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Revolving Rooftop Restaurant: The View, 47th floor, New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway (bet. 45th & 46th Sts.), Manhattan, NYC. 212-704-8900. Perched atop the hotel so enjoy the breathtaking 360 view from the heart of the Times Square area or overlooking the lights of Broadway in the Broadway Lounge. Glass-elevator ride up is impressive.
Mad 46 Rooftop Restaurant, 19th floor, The Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, New York, NY 10017. 212-885-6095 / 646-495-9511. The sparse surroundings located on the roof of the Roosevelt Hotel near Bryant Park are great for weekday happy hour.
Rooftop Garden Bar and Lounge, Hudson Terrace, 621 West 46th St, New York. 212-315-9400. ph
The Rooftop at Patroon, 160 E. 46th St., nr. Third Ave, New York. 212-883-7373. Currently renovating.
Eden Rooftop, Opera, 268 W. 47th Street, nr. Eighth Ave, New York. 212-398-3800. Closed Sun, M, W. There are two bars–one interior and one exterior. Smokers love the exterior areas as they can mix, mingle and order up drinks without being exiled to a smoking area. Exclusive.
China Club, 268 West 47th Street, New York. 212-398-3800.
Highbar, 16th floor, 251 W. 48th St., (Between 8th Avenue & Broadway), New York 10036. 212-956-1300. If the rooftop designed by iCrave and complete with daybeds is overrun you can take a break in the downstairs lounge, with its floor-to-ceiling windows and full bar. Very strict door policy.
Press Lounge, 16th floor, Ink48 Hotel, 653 Eleventh Ave. (48th St.), New York. 212-757-2224.
Top of the Tower, 26th floor, Beekman Tower Hotel, 3 Mitchell Place (49th Street and First Avenue), Manhattan, NY 10017. 212-980-4796, 212-355-7300. In east Midtown at the top of this art deco hotel. Top floor is bar area with windows on one side looking onto Midtown and on the other side overlooking the east river. A great view ( better than from Asiate). Rooftop bar. Old-school top-floor bar has two small outdoor areas.
Upstairs, 30th floor, Kimberly Hotel, 145 East 50th Street, btw 3rd and Lexington Ave, New York 10022. 212-702-1600 / 212-888-1220
Cafe S.F.A., (Saks), 8th floor, 611 Fifth Ave. (bet. 49th & 50th Sts), Manhattan, New York. 212-940-4080. Saks Fifth Avenue.
Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, 641 W. 51st St., at Twelfth Ave, New York. 212-247-2460.
Terrace, 7th floor, Novotel, 226 West 52nd Street, New York. 646-459-5820. Fantastic city views, Dining, Bar, etc..
The Terrace Bar and Restaurant at Sutton Place, 1015 Second Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets, New York. 212-207-3777. Long rooftop patio bar.
Salon de Ning, Peninsula Hotel, 700 Fifth Avenue, (55th Street), New York, NY 10019. 212-956-2888. The former Pen-Top Bar and Terrace is now Salon de Ning, the terrace rooftop bar and lounge atop the hotel. The view is what makes it as you have a drink, cosmopolitan or beer, at the rooftop bar.
Ava Lounge, Dream Hotel, 210 West 55th Street, New York. 212-956-7020. Panoramic views of Times Square, Columbus Circle and Sunsets over the Hudson River.
Sky Terrace, 15th floor, Hudson Hotel, 356 West 58th Street, New York 10019. 212-554-6000 / 212-554-6317. Check out the views of the 59th Street between Eighth and Ninth Aves. This super chill rooftop bar has great service, amazing sangria and everything else you could want on a hot New York afternoon. From an air conditioned game room to a hammock with a view of the river the Hudson has you covered, but like many of NY rooftop hot spots you must be a guest in the hotel to enjoy it. Mini urban oasis atop the Hudson Hotel.
Robert Restaurant, Floor 9, Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle (59th Street), Midtown, NY. 212-299-7730. Great views.
Asiate, Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle (60th St. at B'way), Midtown West, New York. 212-805-8881. Not the top floor but the 35th floor. Wonderful Central Park views.
Bentley Rooftop Restaurant, 500 East 62nd St, New York 10065. At York Ave. 212-644-6000. Magnificent 360 degree views of New York City.($$$) Bar and Dinner closed Sunday.
The Pool Deck, Empire Hotel, 44 W. 63rd St, nr Broadway, New York. 221-265-7400. Overlook Central Park.
Empire Hotel Rooftop Bar and Lounge, 12th floor, 44 W 63rd St (between Broadway & W Central Park), New York, NY 10023. 212-265-7400. Offers magnificent views of Lincoln Center as well as the Broadway & Columbus Avenue gateway to Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Roof Garden Cafe, 5th floor, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave, (81st Street), New York. 212-535-7710. Sculpture exhibits. Reservations recommended: 212-570-3975. View of Central Park. Entrance by the elevator in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Galleries. Roof Garden Cafe. Seasonal. Closed Mondays.
Heights Bar and Grill, 2867 Broadway, between 111th and 112th Streets, New York. 212-866-7035. Near Columbia University. Rooftop.
Manhattan Sky Bar, 13/20 109 E. 42nd and Lexington Streets, Park Avenue at Grand Central, New York, 10017. 212-883-1234. One of two restaurants at the Grand Hyatt New York, which is located a few steps from the Grand Central Station. Offers magnificient views of the city Midtown. So enjoy your drink as you watch the bustling 42nd street. 646-213-6865
Restaurant Above, 25 stories above Times Square, Hilton Hotel, 234 W. 42nd Street (7th & 8th Ave.), Manhattan, New York. 212-642-2626. Offers bird's-eye views of the city. Pinnacle Bar at 21st floor lobby.
Bookmarks Rooftop Garden Lounge, 14th floor, Library Hotel, 299 Madison Ave, at 41st Street, New York, 10017. 212-983-4500 / 212 204 5498. In the evening featuring the Poetry Garden, Writer's Den, and magnificent granite bar. The lounge is open to the public from 4pm-12am, Monday through Saturday, but can also be booked for private evening corporate, social receptions as well as wine tastings. On a rooftop garden that accommodates smoking (and is covered come winter).
The Sky Room, 33rd and 34th floors, Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites Times Square, 330 West 40th Street, Manhattan, New York, New York 10018. 212-967-9494. Boasts 360 degree views of Manhattan and the Hudson River from the city's highest rooftop lounge. Atop the newly constructed Marriott Fairfield Inn the bi-level ultra lounge offers five distinct spaces: the Times Square Lounge, the Cube balcony, the Private Salon, the North terrace with its retractable roof, and the South Terrace with its private cabanas
Top of The Strand, The Strand Hotel, 33 W. 37th St., nr. Sixth Ave, New York. 212-448-1024. Clever use of a retractable glass roof to keep guests toasty, without marring the views of the Empire State Building four blocks away.
Rare View, Affinia Shelburne, 303 Lexington Avenue, at 37th St., Murray Hill, New York. 212-481-1999 ext. 9. The relaxed Rare View rooftop bar offers views of the Empire State Building and the Manhattan skyline from a rooftop garden.
Metro Rooftop Bar, 14th floor, Hotel Metro, 45 W. 35th St. near 6th Avenue, New York. 212-279-3535. Roof deck, While the Rooftop Bar doesn't exactly draw the same crew that hangs at the Ritz's Batter Park Rise, you can't beat the stellar Empire State Building view. Closed W'ends. Weather permitting.
Local West, 1 Penn Plaza at Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, New York. 212-629-7070. Across the street from Madison Square Garden.
Mé Bar, 14th floor, La Quinta Inn, 17 West 32nd Street, New York. 212-290-2460. It's in Koreatown. The Empire State Building dwarfs you as you sit at the tables, under the outdoor lights. Only drinks are served but you can order food for delivery from one of the nearby restaurants. The bar, located in a narrow glass enclosure that provides seating during the winter, is small but adequate.
The Crow's Nest, The East River at 30th Street, New York, NY. 212-683-3333. Perched atop the crusty Water Club restaurant, the Crow's Nest has an absolute front-row view of the East River.
Red Sky, 47 East 29th Street; between Park and Madison Avenues, New York. 212-447-1820. Third-floor roof deck.
Tonic East, 411 Third Ave., at 29th St. New York. 212-683-7090.
Glass Bar, Hotel Indigo, 127 West 28th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Aves), Chelsea, New York, NY 10001. 212-973-9000. Rooftop Bar.
230 Fifth, 20th floor, 230 Fifth Avenue, Flatiron District, New York. 212-725-4300. This rooftop lounge is known for two things: its very strict door policy and the fact that it is the largest rooftop bar in New York City. The owner has installed a massive array of outdoor heaters. Spectacular city views and palm trees wait for you. Head-on look at the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, as well as the golden domed New York Life Building and purple crowned Met Life Building. Off a little into the distance, as you look up the Hudson River, you'll see the Statue of Liberty. Open from 4pm until 4am.
The Private Roof Club and Garden, Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Ave (E 21st St), NYC. 212-920-3300.
The Park, 118 Tenth Avenue, between 17th and 18th Sts, New York. 212-352-3313. Rooftop penthouse with hot tub complements the 4,000-square-foot ground-floor garden.
Cabanas Roof Bar, Maritime Hotel, 88 Ninth Avenue, between 16th and 17th Streets, New York. 212-835-5537.
Plunge Rooftop Bar, 15th floor, Gansevoort Hotel, 18 Ninth Avenue (West 13th Street), New York. 877-426-7386 / 212-206-6700. The Gansevoort, in the Meat Packing District is a celebrated rooftop bar. There is a 45-foot long outdoor heated pool with underwater light and music show, and the Bar gives 360-degree views over lower Manhattan and west across the Hudson River to New Jersey. The expansive events Loft boasts soaring 20-foot ceilings, richly landscaped roof garden and lounge area with breathtaking 360 degree city views of dramatic skyscraper spires and sunsets over the Hudson River.
Bar 13, 35 East 13th Street at University Place, New York. 212-979-6677. Downtown rooftop a few steps from Union Square.
Shushi Samba 7, 87 Seventh Ave South, at Barrow Street, New York. 212-691-7885. Don't get confused with the other Sushi Samba's in New York City (and around the world), Sushi Samba 7 is the one with the rooftop. Rio de Janeiro-meets-Tokyo on the menu which features a raw bar as well as churrasco. Year round.
A60 at Thompson Hotel, 60 Thompson St, between Spring and Broome Streets in the heart of Soho, New York. All muted colours, deep-buttoned banquettes and a view to kill for from the rooftop bar. Opened in 2001 with a restaurant, a second-floor bar, rooftop lounge. Hotel guests and members only.
Bar d'Eau, Trump SoHo, 246 Spring St., nr. Varick St, New York. 212-842-5500. Located on the seventh floor deck.
Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, (between Hudson & Greenwich Street), New York, NY 10013. 212-625-2600. A new and spectacular 15,000 square foot Penthouse which features panoramic views of the Hudson River, The Empire State Building, fashionable SOHO and downtown Tribeca.
Rooftop, Hotel on Rivington, 107 Rivington St., between Essex St and Ludlow St, NYC 10002. 212-475-2600.
Alma
Alma, 2nd floor, 187 Columbia St., (Degraw St.), Manhattan, New York. 718-643-5400. Brooklyn's rooftop terrace restaurant and bar has terrific views of the harbor and skyline from this Brooklyn Mexican spot; makes a seat on the roof deck a hot commodity.
The Delancey, 168 Delancey Street, between Attorney and Clinton Streets, New York. 212-254-9920. All you really see is the foot of the Delancey Bridge and LES's meager skyline, but it's nice to feel the East River breeze. Open all year round.
Above Allen, 190 Allen Street, New York 10002. 212-460-5300. Seven stories above New York's pulsing Lower East Side. The rooftop of the Thompson LES. An exclusive urban rooftop for hotel guests and members only.
Harbour Lights, 3rd floor, Pier 17, 89 South St. (Fulton St.) New York, NY 10038. 212-227-2800 / 212-972-1001. Tall ships and seafood, while admiring the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River. Dine indoors or out on the deck.
Living Room Terrace, Fifth floor, 123 Washington St., nr. Carlisle St., New York. 646-826-8600. The lounge overlooks the Hudson.
il Tetto, Hotel Le Bleu, 370 Fourth Ave, Brooklyn, New York, 11215. 718-625-1500. Take in a sweeping vista of New York from the rooftop restaurant that includes the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty.
Top of the Crescent Restaurant, 450 87th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209. 718-748-6667. A unique rooftop restaurant with spacious setting and unparalleled, three-sided panoramic views of some of New York's finest, including the Verrazano Bridge, the Narrows with its ships, the rooftops of Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey across the water, and the outstanding cityscape of Manhattan.
Juliette, 135 N 5th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211. 718-388-9222. Juliette is a cute French place in Williamsburg with a nice rooftop bar open in the summer.
Berry Park Rooftop Beer Garden, 4 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211-1013. At N14th.
Angelina's Ristorante, 399 Ellis Street, Staten Island, NY 10307. 718-227-7100. Waterfront panoramic views on the third floor.
Penthouse 808 at Ravel Hotel Rooftop, 8-08 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City, NY 11101. 718-289-6101. Rooftop is now enclosed and heated.
42, 42nd floor, Ritz Carlton Westchester, 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, New York.
914-467-5500.
The restaurant, 42, sits two floors below the summit. It offers
panoramic views of Manhattan from
high atop the tallest building between NY and Boston.
The Rainbow Room (GE building) announced in 2009 that it would no longer operate as a restaurant.
Gerrino Restaurant and Rooftop, 3rd floor, 96 River St, Hoboken, New Jersey. 201-656-7731.