"Your friend from Santa Barbara may scoff, but drinking wine next to the vines where the grapes grow is a unique experience in NYC. And it’s one you can have at Rooftop Reds in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The reservation-only rooftop bar doubles as a commercial vineyard, with rows of grape vines growing a few feet from tables where you can look out over Brooklyn and Manhattan. Through their website, you can book a table for up to ten people from 5-9pm on Thursday or Friday, or from either 2-5pm or 6-9pm on weekends." - Matt Tervooren