The Best Food-Drinks Events in New York This Month

Food-drinks events in New York are having a bit of a moment. You can feel it in the calendars: weeknights are suddenly booked again, group chats are arguing over which rooftop to hit for the game, and about 180 people are already circling this week’s highlights like it’s their part-time job. If you’ve been meaning to trade your same-old neighborhood bar for something with actual vibes (and, ideally, snacks), this is your cue.

Right now the city’s mixing high-low in the best way. You’ve got a Fundraising Wine Tasting by Roman Levytskyi pulling in the people who pretend they only drink ‘natural’ wine, the 2026 Bullpen Winter Banquet giving big banquet-hall energy for the organized social crowd, and a SUPER BOWL SUNDAY PARTY at 230 Fifth Rooftop for anyone who wants the game *and* skyline views *and* probably too many wings. On the more buttoned-up side, the RED-CONNECT Real Estate Developers and Investors Dinner is very much for the ‘I’m taking this as a business expense’ crowd, while The Dinner Table at Grandma's Home in Flatiron sounds like the opposite: cozy, homey, and ideal if you want dinner to feel like a story, not just a reservation. Then there’s The Love Experience with Maleni and Chicklet, which is basically for people who live online and want to see that energy IRL.

And, as usual, some of the best food-drinks in New York this month are happening at the old reliables. Murray's Cheese Shop is still where you go when you want to pretend you’re studying for a cheese exam, Eataly NYC Flatiron is holding it down for the ‘one glass of Barolo turned into four’ crowd, and Eataly NYC Downtown keeps luring in anyone who works below Canal and refuses to commute for good pasta. These aren’t just venues; they’re the places people actually remember the night after. If you’re choosing what to book, here’s the move: pick one big-night-out thing (Super Bowl at 230 Fifth, the banquet, the love event), one cozy or sentimental pick (Grandma’s Home, a Murray’s tasting), and let a friend drag you to one wild card. That’s what discovery looks like in New York right now—structured chaos, with pretty good wine.