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Buddakan

Chelsea  ·  75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Long banquet table under rows of chandeliers in a carved wood hall Candlelit hall with chandeliers and a long communal table seen from above Lower-level hall with chandeliers, a staircase and tables set for dinner Long dark dining room with framed art along the wall and set tables Dining room with red banquettes, tall red vases and set round tables Hand-picked

Photo: Buddakan

800 standing·300 seated·16,000 sq ft·Space est. $60,000+
Why we picked it

A full restaurant buyout where the chandelier hall and lower-level rooms already look like a set, which suits a big December party that needs no decor budget.

Usually booked for holiday parties and executive dinners, 225 to 800 guests.

About Buddakan

Buddakan is a Starr Restaurants dining room inside the Chelsea Market building on Ninth Avenue. Christian Liaigre designed the 16,000 sq ft interior, which mixes gilded French detail with Asian art. The best-known room is a long hall with a communal table under rows of candle chandeliers, and a lower level adds darker, clubbier rooms.

For a full buyout the restaurant holds about 800 standing or 300 seated, with a minimum of about 225 guests for the whole space. Nine private spaces can also be booked on their own, from small alcoves to large rooms. The kitchen serves the house pan-Asian menu family style, which keeps service moving at scale.

Ideal for

Know before you book

  • Catering is in-house only; menus come from the Buddakan kitchen.
  • Buyouts need roughly 225 guests or more; smaller groups book one of the nine private rooms.
  • Minimums run higher on Friday and Saturday nights and through December, so book holiday dates early.

What’s here

Food & drink
  • In-house pan-Asian menus served family style
  • Full bars on both levels
Space
  • 16,000 sq ft over two levels
  • Long chandelier hall with a communal table
  • Nine private event spaces
  • Full buyout for 800 standing or 300 seated
Access & rules
  • Full buyout minimum of about 225 guests
  • Events contact through the Starr Restaurants events team

Location

75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

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