Intimate Settings: Haute 5 Private Dining Rooms in NYC

Perhaps you’d like to have a quiet intimate dinner where you can focus on your guest and your guest alone. Maybe you’d like to hold an unforgettable business dinner or entertain fifty of your closest friends in style. Whatever your occasion, Manhattan’s finest private dining rooms offer extra luxuries, personalized menus, and most importantly — space away from the crowds of restaurants.

The Skybox at Daniel:

This chef’s table at Daniel is located adjacent to Chef Daniel Boulud’s office. The skybox features a table for four to dine on Boulud’s world famous eight course tasting menu. Glass walls surround the elevated space above the kitchen and diners are privy to the goings on of the chefs cooking below. Who needs the Met or the Knicks when you can watch some of the city’s finest chefs in action?

Daniel is located at 60 East 65^th St. and reservations can be made at 212.288.0033

The Garden Room at Blue Hill

The Greenwich Village restaurant (along with the Blue Hill Farm in Westchester) is constantly praised for bringing the use of local and seasonal ingredients to a new standard of excellence. The Garden Room accommodates 8-16 guests for a leisurely evening, which can begin with a cocktail hour at 6pm and last until midnight

The chef will create a special four-course tasting menu with the restaurants’ signature seasonal ingredients, which vary weekly. Individual tastes and dietary restrictions can also be accommodated- even at the last minute. Wine pairings are available and recommended for smaller groups.

For reservations, contact Danielle Harrity at 914.366.9606 extension 226

The Peter Kump Boardroom at the James Beard Foundation

For a corporate meeting with flair, we recommend the Peter Kump Boardroom at the James Beard Foundation. The very private room with bookshelves lining the walls and in-house AV equipment is all business and distraction free. The fun comes with the food, which is cooked by whatever star-chef (from any given location in the world) is visiting that day. A five-course meal is served with accompanying wines and diners get to meet and chat with the resident chef. The space accommodates 12 and is available for lunch and dinner.

The James Beard Foundation is located at 167 West 12th St. For further information and reservations contact Colleen Vincent at 212.627.2308

Eleven Madison Park

For a medium-sized party that still feels small, we recommend Eleven Madison Park. There are two private rooms that can accommodate groups of 18, 32 or 50 when combined.  They are located on the second level of the restaurant overlooking the main dining room and the twenty-foot windows that face Madison Square Park. The décor is understated, as the views and the food are the real attractions. Acclaimed chef Daniel Humm oversees the French menu.

Eleven Madison Park is located at 11 Madison Ave. and can be reached at 212.889.0905

The Modern

The private dining room at The Modern is a sleek and elegant space that oozes art-world chic. Large windows overlook the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden of The Museum of Modern Art and of course, the rest of the MOMA is a hop, skip and Monet away. The menu is customizable but can include a six-course tasting menu preceded by 45 minutes of Canapés and wine pairings.

The modern is located at 9 West 53rd St. For reservations and more information contact Heather Whitney at 212.408.6641