Rooftop bars and restaurants offer the perfect blend of vibrant nightlife and stunning skyline vistas, creating an elevated experience for guests looking for something different. A respite from the bustling city below, these venues bring style and sophistication to the top.

Here, we highlight five thoughtfully designed spaces that have recently opened.

Bar Tontine

Bar Tontine has joined the F&B lineup at the Wall Street Hotel in Manhattan’s Financial District. Located on the property’s 15th floor with an 180-degree wraparound terrace, the rooftop bar and lounge was conceptualized by Michelin-starred chef John Fraser’s JF Restaurants hospitality group. The space, designed by Rose Ink Workshop, takes cues from the 20th-century Maison de Verre (or “House of Glass”) in Paris, with amber light filtered through artisan-made glass panels and adorned with ebonized wood and lush, tropical greenery.

Kasa Moto

In Toronto, locally based firms Denizens of Design and DS Studio recently completed the rebuild of two-story Japanese restaurant Kasa Moto‘s rooftop bar and lounge. The flow of the space was enhanced by relocating the bar, topped with pink-veined Cosmopolitan Quartzite, to the front , while a pergola was installed to define dining spaces. “The great gift of outdoor projects is light,” says Dyonne Fashina, principal of Denizens of Design. “Kasa Moto’s rooftop is perfectly situated to catch everything from morning sun to golden hour. It’s a popular destination at all times of day, so we had to meet the expectations of their guests. We needed to simultaneously create a serene respite for business lunches by day and a buzzy vibe for nights and weekends.”

Kaso

East London’s One Hundred Shoreditch has introduced the Kaso rooftop bar and kitchen. The Eastern Mediterranean concept was created by chef Ilknur Celik and features interiors by Lore Group creative director Jacu Strauss. Guests are met by floral patterns in the lobby before heading upstairs to the seventh floor, where pink marble and lush foliage envelope a space evocative of a private garden.

Le Vaux

A chic Parisian retreat awaits at Le Vaux, a 46-seat outdoor space perched atop the eight-story Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York in Tribeca. Designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio and Office of Strategy + Design, the rooftop—available exclusively to hotel guests and members—takes cues from the French gardens of Vaux-Le-Vicomte and Versailles and is punctuated by shades of green and lavender.

The Rooftop at The Malin Soho

Work-focused members club The Malin has added a rooftop to its flagship location on Mercer Street in New York’s Soho neighborhood. The new 3,000-square-foot urban oasis is an amenity that is open for use to members, as well as available to rent for events. Various seating arrangements and open-air work stations line the space, which is surrounded green foliage and 360-degree views of the cityscape. The Malin Soho is the inaugural outpost of the brand, which now boasts five clubs across the U.S.

Photos courtesy of Bar Tontine, Denziens of Design, Hotel Fouquet’s New York, One Hundred Shoreditch, and the Malin