AYZA Group Dining Press Release: October 2024 Archive

In October 2024, AYZA Wine & Chocolate Bar issued a press release about its group dining NYC offering, which was then syndicated across a number of news and business sites. This page keeps that announcement on the record, links to where it appeared, and sets out what group dining at AYZA actually involves today, since the details have moved on since it was written.

What group dining at AYZA involves

Group dining sits between a normal reservation and a full private hire. You get a table planned in advance rather than pushed together on arrival, a menu agreed with the kitchen so the group is served together, and a single point of contact rather than an improvised conversation with whoever is on the floor.

The practical difference shows up in service. Six people ordering individually at a busy table produce six arrival times. Six people on a planned group menu are served at once, which is the entire point of booking as a group rather than just booking a big table.

Sizes and formats

Seating arrangements can be cocktail style, banquet or theatre style. There are two spaces: the indoor dining room, lit by 33 handmade iridescent glass lights by artist Sinem Disli, and a heated garden behind it. Capacities and package details are on the private events page.

Weekly extras worth asking about

Two weekly offers apply to group bookings and are easy to miss if nobody mentions them. On Sunday and Monday, an additional hour of dining or drinks is included, valued at $30 per person. On Tuesday, a complimentary upgrade from wine or beer to hard liquor is included, valued at $20 per person.

For a group of twenty, the Sunday and Monday extra is worth several hundred dollars, which is enough to change which night you choose. Confirm current terms when you enquire, since seasonal offers change.

Menus and drinks

Group menus are built from the same kitchen that runs the regular service. The reference point is the dinner menu: boards for two at $35 and $39 to start, then Braised Short Rib at $33, Roasted Chicken at $27, Pici Cacio e Pepe at $24 and Cauliflower with Wild Mushrooms at $25, the last of which is vegan and gluten free. Keep group menus short, two choices per course, so the table is served together.

On drinks, the wine list runs $13 to $21 by the glass with a New York section that includes Finger Lakes Riesling, Grüner Veltliner and Cabernet Franc. Chocolate Martinis are the house signature at $19, and two mocktails at $14 cover guests who are not drinking. Decide in advance whether the bar is open, limited or on a consumption tab; that one decision controls most of the variance in the final bill.

For dessert, the Sweet Treats menu has fondues for two at $31 and $29, chocolate cake at $14, a gluten free coconut flan at $14, and boxes of chocolates from $14 to $17 that also work as favours for a table.

How to book

1. Send the date, a guest count range and the format you want, three to four weeks ahead.
2. Ask for the proposal itemised, with tax and service charge shown as separate lines.
3. Confirm the room and layout in writing, plus a weather fallback if you want the garden.
4. Send dietary requirements by name, not as a count, a week before the date.
5. Agree who settles the bill and how, so nobody is paying in front of the group.

AYZA is at 11 West 31st Street, three blocks from Herald Square and a short walk from Penn Station, and opens at 4 pm daily. Phone (212) 714-2992.

The October 2024 press release archive

The announcement below was issued by AYZA in October 2024 and distributed through a press release syndication service. The links go to the syndicated copies. They are promotional material published by AYZA, not independent editorial coverage, and the details in them reflect October 2024 rather than today. Where they differ from this page, this page is current.

• AP News press release distribution
• New York Culture Wire
• Empire State Gazette
• 247 Business Reporter
• US Daily Ledger
• Finance Times Gazette
• Global Finance Herald

We keep this archive published for transparency rather than for search visibility. If you are planning a group booking, use the current details above and the private events page rather than the figures quoted in the 2024 release.

Group dining NYC: FAQ

Enquire about a group booking

For group dining NYC bookings of six or more, send a date, a headcount range and the format you have in mind, and ask for the proposal itemised.

Current menu items, prices, capacities and weekly offers were checked against ayzanyc.com on September 9, 2026. The linked press release copies date from October 2024 and are not current.