Best Group Hangouts in NYC

Planning for a group in Manhattan is an art form. You need somewhere that takes walk-ins (or at least has space), isn't too loud to talk, isn't too quiet to have fun, and serves enough variety that everyone finds something. Sports bars, beer gardens, karaoke rooms, bowling alleys, and large-format restaurants across the city are built for exactly this. The best group spots have games, shareable food, and enough room that you're not sitting on each other.

Good for birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, reunion dinners, after-work hangouts, weekend crew outings, and any plan that involves more than four people.