New York City is home to a neverending list of lovely restaurants and dining locales. It is also home to an amazingly diverse group of smart and interesting people. The purpose of this group is to bring these two things together. The agenda? It is simple - 1. I'll pick the restaurant (requirements: in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Queens with delicious food and an enticing cocktail menu). 2. I'll make a reservation for 6. 3. 5 people sign-up (requirements: ages 21-35 and loves to eat, drink, and talk! …

Brooklyn Betties is a select group of sophisticated lesbian/bi ladies age 25+ in the Brooklyn/NYC area. We get to know each other at carefully curated excursions from exciting arts & cultural events to glamorous dinners, grungy dive bar crawls, scandalous scavenger hunts, meaningful volunteerism, forays in sports, travel, fitness, spirituality and education.  As am open-minded and progressive group of sophisticated ladies, we'll try most anything! This is a valuable opportunity to network social …

The VIP Dinner Club Of New York was created for the purpose of bringing together the Who's Who of the New York Metro area for exciting great times and super fantastic and delicious food. Are you tired yet of the same old thing, meeting friends at a bar for a drink? Sick of pizza and beer every Friday night? God forbid those of you who are on the couch alone on Saturday night watching the news with a TV Dinner (YukKK!!!). We can help, and save you from self destruction! Our Charter and mission …

Tired of the standard girls night out dinner and drinks? Welcome to girls night out jewlery making! We will get together at Jujomukti Tea Lounge, have a drink, enjoy light snacks, and then make our own jewlery!!!! We will make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc. For $35 you will take home all your new jewlery and have a drink (wine, beer, tea) and snacks.

Join this meetup group, it's FREE to become a new member. Welcome to AsianBusinessNetwork.org , this group was created to connect young Asian business professionals. We aim to host free and discounted group events in New York City (Manhattan) and nearby. We will be giving away free books/gifts at each event to promote our meetup group. We currently have over 1000+ Asian Friends in our group, every week about 20 new members are signing up to join our free and fun activities. There is a different …

Love Being A Lady!!! Come join us as we get together to get away from our everyday and enjoy being a lady! Whether for an hour, a day or a week, this group is dedicated to giving women the opportunity to take a minute for themselves, while enjoying the company of other FUN and FABULOUS Ladies! Whether a mother, a wife, a singleton or coupled up, you will be able to enjoy all that this group has to offer. We are dedicated to giving you time for yourself to enjoy the conversation and company of ot …

Welcome to the NY Mostly Go Club! The "Mostly" is there since it's fun to do other things besides Go once in a while. For example, dinner or drinks after a tough tournament, a picnic with Go boards under blooming cherry trees in spring, whatever fun things we can think of. We'd love to meet other people who are interested in the game of igo/weiqi/baduk in the NYC area. Don't know how to play but saw it on some TV show or something and want to see what the game is about? We also host NYAMIGO Beg …

Come join us as we Get Together to Get Away from our everyday! Whether for an hour, a day or a week, this group is dedicated to giving women the opportunity to take a minute for themselves, while enjoying the company of other FUN and FABULOUS females! Whether a mother, a wife, a singleton or coupled up, you will be able to enjoy all that this group has to offer. We are dedicated to giving you time for yourself to enjoy the conversation and company of other interesting, accomplished, intellige …

Tired of the standard girls night out dinner and drinks? Let's get together, socialize and make a painting! Make a fun piece of art you can hang out your wall! All skill levels are welcome!

If you're fanatical about food, you've found the right table. And there's no wait. We are the people who review, blog, discuss, find, chat-about anything and everything, from appetizers and aperitifs, to dessert and digestifs. Soup to nuts. If it's about food, we are in the know. We FriendsEAT...love Gourmet and always ....Bon Appetit.

To have fun and enjoy seeing great Theatre , shows, and baseball together :) We will also socialize together before or after the show getting dinner or drinks and discussing what we saw / enjoying a great night out !!! (Note:When joining our group, please include your picture as we have our pics posted and email me at NewYorkMeetup@aol.com your name,and contact phone# )

This group should simply be a place for young individuals living in Astoria to plan dinners, drinks, daytime activities, anything! Join if your young, fun, new to the area, and astoria vet, part of a couple, an individual - and lets get to meeting up!

Calling everyone from Sunnyside/Woodside/Long Island City/Astoria/Forest Hills and beyond! What makes ! Sunnyside/Woodside/Long Island City/Astoria/Forest Hills Great neighborhood in the best city on the planet? The history, style, attitude, and diversity . . . sure, all of that is great. But the restaurants and local food establishments which have helped shape the cultural fabric of local neighborhoods . . . The places where the locals go . . . Well that my friends, is gold. Join me to experien …

This group is for young, preferably single Fabulous ladies from about 25-35ish who find it hard to meet quality friends in NYC. Whether your new to NYC or not this group is intended to meet and gain a quality diverse group of friends in the City who are ready for drama free fun. We can travel, have drunken nights in the city, spa days, Brunch, Dinner, concerts, movies, comedy shows, work out, take classes (like cooking or wine tastings), explore NYC, volunteer and what ever else life has to offe …

Life is too short not to meet NEW people, do something DIFFERENT and have FUN ." This group will expose you to so many things you may never even knew existed or you never took a chance to do/try Events range for singles, couples, parents, single moms/dads, all age ranges, first timers, or the experienced who seeks to do it again. Don't worry about coming out alone, that's what most people do... I'll make sure that you have an opportunity to socialize and hopefully go home meeting tons of people …

The purpose of this group is to bring together young professionals in a relaxed, intimate social setting so we can get to know each other better and develop friendships over casual meals and activities. We're two friends who met via Meetup and we've realized how much fun it is to meet new people and explore all that NYC has to offer. Some of our interests include independent films, arts, music, international travel, good food and drinks. Our meetups will be geared towards (but not limited to) th …

Given the choice between a chic club in the Meat-Packing District, complete with an inexcusably long line, velvet rope, disorganized "guest" list, and unspoken dress code; or a raucous come-as-you-are Dive Bar where the proprietors apparently needed a sign to remind patrons of the benefits of shirts, which would you choose? If you're a New Yorker who likes to drink in venues which reflect the eclectic, diverse, and vibrant nature of our city - you should join us today! We are a meetup for New Yo …

Hi Ladies! Increase your circle of friends & meet some terrific new girlfriends. Enjoy socializing, dinners, happy hours, movies, girls night in/out, brunch, picnics, festivals, day/weekend trips, etc.. All your favorites & more.. This group is for ladies in their 30's and 40's, single or married. Amazing ladies building great friendships. Let's have fun with some new girlfriends & great company. All members can feel free to plan and organize meetups within this group.

This group is all about eating, drinking, and finding adventures wherever they might be.  Great restaurants, cool lounges and bars, outdoors adventures, singles events, tastings, trips upstate for wine tasting, hiking, snowboarding and more.  If it's out there and it's fun, we'll find it!  If you're hoping to have fun, eat great food and make some new friends, then welcome!

NYC Vegan / Vegetarian Eating and Events! NYC Vegans was started by Daphne Cheng on March 15, 2011.  On Oct. 15, 2012, after 19 fantastic months of her leadership, she stepped down.  I am now organizing the group. Thanks to Daphne for all her excellent work!  Below is Daphne's original group description.  New York has so many excellent vegan / vegetarian restaurants and resources.  I look forward to builiding on Daphne's legacy of success, with excellent events for NYC Vegans. -David Greene Don …

A social community centered around cooking and conversations, where friends and soon-to-be friends cook and talk together while enjoying delectable dishes. How it works. Bring the ingredients necessary for everyone to try a little bit of your dish, grill, extra knives & cutting boards (if you have them) and a bottle of wine per person. When you arrive 1) Check in 3) Pour yourself some wine 4) Start making your dish 5) Drink some more wine 6) Help your new friends 7) Bang on a pot when your dish …

Do you (or would you) like to: ☐ go out for drinks after work/on the weekends/during lunch/when you wake up in the morning? ☐ meet girlfriends in the New York City Metro area? ☐ explore New York City and form friendships in the meantime? ☐ extend your social network? ☐ be part of a tight-knit community of 20-somethings? ☐ open to events and get-togethers which involve but not limited to brunching on the weekends, crafting on lazy nights, picnics and barbecues in the park once it gets warmer, wa …

Hey everyone! I joined a few meet up's so far on this site and had a great time in all of them. Lately I have been on this 'wine' kick and been going to a few wine places and wineries in the NYC area! Brooklyn Winery is one of my favorites. They host TV show viewings there as well; (ie. Walking Dead, Mad Men, Breaking Bad) and also do a set of Movies through the summer too. Game of Thrones and other HBO shows also play at Professor Thoms Bar in Manhattan! I personally love to drink and socialize …

Do not join if: - you cant cope with self deprecating humour - if you don't know what that means - you don't want to meet new people - you don't like to eat - you don't exercise mainly so that you can eat - if you are a man (or a boy) - you are not funny - if you don't find this funny - if you don't get tipsy from time to time You can probably tell we are a little bit crazy but, we promise, we are also nice! The kind of meetups you can expect from this group are: - brunch - Happy hours at awesom …

I have been organizing thursday meet ups with a big group of my friends for about 2 months now. We get together invite new people, have cocktails, network and end up dancing by the mid/end of the nights. Our group has grown and I figured why not invite more people out to join the fun and provide us all with new networking opportunities and a bigger better party. MY good friend owns the place we have been meeting at and has offered us 2 for1 vodka drink specials which rocks.  There is also a DJ t …

Introducing Stories & Spirits: a book club for booze lovers. We are two book lovers who enjoy the diversity and vibrance of New York's bar scene. So we're starting a book club that takes full advantage of it! We will discuss books in bars that reflect their themes, historical contexts, and cultural heritages. Think Drown at La Marina in Washington Heights. Or The Tiger's Wife at KGB Bar in the East Village. The Museum of Innocence at ilili in the Flatiron District. Or even Blood Meridian at Honk …

Welcome to the group! Updated 4/10/2013! Recently Expanded to include all of the fun and dynamic areas of the Northern Brooklyn area! This group is for anyone who wants to explore Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Park Slope, Williamsburg, and the surrounding neighborhoods, whether you want to check out all the new (and not-so-new) restaurants, or just meet a few people for a drink after work. Possibilities - brunch, dinner, bars, cafes, wine tastings, outdoor events, and more …

These days in New York City, we have seen some dramatic increase in number of AM/WF couple and more AM/WF couples have placed wedding notices in New York Times. Yet, when this Meetup group was formed in early 2012, aside from us, there were NO Meetup that specifically supports AM/WF couple or singles who are interested in getting into AM/WF relationship back then. (At the point of this writing - January, 2013 -this is actually the ONLY ONE in the East Coast United States, one in California and o …