New York South Asians

Take in unobstructed views of the Empire State Building to the north, the Met Life building to the east, and Jersey to the west. As the palm trees rustle and the old-fashioned cocktails kick in, you can easily imagine Don Johnson landing his helicopter near the stuffed zebra and cruising for foxy investment bankers. - NY Mag

Voted #1: NBCNewYork.com, 2009 Best Rooftop Bar, New York City

Voted #1: Editors, CitySearch, New Lounges / Bars, New York City

Voted #2: AOL CityGuide, New Lounges / Bars, New York City

Voted #1: Things To Do, New York City, Spur Magazine, Japan’s #1 Fashion Magazine

Voted #2: Editors, CitySearch, New Lounges / Bars, United States

Voted Editors Choice Top 100, Nightclub and Bar Magazine - 230 Fifth

This deco cocktail den is purely 1970s decadent — think Studio 54 with a Miami twist. Once inside, steer past the mirrored walls and deco furnishings of the lobby, and head up to the lush rooftop bar, a breathtakingly spacious palm tree-lined terrace offering almost 360-degree views of the Midtown skyline. - Metromix

By 11 on a Saturday night, about the time many clubs are just selling their first drink, it’s an inferno of people: bachelorette parties, an occasional Mohawk, and Slim-Jim-thin ties, but mostly just people sipping their God-awful Madonna and Smurf drinks, singing their hearts out about fighting for their right to party, and Safety Dancing till dawn. - NY Times

This subterranean lair reeks of exclusivity—from the seasonal stretch limo for winter smokers to the chilly PRIVÉ sign posted on the VIP door year round. Inside, uptown Ivy Leaguers and their less intellectual but equally moneyed cohorts people-watch from the plush velvet couches lining the stone walls. - NY Mag