New York City's Top Rooftop Restaurants

New York City has long been dubbed the concrete jungle, its tall skyscrapers and flashy lights around every corner. Though in high pockets of these streets, there are rooftop gardens that the urban habitants can escape to, all while enjoying the view below them.

This is the largest outdoor rooftop garden in New York, offering an indoor penthouse and an outdoor roof-deck. Enormous yellow umbrellas are available over the tables in the summer, and in the colder months, heated lamps and plastic domes cover the tables and offer partial warmth. 230 Fifth offers classic American food and their specialty cocktails uses in season fruits and vegetables.

Located at 230 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

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Located above Pod 39 Hotel, stare out between the terra-cotta columns and this rooftop’s view line covers the south to lower Manhattan skyline. Strings of light cover the expansive space above the rooftop and patches of greenery line the brick walls, giving off a feeling of an Italian garden. Tapas and cocktails are their specialty.

Located at 145 E 39th St, New York, NY 10016

@Trepetno

Just south of Hell’s Kitchen is Gallow Green, a lusciously memorizing space atop Chelsea’s McKittrick Hotel. The greenery is lined with twinkling lights and the herbs they grow are used in dishes from the meals. Gallow Green offers an abundance of seafood in their appetizers and mains and flavourful pizza, such as their Kale and Anchovy pizza.

Located at 542 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001

@MotherofMimosas

Refinery Rooftop is located atop Refinery Hotel which used to be an industry factory. The restaurant is divided in by brick arches, where one side is an indoor, wood roof while the other has glass walls and a glass sunroof that can open or close, depending on the occasion. The rooftop also has a lounge, completely under open skies and stringed lights that stretch across. Refinery Rooftop offers brunch, lunch and dinner, and a selection of their signature cocktails.

Located at 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018

Refinery Rooftop, Oleg 

Atop the Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel is Rock & Reilly’s, an Irish rock gastro pub offering American favorites and rock inspired cocktails such as Free Falling or When Doves Cry. The restaurant has a retractable roof on its 10,000 square foot space and a simply, but elegant, outdoor terrace.

Located at 218 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001

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Party In A Bathtub in this Penthouse Triplex

In a city where everyone is always on top of each other, you can now have enough space. This is changing thanks to the penthouse at One Van Dam, listed for a cool $25,000,000 This 5,286 sf triplex home with private interior elevator servicing all 3 levels is comprised of 4 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, eat-in-kitchen with large pantry, Great Room, 3 WBFLs, rooftop living room, two entrances, catering kitchen and outdoor spa PLUS 3 terraces totaling 1,996 SF of heavenly outdoor space. 

Upon entering, one is greeted by a glorious triple height stair framed by a spectacular 30-foot tall wall of glass. Off of this amazing entry, gallery is a dining area suitable for large sit-down dinner parties and a 28 wide living room with double sliding window wall leading to the 400 sf terrace with views south to the Freedom Tower.  

The south end of this floor is the double-wide master suite overlooking downtown Manhattan with a WBFL, enormous windowed dressing room and master bath with large floor to ceiling window, free-standing soaking tub, radiant- heated Dolomiti marble floors, private water closet and open east views over Soho. A door from the master bath leads to a terrace and stairs up to the rooftop terrace for a secret soak in the sunken Spa. 

This tub can hold at least three people with prosecco, up for a dip?

The rooftop level, accessible via triple height stair or private elevator, has an expansive terrace of over 1400 sf, WBFL, sunken spa and is prefect for jaw-dropping entertaining with its adjoining catering kitchen and living area with sliding window walls. PHA at One Vandam has pre-wired technology infrastructure for lighting, window shades, media and audio, Nanz polished nickel door hardware, year round central heating and cooling system, dramatic and expansive thermopane windows and 7 rift and quarter sawn custom stained White Oak flooring. 

One Vandam is home to 25 exceptional residences on 14 floors, each individually tailored to reflect the contours of the building, the surrounding cityscape and the nuanced character of the neighborhood. The building, designed by BKSK Architects, features a dramatic and sweeping landscaped outdoor terrace in addition to an impressive array of sun-filled amenities spaces, creating a private oasis for its residents. The interiors, as designed by Studio DB, feature hand-crafted details and finishes created especially for One Vandam, presenting an invitingly warm and modernist vision. 24/7 Concierge, full-time super and porter. Residents gym. Private storage. Located at Prince and Spring Streets in Soho, adjacent to the West Village and Tribeca, One Vandam offers expansive one-to-five bedroom residences.

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Sean Murphy Turner of Stribling & Associates is the listing agent.