Society of Illustrators (SOI) Review

I love this place in spite of the fact that you have to walk up two flights of stairs to get to the restaurant. The food was great the price was decent and the service was great the only problem is parking in the area, but it's definitely worthwhile seeing all the art that displayed throughout the building. I recommend this to anyone who likes all the art and good food.

Great art. By new subway stop. Good for lunch and meeting. Friendly staff..wonderful gift shop. Best value in Manhattan for club membership (non artists can join) with reciprocal club "privileges. History all there. Best graphic artists can be found in their membership. See their once a year art fair. Hidden gem. Keep the secret please so stays uncrowded when I go back. Can be rented for private events reasonably and their COO has gourmet chef background. Ask if he will be in kitchen sometime....not sure if he does that. They are also non profit and provide scholarships.

Lots of fun. Really enjoy their sketch nights. Live models, music, some food, and bar drinks while sketching and meeting other artists.

A hidden gem in NYC full of cultural venues. Plus they have a full bar with great drinks

Great art, nice people. Studio drawing session left a bit to be desired but came with food included (pasta and more pasta). Full bar was cool, $7 beers, $10 wines, with specials. Gets crowded but everyone seemed to enjoy it. theres a cool comic exhibit on right now as well, definitley worth checking out!

A fascinating place, and welcoming on their public sketch nights. Even if you have artistically challenged fine motor skills like I do, you'll see some beautiful artwork, meet some great people, and learn a lot.

Great small museum, interesting inspiring place for illustrators to visit.

I would buy a membership if they had an affordable non-student tier.

Very interesting and relaxing place to grab a drink and check out some nice art pieces at the same time.

You should definitely check it out! When I went they have the Will Eisner exhibit going on and it was fantastic. I do feel that they could put more exhibits on display at a time.

One of those rare places in NYC that isn't overrun by tourists. The exhibits are wonderful. The downstairs has been exclusively devoted to comic book art. Which is more amazing than you would think. The restaurant has a small outdoor space which is really nice and inside the artwork is awesome

I was honestly kinda underwhelmed. The Society was having an all-Batman special exhibit, which was pretty cool but meant I couldn't check their regular collection. And $15 felt like way too much for a very small Museum and exhibit with not a lot of content and no guides, try to come on Tuesdays between 5 pm and 8 pm so you can get in for free.

Sketch nights are very well put together, with calming yet energizing live music.

A lot of great artwork of different genres. A few floors of different talent. All good Staff friendly. And classes are available and events happening all the time

We really enjoyed the food and friendly atmosphere. The exhibit featuring The Harlem Hellfighters was fantastic