The Rooftop at The Rockaway Hotel

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"If you’re looking for a nautical moment without leaving the city, the sixth-floor rooftop at the Rockaway Hotel is your best option. Just a few blocks from the beach, this bar has views of the Atlantic, with an indoor space on one side and an outdoor terrace on the other. We’d tolerate mediocre rooftop fare in exchange for the ocean view, but thankfully, the food and drinks here are actually great. You’d think a rooftop by the beach would turn into spring break-style chaos pretty quickly, but this place feels like a calm, beachside daytime spot, even when they turn the music up and the bar fills up towards sunset." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman