NYC rooftop bars & awards
New York placed multiple venues on North America’s 50 Best Bars extended list (ranks 51–100), and the U.S. led with 25 bars overall—rooftop bars are being flagged as especially popular as spring warms up (prnewswire.com).
Five New York City bars landed on the 51–100 extended list: Katana Kitten (No.52), Dante (No.58), Seed Library (No.66), The Portrait Bar (No.71) and Shinji’s (No.77). (timeout.com) The extended 51–100 list contains 14 new entries and spans 28 destinations, with Aruba Day Drink in Tijuana holding the No.51 spot. (prnewswire.com) The main North America’s 50 Best Bars 1–50 ranking will be revealed at a live awards ceremony in Vancouver on April 22, 2026. (theworlds50best.com) City guides are already flagging rooftop season for spring: Time Out updated a "16 Best Rooftop Bars in NYC" guide on Feb. 24, 2026, and The Rooftop Guide refreshed its NYC picks on March 27, 2026. (timeout.com) Despite rooftop buzz, none of New York’s five extended-list entries are rooftop venues: Katana Kitten lists a West Village two-floor interior at 531 Hudson St, Dante operates as a historic café-bar, Seed Library opened in NoMad, The Portrait Bar is inside the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Shinji’s is an 18-seat Flatiron cocktail bar. (katanakitten.com)
