Around The Roof at Public Hotel
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.5 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
0.3 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
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A rooftop night in East Village / LES
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 3 rooftop bars in East Village / LES. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around The DL
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.5 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
0.4 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Around Unlisted
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
1.0 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Rooftop bars in East Village / LES
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best rooftop bar in East Village / LES for a date?
- Our top pick is The Roof at Public Hotel, rated 4.0 out of 5. The DL and Unlisted round out the top 3.
- 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.