The Back Room
Suggested 40 guests
Cozy and candlelit, our most-booked room. Own bar, own bartender, a door you can close.
Book a Holiday Party in the East Village
The company party, the friends-and-family night, the end-of-year drinks — in a room of your own.
December
Three rooms, three parties, one night
December is the month every room in this city fills, and most holiday party locations in NYC raise the room fee to match. We don't have a room fee to raise. You hit the same bar minimum you'd hit in March, and that's the whole bill for the space.
A date that looks gone usually isn't. We run up to three separate parties at once — three rooms, three bars, three bartenders, holding about 40, 50 and 60 — so a Friday that's booked is often only booked once. Send the date through the form and we'll tell you what's actually open before you go looking elsewhere.
Bring catering and a cake, both free. Playlist through the room's sound system, photos on the projector, and the later Friday and Saturday sessions run to 1 AM in the Back Room and 2 AM in the Whiskey Cellar — long enough for the part of the night where people actually talk to each other.
Photos
The rooms for your holiday party
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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
Holiday parties, straight answers
Do you have space for a company holiday party?
Three private rooms holding about 40, 50 and 60, each with its own bar, its own bartender. The Back Room and the Whiskey Cellar close off behind a door. Every room has a TV and a projector.
Do your prices go up in December?
We don't have a room fee to raise. You hit the same bar minimum as any other month: $700 Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday, and from $500 Friday and Saturday depending on the room and the session. Plenty of holiday party venues in NYC quietly reprice December — this one can't. Same goes for the company holiday party venues in NYC that add a per-head surcharge once they hear it's a work event.
The date we want looks taken. Is it?
Often not. We run up to three separate parties at the same time, each in its own room with its own bar and bartender, so a busy Friday still has space. Send the date through the form and we'll tell you what's actually open.
Can we bring catering and a cake?
Yes, and both are free. Bring a full catered spread if you want one — what you pay for is what your guests drink.
How late can a holiday party run?
Friday and Saturday the later session goes to 1 AM in the Back Room and 2 AM in the Whiskey Cellar; the B Lounge runs a flexible session to 1 AM. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday run between 5 PM and midnight. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
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