Drink in the scenery - eat with the Big Apple as your backdrop

Restaurants with views:

 Here is an alphabetical list of dining establishments with views. For sunsets, choose a place facing west.

Vistas may include cityscapes, Times Square, the Manhattan Skyline,  Queens, the Hudson River and New Jersey or lush greenery inside a park. General area and location is noted. for menus and reviews , look them up on Menupages.  When searching for restaurants with view, RestaurantPics can provide a clear idea of a restaurant's view throught their photographs and their searchable database, which includes search by view.

• Above at the Hilton Times Square
• Alma in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens neighborhood (faces west across East River, views of lower Manhattan) - rooftop terrace open year-round, but only Fridays & Saturdays November-March
• Asiate at the Mandarin-Oriental Hotel (city views)
• Battery Gardens (faces New York Harbor)
• West 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe (faces west, Hudson River views)
• Loeb Boathouse Cafe within Central Park (park and lake view)
• Bouchon Bakery at the Time-Warner Building, Columbus Circle (faces Central Park, northeast)
• Bubby's Brooklyn in DUMBO (faces west, views of bridges and Manhattan)
• Delegates Dining Room at the United Nations' headquarters (faces East River & Queens) - open to the public for lunch (buffet) Mondays-Fridays
• Dizzy's Coca Cola Jazz at, Columbus Circle (faces Central Park, northeast)
• Two Times Square at the Renaissance Hotel, Times Square
• Gigino at Wagner Park at lower tip of Manhattan (views of New York Harbor and Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island)
• Harbour Lights at the South Street Seaport (under Brooklyn Bridge, faces east)
• Montenapo overlooking the Birchtree garden designed by Renzo Piano, in the Theater District.
• New Leaf Cafe within Fort Tryon Park (park views)
• Per Se at the Time-Warner Building, Columbus Circle (faces Central Park, northeast)
• Pete's Downtown in Brooklyn (views of Lower Manhattan, faces west)
• Porter House at the Time-Warner Building, Columbus Circle (faces Central Park, northeast)
• The River Cafe in Brooklyn (faces west, views of Lower Manhattan) 
• Southwest NY (faces west on the Hudson River at World Financial Center Marina)
• Terrace in the Sky at Columbia University in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan (tables primarily have views of Hudson River)
• The View at the Marriot Marquis, Times Square - a revolving restaurant
  
• The Water Club (faces East River and Queens)
• Top of the Tower at the Beekman Tower Hotel, near the U.N. (views in 3 directions: East River/Queens and midtown)
• Water's Edge in Long Island City, Queens (faces west, views of UN Building and Midtown)