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Fraunces Tavern

Financial District  ·  54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004

Bissell Room at Fraunces Tavern with cocktail tables, chandeliers and a long banquette Painted historical mural above green leather banquettes in the Bissell Room Private bar in the Bissell Room with a carved wood back bar and candles Washington Room set for a long seated dinner under a crystal chandelier Upstairs piano bar with a grand piano, leather armchairs and red window shades Hand-picked

Photo: Fraunces Tavern

120 standing·Space est. $6,000+
Why we picked it

A working tavern in one of the oldest buildings in Lower Manhattan, with six bookable rooms that let a host scale from a 24-seat dinner to a 120-guest reception without leaving the address.

Usually booked for executive dinners, holiday parties and corporate receptions, 25 to 120 guests.

About Fraunces Tavern

Fraunces Tavern sits on the corner of Pearl and Broad Streets, at the tavern where George Washington said farewell to his officers in 1783; the building was restored in the early 1900s. The restaurant fills the lower floors, and a museum about the Revolutionary era occupies the rooms above. Inside, the look is dark wood, brass, leather and oil paintings, with fireplaces in several rooms.

The largest space is the Bissell Room on the ground floor, which holds up to 120 guests, has its own bar and is anchored by a painted mural of New York in 1717. Smaller rooms cover the rest of the range: the Washington Room seats 24 at one long table, the upstairs Piano Bar takes 75, and Lafayette's Hideout Bar takes 85 with its own doors on Water Street. The house kitchen and bar handle all food and drink, with party menus from passed bites to plated dinners and open bar packages.

Ideal for

Know before you book

  • Catering and bar service are in-house, sold through party menus and open bar packages.
  • The Bissell Room is the only room that reaches 120 guests; other rooms hold 24 to 85.
  • Lafayette's Hideout Bar has private entrances on Water Street, useful for a separate arrival.

What’s here

Food & drink
  • In-house kitchen and bar
  • Party menus for passed bites, platters, brunch, lunch and dinner
  • Open bar packages
  • Whiskey Bar with more than 500 whiskeys
Space
  • Bissell Room: up to 120 guests, private bar, 1717 mural
  • Lafayette's Hideout Bar: up to 85 guests
  • Piano Bar: up to 75 guests
  • Washington Room: 24 seated
  • Whiskey Bar: 30 guests; Wine Room: 25 guests
Access & rules
  • Corner of Pearl Street and Broad Street
  • Private entrances on Water Street for Lafayette's Hideout
  • Fraunces Tavern Museum operates upstairs

Location

54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004

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