Looking for casual, cozy, rustic spot - 10 people

[sannbuzz]

My 50th birthday - 10-12 people.

Looking for comfortable spot with excellent food and service. French, Asian, etc. Along the line of Market or Il Buco. Nothing pretentious or formal - but special enough for my birthday!

Ideas? Thanks!

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Il Buco
47 Bond St., New York, NY 10012

[veralouise]

Don't forget about Crispo http://www.crisporestaurant.com/

Great food - great atmosphere.

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Crispo
240 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011

[Elizabeth E.]

Another possibility is Asellina in the Gansevoort Park Avenue. I was with a group of 12 there a couple of weeks ago. We had one of the big long tables on the lower level, and the meal was family style. It was great fun passing around the platters and having tastes of all sorts of dishes. I wasn't the organizer, so can't speak to the price or how much notice was required for a group dinner like this.

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Asellina
420 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10016

[sgordon]

Peasant was the first place that popped into my head as well - the word "rustic" tends to trigger it. Great food, warm wibe.

Other places coming to mind - keeping in mind that these offer varying degrees of "rustic" - for some it's the setting, for others the food... and of course, rustic French is different than rustic Italian is different than rustic American, etc etc etc:

Marc Forgione
Spotted Pig (they'll do rezzies for groups of 7+)
The Breslin (suckling pig or whole lamb dinners only)
Hearth
Mas (Farmhouse)
Craft / Craftbar
Cookshop / Hundred Acres / Five Points
10 Downing

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Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

Hearth
403 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10009

Cookshop
156 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Five Points
31 Great Jones St, New York, NY 10012

Craftbar
900 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

Craft
43 E. 19th St., New York, NY 10003

Peasant
194 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012

Mas (Farmhouse)
39 Downing St, New York, NY 10014

Hundred Acres
38 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012

Marc Forgione
134 Reade Street, New York, NY 10013

10 Downing
10 Downing Street, New York, NY 10014

The Breslin
20 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001

[kathryn]

Do you happen to know more about Spotted Pig's policy for larger groups? Prix fixe? Room fee?

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Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

[sgordon]

I've never done it, personally, but I assume it's probably the standard gratuity-included kind of deal. It might be private-room-only for groups, though, not sure.

[gutsofsteel]

See if you can reserve the downstairs room at 'inoteca.

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'inoteca
98 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

[princeofpork]

Do the full format feast at Resto. Little different Il Buco but certainly cozy and tasty

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Resto
111 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016

Il Buco
47 Bond St., New York, NY 10012

[kathryn]

By Market, do you mean Market Table?

I'd give Peasant or 'inoteca a look.

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Market Table
54 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014

'inoteca
98 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

Peasant
194 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012

[Simon]

Peasant is what came to mind for me too...Cacio e Vino could be ok too if want slightly less cost...and i was in the bar at Macelleria this evening, and while we only had drinks, the food on other tables looked very yummy :)

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Macelleria
48 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014

Cacio e Vino
80 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003