A rooftop night in Midtown Manhattan →
3 stops, all within a short walk
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0.2 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
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0.3 mi
7:00 PMDinner
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8:30 PMSomething sweet
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Best rooftop bars for a date in New York
Go up for sunset, come down for dinner.
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A rooftop is an easy opening move: the view gives you something to talk about, and a drink at sunset sets up the rest of the night. The good ones fill up around golden hour, so aim to arrive before the sun goes down. Some are bars on top of a restaurant; all of them are worth the trip up for a drink, even if dinner happens somewhere else.
This guide ranks 67 rooftop bars in New York, from Midtown Manhattan to Williamsburg and Flatiron / Gramercy. 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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Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
A rooftop night in Bushwick / Ridgewood
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.1 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
0.8 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Vida Verde
4.9(8)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Social Drink & Food
4.9(7)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Vacations BK
4.8(23)Bushwick / Ridgewood · $$
Bar Blondeau
4.7(26)Greenpoint · $$$
Daintree
4.7(15)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Broken Shaker
4.7(12)Flatiron / Gramercy
Night of Joy
4.6(22)Williamsburg · $$
The Empire Rooftop
4.6(19)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Westlight
4.6(9)Williamsburg · $$$
Brooklyn Crab’s Reed Park
4.5(23)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $$
230 Rooftop
4.5(11)Flatiron / Gramercy · $$
Tavern 29
4.4(14)Flatiron / Gramercy · $$
Guardian Rooftop
4.4(11)Flatiron / Gramercy · $$$
ART Rooftop Bar at Arlo Midtown
4.4(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Cherry On Top
4.3(10)Bushwick / Ridgewood · $$
Lala’s Brooklyn Apizza
4.3(6)Williamsburg · $$
Ophelia Lounge
4.2(23)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Cantina Rooftop
4.2(17)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Darling Rooftop Bar
4.1(25)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Skylark
4.1(7)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Roof at Public Hotel
4.0(24)East Village / LES · $$$
Lillistar
4.0(23)Williamsburg · $$$
Overstory
4.0(19)Lower Manhattan / FiDi · $$$$
Laser Wolf
3.9(15)Williamsburg · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best rooftop bar in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Vida Verde in Midtown Manhattan, rated 4.9 out of 5. Social Drink & Food and Vacations BK round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best rooftop bars?
- Midtown Manhattan (9), Williamsburg (5) and Flatiron / Gramercy (4) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable rooftop bars in New York?
- Yes — Vida Verde, Social Drink & Food and Vacations BK are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a rooftop night: sunset drinks, then dinner, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.