The 25 Best Rooftop Bars in NYC

Because when we drink, we like to feel on top of the world. Or at least a tall building.

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XVI

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Upper Elm - The Roof at King & Grove Williamsburg

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The Delancey

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a6 at six columbus

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Berry Park

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Rare View

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Plunge at Gansevoort Park

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Living Room Bar and Terrace

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Salon de Ning

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Trump SoHo

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Press Lounge at ink 48

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La Birreria

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Gramercy Terrace

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Empire Hotel

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SoHo House

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Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel

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Ravel Hotel Rooftop Bar

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Hudson Sky Terrace

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The View Lounge at the Marriott Marquis

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Above Allen at the Thompson Hotel LES

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Jimmy at The James Hotel

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Le Bain at The Standard Hotel

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Hotel Chantelle

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Hotel Chantelle

Neighborhood: Lower East Side
Address92 Ludlow Street 
Websitehotelchantelle.com
Price Point: $$ 

Set just apart from the hustle and endless flow of traffic on LES's main stretch between Stanton and Rivington is Hotel Chantelle, which is not a hotel, but a gorgeous tri-level space with a rooftop patio that will woo even the most hard-to-impress girlfriend's pants off.

Start early so you can catch their "High Life" happy hour (which in case you were wondering, does not refer to the champagne of beers) before heading up the outdoor space on the second floor, where she'll happily sip on a specialty cocktail like their Sarth Sangria, a rosé sangria made with fresh fruit and Pyrat rum.

After you've spent a few minutes lounging in the sunshine and gossiping about the Olsen-esque fashion aspirations of the crowd, stumble down to the basement for some bumping and grinding. Admit it, after a few glasses of rosé, making out in public somehow seems like the right move.

Gallow Green

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Neighborhood: Chelsea
Address530 W 27th St.
Website: mckittrickhotel.com/gallowgreen
Price Point: $$ 

Sleep No More is the interactive theater project that has taken the city by storm, causing people to go back time and again in a way they never would with a traditional performance—you walk through five floors of the "McKittrick Hotel" (a warehouse space) however you see fit, interacting with live actors and wandering into everything from an old-fashioned insane asylum to an ornate ballroom. It's crazy, weird, but mostly: awesome. The rooftop bar connected to the production, with fittingly elaborate stage-setting and archaic punches created by cocktail historian David Wondrich, is lush, green, and little bit magical. Your favorite speakeasy just got sonned.

Night of Joy

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Neighborhood: Williamsburg
Address667 Lorimer St.
Websitenightofjoybar.com
Price Point: $ 

Sick of the crowd across the way at Union Pool? Ditch the loud and blacked-out scene and go to Night of Joy instead. The bar downstairs is decorated like an old living room, but it's the subtly cool rooftop that truly captured our hearts. The outdoor space may not have panoramic views, but it does boast strong frozen drinks (just $6 during happy hour) amid string lights and rap music.

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