
Drinks with a View
If you're looking for both a view and a cocktail, check out these.
*MO Lounge Mandarin Oriental Hotel Lobby Bar (35 fl, Columbus Circle, entrance on 60th St)
Great view of Central Park.
*Bar 65 at the Rainbow Room (65th floor of 30 Rock) CLOSED
This bar has, as you can imagine, a gorgeous view of the city looking north, east and south. It has closed but I'm leaving it on My NYC List just in case it were to reopen.
The Empire Rooftop at the Empire Hotel (44 W 63rd St)
R Lounge (Renaissance Hotel, 7th Ave at 48th St)
This space has changed many times over the years. It is the perfect spot to kill some time before a Broadway show. Offers the most perfect view of Times Square.
Pen Top (Rooftop bar at The Peninsula Hotel, 5th Ave at 55th St)
Upstairs at the Kimberly (145 E 50th St)
On My NYC List to try
Manhatta (28 Liberty St, 60th Floor)
Overstory (70 Pine St, 64th floor) I've heard great things about this view; reservations accepted through Resy