Rehearsal Dinner Restaurants in NYC
The best rehearsal dinner restaurants in NYC offer a private room that seats the wedding party for a relaxed, well-paced meal the night before. The top-rated options are below, ranked by guest rating.
A rehearsal dinner is usually 20 to 40 close family and friends, so a private dining room with a set menu and its own service is the standard format. It keeps toasts intimate and lets the couple actually talk to everyone.

Empire Steak House
Steakhouse
Bi-level event space

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

Club A Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Available for events

La Pecora Bianca SoHo
Italian

La Pecora Bianca UWS
Italian

La Tete d'Or
French (Daniel Boulud)
Event spaces available

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

STK Downtown
Modern Steakhouse
Private rooms + rooftop; Manhattan skyline views

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

4 Charles Prime Rib
Steakhouse

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

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

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

Hole In The Wall
Restaurant

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

Sirrah
Modern French
16-seat private dining room; customizable prix fixe menus

American Bar - New York
Restaurant

Aquavit
Scandinavian
Two private rooms; screen, projector, wifi

Avra Madison
Greek/Mediterranean
Elegant private room; overlooks pool-level dining room

Beefbar New York
Restaurant

Carnegie Diner & Cafe
American Diner
Two rooms: 20 seated (small); 90 seated / 110 standing (large)

Casa Cipriani
Italian (Members' Club)
Multiple architecturally unique spaces; Battery Maritime Building

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

Cipriani Wall Street
Italian/Venetian
Private dining with classic Venetian cuisine; Financial District balcony

COTE Korean Steakhouse
Korean Steakhouse
Michelin-starred; banquet events available via Tripleseat

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

Gabriel Kreuther
French/Alsatian
Two combinable rooms; 8-150 guests; near Bryant Park

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

Gramercy Tavern
New American
PDR seats 20-22; The Vault for events; antique decor

Jazba
Indian/South Asian
Vibrant private dining room seats up to 35

Jungsik
Modern Korean (2 Michelin stars)
Up to 16-20 guests; elegant wood-paneled space

Keens Steakhouse
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

L'Artusi
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

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

Le Crocodile
French Brasserie
The Cellar: vaulted ceilings, exposed brick, antique chandeliers

Locanda Verde Hudson Yards
Italian
Private dining room: 60 seated / 90 reception; private bar; stone fireplace; wine cork ceiling

Loi Estiatorio
Greek
Near Central Park and Carnegie Hall; full buyout available

Lucky's SoHo
American
Group and private dining for up to 65

Maison Premiere
Seafood / Cocktail Bar
Covered insulated back patio rentable Nov-Apr; private bartender; bespoke seafood plateaus; 298 Bedford Ave Williamsburg

Miss Ada
Mediterranean

Ocean Prime
Seafood/Steakhouse
Upscale private dining

OPTO
Mediterranean

Palma
Italian/Mediterranean
200-year-old carriage house; garden courtyard (up to 40)

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

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

Seoul Salon
Korean
Private room (up to 10); Mezzanine (up to 34)

Strip House
Steakhouse
Available for groups

Tasca
Latin-Caribbean
Private dining available

The Capital Grille
Steakhouse
Multiple private rooms; extensive wine program

The Modern
New American/French
Floor-to-ceiling MoMA Sculpture Garden views; up to 30 at one table, 64 seated, 80 standing

Torrisi Bar & Restaurant
Italian
Private dining room available; tortellini pomodoro and signature dishes; 275 Mulberry St

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

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

Cafe Boulud
French
Multiple private rooms; at Maison Barnes

Carmine's Times Square
Italian-American
Up to 200 seated / 250 cocktail; separate entrance, bar, restrooms

Casa Lever
Italian
Event spaces on Park Avenue; private rooms + garden

Caviar Russe
Seafood/Caviar
Townhouse setting; smaller groups; Michelin-starred

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

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

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Three-story venue with multiple private/semi-private spaces; dedicated coordinators

Delmonico's
Steakhouse
Multiple private and semi-private rooms; bespoke menus

Dolly Varden
Cocktail Bar/American
Private event spaces in Gilded Age/Jazz Age setting

Don Angie
Italian

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

Graziella's of Brooklyn
Italian
Private room guaranteed for 50+; minimum 12 for prix fixe ($70/person); open bar option $25/person

Grovehouse
American
Private events available

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

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

Il Mulino
Italian (Abruzzese)
Available for events; 40+ years in Greenwich Village

ilili NoMad
Lebanese / Mediterranean
Private dining rooms for groups; full venue buyout available; 236 5th Ave NoMad

Jean-Georges
French (Fine Dining)
Private dining and full buyout of main room

L’Avenue at Saks
French

Le Pavillon
French (Seafood)
Customizable private dining; garden-inspired setting; at One Vanderbilt

Le Rivage
French
Flexible setting for intimate to large corporate events

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

Leon's
Southern Italian/Mediterranean
Contact for details

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

Market Table
American
Up to 20 seated; floor-to-ceiling windows

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

Minetta Tavern
French Bistro/American
Contact for details; iconic Greenwich Village location

Morton's The Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Private rooms for 10-100 guests

Naro
Korean-American (Fine Dining)
Up to 24 seated; optional canapes and beverage packages

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

Park Ave Kitchen by David Burke
American
Private dining and events

Per Se
French/American
East Room (10, Central Park views), West Room (66)

Place des Fêtes
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

Quality Bistro
French Bistro
Several private rooms; 20-150 guests

Quality Meats
Steakhouse
The Butcher Room (up to 24); The Fireplace Room (up to 40)

Radio Star
Restaurant

Sei Less
Asian Fusion
8000 sq ft; 3 private rooms; semi-private booth; 5-400 guests; TVs in private rooms

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

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

The Beekman
American (Fine Dining)
Farnsworth Room with vintage terra cotta ceiling and exposed brick

The Flatiron Room
American/Whiskey Bar
Wine cellar private dining

The Golden Swan
New American
The Swan Room: up to 12 seated

The Grill
American/Steakhouse
Two private rooms seating up to 37 total; Seagram Building

The Tusk Bar
Cocktail Bar

Undercote
Cocktail Bar
Subterranean space beneath COTE

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

BRASS
Restaurant

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

Buddakan
Asian
9 private event spaces; full buyout available; customizable menus

Charlie Bird
Italian-American
Up to 14 guests; partial and full buyout available

Crane Club
American
Event hosting; Tao Group

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

Eleven Madison Park
Fine Dining (Vegan)
South PDR (18), North PDR (34), combined (50); Main Dining Room buyout (110)

Empellón
Mexican (Upscale)
Private event options; inventive Mexican cuisine and agave spirits

Estiatorio Milos Hudson Yards
Greek Seafood
Porfyra Room (11 seated, domed ceiling); outdoor terrace (50 seated)

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

Greek Kitchen
Greek

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

Hudson Clearwater
New American
Private dining room downstairs

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

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

Lee's on Canal
Event Space/Chinese
Full kitchen; up to 60 for dinner parties

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

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

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

Lure Fishbar
Seafood
Raw bar and sushi program; event spaces

Maialino
Italian (Roman)
Up to 24 guests; breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch; at Gramercy Park Hotel

Mamo
Italian

Manuela
New American/Art
Custom mosaic table, Pat Steir mural; up to 28 seated

Nobu Fifty Seven
Japanese-Peruvian
4,300 sq ft event space with private rooms

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

Peter Luger Steak House
Steakhouse
Banquet reservations for 10+ guests

Porchlight
Southern American
The Porch, The Game Room, Whole Bar buyout

Quality Italian
Italian-American
The 57 Room (up to 32); The Trophy Room (up to 60); combinable

River Cafe
American Fine Dining
The Terrace Room; under Brooklyn Bridge; NYC skyline views

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

Sant Ambroeus West Village
Italian

Sartiano's
Italian
Private dining and full venue buyout available; multiple NYC locations

Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse
Second floor rooms combinable for up to 130 seated

Sunday In Brooklyn
American

The Hunt & Fish Club
Steakhouse
Private dining with modern American steakhouse menu

The Skylark - Rooftop Bar
Bar

The Smith
American Brasserie
Downstairs room up to 75 guests; multiple Manhattan locations

Vinegar Hill House
American
Back garden available for private events (especially summer); 72 Hudson Ave Brooklyn

Wolfgang's Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Private dining; multiple NYC locations (Park Ave, Times Square)

Zou Zou's
Mediterranean
The Mural Room (24 seated/30 standing); The Parlour Room (18 seated/20 standing)
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Frequently asked questions
- How far ahead should I book a rehearsal dinner room in NYC?
- Book the private room as soon as your wedding date is set, ideally three to six months out. Friday and Saturday rooms in spring and fall go first.
- What is a typical rehearsal dinner size?
- Most are 20 to 40 guests, which fits comfortably in a private dining room. Larger parties may want a semi-private section or a partial buyout.