• Dine above NYC's hustle and bustle at a rooftop restaurant.new york city image by Snezana Skundric from Fotolia.com
  
  Dine at a rooftop restaurant in New York City and you'll experience a breathtaking view of the famous city along with its world-class food. There are quite a few rooftop restaurants in NYC, ranging from Japanese fare to classic American cuisine. Some of the city's rooftop restaurants are seasonal and others have year-round accommodations.
  
  

Rare Bar & Grill

• Rare Bar & Grill's "Rare View Rooftop Garden" is located at the top of the Affinia Shelburne Hotel. It offers an astonishing 4,000 square feet of panoramic views of famous sites, such as the Chrysler Building and the Empire State. The restaurant serves a variety of hot and cold selections, including smoked salmon puffs, its "Famous Rare Mini Burgers," prosciutto-wrapped melon and a jumbo shrimp cocktail. There is also bar service at Rare.
  
  Rare Bar & Grill
  303 Lexington Ave.
  New York, NY 10016
  212-481-8439
  rarebarandgrill.com
  
  

Sushi Samba 7

• Sushi Samba fuses Japanese, Peruvian and Brazilian cuisine, music and design. Menu items include sawagani, which are flash-fried Japanese river crabs, a variety of oysters, cold and hot appetizers, sea bass and miso, sandwiches, sushi and salads. Sushi Samba 7 is situated on an enclosed rooftop in south New York City. Lunch, dinner, desserts and cocktails are served seven days per week. Samba serves brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sundays. Make reservations online or over the phone to guarantee seating.
  
  Sushi Samba 7
  87 7th Ave. S.
  New York, NY 10014
  212-691-7885
  sushisamba.com
  
  

The Heights Bar & Grill

• The Heights Bar & Grill is a welcoming, friendly neighborhood restaurant that invites guests to relax and mingle while they dine. The rooftop bar overlooks Broadway, has a retractable roof and is open year-round. This family-run business is proud of its wide selection of food, ranging from calamari, to burgers, burritos and wings. The restaurant also has an impressive array of house specialty drinks and margaritas. Enjoy $4 drafts (price as of March 2010), frozen drinks, wine and liquor during one of the two daily happy hours from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. to closing. The entire menu is available online.
  
  The Heights Bar & Grill
  2856 Broadway
  New York, NY 10025
  212-866-7035
  theheightsnyc.com