Restaurants Near Union Square for Groups: Where to Book

The restaurants near Union Square best set up for groups are Union Square Cafe, whose private Park & Irving Room seats up to 40, Casa Mono and its sister bar Bar Jamón around the corner, which seat 40 and 22 for private events, and Tarallucci e Vino, which serves set menus to parties of eight or more from $30 a head at brunch to $65 at dinner. For seven to ten people, Massara runs a four-course Chef’s Table, and Zero Otto Nove offers a five-course group dinner at $75 per person for parties of ten or more. Capacities, prices and booking rules below were read from each restaurant’s own site in October 2026.

The useful number for a group dinner near the square is the headcount at which a restaurant’s rules change, and this guide sorts the options by those thresholds.

Which restaurants near Union Square take large groups?

Restaurant	Address	Best for	Key verified detail
Union Square Cafe	101 East 19th Street	11 to 40 guests in a private room	Park & Irving Room up to 40 seated, 45 standing; The Alcove up to 10
Casa Mono	52 Irving Place	A private night of Spanish small plates	Restaurant 40 seated, 55 standing; Bar Jamón 22 seated, 33 standing
Tarallucci e Vino	15 East 18th Street	8 or more on a set menu	Prix fixe required from 8 guests: $30 brunch, $42 lunch, $65 dinner
Zero Otto Nove	15 West 21st Street	10 or more who want pizza and pasta	$75 per person, five courses with coffee, dessert and soft drinks
Massara	913 Broadway	7 to 10 at a chef’s table	Four-course seasonal prix fixe, plated and family-style
Isabelle’s Osteria	245 Park Avenue South	Up to 10, booked online	OpenTable and Resy for up to 10 guests, 30 days ahead
Rezdôra	27 East 20th Street	A private pasta dinner	Inquiry form; open private-dinner dates listed on its site

Private rooms near Union Square

Union Square Cafe: a room for 40, an alcove for 10

Union Square Cafe, at 101 East 19th Street, publishes three options for a group. The Park & Irving Room holds up to 40 guests seated or 45 standing. The Alcove, a semi-private area, takes up to 10 seated. A full buyout covers up to 100 seated or 200 standing. Inquiries go through an event form on its site or by phone at (212) 243-4020. No minimum spend is published, so ask for it in your first message.

It suits a group that wants the room to carry the evening, such as a team dinner with a toast. Danny Meyer founded the restaurant in 1985, and Executive Chef Lena Ciardullo now leads the kitchen. Dinner runs 5pm to 10:30pm, with the last reservation at 9:30pm.

Casa Mono and Bar Jamón: two sizes on Irving Place

Casa Mono, at 52 Irving Place on the park’s east side, describes itself as a forty-seat Michelin-starred restaurant, and for a private event the whole room takes 40 seated or 55 standing. Bar Jamón, its tapas wine bar just around the corner on 17th Street, takes 22 seated or 33 standing. Both are booked through the events team at events@casamononyc.com or (212) 253-2773, and no minimums are published.

It is Spanish rather than Italian, and the format is the point: a group grazing small plates moves at its own pace rather than in three synchronized courses. Casa Mono is open noon to 11pm every day, one of the later closes on these blocks, which helps if the group is gathering after work.

Set group menus near Union Square

Tarallucci e Vino: card from six, prix fixe from eight

Tarallucci e Vino, at 15 East 18th Street a block north of the park, is the clearest of any room here about its group rules. Parties of six or more need a credit card on file and fall under its cancellation policy: a $35-per-person fee for no-shows, cancellations within 24 hours, or same-day reductions of three or more guests. From eight guests, a prix fixe menu is required, at $30 per person for brunch, $42 for lunch and $65 for dinner. Private event inquiries go to events@taralluccievino.net or (917) 782-7377, and regular tables book on OpenTable.

Its hours make it the most flexible room for a group’s timing: 8am to 10:30pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 11pm Friday, 9am to 11pm Saturday and 11am to 10:30pm Sunday.

Zero Otto Nove: five courses for ten or more

Zero Otto Nove, at 15 West 21st Street, offers a group dinner at $75 per person that includes five courses plus coffee, dessert and soft drinks, for parties of ten or more with a prior reservation. Groups book by phone at (212) 242-0899. The regular menu puts pizza, from a Napoletana at $19 to a Caprese at $24, alongside pastas such as Rigatoni Salernitana and Linguine con Vongole, which is why it suits a table where half the group wants pizza and the other half does not. Hours run Monday to Thursday noon to 3pm and 5pm to 9:30pm, Friday to 10:30pm, Saturday 5pm to 10:30pm and Sunday 4pm to 9pm.

A chef’s table for seven to ten: Massara

Massara, at 913 Broadway, cooks the regional cuisine of Campania from a wood-burning oven and grill, under Chef Stefano Secchi. Its Chef’s Table is built for parties of seven to ten: a four-course seasonal prix fixe with individually plated and family-style courses, running from antipasti and primi to a choice of large-format pesce or bistecca, then dolci. The price is not published, and inquiries go through a form on the site. It is the option for a group that would rather be looked after than negotiate a menu, since the large-format main course is built to be shared.

Groups of up to ten without a private room

Isabelle’s Osteria

Isabelle’s Osteria, at 245 Park Avenue South, takes reservations on OpenTable and Resy for up to 10 guests, released 30 days in advance. Its site describes a 150-seat room with an expansive bar and a private dining room, but publishes no capacities, so for anything larger than ten, or to ask about the private room, call (212) 388-1145. Walk-ins are first come, first served, though the restaurant recommends booking for the dining room, and a group should.

Rezdôra

Rezdôra, at 27 East 20th Street, handles private events through an inquiry form and lists open private-dinner dates on its events page, without publishing capacities. Its regular regional pasta tasting, $110 a person with an optional $90 wine pairing, requires the full table to take part and runs about two hours, which makes it a natural fit for a small group happy to eat the same thing at the same pace.

How to book a group dinner near Union Square

Work from the headcount, not the restaurant.

• Six: expect a card on file and a cancellation fee at Tarallucci e Vino.
• Seven to ten: Massara’s Chef’s Table is built for exactly this size.
• Eight: Tarallucci e Vino moves you to a prix fixe.
• Ten: the online limit at Isabelle’s Osteria, and the minimum for Zero Otto Nove’s $75 group dinner.
• More than ten: you are into private rooms: Bar Jamón at 22, Casa Mono or Union Square Cafe’s Park & Irving Room at 40, or a Union Square Cafe buyout at up to 100 seated.

None of the private rooms here publishes a minimum spend, so put three questions in your first email: the minimum for your date, what it includes, and the deadline for a final headcount. If your group is heading to a show afterward, the pre-event timing guide sorts these blocks by the minutes you have, and if the dinner will run late, Italian restaurants near Union Square, by closing time shows who seats latest. For a birthday specifically, booking a group birthday dinner near Union Square covers what to confirm before you reserve.

Frequently asked questions

Which restaurant near Union Square has a private room for a large group?

Union Square Cafe’s Park & Irving Room seats up to 40 (45 standing), and a full buyout of the restaurant takes up to 100 seated. Casa Mono can be booked privately for 40 seated, and its sister bar Bar Jamón, around the corner on 17th Street, for 22. None of them publishes a minimum spend, so ask for it in your first inquiry.

How much does a group dinner near Union Square cost per person?

Among the group menus that are published, Tarallucci e Vino charges $65 per person for its dinner prix fixe, which is required from eight guests, and Zero Otto Nove’s five-course group dinner for ten or more is $75 per person including coffee, dessert and soft drinks. Union Square Cafe, Casa Mono, Massara and Rezdôra do not publish group pricing, so request it when you inquire.

Can I book a table for 10 online near Union Square?

Isabelle’s Osteria takes reservations for up to 10 guests on OpenTable and Resy, released 30 days in advance. Tarallucci e Vino also takes OpenTable bookings, but parties of eight or more go on a required prix fixe and six or more need a card on file. Zero Otto Nove books groups of ten or more by phone at (212) 242-0899.

Editor’s note: Isabelle’s Osteria is affiliated with this publication. Restaurants were selected using the criteria described above.