"Don’t let the words “revolving restaurant from the ’80s inside a Times Square hotel” deter you. Suavely remodeled, The View is a blast. Take a rocket elevator up 48 floors to the slowly spinning lounge and dining room, which offer live piano, crisp martinis, and horseradish-slicked burgers. It’s NYC with jazz hands—perfect for entertaining out-of-towners, but a fun portal to Big Apple nostalgia for New Yorkers, too." - bryan kim, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore