This 14th-floor roof deck is surprisingly fun (especially considering the best neighborhood watering hole is probably the bar in Macy’s), with cheap beers, an unpretentious afterwork crowd, and occasional live jazz concerts. Plus, the Empire State Building practically stands next to this laid-back party.
Archive for March, 2010
Hotel Metro Rooftop Bar
Posted on March - 31 - 2010
Le café de l’Homme
Posted on March - 31 - 2010
The Café de l’Homme is the right place to seat. The dinning-room has a trendy and nice decoration; in spring and summer, the terrace offers an amazing view on the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero and the “Ecole Militaire”. For your information, a lot of French and International famous people love going there in the day…
40 Seconds Club
Posted on March - 30 - 2010
40 seconds is how long it takes in the lift to reach this glitzy bar and nightclub, which has a guaranteed crowd of A-listers. Once inside, you’ll find a white-walled space with a look that’s part futurist, part 1980s throwback. It shouldn’t work but somehow it does. There are three lounge areas, all lit by gorgeous Verner Panton-lamps, but the main draw is the balconies, which all offer exciting views over this evolving city and of Potsdamer Platz below. This music is the standard mix of R’n'B, house and electronic, and the mood is glamorous and possibly wearing something skimpy and expensive.
The Roof Garden at the Trafalgar Hotel
Posted on March - 30 - 2010
Arguably the best-located rooftop bar in the capital, perched on one of the stools that look out across Trafalgar Square and you’re practically eye-to-eye with Lord Nelson. It’s a small space, and the chic white sofas and parasols give it a slick, Ibiza-at-sunset feel. A word of warning – it’s often closed for private parties, so ring ahead to check and you have to pay £5 “cover charge” to go up.
The Empire Hotel
Posted on March - 30 - 2010
The pre-war building has been called the Empire for decades—before and after the Radisson gutted and sold it to a group of private investors who reopened it in 2007.
Weekend Roof Club
Posted on March - 30 - 2010
This club occupies the 15th floor of an Alexanderplatz skyscraper and is famous for its DJ’ selection.
Le Coq D’Argent
Posted on March - 28 - 2010
Right in the throbbing commercial heart of the City of London – next to the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange and Mansion House – Le Coq D’argent is an oasis of calm, a rooftop garden complete with lawns and ornamental box hedges. There’s a (very) pricey indoor restaurant, but a more reasonably priced list of bar snacks for eating outside. We recommend to sit on the lawn with your drink or gaze smugly down on the suits hurrying along the pavements far below.
Mama shelter
Posted on March - 28 - 2010
This hotspot hotel is the product of an alliance between interior design star Philippe Starck and the founders of Club Med. The rooftop is simply the best place in Paris to enjoy sun with a cocktail! Too bad this place is not any more open to public… Last year, it was barbecue, cocktail and music all day long, now it’s private, for hotel’s guest only. So if you’re looking for a place to stay in Paris with a great rooftop, it should be here!
Café Richelieu
Posted on March - 28 - 2010
Not the best place to party… but certainely a unique view of the Louvre’s Pyramid and the Tuilleries garden. You need to buy an entrance ticket for the museum to get in. Don’t buy a ticket just for this rooftop, we are not sure it’s woth it…
Le Deli-Cieux
Posted on March - 25 - 2010
On the 9th floor of Printemps de la Maison (housewares) there is this terrific self-service café with an outdoor terrace , commanding spectacular views of the city. Upon reaching the top, the views at Déli-cieux will stop you in your tracks. High but not too-high atop the city center, it’s possible from this terrace to see all of the familiar sights without the distance afforded by the more familiar viewing platforms at the Eiffel Tower & Sacre Coeur. The beauty of Paris feels “proche”.
Les Ombres
Posted on March - 25 - 2010
The Musée du Quai Branly offers two options: Café Branly on the garden level and a restaurant, Les Ombres, on the Rooftop (both independantly accessible). Seated on this terrace, you will enjoy the view of the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero, the Seine river, etc. We can just regret that this huge place is not exploited to its full potential. A bon entendeur…
Zyriab by Noura
Posted on March - 24 - 2010
The Zyriab is a rooftop located on top of Institut du monde arabe in the lovely 5th district, by the Seine river. It offers a wide and quality view on major Parisian monuments such as Beaubourg, Bastille, Notre Dame, etc. Zyriab serves Lebanese food and oriental specialties.
High Bar New York
Posted on March - 22 - 2010
Located on the penthouse floor of an unremarkable midtown building, this rooftop provides indoor and outdoor space, sleek wooden furniture and comfy canopied daybeds (generally reserved for the bottle service crowd). A large, enclosable room (with retractable roof) has plenty of banquettes and private nooks.
