NYC restaurants

The newly opened, 4,291-square-foot Koi SoHo offers three private event spaces. A private dining room, which can be separated into two spaces for breakout group discussions, seats 50 and offers two bars. The 1,624-square-foot mezzanine offers lounge-style tables and booths, where books and a fireplace give the space a cozy feel. An additional lounge area is just off the mezzanine. There's also the library, which holds 45 for receptions or seats 30, is reminiscent of an old-school smoking lounge, and overlooks the hotel lobby.

As a way to offer exciting kosher cuisine in Manhattan's crowd of highly-rated restaurants, first-time restaurateurs Henry Stimler and Menachem Senderowicz of B&Y Hospitality opened Jezebel this June, which offers a modern American take on kosher food. Items such as grilled Cornish hen, roasted bone marrow, and Jewish Italian wedding soup are paired with a kosher selection of wines and cocktails curated by Nick Mautone, formerly of Gramercy Tavern. The restaurant, designed by Gregory Okshteyn of Studios GO, offers two spaces for private groups. The first-floor lounge, which sits behind a faux-fur curtain, holds 40 people for receptions and is decorated with black leather banquettes, gold onyx lighting, and gold-stained walls. The semiprivate upstairs dining area, which showcases family heirlooms and history-rich black-and-white photos, holds 26.

Chef Laurent Tourondel opened his sophomore location of LT Burger this September across the street from Bryant Park in a bank building that was the former Nikola Tesla laboratory. Boasting more than 10 burger options, the menu also includes barbecue pulled pork, sweet potato waffle fries, and boozy milk shakes (virgin varieties are also available). The private upstairs space holds 60, thanks to two vintage, schoolhouse-style communal tables, orange chairs, benches, and booths.

In August, Steve Gallo of Brio Downtown and Michael Forrest opened Galli—which means "rooster" in Italian—in SoHo. The menu offers classic Italian comfort food, like veal Milanese, paired with cocktails made with house-made liquor and syrups. Designed by Gallo's creative consultant (and wife), Karen Gallo, the space has high ceilings, exposed brick walls, black and white marble tile, and a welcoming pink neon sign that reads, "This Way." The semiprivate, 400-square-foot solarium holds 50 for events.

Crave Fishbar, which opened in July, is suited for cocktail receptions and corporate meetings alike. Its second-floor, 1,000-square-foot private space seats 60 or holds 75 for receptions, including spots at the butcher-block-style bar. Equipped with a high-definition projector and screen, as well as a customizable sound system, the space has an airy feel thanks to a terrace and skylight. The ceiling also doubles as art, with a 70-foot hand-painted octopus mural.

Next door to recently renovated sister restaurant Maya, Tequileria Maya can host private and semiprivate events in its new space. The 800-square-foot Tequileria boasts 100-plus of the namesake agave spirits and holds 100 for receptions. The private dining room is the where the tequila lockers are located—patrons can purchase and store a bottle at the restaurant for safekeeping for six months, and the specialty bottle service comes complete with margarita ingredients. The 400-square-foot dining room holds 40 for receptions or seated events.

Raymi, a Peruvian restaurant in the Flatiron district, focuses its menu on its central ceviche bar and pisco bar, which serves 30 house-infused iterations of the liquor. A 1,000-square-foot private dining room is available for private events that holds 70 seated or 100 for receptions. The space offers a mix of modern and rustic decor: Part of the venue showcases exposed brick walls, while it's enclosed in glass, allowing guests to feel a part of the restaurant's festivities while still having an private party. Additionally, Raymi can host semiprivate events in the main dining room, which holds 40 seated or 75 for receptions.

Food Network host Guy Fieri, who already has several restaurants in California, opened an enormous Times Square eatery in September, dubbed Guy's American Kitchen & Bar. The sprawling 16,000-square-foot restaurant in the former New York Times building has 500 seats, several private rooms, and an open kitchen.

Beyond RSVP's sunken dining room is the venue's private events space, the Green Room. The 450-square-foot room is decorated with a mural and a giant crystal chandelier. The room, which is available with 80-inch projection screen, seats 40 or holds 60 for a cocktail reception. Guests can dine on menu items from chef Seth Levine such as prosciutto and fig brûlée, and truffle honey rack of lamb.

After a $1.7 million renovation by architects Beyer Blinder Belle, the 21 Club reopened its private rooms this September. Included in the revamp was the Puncheon Room, which now has a lighter, more airy feel with custom crystal chandeliers, and the main dining room has been updated into the Gallery Room. The rooms can connect to be used as one large space, or broken into two sections. Combined, the venue can seat 200 or hold 450 for receptions. As individual venues, the Puncheon Room offers space for 120 seated or 250 for receptions, and the Gallery Room seats 100 or holds 200 for receptions.