Rounds
Strangers who all came to meet each other over three half pours.
A Round is the easiest way to meet new people over a beer. One NYC beer spot, a table of up to six, and everyone at it came for the same reason. You order a half pour when you arrive, the table picks two more together, and each pour comes with a question for the table - so the conversation always has somewhere to go, and nobody has to run the evening. You leave with a few new favorites and people worth seeing again.
Come with a friend or on your own.
- Everyone at the table came for the same reason.A table of people who each booked a seat to meet someone new. That changes the whole floor of the conversation: better questions sooner, real interest, and a table where everyone actually wants to be.
- A plan for the night, so nobody has to run it.We pick the spot. You order any half pour at the bar when you arrive, then the table picks two more together, one trip to the bar each. Tasting, reacting and comparing is the easy way in - the beer is there to get people talking, and the app keeps the plan moving.
- You'll know what to say.When the beer talk runs out, the app hands the table a question about each other, not about hops. Use them when you want, skip them when you don't. Here's a taste of what to expect:
- What's the best night out you've had in NYC and what made it so great?
- What's a place you've been that you still think about?
- Every taste level welcome.If you can name every hop variety, great. If you're not sure what an IPA is, also great. The beer is the bridge; the people are the point.
It's a tasting, not a setup - where it goes after is up to you. Up to six to a table, and everyone at yours showed up to meet new people.
You're new to the city, new to a neighborhood, or you just want to expand your social circle. You prefer one conversation that goes somewhere over five that stay surface-level. This is made for the curious, and for anyone who thinks a good conversation is better with a beer in hand.
Do I need the app to come?
No - book on this page and show up. The app is where your table and tablemates are revealed the day before, and where the table picks its pours, so it makes the evening better. If you have it, the link in your confirmation email opens your seat in the app and connects it to your account.
Who will be at my table?
Up to six people, all of whom booked the same date and venue to meet someone new. We seat tables a day ahead; you see who is at yours in the app the day before.
What does the $15 cover?
Your seat and the format: the table, the two pours the table picks together, the prompts in the app, and the recap. Drinks are bought at the bar as you go - three half pours over the night, and what you drink is up to you.
What if I can't make it?
Fully refundable up to 48 hours before your Round - reply to your confirmation email. Inside 48 hours the seat is yours - by then we are setting the tables.
Do I need to know a lot about beer?
Not at all. The table picks three beers together and everyone adds one of their own, so nobody orders alone. Curiosity is the only prerequisite.
Can I come with a friend?
Yes - book two seats on the same date and venue and reply to your confirmation so we seat you together. Most people come alone, and that is the point.
I'm not in New York. When does Rounds come to my city?
New York only for now. Join the list below with your city and we will tell you the moment a table opens near you.
Hear about new Rounds first.
New nights and venues go out to this list before they go anywhere else.