Refinery Rooftop
At Refinery Hotel · 13F
Open-air rooftop bar on the 13th floor with one of Midtown's most direct sightlines to the Empire State Building — close enough to feel its actual scale. A retractable glass atrium opens to a wooden deck, so the view works across seasons and the evening stretches as long as you want it to.
Neighborhood
Midtown South · Bryant Park
Atmosphere
Warm wood, vaulted brick, twinkling overhead lights, and the Empire State Building filling the horizon. It runs easy by day and shifts into a cocktail destination by night — the kind of rooftop that earns its reputation instead of living on it.
Key features
Come at golden hour and stay until the tower lights up. The indoor-outdoor setup — glass atrium to wooden deck — was built for a long evening, not a quick drink. The skyline is the reason, but the bar makes you want to stay for it.
Location
Refinery Rooftop · 13F
63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018
About the hotel
The 1912 Colony Arcade never let go of what it was. Gothic arches, exposed brick, sewing-machine desks, and factory-cart coffee tables trace the building's hat factory past through the hotel rooms — not as nostalgia, but as structure. Bryant Park is two blocks away, the Garment District is right outside.
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