cult
following, thanks to a blend of traditional and fanciful
treatments like the hot salt scrub and “aromassage.” If
there’s an It spa for It Girls, this is, well, it.
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Photo: Eric Laignel (Clay)
offers an array of soothing massages and has
massage therapists on call every day for upscale,
luxurious pampering and relaxation in the middle of
New York.
125 Fourth Ave., 212.254.3045
The spa recently moved into a new two-floor facility in
Union Square, and offers treatments centered on its
namesake—therapeutic massages using warm
stones. Other relaxing services include Mayan mud
treatments, meditation baths and body wraps.
700 Fifth Ave., 212.903.3910
Located on the top of the ritzy Peninsula Hotel, this
35,000-square-foot spa combines great views of New
York—thanks to an indoor pool that overlooks Fifth
Avenue and a rooftop sundeck—with a variety of
full-service spa treatments.
95 Trinity Place, 212.406.3000
John Allan’s Midtown Club
La Casa Day Spa
41 East 20th St., 212.673.2272
La Casa Day Spa offers a variety of relaxation
services, including holistic body treatments,
massages, facials and aromatherapy. For post-event
relaxation, the company can provide treatments and
therapies designed to rejuvenate and relieve stress.
At the spa, a variety of massage techniques are
available, as well as body wraps, sensory isolation,
flotation and skin treatments.
Millefleurs
130 Franklin St., 212.966.3656
A unique temple environment for men and women,
Oasis Day Spa
1 Park Ave., 212.254.7722
108 East 16th St.
The popular Oasis Day Spas in Union Square and on
Park Avenue offer a variety of spa treatments, plus a
a conference room that can be used for out-of-office
meetings. If you can’t bring your group to the spa, the
spa can come to you: Oasis will bring chair massages,
mini-facials and foot massages to events.
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HOT NEIGHBORHOOD:
Dumbo
Dumbo Arts Center Gallery
30 Washington St., 718.694.0831
This gallery contains 2,600 square feet of raw space
with room for 220 seated guests or 350 for cocktails.
Superfine
126 Front St., 718.243.9005
Situated under the Manhattan Bridge, this hipster bar
has an exposed brick warehouse setting and
Mediterranean-inspired menu.
The Stable – J Mandle Performance
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16 Main St., 718.246.7440
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This dark wood-covered restaurant has a gallery space,
a dining room with seating for 150 and a downstairs
space with columns, stone walls and banquettes.
70 Washington St., 718.875.7170
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81 Washington St., 718.222.1568
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outfitted with smooth cement floors and stark wood.
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menu, two dining rooms, a bar and a private room.
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38 Water St., 718.384.8794
This versatile performance space is the current home
of the pioneering avant-garde theater company the
Wooster Group.
83 Front St., 718.797.2872
Hold a teambuilding session at this boxing gym—its
15,000 square feet can also serve as a meeting site.
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56 Water St., 718.422.0989
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1 Water St., 718.522.5200
Come for fine dining and picture-perfect views of lower
Manhattan from the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. The
café’s outdoor space holds 150 for cocktails.
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Situated under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges—the
name stands for “down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass”—
this Brooklyn neighborhood is packed with cool venues
River Café
Tobacco Warehouse
Bargemusic
Fulton Ferry Landing, 718.624.2083
This converted coffee barge encloses a chamber music
hall. Corporate and private events can be arranged
year-round, and the barge can hold as many as 125.
26 New Dock St., 917.842.3283
Brick walls and a cement floor are all that remain of
this former 19th century tobacco warehouse in EmpireFulton Ferry State Park. The structure has a cool
industrial ruins feel.
Tobacco Warehouse
287 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013
212.727 2424, 212.727 2820 Fax
www.greatperformances.com
Venues
Asia Society and Museum
Big Apple Circus
Café Mae Mae
Central Park Zoo
The Sports Venues at Chelsea Piers
Ellis Island
Hudson
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MoMAQNS
New York Aquarium
NBA Store
The Show Piers
Staten Island Yankees
Wave Hill
Zephyr
Outer Boroughs Index
There’s more to New York than
Manhattan. Here’s a list of the
venues in the other four
boroughs
THE BRONX
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, 718.681.6000
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd., 718.220.5197
Lehman Center for the
Performing Arts
250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, 718.960.8833
New York Botanical Garden
200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., 718.817.8700
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway at West 246th St.,
718.543.3344
Wave Hill
675 West 252nd St., 718.549.3200
Yankee Stadium
161st St. at River Ave., 718.293.6000
Arts at Saint Ann’s
38 Water St., 718.384.8794
Bargemusic
Fulton Ferry Landing, 718.624.2083
Boathouse at Prospect Park
58 Seventh Ave., 718.622.3300
Brooklyn Loft
70 Washington St., 718.875.7170
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy., 718.638.5000
Brooklyn Music School
126 Saint Felix St., 718.638.5660
Brooklyn Public Library
—Central Library
Grand Army Plaza, 718.230.2198
Carousel at Prospect Park
Willink entrance at Empire Blvd. and Flatbush Ave.,
718.965.7777
Dumbo Arts Center Gallery
30 Washington St., 718.694.0831
Five Front
5 Front St., 718.625.5559
Picnic House at Prospect Park
Gage & Tollner Restaurant
Mark Morris Dance Center
Tobacco Warehouse
372 Fulton St., 718.875.5181
3 Lafayette Ave., 718.624.8400
26 New Dock St., 212.694.3606
Galapagos Art Space
Micro Museum
Water Street Bar
70 North 6th St., 718.782.5188
123 Smith St., 718.797.3116
66 Water St., 718.625.9352
Giando on the Water
New York Aquarium
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
400 Kent St., 718.387.7000
Surf. Ave. at West 8th St., 718.265.3427
135 Broadway, 718.486.6012
Gleason’s Gym
New York Marriott Brooklyn
83 Front St., 718.797.2872
QUEENS
333 Adams St., 718.246.7000
Grand Prospect Hall
New York Transit Museum
263 Prospect Ave., 718.788.0777
Hudson Waterfront Museum and
Showboat Barge
701 Columbia St., 718.624.4719
95 Prospect Park West, 718.287.3400
Center—3 Metrotech Center
3 Metrotech Center, 718.242.5006
30 Lafayette Ave., 718.636.4111
Kate Wollman Rink—Prospect Park
Boerum Place at Schermerhorn St., 718.694.1600
Northside Bank
33 Grand St., 718.218.0055
Palm House at Brooklyn
Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., 718.398.2400
American Museum of the Moving
Image
36-01 35th Ave., 718.784.4520
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 718.760.6280
Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory
of Music
42-76 Main St., 718.461.8910
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Brooklyn Academy of Music’s
Rose Cinemas
Near Lincoln Road at Ocean Ave., 718.965.7777
178 Broadway, 718.387.7400
Picnic House at Prospect Park
161-04 Jamaica Ave., 718.658.7400
Kensington Stables
30 Lafayette Ave., 718.623.2770
51 Caton Place, 718.972.4588
Near Prospect Park West at Third St., 718.965.7777
Museum for African Art
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Keyspan Park
River Café
1000 Washington Ave., 718.623.7200
1904 Surf Ave., 718.449.8497
1 Water St., 718.522.5200
Brooklyn Brewery
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Smack Mellon Gallery
79 North 11th St., 718.735.4440
81 Washington St., 718.222.1568
56 Water St., 718.422.0989
New York Hall of Science
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Lundy Bros. Restaurant
Superfine
47-01 111 St., Flushing Meadows-Corona Park,
718.699.0005
145 Brooklyn Ave., 718.735.4440
1901 Emmons Ave., 718.743.0022
126 Front St., 718.243.9005
36-01 43rd Ave., 718.784.7700
Museum of Modern Art, Queens
45-20 33rd St., 212.708.9400
P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave., 718.784.2084
Museum of Modern Art, Queens
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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., 718.886.3800
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 718.592.9700
Sculpture Center
44-19 Purves St., 718.361.1750
Shea Stadium
12-301 Roosevelt Ave., 718.507.6387
Terrace on the Park
52-11 111th St., 718.592.5000
Water’s Edge
44th Drive at the East River, 718.482.0033
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Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Ave., 718.351.1611
Jacques Marchais Museum
of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Ave., 718.987.3500
Richmond County Bank Ballpark at
Saint George
75 Richmond Terrace, 718.720.9265
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace, 718.448.2500
Staten Island Institute of
Arts & Sciences
75 Stuyvesant Place, 718.727.1135
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CONFERENCE & CONVENTION
CENTERS
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truck bays.
Caramoor
Harrison Conference Center
at Glen Cove
Chauncey Conference Center
Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ, 609.921.3600
On 370 wooded acres (including a three-acre lake),
this technologically up-to-date conference center
offers a serene environment for small to mid-sized
meetings, plus a separate house on the property for
executive retreats.
C. W. Post Campus, LIU
720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY, 516.299.2781
This isn’t just another pretty campus—it has 50
meeting and conference rooms available year round.
The largest room holds 2,200 (but is currently under
construction until November 2004), and the school
can set up teleconferencing facilities and PC and Mac
labs. When school is out during the summer, 1,400
beds are available.
Digital Sandbox
at Long Island Technology Center
3500 Sunrise Hwy., Great River, NY, 631.859.0500
This 11,400-square-foot high-tech space is a sister of
two more Digital Sandbox venues in Manhattan. But
this venue is wired to include digitized
videoconferencing, electronic whiteboards, broadband
Internet connections and satellite digital broadcast
television capabilities.
Dolce Tarrytown House
49 East Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 914.591.8200
This late 19th-century estate with views of the
Hudson River Valley morphed into a conference center
with 30 conference rooms about 30 years ago. There’s
no laurel-resting, though: The 30,000 square feet of
meeting space is up to technological snuff and, after
work, there’s dining, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
Doral Arrowwood
975 Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook, NY, 914.939.5500
Doral is a conference center and resort, integrating
three dozen meeting spaces with a golf course, sports
center and four restaurants on 114 acres.
Doral Forrestal
100 College Road East., Princeton, NJ, 609.452.7800
Meetings come fully loaded here, with everything from
ergonomic chairs to a Philips sound system. A total of
35,000 square feet of space includes 33 conference
rooms and two ballrooms. Restaurants, a bar and a
complete spa are also on the grounds.
Edith Macy Conference Center
550 Chappaqua Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY,
914.945.8000
Forty-five minutes from Midtown, 400 wooded acres
are home to a conference center with meeting rooms
and an amphitheater. Also on the property is the
Creedon Center, designed for smaller groups who need
a more secluded atmosphere.
Garden State Convention
& Exhibition Center
50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ, 732.469.4000
This exhibit hall with 62,000 square feet can
hold 440 8- by 10-foot booths. There’s a
concrete show floor (so load capacity isn’t
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Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, NY, 516.671.6400
On the Gold Coast of Long Island, a glamorous
Georgian mansion built in 1910 now has 27
conference rooms with teleconferencing capabilities
and all the other high-tech gizmos. It also works well
for dinners—and guest rooms await after dessert.
NEW JP Morgan Chase Conference
Center—Newport
575 Washington Blvd., Jersey City, NJ, 201.595.6597
This new 28,000-square-foot facility offers 12 rooms
for conferences. Three of the conference rooms can be
combined to accommodate as many as 320 people in
a theater style set-up. There’s also a boardroom for
20, six small meeting rooms and two lounges. Video
conferencing is available. The center has its own
technical staff and offers in-house food service, or
outside catering can be arranged.
Merrill Lynch Conference and
Training Center
900 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 609.282.2672
Able to host small groups of executives or large
meetings, this conference center has 44 rooms, an
auditorium, overnight accommodations, dining
facilities and recreation options.
North Maple Inn at Basking Ridge
300 North Maple Ave., Basking Ridge, NJ,
908.953.3000
Attractively situated on 35 acres, this facility covers
the bases for conferences and events. In addition to
20,000 square feet of high-tech meeting space, there
are overnight accommodations, restaurants and a
fitness center.
NEW Dia: Beacon
Ocean Place Conference Resort
1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, NJ, 732.571.4000
On the Jersey Shore, just an hour from Manhattan,
this conference center has boardrooms, meeting
rooms (some with floor-to-ceiling windows with ocean
views), guest rooms, dining and a digital media
center for slide shows, video presentations
and teleconferencing.
Westchester County Center
198 Central Ave., White Plains, NY, 914.995.4050
Frills aren’t part of the package, but this center doesn’t
need them—it has the goods: a nearly
27,000-square-foot refurbished main hall, an exhibit
hall (12,800 square feet), a 2,800-square-foot theater
and eight meeting rooms.
E V E N T S PA C E S
Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill
81 Highland Ave., Tarrytown, NY, 914.631.3030
It would be hard for any meeting not to have a
celebratory air at this enchanting mansion with views
of the Hudson; social events, of course, are a perfect
fit. You can use two ballrooms or book the whole
mansion, which is about 45 minutes from the city.
Capitol Theatre
149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, NY, 914.934.9362
This old playhouse with a fully functional stage can
host a variety of events. The orchestra seating can
hold 1,800 for cocktails and 700 for seated dinners.
Dave & Buster’s
1856 Veteran's Memorial Hwy., Islandia, NY,
631.582.6615
The Long Island outpost of the Dave & Buster’s
entertainment venue chain can provide space for a
business luncheon or sales meeting. And, afterward,
it offers entertainment options: more than 200
games—from the latest in high-tech interactive play
to more laid-back choices like Skee-Ball.
Deep Hollow Ranch
Montauk, NY, 631.668.2744
America's oldest cattle ranch offers a range of
events on the range, including horseback tours (with
a ride on the beach) and barbecues. The ranch has
customized many corporate events and can handle
groups of 500.
Jericho Terrace
249 Jericho Tnpk., Mineola, NY, 516.742.5251
A grand space on Long Island’s North Shore, Jericho
Terrace features manicured gardens and a marble
lobby at the entrance. Inside, waterfalls, skylight
ballrooms and fireplaces light up the space. Garden
atriums, indoor and outdoor cocktail rooms and
ballrooms can hold 500 guests.
Jillian’s of Westbury
1504 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY, 516.542.8501
This is an entertainment phantasmagoria under one
roof that includes restaurants, bowling, live music,
dancing, billiards and game rooms. For teambuilding
or unwinding, Jillian’s can customize an evening for
as many as 2,200 people, and features a video café
and private banquet room.
Lasdon Park
Route 35, Somers, NY, 516.326.2156
On 234 acres, this Westchester estate has a colonial
house that overlooks a reservoir and an arboretum of
gardens, lawns, meadows and woodlands. An open-air
tent behind the house can hold 500 for cocktails, or
seat half that number with a dance floor.
3 Beekman St., Beacon, NY, 212.989.5566
This gigantic space (encompassing almost 300,000
square feet) is the Dia Art Foundation’s latest outpost.
It’s housed in a former printing plant on 31 acres on
the banks of the Hudson River. Space rentals are limited to corporate members, who can utilize the
70,000-square-foot lower level or 10,000-square-foot
West Garden outdoor space for events.
Lodge at Windham
P. O. Box 459, C.D. Lane Road, Lodge at Windham, NY,
518.734.4300
When the snow melts, Windham’s two lodges are
available for dinner, an outdoor barbeque or a
gathering. It’s a little more than two hours from the
city. The lodge at the base of the mountain can hold
1,000; the Wheelhouse Lodge at the top can hold 600.
New Huntington Townhouse
124 East Jericho Tnpk., Huntington Station, NY,
631.427.8485
The New Huntington claims to be the largest catering
hall in the country with 100,000 square feet, and it
can hold 3,000. It is situated on a 20-acre Long
Island estate and comes with full catering and
audiovisual support.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center St., Newark, NJ, 973.642.8989
The jewel of Newark's revitalization, the main spaces
at NJPAC include the shimmering Prudential Hall and
Victoria Theater. The center accommodates banquets
and cocktail receptions—and also offers additional
rooms, such as the Chase Room—which make ideal
meeting settings.
Photo: Michael Govan, Dia Art Foundation
149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY, 914.232.5035
Caramoor bills itself as a “garden of great music,”
but you may see it as a gorgeous garden with an
equally gorgeous house museum, done in full-blown
Italian Renaissance style. An open-sided, tile-floored
pavilion connected to a tent can hold events. Le
Potager is the exclusive caterer.
NEW The Studio
250 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 601, Floral Park, NY,
516.355.2400
Close enough to New York to see the city’s skyline, this
new studio is housed in the penthouse of a historical
movie theater at Silverfox Studios. The site has a
rooftop terrace and high-tech amenities like plasma
and projection screens and in-house audio and
video production.
Tides Estate
Trenton War Memorial
200 Barracks St., Trenton, NJ, 609.984.8484
It’s not the jazziest name for a party venue, but this
lovely restored theater seats 1,807, and also has an Art
Deco ballroom (which seats 250) and conference and
meeting rooms.
Watermill Restaurant
NEW Hyatt Regency Jersey City
Newark Club
1 Newark Center, Newark, NJ, 973.242.0658
On the 22nd floor of this office building, the Newark
Club’s ballroom has fantastic views of Manhattan,
with room for 350 at a banquet or meeting.
Newark Museum
49 Washington St., Newark, NJ, 973.596.6550
Enjoy your hors d’oeuvres with Edward Hopper,
Georgia O’Keeffe and Mary Cassatt (their paintings,
that is) when you rent the museum’s formal Engelhard
Court. Other options are a sculpture garden, an auditorium and the handsome Ballantine House.
Nyack Seaport Center
21 Burd St., Nyack, NY, 845.353.3200
The Tappan Zee Bridge is especially charming when
you’re not on it—it’s better to see it at night from this
waterfront property. Just a 30-minute ride from
Manhattan, the center can host events for as many as
220 people. Lanes Catering is the exclusive caterer.
2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ, 201.469.1234
Just minutes from Manhattan on the PATH train, this
new Hyatt has views of the city skyline, plus 20,000
square feet of meeting and conference space, including a ballroom and a 600-square-foot boardroom.
Omni Diner
333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Uniondale, NY, 516.794.2107
A classic 1950's diner, complete with everything but
Fonzie, Omni can accommodate as many as 350. For
more serious matters, the Omni also has a
teleconference center, boardroom and break-out rooms.
Philip Stone Caterers handles the food.
Swan Club
Shore Road, Glenwood, NY, 516.621.7600
The family-run Swan Club encompasses seven
acres of landscaped gardens and vistas overlooking
Roslyn Harbor on Long Island, giving it a
distinctive ambience. Three rooms hold as many as 230
for a banquet with dancing.
711 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown, NY, 631.724.3242
Serene gardens, an outdoor courtyard and five
function rooms (the largest can seat 500) are some
of the amenities at this Long Island restaurant and
catering establishment. Audiovisual
equipment is available.
GOLF COURSES & CLUBS
Bethpage State Park Golf Course &
Carlyle on the Green
Bethpage State Park, 99 Quaker Meeting House Road,
Bethpage, NY, 516.501.9700
Bethpage’s golf course is one of the region’s most
well-known public courses—it hosted the 2002 U.S.
Open. Carlyle on the Green, the club situated in the
park, handles planning for all corporate golf outings
and events. Its event spaces include a ballroom with
windows on three sides, the Oak Room restaurant, a
courtyard and a lounge. The club can host picnics
for 1,000.
Brooklake Country Club
139 Brooklake Road, Florham Park, NJ, 973.377.2235
This 150-acre golf club has the requisite hills, lakes and
Casperkill Country Club
2330 Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY, 845.433.2200
You’ll want to get your business done quickly (in one of
the nine meeting rooms), so you can use Casperkill’s
calling card: an 18-hole, Robert Trent Jones-designed
golf course. There are also three swimming pools, tennis
and racquetball courts, and a bowling alley.
Centennial Golf Club
185 John Simpson Road, Carmel, NY, 845.225.5700
Bear Stearns, JP Morgan and Eastman Kodak have all
held events at this bucolic golf club, which has full
banquet facilities, about an hour north of the city.
Sixteen to 220 people can be part of a golf outing.
Crest Hollow Country Club
8325 Jericho Tnpk., Woodbury, NY, 516.692.8013
Crest Hollow's well-manicured 23 acres on Long Island's
North Shore have a wide variety of settings for events
and meetings. A state-of-the-art grand ballroom can
hold 1,500, but smaller gatherings can be held in the
courtyard, poolside or in the half-dozen indoor
function rooms.
Crystal Springs Golf
& Spa Resort
Chamoix Drive, Vernon, NJ, 973.827.4357
An hour drive from New York, Crystal Springs is a
golfer’s dream: There are four 18-hole courses and
one nine-hole executive course. For non-golfers,
there’s a resort with tropical pools, European spas
and salon services. When a new hotel facility goes up
on the property this fall, the resort will feature a
conference center, six meeting rooms and 175
hotel rooms.
1245 Belmont Ave., North Haledon, NJ, 973.423.2282
Seven acres of gardens distinguish the Tides, which can
host a banquet for 340. The estate includes a ballroom
and patio, with white-glove service all around.
greenery, making it a nice setting for a corporate golf
outing or company picnic.
Royce Brook Golf Club
201 Hamilton Road, Hillsborough, NJ, 888.434.3673
With 36 holes of golf in two courses here (the East
Course is a little easier than the West), this is a
natural for corporate golf and special events. You can be
on the links in about an hour from Manhattan.
Village Club at Lake Success
318 Lakeview Road, Great Neck, NY, 516.829.5364
On the grounds of the Lake Success golf course, this
Spanish villa is situated at the edge of the lake and
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boasts a banquet hall with a terrace. The venue can
hold 600 for cocktails, or seat 300. Catering is
provided by Philip Stone.
Woodbury Country Club
884 Jericho Tnpk., Woodbury, NY, 516.692.6200
Forty-five minutes from Manhattan, this 18-acre
estate can handle as many as 350 in its banquet
facilities and dining salons. A wall of windows looks
out on a fountain and reflecting pool, which is
illuminated at night.
HOTELS & INNS
The Atlantic
1655 Country Road 39, Southampton, NY,
631.283.6100
A contemporary motel with 62 rooms set on five acres.
Amenities include a swimming pool, sundeck and
tennis courts. Events for as many as 1,000 (even
seated) can be held here.
The Bentley
161 Hill Station Road, Southampton, NY,
631.283.6100
The stylish Bentley is run by the same people who own
Nick & Toni's, the well-known Hamptons restaurant.
Thirty-nine large suites, a kidney-shaped pool,
sundeck and tennis courts are part of the package.
The venue can handle events of 500 for more.
NEW Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, NJ, 609.317.1000
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa features a column-free
ballroom with a 2,000-square-foot stage, a
5,800-square-foot pre-function area and full
audiovisual capabilities, as well as a 2,400-seat
event center, two boardrooms, eight full-service
restaurants, 11 retail shops, a 50,000-square-foot
salon and spa and 2,002 guest rooms.
Bullis Hall
Inn at Great Neck
30 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, NY, 516.773.2000
Ballrooms and boardrooms are here for events and
meetings at this new, Art Deco-style hotel on Long
Island’s Gold Coast. The inn is part of the Small
Luxury Hotels of the World group.
Inn at National Hall
2 Post Road West, Westport, CT, 203.221.1351
There are no clues from the outside of this 1873
building that such a plush hotel is within—but it is.
Each room and suite is completely different from the
next, and there’s a bright and gracious boardroom
with river views.
Oheka Castle
135 West Gate Drive, Cold Spring Hills, NY,
631.692.2707
Billed as the second largest residence ever built in
the U.S., this 1921 French chateau with 126 rooms
has a Dangerous Liaisons feel to it. You can stay
overnight, or hold a grand party. A new ballroom can
hold 350 for dinner and dancing.
Olde Mill Inn
225 Route 202, Basking Ridge, NJ, 908.221.1100
No kidding, it really is olde: The building that houses
the restaurant was built in 1768. The rest of the inn
can host corporate retreats or meetings in its 18
function rooms, which can hold as many as 500.
Renaissance Westchester Hotel
80 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY,
914.694.5400
Set on 30 acres, near five golf courses and only 35
minutes from New York, this hotel has 26 meeting
rooms, including a ballroom with 5,400 square feet.
Also on the property is the Red Oak Mansion from the
1800’s with function and meeting space.
Roslyn Claremont Hotel
88 Hunns Lake Road, Stanfordville, NY, 845.868.1665
For been-there, done-that executives, a retreat at this
luxurious country inn can add fox hunting to the mix
for an offbeat treat. The hotel maintains a
relationship with local hunt organizers as well as polo
groups. Built in 1832, the Greek Revival-style hotel
features classic country inn design.
1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, NY, 516.625.2700
On Long Island's North Shore, about 30 minutes from
Midtown Manhattan, the Roslyn Claremont features
an elegant ballroom that can seat 200 for a banquet
or 300 theater style. A smaller room can hold 125
theater style, and there’s a conference suite available
as well.
The Capri
Troutbeck
281 Country Road 39, Southampton, NY,
631.283.6100
Major events are easily handled by this mini motel
chain, which also owns the Bentley and Atlantic
hotels. At the Capri, the sand-filled courtyard and the
Cabaña restaurant can accommodate more than
1,000 guests.
The Castle on the Hudson
400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown, NY, 914.631.1980
They’re not kidding. This is a castle with everything
but a moat, 25 miles north of the city. On a hilltop,
the castle has views of the Hudson and a restaurant
on the grounds. Two ballrooms and a library can
host events.
Garden City Hotel
45 7th St., Garden City, NY, 516.877.9388
This Long Island hotel, 30 minutes from Manhattan,
has been in existence since 1874 and recently
underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation. It
currently offers extensive facilities for state-of-the-art
meetings, galas and other events. A grand ballroom,
banquet rooms and boardroom can be used in
various configurations.
Griswold Inn
36 Main St., Essex, CT, 860.767.1776
Operating continuously since 1776, the “Gris” is a
charming piece of Americana with 31 country-style
rooms. Across the street is the John Hayden house,
which is designed for small meetings and
other gatherings.
Gurney’s Inn Resort & Spa
290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk, NY, 631.668.2345
Long before the Hamptons traffic crunch, the Gurney
Inn was welcoming guests with eight conference
rooms, “beach Olympics” for teambuilding and a
full-service spa.
Hampton Hall
230 Elm St., Southampton, NY 631.283.2600
Hampton Hall is the largest event facility on the
88
Hampton’s South Fork. The facility has 35-foot
ceilings and its 200-square-foot kitchen can take
care of 450 for dinner or 750 for cocktails. Guests can
use the six-lane bowling alley in the basement.
Leedsville Road, Amenia, NY, 845.373.9681
Worth the two-hour drive from New York, this
Merchant Ivory-ready English estate has meeting
space, 42 bedrooms, fine dining, swimming and
tennis—the whole nine yards (actually, 600 acres).
NEW Delamar
The Mansion at Coindre Hall
101 Brown's Road, Huntington, NY, 631.277.7800
Built in 1912, this elegant chateau, complete with
fireplaces and teak staircases, is the focal point of a
135-acre estate, which overlooks Huntington Harbor
on Long Island's Gold Coast. Maximum capacity in
the primary function room is 200.
500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, 203.661.9800
The Delamar is a new luxury hotel on the harbor in
Greenwich with a conference room for 12. Its private
rooms, the Deauville and the Antibes (shown here)
can seat 220 when combined. The hotel’s L’Escale
Restaurant and Bar is also available for events, and
during warmer months it has terrace seating for 100.
RESORTS
Hilton Rye Town
699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, NY, 914.939.6300
Only 35 minutes from Manhattan, this resort has a
convenient location, with several Fortune 500
companies in the neighborhood. More than three
dozen event spaces include several ballrooms, the
largest of which can hold 1,100.
Hilton Short Hills
41 JFK Pkwy., Short Hills, NJ, 973.379.0100
Far more sumptuous than you might expect, this
resort has 19 business-ready spaces, including
meeting rooms, boardrooms and ballrooms. But
there’s plenty to do after the meeting: The resort has a
pool, tennis court and spa, and the posh Short Hills
Mall is across the street.
Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY,
845.255.1000
Parlors, reading rooms, lounges, suites and
straightforward conference rooms are available at
this large Victorian resort—that’s also a national
landmark—about 90 miles north of New York. Its
setting at the edge of a lake offers added appeal.
Stables offers group lessons to riders of all abilities,
in outdoor and indoor rings, as well as in the fields.
Playland Park
Playland Pkwy., Rye, NY, 914.813.7010
Playland Park is an outdoor venue for retreats and
private parties. The park has a boardwalk along Long
Island Sound, water activities and children’s rides.
Catering includes barbecues and lobster bakes.
RexPlex
1001 Ikea Drive, Elizabeth, NJ, 908.355.7797
A recreational sports complex in New Jersey that offers
five acres of indoor and outdoor fields, courts, skate
parks, rock climbing walls and meeting rooms.
Sports Plus
110 New Moriches Road, Lake Grove, NY,
631.737.2100
Part sports complex, part meeting center, Sports Plus
is a spacious facility that can hold 3,000 people.
Meeting facilities include audiovisual capabilities and
full-service catering, and the sports complex features
a bowling alley and ice rink.
M U S E U M S & AT T R A C T I O N S
Montauk Manor
Jersey City Museum
260 Stuyvesant Ave., Rye, NY, 914.967.6080
A sanctuary with a spiritual—though strictly
non-denominational—bent, Wainwright is a
reproduction of a 17th-century chateau just 30 miles
from Manhattan. Groups can come for meetings or
conferences with as many as 300 people and enjoy
the views of Long Island Sound.
236 Edgemere St., Montauk, NY, 631.668.4400
While the Montauk Manor can add some audiovisual
support to a meeting, this isn’t the place for the
latest in conference technology. But there are plenty
of other reasons to head east from New York to
Montauk: The manor’s 12 acres have an indoor and an
outdoor pool, a driving range, squash and tennis
courts—and fresh lobsters.
350 Montgomery St., 201.413.0303
The Jersey City Museum opened in 2001 with multiple
rooms for events, including a theater that can seat
152. There’s also a 1,000-square-foot atrium that can
hold 300 and two meeting rooms that can hold 15
each—one with American-designed furniture from the
museum’s permanent collection; one with views of the
area’s brownstones.
MANOR HOUSES
Saybrook Point Inn and Spa
Liberty Science Center
2 Bridge St., Old Saybrook, CT, 860.395.2000
Taking full advantage of its waterfront locale two
hours from New York, this attractive resort has a
grand ballroom overlooking Long Island Sound and
several smaller meeting rooms.
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ, 201.451.0006
With views that include the Statue of Liberty, Ellis
Island and the Manhattan skyline, this science and
technology center is five miles from the Holland
Tunnel. Four floors can be rented separately or together.
Wainwright House
The Carltun
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY, 516.542.0700
It’s only seven years old, but this Gold Coast estate
looks straight out of The Great Gatsby. Parties can be
held in the grand ballroom, drawing room, wine cellar
or formal gardens, and the well-reviewed restaurant,
Palm Court, is also on site. The Havanas
members-only club is open for public events
on Sundays.
Crystal Plaza
305 West Northfield Road, Livingston, NJ,
973.992.8100
You can practically hear Vivaldi playing as you walk
through this restored mansion’s ballroom, dining room
(which has plenty of chandeliers, of course), terrace,
gardens and chapel, all designed by Stanford White.
SPORTS & ACTIVITY VENUES
Cedar Crest Farm Equestrian Center
2054 Route 83, Pine Plains, NJ, 518.398.1034
Spread across 70 acres in Duchess County, Cedar
Crest offers Irish sport horses for group lessons. Trail
rides in the countryside are an additional option.
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water St., Norwalk, CT, 203.852.0700
Sharks (in a tank) and Long Island Sound are the
backdrop to events at this aquarium. Capacity is 400
for sit-down dinners and 1,000 for receptions. An
IMAX theater and meeting rooms are also available.
Montclair Art Museum
234 Conklintown Road, Ringwood, NJ, 973.831.9000
The club is on 26 acres, offering outdoor and covered
space for 2,000 guests. Facilities include heated
pools, softball fields, roller rinks and tennis courts.
3 South Mountain Ave., Montclair, NJ, 973.746.5555
The museum's great hall—3,000 square feet (with
40-foot ceilings)—can hold 300 people theater-style
or 200 for dinner. An additional conference room is
suitable for small meetings.
Estherwood
Miss Freeport V
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
49 Clinton Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY, 914.693.3322
MasterCard’s board of directors spent an evening
here, as have many other corporate and private
groups. The grand mansion, completed in 1895, has
all the rooms you’d expect—dining room, library,
drawing room—and one you might not: a cake room.
Tentation is the exclusive caterer.
85 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport, NY 631.491.1497
Miss Freeport is a 72-foot-long party boat with
oversized decks available for parties. The ship sail in
Long Island’s Nautical Miles and can hold 150.
180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, NY, 631.854.5555
This Spanish revival mansion, built for William K.
Vanderbilt II on Long Island's Gold Coast, has 24
rooms and 43 acres. There is a golf course,
planetarium, rose garden and a lawn leading down to
the waterfront. It can accommodate 300 guests.
Fountain Springs Country Club
Overpeck Stables
40 Ft. Lee Road, Leonia NJ, 201.242.0022
Minutes from the George Washington Bridge, Overpeck
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