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 Flatiron / Gramercy 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.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
The Roof at Public Hotel
3.7(24)East Village / LES · $$$
Lillistar
3.7(23)Williamsburg · $$$
The Highwater
Lower Manhattan / FiDi · $$$
Azul on the Rooftop
3.0(1)SoHo / NoHo / Nolita
The Ready Cantina
Flatiron / Gramercy
Sandbar Rooftop
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
Creature's Rooftop
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$$
A to Z Rooftop on Fifth
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
msocial Rooftop
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Riff Raff Club
Flatiron / Gramercy
The Crown
Tribeca
Blu33 NYC Rooftop Bar
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
The Fleur Room
Flatiron / Gramercy
Artie's Backroom & Rooftop
Midtown Manhattan · $$
The Rooftop at The Manner
SoHo / NoHo / Nolita
Vue 180 Rooftop Bar & Lounge
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Bar 54
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Rory's Rooftop Bar
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
VERSA
Midtown Manhattan
Bookmarks Rooftop Lounge
Midtown Manhattan
Interlude Rooftop Lounge
Midtown Manhattan
Good Behavior
Flatiron / Gramercy
Rosehill Rooftop
Flatiron / Gramercy
Le Bain
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Good to know
- What's the best rooftop bar in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is The Roof at Public Hotel in East Village / LES, rated 3.7 out of 5. Lillistar and The Highwater round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best rooftop bars?
- Midtown Manhattan (8), Flatiron / Gramercy (5) and Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen (4) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable rooftop bars in New York?
- Yes — Artie's Backroom & Rooftop and Vue 180 Rooftop Bar & Lounge are all $$ 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.