Which Rockefeller Center Bars Come With a Skyline View?

4.7 (584)

Mon, Sun, 12:00 – 20:00; Tue – Sat, 12:00 – 22:00

600 5th Ave A2

Small pours let you build a lineup from drafts like Breakfast Taco IPA and BA Sugar Cereal at this Rockefeller Plaza taproom, while preset flights leave two picks to the bartender. Seating is first come, outside food is welcome, and there is no cover.

4.6 (428)

Mon – Sun, 11:30 – 15:00, 17:00 – 21:30

9 W 53rd St

Buckets and bubbles is the order here, crispy fried chicken with thin-cut fries and Champagne or a non-alcoholic bubbly rosé. Chef Thomas Allan's upscale menu at this marble bar also runs to oysters and smoked trout.

4.3 (7,381)

Mon – Sun, 11:30 – 22:00

16 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Four hundred seats make this Rockefeller Center burger spot easy for groups, with classic burgers, fries, cocktails, happy hour and towering monster shakes. Weekday hours end at 10:00 PM.

4.3 (637)

Tue – Sat, 17:00 – 00:30 (+1)

700 5th Ave Floor 23

Twenty-three floors up at the Peninsula Hotel, this rooftop lounge mixes 1930s Shanghai decor with creative cocktails and a heated terrace facing the edge of Central Park. Expect upscale prices and a wait at the indoor bar for late outdoor tables.

4.3 (91)

Mon – Sat, 16:30 – 00:00 (+1)

32 W 48th St, Kimpton Era Hotel, Rooftop

Empire State Building views headline this renovated rooftop izakaya atop the Kimpton Era Midtown, with Asian small plates, creative cocktails and a covered terrace. Service can be polite but slow, and it stays open until midnight.

4.2 (236)

Mon – Sat, 16:00 – 00:00 (+1); Sun, 16:00 – 23:00

28 W 53rd St Fl 2

Barrel-vaulted ceilings, crystal and natural-wood walls shape this second-floor hotel bar modeled on American long bars and the Versailles stables. Bartenders will invent a drink on request, and reservations for up to four carry a per-person minimum.