Private Dining Space in NYC for 60 to 100 Guests
Private dining space in NYC for 60 to 100 guests: ten restaurants with published room sizes, seated and standing counts, and where a buyout makes more sense.
Of ten NYC restaurants checked for 60 to 100 guests, only Delmonico’s lists a private dining room that seats 100 or more: the Wonder Room in the Financial District, at 105 seated and 125 for a reception. Next come Point Seven’s upstairs floor at 200 Park Avenue (95, though its page prints no unit), Aquavit’s Nobel Room (76), Cellini’s Il Salone (75) and Il Gattopardo’s Atrium (70). Past 105 seated, the options are two joined rooms (110 at Il Gattopardo, 125 at Cellini), a main dining room or a buyout.
Capacities, hours and policies below come from each restaurant’s own website, checked in October 2026. Where a restaurant’s pages disagree, both are named.
Ten rooms for 60 to 100 guests, largest first
Ordered by the seated count of each restaurant’s largest event room or floor (a main dining room counts only where no separate room is listed). Pairs read seated / standing (or reception).
| Restaurant | Address | Best for | Room sizes as printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmonico’s | 56 Beaver St, Financial District | A seated party of 100 in one room | Wonder Room 105 / 125; Club Room 60 / 80; Main Dining Room 155 / 225; full buyout 375 / 550 |
| Point Seven | 200 Park Ave, enter at 44th and Vanderbilt | 90 to 100 on one upstairs floor | Dining room 95 / 150; partial buyout 100 / 150; full buyout 170 / 300+ (no figure has a unit: confirm) |
| Aquavit | 65 E 55th St | A dinner that needs a screen | Nobel Room 76 / 100 on its web page, 76 / 120 in its kit |
| Cellini | 65 E 54th St, Midtown East | 75 seated, or 125 with two rooms | Il Salone 75 / 150; with La Saletta 125 seated |
| Il Gattopardo | 13-15 W 54th St | 70 seated, or 110 with the Cellar | Atrium 70 / 90; with Cellar 110 / 175; buyout 200 / 300 |
| Yves | 385 Greenwich St, Tribeca | 100 standing, 70 seated | Main dining room 70 / 100 |
| Orsay | 1057 Lexington Ave | A private room for 60 with a screen | Private room 60 / 70; main dining room 140 seated |
| Paisley | 429 Greenwich St | 60 seated, 90 standing | Main dining room 60 / 90; no figure printed for its private room |
| The Smith | 1150 Broadway (NoMad); 956 Second Ave (Midtown); 55 Third Ave (East Village) | A cocktail party for 75 at a private bar | Family style 60 (East Village, Midtown) or 50 (NoMad); plated 20; cocktails 75 |
| Le Petit Village | 173 7th Ave S at Perry St, West Village | A West Village party for 60 | Main floor 60 / 75 cocktail-style |
How big a room do you need for 80 guests?
Seven of the ten list no single room or floor above 76 seated, counting main floors but not joined rooms or buyouts: Aquavit’s Nobel Room (76, though its kit also shows 80 at round tables), Cellini’s Il Salone (75), Il Gattopardo’s Atrium and Yves (70 each), and Paisley, The Smith and Le Petit Village (60 seated at most). The other three list more: Point Seven’s upstairs floor (95), Delmonico’s Wonder Room (105) and Main Dining Room (155 seated), and Orsay’s main dining room (140 seated). Neither Delmonico’s nor Orsay’s page says what happens to other diners in a main-dining-room booking, so ask whether those counts assume a closed restaurant. That leaves 80 seated guests with those three, a pair of joined rooms or a buyout.
Aquavit’s own documents disagree. Its private dining web page gives the Nobel Room 100 standing; its Fall 2026 Private Dining Kit, a PDF linked from that page, gives 120 standing. Both say 76 seated, but the kit’s layout list also shows 80 at multiple round tables. Use 76 as the seated number until Aquavit confirms a layout for 80. Of the pages checked, Aquavit’s is also the only one that prints a floor area: 1140 square feet for the Nobel Room on the web page and approximately 1100 in the kit, or about 14 to 15 square feet per seated guest of 76. That is one room’s ratio, not a standard; ask for a floor plan at your headcount.
Where can you hold a party for 100 people at a restaurant in NYC?
Three routes reach 100 seated or come close.
One room. Delmonico’s Large Groups & Events page lists the Wonder Room at 105 seated and 125 for a reception, and the Club Room at 60 seated or 80 for a reception. Its separate Private Dining NYC page prints only the 125 reception figure for the Wonder Room (“Up to 125 guests (reception)”), so get the seated count in writing.
One floor. Point Seven’s partial buyout, the upstairs dining room plus its private rooms, lists 100 seated and 150 standing, against 95 and 150 for the dining room alone. It adds only 5 seated places, so ask what exclusivity it adds rather than assuming more space. The page prints each figure as “Seated Capacity” or “Standing Capacity” with no unit, so confirm with the events team that they mean guests.
Two rooms joined. Both joined figures exceed the parts. Il Gattopardo’s Atrium and Cellar together list 110 seated or 175 standing, yet the Atrium (70) and Cellar (30 seated) add to 100. Cellini’s Il Salone and La Saletta together list 125 seated, yet Il Salone (75) and La Saletta (up to 35 at round tables) add to 110. The pages do not explain the gap, so ask for the floor plan at the joined size.
Seated or standing: what capacity should you plan to?
Plan to the seated number if anyone sits for a course. Standing is where 100 gets easier. Taking each restaurant’s largest event room or floor, as the table does, five of the ten list 100 or more standing (Delmonico’s 125, Point Seven and Cellini 150 each, Aquavit and Yves 100 each), and only Delmonico’s lists 100 or more seated, at 105.
The Smith shows why the label matters. Its web page says the East Village, Midtown and NoMad rooms each take “up to 75 guests” (the unlabeled figure the Midtown rooms guide gives for The Smith Midtown), but its brochures show 75 is the cocktail count, against 60 (East Village, Midtown) or 50 (NoMad) family style and 20 plated. Its FAQs add that rooms are set with rectangular tables of typically 8 to 12 guests, with no round tables or theater-style seating, so 60 family-style guests means roughly 5 to 8 tables (60 divided by 12 and by 8, rounded up).
What does a party of 60 to 100 cost?
None of the ten private-dining pages checked prints a buyout price. Delmonico’s, Point Seven and Il Gattopardo print buyout sizes (see the table), and Aquavit’s kit says only that full buyouts are “available upon request.” The guide to what a restaurant buyout means and who offers one compares buyout sizes and terms at more restaurants.
The money language that does exist is per guest or by policy. Aquavit’s kit lists a set dinner at $175 per person and a five-course chef’s tasting menu at $250, plus 8.875% sales tax, 20% gratuity and a 5% administrative fee. Across the Nobel Room’s 76 seats that is 13,300 dollars or 19,000 dollars for food alone, before drinks and those additions. The Smith says minimums vary by date and meal period, asks for a nonrefundable deposit of 50% of the estimated total at booking, and charges in full for cancellations within 2 weeks. Le Petit Village quotes menus and packages per guest with its proposal. Confirm the figure for your date with each events coordinator.
What should a December party for 60 to 100 check first?
As of October 2026, three private-dining pages name holiday events. Delmonico’s lists Holiday Parties among its event types and calls the Wonder Room suited to “corporate holiday celebrations”; Aquavit calls the Nobel Room “ideal for hosting holiday receptions”; The Smith lists “holiday gatherings.” The inquiry forms at Il Gattopardo and Orsay also offer Holiday as an event type. None of the ten pages lists open December dates, so put the date and a backup date in the first message. The roundup of holiday party venues in NYC covers December minimums and hold terms at other restaurants.
Some restaurants also list closed days: Cellini lists Sunday, Point Seven Saturday and Sunday, and Paisley Monday. Whether a private party can run on those days is a question for each events team.
Scope of the comparison
A restaurant is included when its own pages print a seated, standing or cocktail capacity of roughly 60 to 105 guests for an event room or floor. Reservation platforms and review sites were not used, no one from this publication measured or visited any room, and figures are quoted as printed with their seated, standing or cocktail labels. It is a set of ten, not every NYC restaurant with a large room.
Frequently asked questions
What NYC restaurants have a private room for 100 people?
Delmonico’s Large Groups & Events page lists its Wonder Room, at 56 Beaver Street in the Financial District, at 105 seated and 125 for a reception. Point Seven lists a partial buyout at 100 seated and 150 standing, though its page prints no unit, and Il Gattopardo’s Atrium and Cellar together hold 110 seated or 175 standing. Confirm each count with the events team.
Is there a private dining room in NYC for 75 guests?
Yes. Cellini’s Il Salone accommodates up to 75 for a sit-down event and 150 for cocktails and reception, and Aquavit’s Nobel Room seats up to 76. The Smith’s East Village, Midtown and NoMad rooms list up to 75 guests on its web page, but its brochures show that is the cocktail count.
How big a room do you need for 80 guests?
Seven of the ten restaurants list no single room or floor above 76 seated, though Aquavit’s kit shows 80 at round tables in the Nobel Room. For 80 seated guests the options are Point Seven’s upstairs floor (95; its page prints no unit), Delmonico’s Wonder Room (105), a main dining room, two joined rooms at Il Gattopardo (110) or Cellini (125), or a buyout. Ask each events team for the floor plan at your headcount.
Should I book a room or a buyout for 100 guests?
Book a room if a private room seats your list: the largest here, Delmonico’s Wonder Room, lists 105 seated. Past that, the choices here are joined rooms (110 at Il Gattopardo, 125 at Cellini), a main dining room or a buyout (170 seated at Point Seven, whose page prints no unit; 200 at Il Gattopardo; 375 at Delmonico’s). No page prints a buyout price, so ask for it in writing.
