Graduation Dinner Restaurants in NYC

Italian

The Grotto wine cellar event space; 200+ bottles on walls; multiple menu options (not exclusively prix fixe); 107 Horatio St

Steakhouse

Bi-level event space

Thai

Thai

Private dining available; Thai drinking snacks and skewers; 240 W 14th St

Steakhouse

Available for events

Restaurant

Italian

Italian

French (Daniel Boulud)

Event spaces available

Italian

5 private spaces: two private rooms, full buyout, semi-private, reception hall

Modern French

16-seat private dining room; customizable prix fixe menus

Modern Steakhouse

Private rooms + rooftop; Manhattan skyline views

Modern Steakhouse

3,300+ sq ft event space; up to 350 cocktails or 200 seated

Steakhouse

New American

Full dining room for up to 100 seated / 125 reception; downstairs bar for intimate private events; main dining table for 8-10

Cocktail Bar

New American

Private Dining Room with East River views; Bay Room up to 520 seated / 600 standing; full buyout available

Mediterranean / Israeli

Private dining and events available; multiple locations in NYC

Wine Bar

Italian

Scandinavian

Two private rooms; screen, projector, wifi

Greek/Mediterranean

Elegant private room; overlooks pool-level dining room

Restaurant

Italian (Members' Club)

Multiple architecturally unique spaces; Battery Maritime Building

Georgian

Supra Georgian Feast 10-15 guests ($75/pp); Art of Georgian Table 16-25 ($120/pp min); full/semi-private buyouts

Italian

Floor-to-ceiling windows; Empire State Building views; private bar; outdoor terrace; dinner and lunch event menus; 385 9th Ave

Italian/Venetian

Private dining with classic Venetian cuisine; Financial District balcony

Korean Steakhouse

Michelin-starred; banquet events available via Tripleseat

French (Fine Dining)

Bellecour Room (90 seated); Skybox (4, kitchen view); full buyout up to 150

Italian

Italian

Private upstairs area with private bar and bathrooms; groups 2-200; full buyouts available

French/Alsatian

Two combinable rooms; 8-150 guests; near Bryant Park

Steakhouse

The Trophy Room: up to 95 seated, 125 cocktail; dividable for groups of 10+

New American

PDR seats 20-22; The Vault for events; antique decor

Indian/South Asian

Vibrant private dining room seats up to 35

Modern Korean (2 Michelin stars)

Up to 16-20 guests; elegant wood-paneled space

Steakhouse

Multiple private rooms for every group size; Lillie Langtry Room for smaller parties; Lambs Room up to 80; dinner starts at $194/guest; 72 W. 36th St

Italian

Wine Room up to 14 surrounded by 2,000 bottles; mezzanine up to 55; Supper Club at 105 Christopher St seats 28; full buyout up to 90

French/Seafood

Les Salons (2-80); Le Bernardin Prive with North & South rooms combinable

French Brasserie

The Cellar: vaulted ceilings, exposed brick, antique chandeliers

French

Groups up to 30; full buyout 80 seated / 150 reception

Italian

Private dining room: 60 seated / 90 reception; private bar; stone fireplace; wine cork ceiling

Greek

Near Central Park and Carnegie Hall; full buyout available

American

Group and private dining for up to 65

Seafood / Cocktail Bar

Covered insulated back patio rentable Nov-Apr; private bartender; bespoke seafood plateaus; 298 Bedford Ave Williamsburg

Mediterranean

Seafood/Steakhouse

Upscale private dining

Mediterranean

Italian/Mediterranean

200-year-old carriage house; garden courtyard (up to 40)

Indian

Private space above lounge area; 28 seated; creative Indian snacks and Kolhapuri lamb tartare; 36 E 20th St

French

Group dining and private events available; Meatpacking District location

Italian

PDR (30 seated), Studio (50 seated/80 standing), Library (20 seated/30 standing), Madison Room (180); AV equipped

Steakhouse

Available for groups

Latin-Caribbean

Private dining available

Steakhouse

Multiple private rooms; extensive wine program

Steakhouse

Intimate 35-seat steakhouse; full restaurant buyout available

American/Steakhouse

Two private rooms seating up to 37 total; Seagram Building

New American/French

Floor-to-ceiling MoMA Sculpture Garden views; up to 30 at one table, 64 seated, 80 standing

Italian

Private dining room available; tortellini pomodoro and signature dishes; 275 Mulberry St

Cocktail Bar

Subterranean space beneath COTE

Restaurant

Steakhouse

Main Dining (200), Mezzanine (67), Left Wing (25), Right Wing (27), Wine Room (21); 5 upstairs rooms with moveable walls

Italian/Tuscan

The Pool Room: indoor/outdoor feel; garden patio space

French-Mediterranean

Main dining room buyout (110 seated); lower-level wine cellar rooms

Restaurant

Creative American

Private room with $3,000 minimum spend; dark dramatic space with red lighting; 9 Chatham Square

French

Multiple private rooms; at Maison Barnes

Italian-American

Up to 200 seated / 250 cocktail; separate entrance, bar, restrooms

American Diner

Two rooms: 20 seated (small); 90 seated / 110 standing (large)

Italian

Event spaces on Park Avenue; private rooms + garden

Seafood/Caviar

Townhouse setting; smaller groups; Michelin-starred

Chinese

Opera House: up to 32 seated or 25 standing; in NYC's first Chinese theater

American

Pearl Room and Cedar Room; up to 50 seated / 80 standing; full restaurant buyout for 125 seated / 300 standing

Steakhouse

Three-story venue with multiple private/semi-private spaces; dedicated coordinators

Steakhouse

Multiple private and semi-private rooms; bespoke menus

Cocktail Bar/American

Private event spaces in Gilded Age/Jazz Age setting

Italian

Fireside Room for up to 16 with working fireplace; Carriage House seats up to 32 with garden access; 457 Court St Brooklyn

Italian

Private room guaranteed for 50+; minimum 12 for prix fixe ($70/person); open bar option $25/person

American

Private events available

Korean BBQ

Packages for up to 10 guests; A5 wagyu and premium BBQ; 7 E 31st St

Italian (Abruzzese)

Available for events; 40+ years in Greenwich Village

Lebanese / Mediterranean

Private dining rooms for groups; full venue buyout available; 236 5th Ave NoMad

French (Fine Dining)

Private dining and full buyout of main room

French

French (Seafood)

Customizable private dining; garden-inspired setting; at One Vanderbilt

French

Flexible setting for intimate to large corporate events

French

Private dining room upstairs; options starting at $300/guest with $7,500 minimum spend; classic French dishes; 129 E 60th St

Southern Italian/Mediterranean

Contact for details

Coastal Italian

Praiano Room (24), Ravello (30), Salerno Lounge (35 semi-private); full buyout 125 seated / 200 reception

American

Up to 20 seated; floor-to-ceiling windows

Steakhouse

The Empire (large banquets), Mahogany Room (18-21), Executive Room (24); combinable for up to 90 cocktail / 72 seated

French Bistro/American

Contact for details; iconic Greenwich Village location

Steakhouse

Private rooms for 10-100 guests

Korean-American (Fine Dining)

Up to 24 seated; optional canapes and beverage packages

Mexican

Wine Bar

Rentable basement room for private dinners; standing cocktail/wine parties up to 65; 135 Division St

American

Private dining and events

New American

Sky Cellar (up to 18); Peak Lounge (up to 65); Quin Bar (up to 65); 101st floor

French/American

East Room (10, Central Park views), West Room (66)

Wine Bar / French

Seated dinners begin with 30-min cocktail session; $240/guest for 4 courses and unlimited wine; 212 Greene Ave Clinton Hill Brooklyn

French Bistro

Several private rooms; 20-150 guests

Steakhouse

The Butcher Room (up to 24); The Fireplace Room (up to 40)

Restaurant

American

Main dining room up to 80 seated / 100 standing; no overlapping a la carte service

Asian Fusion

8000 sq ft; 3 private rooms; semi-private booth; 5-400 guests; TVs in private rooms

Korean

Private room (up to 10); Mezzanine (up to 34)

Seafood

Private dining room in wine cellar; New England-inspired food; lobster roll; $150 prix fixe; 414 E 9th St

Steakhouse

Hudson Room (250), Rose Room (100), Madison Room (85), Hamilton (35), Board Room (25), Victorian (20), Aster (16); up to 600 total

Greek/Mediterranean Seafood

Event hosting available

American (Fine Dining)

Farnsworth Room with vintage terra cotta ceiling and exposed brick

American/Whiskey Bar

Wine cellar private dining

New American

The Swan Room: up to 12 seated

Modern French

Accepts larger parties; private events form available; no dedicated private room

Cocktail Bar

Steakhouse/Italian

Private dining; near Central Park

American / Farm-to-Table

Semi-private dining area; private events available; 35 E 18th St

French-Italian

Imperia Table, Monterosso Wine Room, La Spezia Semi-Private; 12-40 guests; at The Langham

Bar

Up to 150 guests; floor-to-ceiling windows with Manhattan views

Cocktail Bar

Restaurant

French

Italian

Asian

9 private event spaces; full buyout available; customizable menus

Italian-American

Up to 14 guests; partial and full buyout available

American

American

Event hosting; Tao Group

French

50 guests; 900 sq ft; private entrance, copper ceilings, built-in bar; at Ludlow Hotel

Fine Dining (Vegan)

South PDR (18), North PDR (34), combined (50); Main Dining Room buyout (110)

Mexican (Upscale)

Private event options; inventive Mexican cuisine and agave spirits

Greek Seafood

Porfyra Room (11 seated, domed ceiling); outdoor terrace (50 seated)

Italian

New American

Second-floor rooms rentable individually or together; colonial tavern decor

Chinese (Hangzhou)

Private/semi-private dining available

Greek

Steakhouse

Lord Bronx Room up to 14; Ty Whoppity Room up to 12; sharing menus for groups; 109 E 22nd St

American

Back room with crystal chandeliers; Victorian-era decor; full back space buyout; 174 E 82nd St

New American

Private dining room downstairs

Italian

Private dining room plus rooftop terrace; book well in advance; 47 Bond St

Mediterranean

Modern Indian

Jaipur Room (50), Patiala Room (50-100 standing); full buyout up to 150 seated / 268 standing

Greek

Banquet-style table between dining rooms for large groups; reservations for 11+

Event Space/Chinese

Full kitchen; up to 60 for dinner parties

Italian / Pizza

Private dining for up to 26; sourdough pizzas and natural wine; 123 Havemeyer St Williamsburg

Italian

Private dining room: 60 seated / 90 reception; private bar; stone fireplace; wine cork ceiling

Cambodian

Back room for 32 seated / 40 standing; family-style large-format Cambodian food; 472 Myrtle Ave Clinton Hill Brooklyn

Seafood

Raw bar and sushi program; event spaces

Italian (Roman)

Up to 24 guests; breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch; at Gramercy Park Hotel

Italian

New American/Art

Custom mosaic table, Pat Steir mural; up to 28 seated

Japanese-Peruvian

4,300 sq ft event space with private rooms

Steakhouse

Banquet reservations for 10+ guests

Southern American

The Porch, The Game Room, Whole Bar buyout

Italian-American

The 57 Room (up to 32); The Trophy Room (up to 60); combinable

American Fine Dining

The Terrace Room; under Brooklyn Bridge; NYC skyline views

Roman Italian

Wine Cellar 14-20 guests; Tasting Menu Dining Room 20-34 guests; Alimentari 18-25 guests; all include wine pairings

Italian

Full-service catering for events of all sizes; special events team

Italian

Italian

Private dining and full venue buyout available; multiple NYC locations

Steakhouse

Second floor rooms combinable for up to 130 seated

American

Steakhouse

Private dining with modern American steakhouse menu

Bar

American Brasserie

Downstairs room up to 75 guests; multiple Manhattan locations

Italian

American

Back garden available for private events (especially summer); 72 Hudson Ave Brooklyn

Steakhouse

Private dining; multiple NYC locations (Park Ave, Times Square)

Mediterranean

The Mural Room (24 seated/30 standing); The Parlour Room (18 seated/20 standing)

Pan-Asian

PDR on lower level; The Dome semi-private with dedicated bar; BA53MENT speakeasy 32 seats

Mediterranean

Three private spaces; Greek/Italian/French/Spanish-influenced; 400-selection wine list

Italian

PDR seats 8-20 / 45 standing; mezzanine for larger groups; full venue buyout up to 500

Italian

Chef's Tables (7-20); Waxie's subterranean room (up to 40 seated)

Cocktail Bar

Private event packages at The Carlyle Hotel; tailored menus; private martini masterclass available

American

Italian-American

Buyout options available; retro Greenwich Village setting

Latin American / Asian Fusion

Customized group menus; backyard karaoke event space

Contemporary Mexican

Up to 14 seated; sleek black-walled PDR

Pizza

Party table 8-12; dining room 30-65; corner bar up to 20; full venue 50-100

French Bistro

Starting at $300/guest; $7,500 minimum spend; upstairs room

Chinese (Cantonese)

Private event spaces; Tao Group

Mediterranean/Floral

The Flower Room: 24 guests

French Bistro

Up to 16 seated; dark wood, mirrored walls

Italian

Mediterranean/Seafood

Private areas with Mediterranean decor and central water pool

French

Private dining room for groups; 30 W 21st St Flatiron

Italian

Pasta Room: up to 20 guests at two tables; chef's table feel

American

Wine Bar

Japanese

Private dining room available; full venue buyout for events; 171 Banker St Brooklyn

Italian

Persian

Second Dining Room for private events; 75 Saint Marks Ave Brooklyn

Pan-Asian

4 private rooms; 15-1,500 guests; 30,000 sq ft David Rockwell-designed space

Restaurant

American

Small private room + partial and full buyouts

Steakhouse

AV equipment, customizable menus

Modern Japanese

5 combinable rooms (Matsu, Yuri, Kashi, Hana, Sugi); up to 200 reception / 125 seated

Italian

3 interconnecting PDRs + terrace; up to 24 seated / 80 cocktail; private outdoor terrace

Italian

French / American

Cave à Vin and adjoining Solarium Bar; dinner starts at $135/person; at Hotel Chelsea; 218 W 23rd St

Restaurant

Seafood

Multi-level space; event hosting

French-Mediterranean

The Poster Room: up to 32 guests; at Moxy East Village

American

PDR 50 seated / 100 reception; 24th floor of Equinox Hotel at Hudson Yards

American

Contact for private event details; 181 Mott St

Northern Chinese

Four rooms: Jinyu (10), Jiuwan (10), Mao'er (18), Liulichang (18); combinable

American / European

Bi-level 110-seat space; parties of 9+; basement events space

French American

No private rooms; accepts larger parties in townhouse setting

Thai

Massive industrial event space across the street for 50-200; smaller semi-private options in restaurant; 190 N 14th St Williamsburg

French

Cafe Du Vin wine cellar (up to 150); Salle Privee (8-20)

Israeli

Private dining space for up to 40; seasonal food with fresh breads and family-style mains; 97 Wythe Ave Brooklyn

Japanese Omakase

Ultra-premium private experience; very small exclusive setting

Steakhouse

Julian Schnabel room for up to 12

Cocktail Bar

Eastern Mediterranean

Garden gazebo for small groups; multiple private areas; Eastbound Tram Room (60)

Upscale Chinese

Emperor Private Dining Room + full buyout; multiple locations

Russian/French

Private dining available; Theater District

American Gastropub

Event spaces available; Bryant Park

Indian (Michelin-starred)

Private dining room for 30 guests; A/V equipment

Pan-Asian

Skybox + mezzanine; 16-1,000 guests; three-level space

American/Cocktail Bar

Extensive whiskey collection

American/Italian

Art, exposed brick, wood tones; up to 40 seated / 50 standing

Cocktail Bar

French

Petit Salon (30); Harmonie Room (40); parties 7+

French

Private dining room up to 32 guests; 6000+ sq ft total event space

Restaurant

Italian/Venetian

Private event spaces; SoHo location

Israeli / Bakery

Private dining available; 97 Wythe Ave Brooklyn

Italian/Asian-inspired

10-600 capacity

Mediterranean

American

Restaurant

American

Bar

Italian/Venetian

Event hosting available

Wine Bar

Chinese

Upscale setting; event hosting

Mediterranean

Groups up to 10 with prix fixe menu; contact for larger groups

American

Restaurant

Steakhouse

Private event spaces

Restaurant

Restaurant

Japanese

Kimono Room + sushi bar PDR; beneath Dream Downtown

American

At Rosewood's The Carlyle hotel

Night Club