01 / New York
Experience dining, Every format, all night.
02 / Plan your visit
What New York experience dining looks like.
Best for
Murder mystery dinners
New York has 5 published murder mystery dinners guides.
Typical price
$55 – $150 / person
Murder mystery and themed dinners cluster $55–$95; cruises trend higher.
Group size
2 – 200
Most venues do private buyouts for corporate teams or bachelorettes.
Book ahead
1 – 4 weeks
Saturday nights and bachelorette season fill first.
03 / Start here
First New York guides to read.
These are the busiest formats in this city — the right starting point for most planners.
Murder Mystery Dinner NYC: The 2026 Guide to New York
NYC murder mystery dinners range from $99 to $149 per person. Here’s every format, venue, and company ranked so you don’t book…
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Murder Mystery Dinner NYC: Corporate Team Building
NYC corporate murder mystery dinners run $70–$149 per person. The Killing Kompany uses actual Broadway actors. Here’s who books…
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Murder Mystery Dinner NYC: Best Date Night Options
NYC murder mystery date nights run $70–$149 per person with dinner. Here’s which venue fits your budget and the person across the…
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What kind of New York dinner is this?
I want detective comedy with dinner.
Murder-mystery dinners are dense in this city. Pick the venue that fits your group size; pricing and format vary widely.
See murder mystery dinnersI want a cruise with the dinner.
Dinner cruises depend hard on the boat and the kitchen. The picks that consistently deliver are listed below.
See dinner cruisesI want themed or immersive.
Medieval, Viking, escape-room-table — when it works, it's a great night. When it doesn't, it's a costume party with bad food.
See other guides05 / Library
All New York experience dining guides.
Murder mystery dinners
Detective comedy with dinner. Format, pricing, who books it, what works.
Murder Mystery Dinner NYC: The 2026 Guide to New York
NYC murder mystery dinners range from $99 to $149 per person. Here’s every format, venue, and company ranked so you don’t book…
Murder Mystery Dinner NYC: Corporate Team Building
NYC corporate murder mystery dinners run $70–$149 per person. The Killing Kompany uses actual Broadway actors. Here’s who books…
Murder Mystery Dinner NYC: Best Date Night Options
NYC murder mystery date nights run $70–$149 per person with dinner. Here’s which venue fits your budget and the person across the…
Cheap Murder Mystery Dinners NYC Under $100
NYC murder mystery dinners can come in under $100 per person if you know the right venues. Here are the budget options that don’t…
Murder Mystery Bachelorette NYC: The Complete Guide
NYC murder mystery bachelorettes run $99–$149 per person with dinner. Murdered by the Mob and The Dinner Detective are the top…
Dinner cruises
Harbor and bay dining. The cruises that earn the price; the ones that don’t.
Other guides
Adjacent dining-experience guides for this city.
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06 / Other cities
Where else the dinner is the trip.
Atlanta
Buckhead anchors the Atlanta dinner-experience scene; here's what's bookable, what's worth it.
Baltimore
Baltimore's experience-dining lineup runs harbor-cruise to detective-themed; this is the local map.
Boston
Boston pairs theatre-district shows with experience dinners; the format combos worth booking.
Chicago
Chicago's murder-mystery scene is densest of any city we cover; suburbs included.
Dallas
Dallas leans speakeasy-noir murder mystery; Keith & Margo's is the format anchor.
Las Vegas
Vegas immersive dinner runs from Strip showrooms to off-Strip theatre kitchens.
Los Angeles
LA splits cleanly: Dinner Detective in Woodland Hills, boutique operators in Silver Lake.
Miami
Miami's Dinner Detective Brickell handles convention overflow; private events are the real strength.
Nashville
Nashville murder-mystery dinners are bachelorette-tested; what fits the energy and what doesn't.
Orlando
Orlando's experience-dining is theme-park-adjacent; what's worth it outside the parks.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia's Old City is dense with detective-themed dinners; the venues that actually deliver.
San Diego
San Diego pairs harbor-cruise dinners with murder-mystery comedy; the densest mid-size city in our coverage.
San Francisco
SF wharf dinner cruises and theatre-district experience dinners; what locals actually book.
Scottsdale
Scottsdale resort venues host the bulk of metro-Phoenix murder-mystery dinners; pricing reflects it.
Washington DC
DC pairs theatre-district experience dinners with political-theme private events; venues by neighborhood.
07 / Next stop
Pick the format, book the night.
Each city guide names venues, prices, and the groups they fit. Pick a city or read another format.
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