"The long communal table that runs down the middle of the dining room at Dinner Party is perfect for your birthday party. It seats up to 16, and making a reservation for a big group is usually pretty easy. The Clinton Hill restaurant also takes the chaos of ordering out of the equation: they do a four-course prix fixe, which is a reasonable $64-$80, depending on the day. The menu changes every two weeks or so, but it’s always guaranteed to be the kind of food you’ve dreamt of making for your own imaginary birthday dinner party—except you didn’t have the time to plan it again, and then it was too late." - will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore