The Back Room
Suggested 40 guests
Cozy and candlelit, our most-booked room. Own bar, own bartender, a door you can close.
Host an Engagement Party in the East Village
A room that's only yours, for the night you tell everybody at once.
The night you tell everybody
Your people, your room
Not a roped-off section, not a shared floor. A room of your own, its own bar and its own bartender, so the toast lands in front of your people instead of competing with a bachelor party at the next table. We can run three parties at once, each in its own room with its own bar.
Outside cake and catering are free, the slideshow goes on the projector, the playlist is yours. What you pay for is what your guests drink — there's no rental fee, no booking fee, and the deposit comes back after the night.
77 East 7th, between First and Second, a short walk from the 6, the L and the F. Which matters more than it sounds when you've got family coming in from three boroughs and a couple of people flying in.
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Engagement nights in the Whiskey Cellar
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Choose your room
The Whiskey Cellar
Suggested 50 guests
Brick vaults below street level, and the room everybody photographs. The only room open until 2 AM on Friday and Saturday.
The B Lounge
Suggested 60 guests
Our largest space, with room to move and a bar along the wall. Takes the biggest groups without splitting them.
We can run all three rooms at the same time — three separate parties, each in its own room with its own bar and bartender.
Included
What comes with the room
Your own bar and bartender.
Every room has its own.
Your group never waits in line behind another party.
TV, projector and Bluetooth sound.
Stream the game,
run a slideshow, plug in your own playlist from a phone.
Outside cake and catering.
No cake fee, no catering
fee. Bring food, bring a cake, bring the candles.
No rental fee, no booking fee.
Nothing for the room
itself. A refundable deposit holds the date and is returned after the event.
Guests must be 21 or older with valid ID — every room has a full private bar.
Pricing
You don't rent the room — you meet a bar minimum
There's no charge for the space. You book a session and meet a minimum bar spend for it. If your group drinks past the minimum, you just pay for what you drank. Nothing gets added on top for the room.
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| When | Room & session | Min bar spend |
|---|---|---|
| Wed · Thu · Sun | Any room · Flexible Session, up to 4 hrs · 5 PM–12 AM | $700 |
| Fri · Sat | Back Room or Whiskey Cellar · 1st session 4:30–8:30 PM | $500 |
| Fri · Sat | Back Room · 2nd session 9 PM–1 AM | $1,400 |
| Fri · Sat | Whiskey Cellar · 2nd session 9 PM–2 AM | $1,900 |
| Fri · Sat | B Lounge · Flexible Session, up to 5 hrs · 6 PM–1 AM | $1,700 |
Recurring events are negotiable. No other booking fees. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Questions
Engagement parties, straight answers
Do you have a private room for an engagement party?
Three of them, holding about 40, 50 and 60. Each one has its own bar and its own bartender, and the Back Room and the Whiskey Cellar close off behind a door — so the toast happens in front of your people and nobody else's.
Will another group be in the room with us?
No. We can run up to three separate parties on a night, but they're in three separate rooms, each with its own bar and bartender. The Back Room and the Whiskey Cellar close off completely; the B Lounge is the main-floor room, so guests of the other rooms pass through it on their way in. As engagement party venues in NYC go, that's the whole difference — and it's the same story at most engagement party venues in New York, where private means a curtain.
Can we bring a cake and catering?
Yes, and it's free — no cakeage fee, no catering fee. The slideshow goes on the projector and your playlist runs through the room's own sound system.
What does an engagement party cost?
No rental fee and no booking fee. You hit a bar minimum for the session: $700 Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday, and from $500 Friday and Saturday depending on the room and the session. The deposit comes back to you after the night.
Which room should we take?
The Back Room suits around 40 and stays warm and close. The Whiskey Cellar takes about 50 and its brick vaults are what ends up on everyone's phone. The B Lounge holds 60 with room to move. Send the date and the headcount and we'll tell you which one fits.
How to book
Three steps to book your room
1
Send the date, the headcount and the occasion through the form.
2
We reply within a few hours with the room that fits and the session cost.
3
A refundable deposit holds the date — it comes back to you after the event.
Want to see the rooms first? Walk in Wednesday to Sunday, 6 to 8 PM — no appointment needed, and a bartender will show you around.
B Lounge NYC · 77 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003 · between First and Second Avenue · (917) 214-0589
A short walk from the 6 at Astor Place, the L at First Avenue and the F at Second Avenue.
Other ways to use the rooms
No rental fee · No booking fee
Tell us the date and the headcount
We reply within a few hours with the room that fits and what the session costs. No rental fee — a refundable deposit holds the date.
More on the main page: all three rooms · pricing and sessions · frequently asked questions