Top Lower East Side Dinner Party Venues

• Spaces for 26-130 Guests
• 3 Hotels
• 3 Ballrooms
• 1 Theater

Situated in the heart of upper midtown Manhattan on West 56th Street near 5th Avenue, The Whitby is just two blocks from Central Park and on the doorstep of some of New York's leading restaurants, galleries and museums, including MoMA. It is surrounded by world-class department stores, luxury designer boutiques and Broadway is just a short walk away. The Whitby Hotel is a celebration of contemporary art and design. There are 86 individually designed bedrooms and suites, each with floor to ceiling windows, many with a private terrace and stunning views of the Manhattan skyline. Interiors have been designed by Kit Kemp, acclaimed for her individual and unique way of arranging spaces with a colourful and carefree spirit. There is also The Whitby Bar and Restaurant, an Orangery, book-lined Drawing Room, private outdoor terrace as well as three beautifully designed private event rooms, a 130 seat state-of-the-art cinema and a fully equipped gym.

• Spaces for 45-700 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Theater
• 3 Total Spaces

Welcome to House of Yes - Where the extraordinary meets the everyday. House of Yes is not just a venue; it's an experience. Every event we host is unique and will never be repeated. Whether it's a corporate event, a wedding that turns your dreams into reality, a bar/bat mitzvah that dazzles, or a creative photoshoot that captures your vision—House of Yes is the place where unforgettable moments are born. From the bold, theatrical Theatre with its 30 aerial points and fire-certified venue status, to the intimate Ruby and Onyx Rooms, House of Yes offers spaces for every occasion. With stunning design elements, artist-created restrooms, whimsical details, and access to The Garden, we bring your vision to life with an energy and creativity that’s uniquely ours. Our venue is equipped with everything you need to make your event come to life, including full AV capabilities, multiple performance points, full-service bars, and indoor/outdoor options. We offer an experience that transcends the ordinary, providing custom entertainment from DJs to circus acts, aerial rigging, and projection mapping. At House of Yes, we’re committed to creating something spectacular, safe, and entirely your own. With creative production support from YES ETC and an in-house Fire Producer for safe and thrilling fire performances, if you can dream it, we can make it happen. Ready to make your event unforgettable? Come to House of Yes and turn your imagination into reality—because when you choose House of Yes, you choose the ultimate creative playground. The House of Yes ethos: ✨We have created this space as a temple of expression dedicated to connection, creativity and celebrating life. 🎭We believe that performance, dance and art can inspire and heal us. ⚡We believe in the creative energy of every person who enters this space. 🌏We believe the world can be a better place. 💃🏼We believe that weird is wonderful. See you on the dance floor.

• Spaces for 40-220 Guests
• 4 Hotels
• 4 Ballrooms

Born of a distinctive legacy, The St. Regis New York was conceived by Colonel John Jacob Astor IV more than a century ago and the timeless glamour of Astor’s vision still defines this cherished landmark today. A hotel crafted for modern connoisseurs desiring the finest experiences imaginable, The St. Regis New York has defined bespoke luxury from 1904 to the present. The entire hotel was recently renovated by HDC Interior Architecture + Design, embracing the design legacy of the hotel while infusing contemporary style into this iconic Fifth Avenue address. Whether gathering on matters of business or pleasure, The St. Regis New York offers visitors the premier luxury venues for important events, celebrations, corporate meetings or family milestones. The hotel’s public and private spaces have been recently renovated to reveal a new era of glamour, embracing the hotel’s enduring legacy while infusing the timeless allure, which has defined the iconic hotel since its founding by John Jacob Astor IV over a century ago.

• Spaces for 60-120 Guests
• 1 Event Space

• Spaces for 400-1,200 Guests
• 2 Event Spaces

Located on Pier 41 in the historic shipping yards of Red Hook, Brooklyn, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The building, which was built prior to the Civil War in the 1850s, has recently been transformed into a charming event space. The location, which is directly on the water's edge, provides spectacular views of New York Harbor. The Liberty Warehouse is the only location in the entire city of New York where the Statue of Liberty is displayed face forward, as she gazes toward France. It is a truly unique location that must be experienced in person to be fully appreciated. It can accommodate up to 400 people for a sit-down dinner and up to 1200 people for cocktails. Two large event rooms with large windows that face due west provide spectacular sunset views are available for rental. Two smaller rooms that are ideal for indoor ceremonies, small gatherings, and cocktail parties. Special performances are staged in this area. All of the event rooms have working wood-burning fireplaces. There are 15,000 square feet of space at the Liberty Warehouse, which includes a wonderful waterside promenade that provides glamorous panoramic views of New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, and the Verrazano bridge. Our bridal suite is fully equipped for the bride and her bridal party to get ready for the big day as well as take beautiful photographs! There is covered valet parking available. Beautifully prepared food, elegant surroundings, and exceptional service. Among the events we cater to are: social birthdays, surprise birthday parties; bat and bar mitzvahs; anniversaries; communions; baptisms; Sweet Sixteen; reunions; proms; and formals. Engagement Parties, Showers, and Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions are just a few of the services we provide. Events such as corporate holiday parties, meetings and presentations, fund raisers, product launch events, photo shoots, commercial filming, gala receptions, and other social gatherings are all possible.

• Spaces for 70-90 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Coco Pazzeria is the new kid in town for private events on the Upper East Side! Coco Pazzeria offers a stylish, contemporary space with a focus on food and a high-energy atmosphere. The entire space can be reserved for lunch or dinner for up to 70 of your closest friends and colleagues. Start with Spritzers and bubbles at the bar, then share a curated selection of buzetti (open face mini-calzones) delicious salads, signature pastas and pizza for a great family style meal. Pizza Making Party: We’ve got a new kind of party that’s as hands-on as it is fun. Guests get glasses of Italian bubbly and their own dough-and then the party really heats up. Unwind and indulge with your inner pizzaiolo at a pizza-making experience at Coco Pazzeria NYC. When your guests arrive, they'll be given dough to work with, and taught how to knead it into a perfect pizza pie crust, before they're shown how to put cheese and other fresh toppings on top. A two hour beer wine and Prosecco open bar will also be provided, and your guests will delight at the hand they've had in making their own meal at this exclusive team building event.

The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions and the world's finest collection of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is dedicated to the conversation between the past and the present, the established and the experimental. Our mission is helping you understand and enjoy the art of our time. The Museum of Modern Art provides a unique setting for corporate events. In order to take advantage of the Museum’s facilities, a for-profit company must be a Corporate Member of the Museum at the Partner Level or above. Not-for-profit institutions must be Corporate Members of the Museum at the Friend Level or above.

• Spaces for 110-750 Guests
• 5 Museums
• 5 Landmarks

The New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years. NYPL is the nation’s largest public library system, featuring a unique combination of 88 neighborhood libraries and four scholarly research centers, including the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Hosting your event at the Library provides unique access to our most exquisite spaces, while helping sustain one of the world’s premier non-profit institutions. All event fees support the Library’s indispensable collections, services, and programs.

Lavo New York is the ideal venue for your next corporate function, holiday party or social event. The Restaurant and Nightclub provide two distinct settings perfect for any occasion, and both offering top tier service and catering options. Outfitted with antique mirrors, reclaimed subway tiles and bricks repurposed from old factories, LAVO Restaurant channels a nineteenth century Italian bistro, with sidewalk tables and a row of open air doors leading into a cozy bar and café. The ultimate subterranean playground, LAVO Nightclub is designed with a multi-layered, voyeuristic approach, ideal for both after dinner entertaining and late night revelry. LAVO is part of The TAO GROUP, a leading restaurant and nightlife company that develops, owns and operates many of the most successful food, beverage and nightlife entertainment venues in the United States.

• Spaces for 20-250 Guests
• 4 Restaurants

Morso is a culmination of a life in food and a passion for culinary excellence. With the essence of his Tuscan homeland at heart and a truly original style of cooking; Celebrity Chef Pino Luongo shaped the Italian menus that we now consider classic. From birthdays and business presentations to wedding receptions and showers, Morso provides a dynamic backdrop to your next private event. With semi-private and private areas as well as the full restaurant and our garden terrace available, Morso can cater parties both large and small for day or evening.

The Barrow Mansion has an eclectic, storied history, one that has evolved and remains current in Jersey City’s cultural landscape. Named for its first owner, Dr. William Barrow, who lived here with his wife, Eliza Brower, the Mansion has undergone several transformations throughout the years. Eliza’s brother-in-law, Cornelius Van Vorst, owned much of Jersey City, then largely tidal marsh, and decided to build twin mansions on the higher ground in 1837. Van Vorst aspired to develop a fashionable Manhattan suburb, and reserved one lot to build beautiful Van Vorst Park, which retains its splendor to this day. The mansion where the Van Vorst family lived was torn down in the 1920s. An important reminder of the early developments of this part of Jersey City, the aspirations of its builders, and the changing demographic patterns of the city since its creation, The Barrow Mansion is listed in the National and New Jersey Register of Historic Places.

• Spaces for 250-280 Guests
• 2 Event Spaces

Home to two luxurious event spaces in one prime midtown Manhattan location. 6,000 square feet of open space with gorgeous French doors, skylights, exposed brick, mahogany floors, and spectacular views from Central Park to Times Square. Our team provides turnkey intimate service for corporate, social, and not-for-profit events. An independent, dedicated, special events space for 20 years with one of the newest, most modern, divine spaces in New York.

• Spaces for 280 Guests

The Manhattan Club is New York's premier event space situated in the heart of Times Square. The beautiful Midtown venue offers the opportunity to hold your next social celebration overlooking Times Square and Broadway. Whether it be a corporate event, private party, wedding, gala, or red carpet, The Manhattan Club's staff is devoted to making sure every aspect of your event is customized to your specific needs. At 2,800 square feet, the newly renovated event space offers amenities including a private and dedicated kitchen, full service bar, dance floor, coat check, passenger elevator, and on-site A/V equipment.

• Spaces for 250-1,500 Guests
• 3 Event Spaces

Welcome to Ziegfeld Ballroom, New York City’s premier special events venue. Conjuring the elegance and grandeur of the 1920s movie palaces that once lined Broadway and Seventh Avenue, Ziegfeld Ballroom is a Manhattan mecca for society galas and corporate events. Their Art Deco-inspired space is as iconic as the historic theatre from which it takes its name: both steeped in heritage and equipped with cutting edge technology, Ziegfeld Ballroom is the intersection of glamorous days-gone-by and of-the-moment modernity. Whether yours will be a sumptuous celebration or a corporate gathering, their expert event management team will collaborate with you to ensure that your occasion is distinctive and unforgettable. From planning and coordinating through execution, their event planners and exclusively-recommended vendors will tailor an event to delight even the most discerning taste, working side by side with you to create the event of your dreams.

BENOIT NY opened its doors in 2008 in the historic La Cote Basque space, founded by renowned Michelin-starred French chef Alain Ducasse. Our mission is to bring an authentic slice of French dining to the heart of New York City. Guests are transported to a Parisian bistro right in Midtown Manhattan. Our private rooms are located on the second floor of the restaurant, available for intimate small groups to bigger celebration gatherings.

• Spaces for 10-500 Guests
• 6 Restaurants

Hutong offers four beautiful private dining rooms that can be used individually or combined to suit your event requests. Perfect for business and social events; seated lunches, dinners and cocktail receptions. Exclusive buy-outs and cocktail events can be held in our main dining room and Hutong’s Bar Lounge. With the capacity to host a variety of private events including cocktail receptions, press conferences, product launches, fashion shows, and weddings. Hutong can be hired exclusively for up to 140 seated and 500 standing. Hutong's dedicated Events team will work with you to creating an exceptional experience and bespoke menu tailored to your needs; from intimate celebrations with friends to elegant rehearsal dinners, and cocktail receptions for 500 guests.

• Spaces for 15-500 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 3 Event Spaces

Brooklyn Made is a customizable, one-of-a-kind music and event space in Brooklyn, NYC. Nestled in the heart of Bushwick, our 500-capacity venue is the perfect location for your next celebration. We're passionate about creating unique event experiences in a multi-purpose, spacious yet intimate setting. Our ground-level space boasts state-of-the-art sound and lighting, while our second level features a private VIP lounge area with three outdoor decks, providing a 360-degree rooftop view of the city. Whether you're planning a corporate function, product launch, birthday party, social gathering, film screening, or wedding celebration, or another private event, our team is here to help you bring your vision to life. Let us help you create something truly special at Brooklyn Made.

A sophisticated space that brings back a sense of occasion. Aman New York reintroduces a quintessentially New York concept - the underground speakeasy. The exclusive nightly gathering space is imbued with the vibrancy of the city. Bringing the spirit of Downtown to Midtown, The Jazz Club plays host to curated live musical programming and world-class entertainment, complemented by a delectable menu of seasonal cocktails, fine wine and spirits, and elevated fare.