NYC dinner parties to meet new & old friends

Dinner with Friends NYC is a place to meet new and old friends! Join a family-style dinner at a shared table with new faces enjoying paired drinks, appetizers, main course, and dessert – plus great company and conversations. Each menu is unique and thoughtfully prepared by your host.

The experience is about both the food and company. Expect to enjoy interesting conversations with strangers turned friends over the course of the evening! We welcome anyone who is open-minded, respectful, and excited to be here.

What is Dinner with Friends?

How to Join

  • See Upcoming Events

    Check out our upcoming events page to see what’s coming soon! Be sure to follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about upcoming events.

  • Join the Ticket Request

    Fill out the Ticket Request Form, where we’ll ask some questions to get to know you. Once you’re on the list, you’ll receive an email from us around the first week of the month with all events for the month ahead with a link and password to purchase a ticket.

  • Let's Eat Together

    We’ll gather together to enjoy delicious food and even better company! Expect delicious food & drinks paired with interesting conversation over the course of the evening.

 FAQs

  • As much as we’d love to have everyone join us, we simply do not have enough seats at our table to accommodate everyone. Due to this overwhelming demand, we use a first come, first serve system. Here’s how it works:

    1) Fill out the Ticket Request Form, where we’ll ask some questions to get to know you.

    2) Once you’re on the list, you’ll receive an email from us around the first week of the month with all events for the month ahead with a link and password to purchase a ticket.

    Please note that ticket purchases are first come, first serve and will likely sell out quickly due to extreme demand. As a reminder, tickets are sold in a single quantity and are non-transferable and non-refundable.

    Be sure to follow us on Instagram to be the first to know about upcoming events!

  • Each menu is intensely personal and reflects the people we’ve met and the places we’ve been. We often draw from travels around the world and delicious meals right here in New York.

    Menus reflect your host’s heritage, background, and favorite foods. For example, Anita’s menus tend to lean French/Chinese, an homage to her heritage and background growing up in her grandparents’ Chinese restaurant and parents’ fine dining bistro.

    We’re always looking for menu inspiration, so please share anything you’d like to see with us! See our prior menus here.

  • Each menu is released in advance of the ticket lottery with dietary information, including common allergies and diets that can be acommodated. Your host carefully crafts their menus to reflect their culture, heritage, and cooking styles.

    Please carefully read the menu before purchasing a ticket. Modifications to the menu are politely declined.

  • The average age of guests is around 22-35, but we have guests of all ages attend! We welcome anyone who is open-minded, respectful, and excited to be here to join.

    Almost all guests come solo to meet new faces from around NYC and the world.

  • As we continue to grow the Dinner with Friends community, we’re looking for people who are passionate about community and food to join us as our first round of hosts! Check out the host application here.

  • We do private events on a case-by-case basis. Please go to our contact form to submit an inquiry - let’s make something extraordinary!

  • All dinners are hosted in your host’s home and are located around NYC. The dinner address and additional details are shared the day before your event via your provided email.

  • Stay tuned!