19 New Venues in New York for Spring 2025 Meetings and Events

Global luxury hospitality brand Group Gitano opened its first permanent U.S.-based concept on Pier 17 in Manhattan's Seaport neighborhood, GITANO, on March 6. The Mexican restaurant spans a staggering 14,000 square feet and draws on all of the beachy, luxe day and night club vibes Gitano Group is known for, particularly in Tulum. The main dining room is dramatic, to say the least, with 30-foot-high ceilings and a glamorously eclectic design that pairs checkered flooring with pops of leopard print, large palms, candelabra-style chandeliers, and NYC’s largest disco ball, not to mention impressive views of the Brooklyn Bridge. There’s room for up to 230 guests at GITANO, where menus are heavily influenced by the Yucatán Peninsula, and drinks include signature mezcal cocktails. There’s also a 4,000-square-foot upstairs lounge that’s available for events; inquire within.

A Gilded Age mansion was restored in the heart of Manhattan’s NoMad district, and it’s now The Fifth Avenue Hotel. The 153-key hotel is undoubtedly luxurious, with amenities that include overnight shoeshine, house car, and butler services, as well as on-site dining that includes Café Carmellini, a concept from James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini blending French and Italian fare in a fine dining setting. Though Café Carmellini has yet to host events, The Fifth Avenue Hotel boasts 4,450 square feet of total venue space—the largest of which is the 2,630-square-foot Mansion Ballroom (pictured) for 200 standing or 180 seated eventgoers. The Conservatory and Study span 818 square feet and 558 square feet, respectively, and can be combined to offer enough space for as many as 100, while the 444-square-foot Club Room is an intimate setting for up to 18. All interiors were masterfully executed by designer Martin Brudnizki to evoke the home of a worldly explorer, which is evident in rich colors, textures, furnishings, and wall art. Inquire within for event pricing.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard welcomed a 104,000-square-foot cultural center dubbed Brooklyn Storehouse in May 2024. The art and entertainment venue boasts a staggering 5,000-guest capacity for events, whether they’re standing or seated in theater-style or conference settings. Aside from offering a fully equipped conference room, on-site amenities include three greenrooms for performers and VIPs, a cafeteria, e-lockers for guest storage, and AV capabilities, just to name a few. The space, a joint venture between local event operator TCE Presents and U.K.-based experiential expert Broadwick, has already played host to a slew of musical performances, immersive art exhibitions, fashion shows, and brand activations. Pricing at Brooklyn Storehouse ranges anywhere from $20,000 to upward of $50,000 depending on the day of the week and time of year.

In February, Michelin-starred chef Sungchul Shim opened the 135-seat Korean-inspired GUI Steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan. The entire restaurant spans 10,202 square feet, with an 8,465-square-foot second-floor main dining room that can accommodate as many as 120 guests, and a 1,737-square-foot ground-floor bar, Bar 92, with an additional 33 seats. GUI's atmosphere is nothing short of sophisticated, with emerald green banquette seating, modern light fixtures, and an open kitchen serving up cuts of Japanese A5 wagyu and other dry-aged steaks alongside shareables like sundubu jjigae (brisket, chili, and soft tofu) and doenjang jjigae (fermented soybean stew). Chef Shim brought over fellow Le Bernardin alum to GUI, Thomas Raquel, to helm the dessert menu, which features classic steakhouse sweets like baked Alaska, cheesecake, and ice cream.

The Westin Flushing LaGuardia Airport is on track for an April 2025 opening, with goals to bring tranquility to the bustling Flushing, Queens, neighborhood. Upon opening, the lobby will boast a lush biophilic wall, and wellness-focused amenities are expected to take center stage (there will be a 24-hour WestinWORKOUT fitness studio and Gear Lending Kits curated in partnership with health tech company Hyperice and fashionable fitness firm Bala). For events just 4 miles from LaGuardia Airport, the upcoming Westin location offers 6,000 total square feet of venue space. The Worlds Hall is the largest, boasting 4,585 square feet for up to 500 attendees, while the 1,415-square-foot Northern Room can host up to 100. For more intimate to-dos, The Northern Room can be broken up into as many as three smaller spaces for as few as 25 guests.

For event planners on the hunt for a unique venue, look no further than Charlie Fox, an upscale dispensary that tapped award-winning interior design firm Home Studios to transform its 2,000-square-foot storefront. The result: a multilevel retail and experiential space reminiscent of New York’s most luxurious restaurants and boutique hotels. Beyond the ground floor, which demystifies the cannabis shopping experience, Charlie Fox boasts a second-floor salon (pictured) and discreet lounge that can only be described as sumptuous. Events for up to 100 standing or 80 seated guests can be hosted here starting at $250 per hour. Soon, a third-floor den will add exclusive dining and shopping experiences, as well as brand activation opportunities, to Charlie Fox’s offerings.

The William Vale in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, debuted a subterranean nightclub, Unveiled, in January. The massive underground space bills itself as “ideal for corporate, social, and launch events” and can accommodate as many as 400 guests across two distinct spaces: the Club Room and the Bar Room. The Club Room (pictured) is the centerpiece of Unveiled, where it’s all about an immersive nightlife experience unfolding beneath an adaptive LED lighting system that synchronizes with music. There’s enough space for up to 200 guests to hit the dance floor in the Club Room, which also boasts a VIP area for as many as 65 or can be arranged to accommodate seated functions of up to 60. The Bar Room, meanwhile, is a more intimate setting with low-lit alcoves and plush couches arranged with conversations—and cocktail sipping—in mind. This flexible space can accommodate up to 175 standing or 83 seated guests. Amenities include advanced AV technology, a full-service kitchen, and customizable event options to curate bespoke dining menus, host live performers, and more.

About an hour outside of Manhattan in suburban West Nyack, Carlitos Tequileria opened in the Palisades Center in January. The full-service restaurant concept builds on the popularity its founding team saw with Carlitos Barbecue Taqueria, which has three locations in New Jersey. Carlitos Tequileria is serving up the Mesoamerican classics people have proved to love, like smoked meats in hand-pressed nixtamal tortillas, alongside a cocktail menu where agave rules. It’s all served in an elevated atmosphere notable for its expansive bamboo chandelier and larger-than-life mural courtesy of an artist from Oaxaca, Mexico, featuring a woman holding corn husks. For events, the 850-square-foot restaurant has a second-floor dedicated venue space spanning 600 square feet that can accommodate up to 40 hungry guests overlooking the vibrant main dining room. Pricing ranges from $30 to $70 per person depending on the custom menu, with a $200 deposit required upon reserving.

The Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea added an array of venue spaces, the Metropolitan Creative Studios, on March 15. Overall, seven third-floor studios add 25,000 square feet to the 45,000-square-foot Pavilion, which opened in the ‘90s. Among the largest studios are the Dream Room and Creative Chamber, which can hold up to 110 and 80 guests, respectively. The North Glass and South Glass Rooms, as well as The Idea Lab, can each host up to 60, while the intimate Innovation Boardroom is fit for 10 to 20 professionals. Each space is equipped with furniture and amenities like microphones, a presentation screen, and phone systems. There are also two light-flooded common spaces, the North and South Lounges, which offer kitchen areas and private, one-person pods fit for taking a call or answering emails. The Creative Studios can be rented for four- or eight-hour increments, ranging from $1,500 to $8,000 depending on the room, or a buyout of the entire third floor is on offer starting at $35,000.

Wellness is at the heart of OASES Café, which opened on West 14th Street in Chelsea in August 2024. And as of December, an ayurvedic, Himalayan-inspired sister eatery dubbed OASES Restaurant, which offers a private dining and event venue, is located at the same address. In all, OASES boasts 4,755 square feet of space, which is notably minimalistic in its design, as its founder, Sonam Sangmo (who previously worked at luxury fashion houses), sought to draw on nature and ancient influences. The largest venue space on offer is the 3,600-square-foot Courtyard and Bar (pictured) for 120 standing or 75 seated guests, while the Tara Room and Vegetable Garden each span 1,000 square feet and are fit for functions of 50. Meanwhile, the intimate, 200-square-foot Shangri-La room has a maximum capacity of 16. Pricing for events starts at $2,000. Expect that to include a nourishing menu of roasted butternut squash, traditional Himalayan wheat dumplings, and hamachi crudo, just to name the highlights.

A storied SoHo hotel hot spot got a refresh 30 years on. In January, the five-star Mercer hotel debuted its renovation, which pays homage to the late Christian Liaigre, the iconic French interior designer and architect who originally transformed a 100-year-old building into The Mercer three decades ago. The furniture, for example, is original to Liaigre’s design, though upholstery has been reimagined and combined with rich leather accents to bolster the hotel’s positioning as a timeless Manhattan escape. All 73 guest rooms also got a face-lift. Though The Mercer doesn’t offer traditional venue space, its premium suites—the 950-square-foot Courtyard Loft, or one of the two 1,375-square-foot two-bedroom Penthouse Suites—can be converted for small, private events. Each of the premium suites can fit up to 35 guests for a standing event, or 15 conference style. Pricing starts at $6,500 depending on the type of event, production size, and whether furniture removal services are needed.

Inside Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea is Lulla, which opened an upstairs greenhouse, The Glass Terrace, in November 2024. The glass-enclosed, sun-soaked dining room spans 1,764 square feet, enough to accommodate up to 100 standing or 75 seated guests. An adjoining, second-floor lounge adds 1,440 square feet to the venue, and lifts the maximum capacity to 200. F&B at the Glass Terrace comes off Lulla’s Italian menu, with offerings like spicy lamb ragu, veal meatballs, and house-made focaccia. Pricing for events here starts at $1,500 for the room rental, plus an additional $3,500 F&B minimum.

Dear Strangers is a Latin-inspired bar that opened in November 2024 in the West Village by a team of bigwig veterans previously of Employees Only and Macao Trading Company. Designed to be intimate, sexy, and energetic all at the same time, the 1,000-square-foot Dear Strangers boasts velvety textures, midnight blue tones, marble accents, leather details, and polished wood and brass. Up to 75 people can mix and mingle here—42 in the dining room, plus 12 at the bar—with the help of an impressive cocktail program heavily influenced by Spain and Latin America. Food is equally inspired by the flavors of the regions, with offerings like spicy shrimp tostada, smoked chicken croquettes, and Caribbean stew. Event pricing begins at $6,000 for a weekday buyout.

Pig & Khao Lower East Side opened back in 2012, but its event space got a full face-lift last year to further draw on the restaurant owner’s Filipino roots and extensive travels through Southeast Asia. Those influences are evident in the 40-seat space’s vibrant murals and vintage signs, as well as on the menu, which boasts curried beef skewers, sizzling sisig, and chili pan mee noodles. Full restaurant buyouts are also on offer, which increase the maximum capacity to 70.

Roughly 30 miles outside of NYC, PeachFuzz Skin Studio opened its second location in Valley Stream in January. Aside from its specialty in laser hair removal treatments on melanated skin, PeachFuzz offers facials and other treatments for dark spots and hyperpigmentation for all skin types and genders. Oh, and it’s also adding events to its repertoire. As of May 1, the new 1,200-square-foot PeachFuzz location is taking event inquiries for groups of up to 60 to enjoy a day of self-care. A buyout of the space includes access to three treatment rooms and a downstairs “prep space" that’s all fittingly washed in hues of peach, ecru, and beige. A la carte services like a satellite bar with alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages (offered in partnership with Boozy Bar), as well as custom stationery and passed catering options, will be available for events. Inquire within for pricing.

The West Village is home to a new French restaurant, Le Petit Village, as of February. The 3,000-square-foot space was previously home to Baby Brasa but has since been transformed into a cozy brasserie complete with exposed brick walls and no shortage of greenery. Aside from a buyout, bars on Le Petit Village’s main floor and mezzanine level can each be reserved for events, offering 10 and six seats, respectively. The drink menus here are home to multisensory cocktails, while fare is undoubtedly French, with comforts like baked Camembert, cassoulet, and ratatouille. Pricing ranges anywhere from $70 to $200 per person, depending on the menu.

Madam Ji Ki Shaadi, which translates to “Madam Ji Is Getting Married,” opened in Greenwich Village in early March; fittingly, it’s an Indian wedding-themed restaurant. Each corner of the 1,200-square-foot Madam Ji Ki Shaadi boasts a different design, each equally intricate and with its own color palette in representation of the different parts of an Indian wedding. All the while, up to 70 standing or 50 seated guests can enjoy a menu of modern takes on traditional Indian wedding dishes, such as Kerala-style fried chicken, tandoori chicken biryani, and crispy okra fries. Event pricing begins at $95 per person.

Whiskey-forward bar Peck Slip Social joined Manhattan’s buzzing Seaport neighborhood in December 2024. The 1,550-square-foot “MediterAsian” hot spot is split into two distinct areas—the Northside and the Southside, which each span 775 square feet for cocktail-style events for 40 or seated affairs for 30. Their differences lie in amenities: The Northside offers a stage for live music among high-tops and bar seating, while the Southside is notable for its pool table, 85-inch TV screen, selection of board games, and couch seating. Aside from more than 100 whiskey variations behind the bar, Peck Slip Social offers a shareable-style menu that founders Alex Davis and Learan Kahanov designed with fellow NYC locals in mind. Pricing for events starts at $1,500 for a half-bar buyout, or $2,500 for a full buyout.

The team behind Pig & Khao opened Piggyback in 2020, a Pan-Asian joint serving up Southeast Asian street food (think: Korean honey butter wings, lumpia Shanghai, and shrimp fried rice). More than a decade later, and the 1,400-square-foot restaurant underwent a renovation revealed in November 2024, with additional updates wrapping up in March 2025. Though all of Piggyback's 225 seats are available for a buyout, a designated event space called the “Way Back Bar” offers a private bar, an array of AV capabilities, a DJ booth, and its own entrance—not to mention enough space for a 150-guest cocktail reception or 80-person seated meal.