Not all parties are oversized. When hosting cocktail parties, editor luncheons, product launches, meetings, or business dinners, check out these new restaurants, hotels, bars, lounges, private rooms, and outdoor spaces.
Rendering: Courtesy of STK
1. STK Midtown
STK Midtown, which opened in December, has two private dining areas named after famous burlesque stars. Both "Misty Aires" and "Ophelia Flame" seat 14 or a combined 28. For a cocktail reception, the two spaces can hold a total of 50.
Rendering: Courtesy of STK
2. Stash
Designer Steve Lewis created intimate cocktail lounge Stash with booths that seat small groups, jewel box-patterned walls, and mahogany and hickory floors made to look like Thomas Jefferson's parquet floors.
Photo: Courtesy of Stash
3. Hyatt 48 Lex
The second floor of Hyatt 48 Lex, which opened in September, has four boardrooms, each about 300 square feet. The rooms each seat 10.
Photo: Courtesy of Hyatt Hotels Corporation
4. Viktor & Spoils
Taqueria and tequila bar Viktor & Spoils opened in November with groups of seating banquettes for after-work cocktails and Mexican cuisine.
Photo: Courtesy of Viktor & Spoils
5. Lilium
Groups can lounge and dine at the Gerber Group's Lilium, a subterranean space at the W Union Square formerly known as Underbar.
Photo: Rob Loud
6. Alison Eighteen
Alison Eighteen, set to open later this month, will have a lower area with a private dining space as well as seating for 135 in an upstairs dining room.
Rendering: Courtesy of Alison Eighteen
7. RokkCity
Within the 4,000-square-foot RokkCity Rock and Roll music venue, which opened in November, is a V.I.P. area across from the bar with leather furnishings and metal finishes.
Photo: Steve Mack/WireImage for Rokk City
8. The Tippler
The Tippler, a 2,500-square-foot bar, can hold parties of 50 or less for both daytime and nighttime events. The bar's interiors are made from reclaimed wood from New York water towers.
Photo: Courtesy of The Tippler
9. Romera
Chef and neurologist Dr. Miguel Sanchez Romera opened his namesake restaurant, Romera, in Dream Downtown in September with 48 seats and interiors by architect Glen Coben. The private dining space seats eight.
Photo: Courtesy of Romera
10. The Experience at Ferrari-Maserati
Opened in May 2011, the Experience at Ferrari-Maserati has a 600-square-foot outdoor patio and 2,700 square feet inside with floor-to-ceiling windows, white epoxy floors, and clean, white walls. The space can host groups of 50 for cocktail mixers, holiday parties, and product launches.
Photo: Manny Carabrel
