Private dining rooms & lofts
How to choose a NYC private dining room or loft event space, with attention to the kitchen, furniture, light and the shape of the evening.
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Dinner party series
A practical way to start a recurring dinner party series in NEW YORK: a repeatable format, a considered guest list and a menu you can manage.
Loft wedding dinners
Planning a small NYC loft wedding around one generous dinner, with a clear room layout, thoughtful service and time for people to settle in.
DA HING · Plants
A note on DA HING Plants on GRAND STREET, and choosing plants that belong in a NEW YORK dining room long after the dinner is over.
BALTER SALES · Tableware
Choosing cutlery, glasses and plates at BALTER SALES on the BOWERY, with a practical eye for how a dinner table will actually be used.
FLOWER DISTRICT · Table flowers
How to approach NEW YORK’s FLOWER DISTRICT for a dinner table: choose vessels first, keep arrangements low and plan for the trip home.
BOWERY · Restaurant supplies
A practical shopping list for BOWERY restaurant supplies, from serving utensils to trays, based on the way your next dinner will run.
Mina Stone · Family-style dining
Mina Stone’s connection to food and art, and a closer look at the shared dishes in her sample private-dining menu for LEE’S and CENTRE ST.
Tomato, mozzarella & basil
A simple tomato, mozzarella and basil platter for a dinner party, with sensible quantities and a few details that make serving easier.
Dinner party checklist
A calm final-hour checklist for hosting a dinner party: serving dishes, lighting, water, coats and a host who is ready to greet people.
CENTRE ST · The loft
A closer look at CENTRE ST, a sixth-floor NYC loft venue for private dinners and gatherings, with a chef’s kitchen and a flexible furniture plan.
LEE’S · The rooms
Meet the two spaces at LEE’S: the Original Room at 175 CANAL STREET and the Upstairs Private Bar at 173 CANAL STREET, each with its own booking option.
EEL BAR
A CERVO’S connection, with its own reason to cross over to Broome.
BRIDGES
A dinner to plan ahead for, at the southern end of the neighborhood.
CORNER BAR
An option for a sit-down meal, with NINE ORCHARD upstairs.
DIMES
A CANAL STREET brunch stop, and a small address distinction worth making.
METROGRAPH COMMISSARY
Dinner and a conversation can be part of the trip to the movies.
CERVO’S
An Iberian direction, close to home.
LOVELY DAY
A casual Thai-American stop in the neighborhood guide.
TOLO
A CANAL STREET dinner with a contemporary approach.
WU’S WONTON KING
A neighborhood Chinese restaurant to keep in the address book.
ERNESTO’S
The EAST BROADWAY address to save before setting out.
KIKI’S
A favorite from the guide for a shared dinner.
BAR OLIVER
Pintxos, vermouth and a smaller-scale plan.
EL CABRON
A Mexican option to keep in a practical neighborhood list.
LIL’ FRANKIE’S
An EAST VILLAGE extension to the downtown dinner list.
LUCIEN
A sit-down dinner option at the edge of the EAST VILLAGE.
HA’S SNACK BAR
The restaurant to look for when the notes say HA’S ĐẶC BIỆT.
SCARR’S PIZZA
A slice stop and a whole-pie plan are two different things.
GRAND STREET PIZZA
A straightforward pizza option on GRAND STREET.
DIMES DELI
For the part of the day before the dinner plans.
LITTLE CANAL
Coffee, breakfast and a CANAL STREET address.
CAFÉ GRUMPY
A clearly marked meeting point before the day gets busy.
CASETTA
A café and wine-bar entry for the hours between plans.
TIME AGAIN
A drinks option from the guide, with the details checked at the source.
CLANDESTINO
A neighborhood bar for a smaller continuation of the evening.
SWAN ROOM
The cocktail-room address at NINE ORCHARD.
PARCELLE
A wine-bar recommendation with the branch made explicit.
ELBOW BREAD
A bakery stop for the morning or the table.
PARTYBUS BAKESHOP
Bread, pies and cookies on ESSEX STREET.
KOSSAR’S
A GRAND STREET bakery with a long LOWER EAST SIDE history.
LA CABRA
Coffee and baking, with the right location attached.
HAWA
A daytime option when coffee is not what everyone wants.
HIGHLINE DELI II
The useful address between the destination restaurants.
DIMES MARKET
The market belongs on the shopping list.
METRO ACRES MARKET
A neighborhood grocery entry with the address clarified.
ESSEX MARKET
A market visit works better with a short, specific list.
LIN’S 99 CENT STORE
Why an everyday supply shop belongs beside the restaurant recommendations.
BODE
A clothing stop, with separate addresses for separate appointments.
CAFÉ FORGOT
A shop whose name should not send you looking for coffee.
MOTH FOOD
An appointment entry in the neighborhood guide.
DESERT VINTAGE
A favorite in the guide for a slower look through vintage clothing.
Around the neighborhood: the corner at LITTLE CANAL
ALLEN STREET PHARMACY
Keep essential errands separate from the sightseeing itinerary.
METROGRAPH
A cinema visit gives an afternoon or evening a clear shape.
REGAL ESSEX CROSSING
A second cinema option, with current showtimes doing the planning.
MANNY CANTOR FITNESS
A fitness-center option on EAST BROADWAY.
ID HOT YOGA
Put the studio location beside the class time.
SUI YOGA
The AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS address belongs in the booking details.
GOOD TIME PILATES
Reformer classes with the ALLEN STREET branch made clear.
SUNN’S
Banchan, shared plates and wine on DIVISION STREET.
WSA
Creative work, exhibitions and event spaces in the FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
HAPPIER GROCERY
A grocery stop at the western end of CANAL STREET.
FIVE POINTS ACADEMY
Martial arts and strength training on LAFAYETTE STREET.
HA’S BISTROT
BISTROT HA on ELDRIDGE STREET, from the HA’S ĐẶC BIỆT team.
224 CENTRE ST · ODD FELLOWS HALL
A meeting hall, a printing works and a downtown landmark at CENTRE and GRAND.
COMAL
Mexican cooking on FORSYTH STREET.
GEM HOME
Seasonal food, groceries and objects for the home on MOTT STREET.
CORIMA
Fidel Caballero’s contemporary Mexican cooking on ALLEN STREET.
WATER LOUNGE · WSA
The spa on the 23rd floor of WSA at 161 WATER STREET.
NAKAJI
Edomae sushi and a separate cocktail bar inside CANAL ARCADE.
HOMER · BOWERY
Frank Ocean’s jewelry store in the NEW YORK JEWELERS EXCHANGE.
CANAL ST · GOLD SHOPS
Family businesses, goldsmiths and the jewelry trade around CANAL and BOWERY.
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