Rooftop Bars in New York
New York's rooftops split between year-round rooms and seasonal terraces, so check the season first. The best rooftop bars in New York start with Overstory, 64 floors up at 70 Pine Street: North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 placed it at No. 33, and reservations carry a $75 per person minimum. Broken Shaker New York, 18 floors above Gramercy in the Freehand, puts a retractable roof over its outdoor bars. Bar 54 overlooks Times Square from the Hyatt Centric's 54th floor, Bar Cima at the Grayson Hotel seats its Bryant Park patio first come, first served, and Apothéke NoMad stacks a penthouse of botanical cocktails above its speakeasy. These are the bars we would start with.
★ TOP 1050 BESTRooftop BarOverstory
Bar Director Harrison Ginsberg runs a cocktail program on the 64th floor of 70 Pine Street that treats the Manhattan skyline as a design element rather than a crutch. Staff in pastel pink suits pour Garibaldis and Sazeracs built around New York terroir, local honey, Hudson Valley fruit, rooftop herbs, while a wraparound terrace and a glittering disco ball set a tone that is celebratory without tipping into nightclub territory. Ranked No. 6 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2025, Overstory proves that a bar with a view can also be a bar with a point. It was a Top 4 finalist for Best U.S. Cocktail Bar at the 2025 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. The bar holds No. 33 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
70 Pine Street, 64th Floor, New York, NYMon-Wed 5pm-12am, Thu-Sat 4pm-1am, Sun 4pm-12amFull profile- Apothéke NoMadSpeakeasy
Apothéke NoMad
Apothéke's NoMad outpost stacks the group's botanical mixology across a speakeasy-style lounge and a rooftop with Manhattan views, a few steps from Madison Square Park. The cocktail apothecary formula carries over from the Chinatown original: herbal prescriptions, house-made tinctures and theatrical presentation. The venue was named Best Designed Bar in America 2023 by SBID. Open seven days a week; walk-ins welcome as capacity allows.
9 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010Mon-Sun, eveningsFull profile - Bar 54Rooftop Bar
Bar 54
Bar 54 occupies the 54th floor of the Hyatt Centric Times Square on West 45th Street and calls itself the highest rooftop bar in Times Square. Guests move between an indoor lounge and an expansive outdoor terrace, with views over midtown and lower Manhattan. The cocktail list is written by the in-house mixologists, changes with the seasons and takes its cues from the city's many cultures and cuisines, with originals such as Pear Pressure, Velvet Liaison and Gangs of New York. A house favorite is the Old Fashioned flight, three versions served side by side. Wine and small plates round out the offer, and the bar opens daily at 4pm.
135 West 45th Street, 54th Floor, New York, NY 10036Sun-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri-Sat 4pm-1amFull profile - Bar CimaRooftop Bar
Bar Cima
Bar Cima is a Latin cocktail bar and lounge on the rooftop of the Grayson Hotel on West 39th Street. The year-round indoor lounge looks straight at the Empire State Building and One World Trade, while a seasonal outdoor terrace overlooks Bryant Park and One Vanderbilt and turns to tropical and frozen drinks. The list leans on agave and rum, with the Cima Special of tequila, passion fruit and Tajín, a Spicy Mezcal Paloma, a Hibiscus Mojito and the Bird is the Word with green Chartreuse, plus spirit-free options such as a Phony Negroni. Reservations are taken, and terrace seating is first come, first served and depends on the weather.
30 W 39th Street, New York, NY 10018Sun-Mon 5pm-10pm, Tue-Sat 5pm-12amFull profile - Broken Shaker New YorkRooftop Bar
Broken Shaker New York
Broken Shaker New York is a rooftop cocktail bar on the 18th floor of the Freehand Hotel on Lexington Avenue, run with Authentic Hospitality and looking out across Manhattan. It has four bars, two indoors and two outdoors, and the outdoor bars sit under a retractable roof. The mixologists work with house syrups, infusions, fresh-pressed juices and herbs, and the house list includes the Flatiron Negroni, Up on the Roof with mezcal, raspberry and watermelon, and Breakfast in the Moonlight with two rums and passion fruit, plus a daily punch and a daily frozen drink. In colder months the entrance is through the hotel lobby, and in warmer months it moves to 24th Street.
23 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10010Tue-Wed 4pm-12am, Thu-Sat 4pm-1am, Sun-Mon closedFull profile
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