Outdoor bar guide

5 best rooftop bars
Get high—and stake out the perfect vantage point—with a little help from our list of boozy perches.

Best rooftops without a view
The views may not be stellar, but these rooftop establishments have other redeeming qualities.

5 best beer gardens
The biergarten is blowing up this summer. Here’s a breakdown of five notable scenes.

11 best garden bars
Forget about concrete slabs trying to pass for back gardens:These outdoor oases are actually verdant.

Beach bars
Despite all the cement, New Yorkers still know where to go for tipples on the sand.

Beer cocktails
Where to spice things up with an ale-tinged drink.

Overheard at New York bars