"There’s usually at least one annoying thing about a rooftop bar, whether it’s the line, the crowds after you get through the line, or the fact that it’s in Midtown. ElNico, on the 11th floor of The Penny hotel in Williamsburg, presents no such problems. It’s spacious, takes reservations, and has two huge terraces. There are also comfy couches in every shade of green among cacti and floor-to-ceiling windows. The house cocktails incorporate interesting ingredients, like an panettone Negroni, and the Mexican dishes have unexpected touches: a carmelized onion tlayuda, for example, which is almost too pretty to eat." - bryan kim, neha talreja, kenny yang, molly fitzpatrick
Alice Gao
