Once upon a time, The Surrey touted itself as the only rooftop bar on the Upper East Side (excluding the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is, after all, a museum. And therefore doesn't qualify). But since early June, a rooftop bar on top of the Hotel Wales has laid waste to that claim, creating some much-needed competition for the upscale 'hood.
The above shot of Carnegie View, as the bar is officially known, illustrates exactly what we like so much about uptown hotel rooftops: no overbearing skyscrapers, awesome sunsets, and views of the famed Central Park reservoir. And maybe, if we're lucky, a shot of wheatgrass?]]>