# The Dinner Table Club

> The Dinner Table Club hosts dinner parties for strangers at partner restaurants in New York, DC, Los Angeles and Miami, with San Francisco coming soon.

- Founded 2023 in New York City by Tyler Tep (Founder and CEO).
- Format: hosted dinner parties for 10 to 20 guests, usually three courses served family style, with seat switches between courses and a host at every table. Most guests come alone.
- Also hosts wine tastings, cocktail mixers, cocktail classes, brunches and private team dinners.
- 3,000+ guests, 200+ events, 100+ restaurant partners, 12,000+ email subscribers.
- Tickets are sold per dinner through Luma; no membership.
- Also known as: The Dinner Table, DTC. Contact: hello@thedinnertable.club.

## Key pages

- [How it works](https://www.thedinnertable.club/how-it-works): the night, step by step
- [FAQ](https://www.thedinnertable.club/faq): coming solo, who comes, prices, tickets, cities
- [Press and fact sheet](https://www.thedinnertable.club/press): canonical facts and coverage
- [Upcoming dinners](https://www.thedinnertable.club/events)
- [Past dinners](https://www.thedinnertable.club/past-events): every restaurant and venue hosted
- [The Host's Handbook](https://www.thedinnertable.club/hosts-handbook): open guide to hosting a dinner for strangers, with free conversation menus (CC BY 4.0)
- [Compare](https://www.thedinnertable.club/compare/social-dining-apps): The Dinner Table Club vs Timeleft, 222, Closer, Meetup and Bumble BFF
- [Private and corporate dinners](https://www.thedinnertable.club/corporate)
- [Upcoming dinners as JSON](https://www.thedinnertable.club/events.json) and as a [subscribable calendar](https://www.thedinnertable.club/events.ics)
- [MCP server](https://www.thedinnertable.club/mcp): find dinners by city and date from ChatGPT, Claude or any MCP client (Streamable HTTP, no auth, read-only). Setup: [Connect](https://www.thedinnertable.club/connect)

## Cities

- [New York City](https://www.thedinnertable.club/nyc)
- [Washington DC](https://www.thedinnertable.club/dc)
- [Los Angeles](https://www.thedinnertable.club/la)
- [Miami](https://www.thedinnertable.club/miami)
- [San Francisco](https://www.thedinnertable.club/sf): coming soon

## Guides

- [How to make new friends as an adult](https://www.thedinnertable.club/guides/how-to-make-new-friends)
- [How to meet new people in New York City](https://www.thedinnertable.club/guides/meet-new-people-in-nyc)
- [How to meet new people in Washington DC](https://www.thedinnertable.club/guides/meet-new-people-in-dc)
- [How to meet new people in Los Angeles](https://www.thedinnertable.club/guides/meet-new-people-in-la)
- [How to meet new people in Miami](https://www.thedinnertable.club/guides/meet-new-people-in-miami)

## Most-hosted venues

- [Ferdi Ristorante](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/ferdi-ristorante-nyc): West Village, New York City, hosted 4 times
- [The Culver Hotel](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/the-culver-hotel-la): Culver City, Los Angeles, hosted 3 times
- [Le Petit Village](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/le-petit-village-nyc): West Village, New York City, hosted 3 times
- [Grandma's Home](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/grandma-s-home-nyc): Flatiron, New York City, hosted 3 times
- [Osteria Morini](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/osteria-morini-dc): Washington DC, hosted 3 times
- [Gaia Restaurant](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/gaia-restaurant-nyc): Herald Square, New York City, hosted 3 times
- [Kbird Bar](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/kbird-bar-dc): Washington DC, hosted 3 times
- [Gnocco](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/gnocco-nyc): East Village, New York City, hosted 3 times
- [Love Makoto](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/love-makoto-dc): Washington DC, hosted 2 times
- [Telefèric Barcelona](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/teleferic-barcelona-la): Brentwood, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [Acadia](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/acadia-nyc): Midtown, New York City, hosted 2 times
- [Sost](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/sost-dc): Washington DC, hosted 2 times
- [The Wine Station](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/the-wine-station-la): DTLA, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [The Butcher's Daughter](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/the-butcher-s-daughter-la): Venice, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [Gracias Madre](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/gracias-madre-la): West Hollywood, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [Delice & Sarrasin](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/delice-and-sarrasin-nyc): West Village, New York City, hosted 2 times
- [Cucina Morini](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/cucina-morini-dc): Washington DC, hosted 2 times
- [Crudo e Nudo](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/crudo-e-nudo-la): Santa Monica, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [Owa](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/owa-la): Venice, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [Civico 2064](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/civico-2064-la): Los Feliz, Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [Gatsby](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/gatsby-dc): Navy Yard, Washington DC, hosted 2 times
- [MI VIDA](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/mi-vida-dc): 14th Street, Washington DC, hosted 2 times
- [Del Re](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/del-re-la): Los Angeles, hosted 2 times
- [JINYA Ramen Bar](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/jinya-ramen-bar-dc): Union Market, Washington DC, hosted 2 times
- [Paraiso Taqueria](https://www.thedinnertable.club/venues/paraiso-taqueria-dc): Capitol Hill, Washington DC, hosted 2 times