Tabletop & Serviceware

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Tabletop and serviceware vendors supply the china, flatware, glassware, ramekins, bread baskets, and salt-and-pepper that hit the table every cover. A 120-cover fine-dining room running 1.8x covers/night spends $45K-$180K/year just on china breakage and flatware loss, so re-bidding par levels and replenishment terms is a real margin lever. Christofle is the luxury hotel default (Belmond, Cheval Blanc, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Aman, Ritz, Rosewood all stock from them).

Buyer's guide

How to spec NYC tabletop + serviceware

Tabletop + serviceware is what every NYC restaurant guest touches every minute of the meal — china + flatware + glassware + tabletop accessories. Operators source from 3 vendor classes: hospitality wholesalers (Steelite + Libbey Foodservice + Bauscher Hepp), specialty importers (Vista Alegre + Riedel · Schott Zwiesel · Zalto), and broadline (Restaurant Depot tabletop program).

Brand short list. NYC tabletop wholesale: Steelite International + Libbey Foodservice + Bauscher Hepp + JB Prince (E 31st showroom). Specialty china importers: Vista Alegre + Bernardaud + Royal Doulton. Premium flatware: Christofle + Robbe & Berking + Sambonet. NYC dealer: JB Prince (chef-direct) + Singer M. Tucker + Pecinka Ferri.

NYC-specific traps: china rotates 25-40% / yr at restaurant volume — plan replacement reserves. Premium china (Bernardaud · Vista Alegre) at $35-185/place setting. Operator-grade (Steelite · Libbey) at $5-25/piece. Hand-blown stem program covered in bar-supply-glassware guide.

Vendors profiled below

•Steelite International— NYC operator-grade china + tabletop reference.

Types — see what they actually look like

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Tabletop accessory · china + flatware integrationSteelite · Libbey · Bauscher Hepp$5-$185/setting

Restaurant tabletop + serviceware

Per-place setting wholesale

China + flatware + tabletop accessories · Steelite + Libbey + Bauscher Hepp.

Price

$5-$185/setting wholesale

Best for

Every NYC restaurant + hotel + casual + fine-dining.

2 variants in the wild

Top brands

Steelite InternationalLibbey FoodserviceBauscher HeppJB Prince

Brands — how the big names compare

1 brands

Steelite International

UK-based · global hospitality china

Steelite International · UK + US ops

NYC operator-grade china + tabletop reference.

Steelite International is one of the NYC operator-grade china + tabletop references — broad china + flatware + tabletop catalog with NYC dealer distribution through JB Prince + Singer M. Tucker.

Top NYC models

Steelite china place setting
Operator-grade · 4-pc
$8-$22/piece

Strengths

+NYC operator-grade reference

Weaknesses

−Mid-tier aesthetic vs premium

Best for

Every restaurant + hotel + casual + fine-dining tabletop program.

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By venue type — recommended setup

Venue	Recommended setup	Cost
Restaurant (150 seats)	Steelite china + Libbey flatware + tabletop · 250-300 place settings	$15K-$35K initial · 25-40% replacement

Common operator questions

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⏎Steelite vs Bernardaud vs Libbey — which tier matches my budget?→

Sourced from operator interviews + tabletop benchmarks 2025-26.

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