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Best restaurants with a view for a date in New York
Dinner where the view does half the talking.
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Dinner with a skyline, a coastline or a sunset in front of it. The view does half the work on a date, which is why the best tables go first — ask for a window or patio seat when you book, and time the reservation for the last hour of daylight.
This guide ranks 20 restaurants with a view in New York, from Midtown Manhattan to Williamsburg and Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
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A night with a view in Midtown Manhattan →
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The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Lalaon
5.0(13)Williamsburg · $$$
Vida Verde
4.9(8)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Bar Blondeau
4.7(26)Greenpoint · $$$
Bar Susanne
4.7(7)Williamsburg · $$$
Luke’s Lobster – Brooklyn Bridge Park
4.6(24)DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights · $$
Market 57 Food Hall
4.6(18)Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$
Fornino at Pier 6
4.5(18)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $
Lala’s Brooklyn Apizza
4.3(6)Williamsburg · $$
Cantina Rooftop
4.2(17)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Bark Barbecue
3.9(20)DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights · $$
Laser Wolf
3.9(15)Williamsburg · $$$
The Fulton by Jean-Georges
3.7(10)Lower Manhattan / FiDi · $$$$
P.J. Clarke's On The Hudson
3.6(5)Tribeca · $$
Creature's Rooftop
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$$
msocial Rooftop
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
VERSA
Midtown Manhattan
The DL
East Village / LES · $$$
Republica Restaurant & Rooftop
Washington Heights · $$
Glass Ceiling Rooftop
Flatiron / Gramercy · $$
Lumen Dining & Rooftop
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Good to know
- What's the best restaurant with a view in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Lalaon in Williamsburg, rated 5.0 out of 5. Vida Verde and Bar Blondeau round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best restaurants with a view?
- Midtown Manhattan (5), Williamsburg (4) and Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen (2) have the most spots on this list.
- Are there affordable restaurants with a view in New York?
- Yes — Vida Verde, Luke’s Lobster – Brooklyn Bridge Park and Market 57 Food Hall are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night with a view: dinner with a view, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.