The best places in NYC to drink outside: rooftop bars, hidden garden patios, and sprawling beer terraces. Fresh air, great views, no shortage of drinks.
West Village · 181 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014, USA
A French restaurant spread across several floors of an actual 1800s West Village townhouse, starting with the Den bar downstairs and moving up to a year-round garden with a retractable roof. Coq au vin, tarte tatin, and…
West Village · 447 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA
The entrance is a side door half-hidden on a West Village block — easy to miss, which is exactly the point. Inside, the backyard garden is the best reason to come, and the buttered Long Island clams with gnocchi and lem…
Williamsburg · 124 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
The Grafton cheddar burger with housemade mayo is the only dish that's survived every menu change since opening on Bedford—and one bite explains why. Everything else rotates with the seasons, from bao to pasta specials,…
Lower East Side · 169 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002
A neon-soaked Saigon acid trip where a leopard-print pool table, a fish tank, and a metal cage (purpose still TBD) all coexist in chaotic harmony. It’s rowdy, unpolished, and exactly the kind of LES grit that’s disappea…
Greenpoint · 91 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A Greenpoint pub with a hidden back room, a roaring fireplace, and the kind of low-lit intimacy that makes strangers feel like potential lovers. The beer list is respectable, the cocktails are just stiff enough, and on …
West Village · 52 Grove Street, 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014
A sunshine-lit corner spot in the West Village where the espresso machine clacks away by morning and the Negroni list hums by evening. With its curved marble bar, outdoor tables primed for people-watching, and the effor…
West Village · 765 Washington St, New York, NY 10014
A lantern-lit West Village hideout with velvet curtains, mismatched antiques, and just enough shadow to make secrets feel safer. The cocktails rotate with the seasons—sometimes spiced, sometimes bright—but always clever…