Eleven Madison Park has many things to recommend it — proximity being just one of them.

When selecting a location for a closing dinner, several criteria dominate: Does the restaurant have a private room? Does it serve gourmet cuisine suitable for celebrating months of hard work? Is it fewer than two minutes from the office so the analysts can rush back to work on the next deal? Eleven Madison Park nails all three.

Located on the first two floors of Credit Suisse’s New York fortress in the beautiful Met Life building, Eleven Madison is a veritable CS cafeteria.

Which is not to say visiting teams aren’t made to feel at home as well. Private-dinner bookers have the run of the entire second floor, a sleek modern sanctuary overlooking Madison Square Park with its own bar, kitchen and dedicated staff.

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