Excellent backyard. Good beer selection. No food, but you can order in from other neighborhood joints.
The lush, triangular backyard boasts fruit trees, swinging seats and a beautiful, twinkling twilight atmosphere, but the bar offers incredible cocktails and delicious, unusual pub grub on top of that. Read more.
The summertime home of the Public Theater and a glorious outdoor stage for all their Shakespeare in the Park productions. Tickets are free, if you’re lucky enough to get ‘em.
Sit outside under the umbrellas and have a drink on the oldest street in NYC (1656!)
Huge list of international vendors rotates every week--excellent food at very reasonable prices. Most dishes $5! Come with friends and try a bunch of cuisines.
Perfect daytime outdoor drinking spot. Mini golf, corn hole, fake sand, and buckets of beer ($25 for 5). Solid but pricey seafood. $1 oyster happy hour all Monday and Tuesday.
Delicious BBQ, authentic dishes and amazing cocktails. Their outdoor section is beautiful and dog friendly!
This laidback Filipino spot is great for boozy outdoor brunch in their backyard patio with unlimited mimosas. Their Filipino breakfast plates and egg-topped Chori burger are the perfect hangover cure
The view and the ambiance are amazing. It's so rare to get to sit right on the water here in New York. Be sure to bring a sweater, it's refreshingly brisk!
Best place to spend a summer day (or evening) in Hoboken. Always a great selection of food trucks (best lobster rolls around) and great (but pricey) drinks. Amazing views and atmosphere - very trendy.
Team affiliations aside, catching a game at one of New York's baseball stadiums is a summer must. The best eats here include Parm, Lobel's steak sandwiches, Brother Jimmy's BBQ, & any cheese fries
Worth the trek just for the food: Shake Shack, Pat La Frieda's steak sandwich, David Chang's Fuku, Dan & John's wings, Blue Smoke's brisket mac & cheese, El Verano Taco's nachos & Papa Rosso Pizza
"Foodie heaven! 100+ vendors with diff. cuisines trying to feed you within a block radius. Bring an appetite, do tapas-style tastings, and relax with a view of the Manhattan skyline in the background"
Mr. Dips is in a hidden park up a set of stairs beneath the William Vale Hotel. The park feels like a mini High Line, and it’s one of the best kept secrets of Williamsburg. (The Infatuation)
Their real specialty are Burnt Ends, which are far tastier than they sound: crispy, sweet pieces of meat you can dip in housemade barbecue sauce. They come in sandwich form and by the pound. Read more.
Beautiful views! The rooftop deck area is great for happy hour while the inside dining area is more upscale. My steak was cooked to perfection.
Eataly's rooftop bar and restaurant is transformed for the summer into Sabbia, with bright decor to make you feel like you're seaside and a coastal menu to pair with the summer vibes.
Drinks are fine but overpriced. What you're really here for is the view. Rooftop bar around mostly short buildings — best NYC sunsets I've seen. Worth the $16 price of admission for a cocktail here.
The open-windowed architecture of the place guarantees that anywhere you’re seated, you’ll enjoy the outdoors. Take a stroll in the rooftop garden between courses. Read more.
Its spacious outdoor deck are best enjoyed at around 6 p.m., before the crowds take over. Read more.
One of the first few Soho house members clubs and a place to relax and socialise, with great food, friendly staff and a pool on the roof. Know a member. Then do try and visit.
As awesome as Manhattan is, you can't really see Manhattan from Manhattan. The Ides has a view of the island that can't be beat. Go during the day...it gets way too "nightclubby" at night. Read more.
Amazing hidden rooftop with an incredible view. Eat inside or grab a drink to take outside as food is not allowed out there. Great wine selection and good cheap espresso drinks
Sitting atop the William Vale Hotel, Westlight boasts nearly 360-degree views over Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan's east side, along with the requisite $15-$17 cocktails and cheaper wines and beers. Read more.
Rooftop vineyard / wine bar with picnic tables and hammocks - great for a sunny weekend afternoon.
One of my new favorites for summer! The back patio is amazing (and spacious!), which makes the trip to Brooklyn well worth it. The fried Brussels Sprouts are a must! #nycadventures #nyceats #brooklyn
Some of the best views of the Hudson River from this park, and not as crowded as other parks along the West Side highway. Great place to catch a summer concert.
Mini golf, kids playground, sports, boats, drinks and always a nice view. Need more?
Join the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse for kayaking and rowing here in the summer. Read more.
