The Ready Cantina

On our lists of the best rooftop bars and cocktail bars in New York.

Above the Moxy hotel in the East Village, this rooftop opens into spaced-out seating under strings of lights, with a retractable glass roof that keeps it running through the colder months. The bar leans into frozen drinks, including a watermelon sugar mix of tequila, Red Bull and lime, alongside canned wine and a short menu of Mexican-style bites like nacho chicharrón and tres leches flan. Reservations open sixty days out through OpenTable, though walk-ins get seated when there's room. Weekend brunch runs from noon to three.