Salon de Ning

Very hip– gorgeous view of the city. Classic cosmopolitans although their drink menu is amazing. I just found out about this place, rooftop bar at the peninsula hotel, perfect shopping break drink spot!

I visit this place each time I am in NY. I love the view, service and people watching.
Cigar friendly and very intimate rooftop bar.
Skip the food and focus on the company.

Great views in a great mid-​town location, not so well known, and at least, not that crowded when I went there on a week-​end afternoon. The outdoor deck was amazing. The only downer was the inattentive service. Getting the check was a project and took about 15 minutes longer than it should have.

Another over-​priced midtown Manhattan rooftop bar. I have been there a couple of times, but the poor quality old fashioned cocktails have discouraged me to go ultimately. The view is very nice so I guess you can check it out at least once.

Here is the good: nice roof top bar that does not get as crowded as other roof top bars. Attentive wait staff. The drinks are good, the snacks not. They used to have cushioned chairs which sadly they don’t have any more
And the ugly: The experience noted by some regarding tipping does not seem to be an anomaly. The waiter added his own tip after we had left a tip in cash. You would not expect that type of behavior in a place that charges $ 25 per cocktail. I complained and got reimbursed so my advice is if you go, check what gets deducted from your card.

This rooftop bar overlooking 5^th avenue has a very relax but classy ambiance. They have an outdoor and indoor bar. Outdoor bar have a few tables surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants.
They have a great selection on wine but be ready to pay up. The cheapest glass of wine is $ 30 and the cheapest nonalcoholic drink is $ 15. They also offer small portion appetizer for those who may be hungry. I recommend sticking to the bowl of nuts.
Waitstaff are wonderful and friendly. I recommend this place just be ready to spend.

It was perfect summer weather in New York this past weekend, and what better way to experience it than on a luxurious rooftop.
Plan: Meet at the rooftop bar of the Peninsula for pre-​dinner drinks.
Logistics:I was staying within walking distance, well… within walking distance in certain shoes and certain clothes. It was 7pm, and still VERY bright outside. And I was dressed for the evening. So, instead of getting sweaty walking and being gawked at by tourists I decided to use a lyft.
When you arrive to the Peninsula, you are welcomed by a gaggle of handsome staff. I really felt like a celebrity. As you walk into the hotel, entrance to Salon de Ning is down a small flight of stairs. These stairs take you to a dimly lit corridor with a private elevator. Still feeling famous.
The elevator is SLOW. So, yeah… that part.
When you exit the elevator to the immediate left are the toilettes (a place this nice doesnt have restrooms). To the right you have a few options.
An outdoor seating area to the left, more calm and less congested.
Bar area in the middle, the hub of the «scene» crowded.
Outdoor seating area to the right, even more crowded than the bar area.
The views atop SDN are breathtaking, you are high above the rush. Plush seating and nicely appointed décor everywhere you turn. Pleasant staff, amazing drinks and complimentary nuts. Who woulda thunk. Now here is the the drinks are $ 25 a piece.
YES, A PIECE. Jesus, help me Lord, help me father. Granted they are good. But why they so spensive? Hold your breath, its worth it. Only one… unless you’re wealthy. This sets the tone for your day or night, so splurge a little. Drink water at your next place.
Bring a date, family, a rich husband, anyone… but come. Youll feel like royalty.
SIDENOTE: Some man proposed to me. Lol yeah I was looking THAT good.

Summary: Sliver of a view, though most tables have no view. Great cocktails. Very professional. Rounding up from 3.5. There are better spots, but worth checking out.
Atmosphere: In all fairness everyone should go here at least once. It’s lovely, but you don’t really get the full rooftop vibe. The setting is gorgeous though and it’s really hard for me to give it 3 stars for that reason. This is great for business drinks or a date. The music is not overpowering. Quite a lot of the tables will not have a view, so you really must pick your spots. When I went it wasn’t quite the sort of bar where people were walking around. A bit less social than some bars.
Service: It’s always top notch here, which is rare in rooftop bars. For that reason, I rounded up. If you’re doing something where you need to have a good service experience to impress someone, then this Salon de Ning would sort you out. Check out other son my list with 4 stars though.
The Crowd: Mostly professionals and guests of the hotel.
The Drinks: Well… they know how to make a good cocktail here. Drinks are NYC pricy, so like 5 dollars more than the average of NYC. However, it’s about the same price as most mixology cocktail bars in Manhattan, so I didn’t deduct a star for cost. I don’t think this is this is really the place to go for mixology though they do decent work here (3.5).

Rooftop lounge bar at the Peninsula. There’s a bar with a few seats, some small tables inside, more tables on a patio outside, and a few seats on a little balcony looking up towards Central Park. The view is pretty great here but with inattentive service and a clientele that seems overly entitled there are several lounges in New York that I would recommend quickly before this one.

«See-​and-​be-​seen» crowd. Pretty eclectic. Bridge and tunnel, 50 ish divorcées, after work, gold diggers, sugar daddies. Takes a while to get a drink, no server while you’re sitting, you have to keep going up to the bar. Fantastic mixed nuts and cocktails though, but yawn this place is effing tired.

Loved this spot — great rooftop on top of the Peninsula Hotel. Came with some family during a wedding weekend in NYC. The environment is elegant and the cocktails are delicious, though they are quite pricey at around $ 25 per drink. The space we were in was a little tight, but we still had a great time. It was beautiful.

It’s spring time so you know what that means… Rooftops rooftops rooftops.
The ambiance as you make your way to the roof is very upscale and discreet.
The outdoor space had a beautiful view of midtown.
The place seemed like a hub for finance post work meetings, a few dates and the young 30-​somethings mixing and mingling.
All of the service professionals were very friendly and warm.
This would be a great place to escape the summer heat and spend time getting cozy with a special someone (s). ;)

Prestigious location and that’s about it. The drinks are super expensive, even by midtown NYC standards (paid $ 25 for my Laphroaig).
Waited for a good 5 minutes for the single elevator to take us up to the roof. The indoor space is extremely crowded and has a very tight passageway to walk through to get to one of the outdoor patios. There is a small strip of outdoor space that fits 1 person in width and perhaps 15 people across (perhaps 10 more full-​bodied individuals).
We got lucky and got a table on the patio, where we were immediately attacked from all sides by strong second hand smoke wafting over from old, rich dudes with ladies 30 years their junior.
Views are nice, but with some recent opening nearby like The Roof at the Viceroy is really nothing to fawn over. Staff was friendly but a bit hard to grab a hold of at times.
Bottom line: there are better alternatives nearby, skip this one.

Salon de Ning is one of my favorite rooftops bar in NYC! Upscale and very classy ambiance, one of the bartenders has been there for about 30 years, great cocktails as well as a non alcoholic drinks. Stunning view on 5^th ave and Central Park I love sunset from the balcony! Service is 5 stars!

Rooftop lounge on the Peninsula. (The elevator is on the right side of the lobby in a side hallway.) There’s a bar with a few seats, some small tables inside, more tables on a patio outside, and a few seats on a little balcony looking up towards Central Park. The cocktail menu here is really not my favorite (I tried the concoction that was like a dark ‘n’ stormy with carrot purée – odd) and the wine list didn’t necessarily light my fire. The bartenders are good at their craft, but maybe not quite as immediately attentive as you might expect from something associated with the Peninsula. The couple of times I’ve been here, my experience has also been that they attract a fairly large douchebag quotient in their clientele, judging by some of the douchebag conversations going on around me. The music selection is also odd – when I was there the other week, «Gangnam Style» was playing when I got off the elevator and it seemed to be that kind of vibe all evening. It just doesn’t jibe with the overall ambience. (I’m not the only one who thought so; I heard a couple also commenting on it on the way down in the elevator.)
The view is pretty great, though. And if you get there early, it’s much quieter and more relaxing.

Swung by The Peninsula Hotel to check out this rooftop bar, which I think can only be accessed through the handicap-​accessible elevator in the lobby. The ambiance was very chill on a weekday evening.
The draw to this place is the rooftop patio. Each table has heat lamps and blankets. Unfortunately, there may be smokers in your midst also taking advantage of the aire libre setting. The bar menu is pretty lengthy, featuring fruity cocktails, wine, champagne, a few overpriced bar snacks, as well as cigars and Marlboro cigarettes.

This is an ok rooftop, of a pretty standard size. There’s a few seats at the bar, some tables you can reserve, and a good amount of outdoor seating. It looks like a great place to go to if you want to smoke some cigars, since there was a large group smoking ‘em outside. So, don’t come here if you don’t want to inhale all that smoke!

Im 23 Stock eine schon in die Jahre gekommene Bar.
Die Aussenterasse ist hier etwas, was es echt aufwertet.
Jetzt sogar mit Wärmestrahler, die auch bei 10 Grad, das sitzen im Freien ermöglichen.
Extra Aufzug im Haus

If I was a local, I would be a regular here. Even the barback would know my name. Something about this bar oozes dark sex appeal and I love it! Nice view. Drinks are expensive but I thought that was common knowledge for hotel bars.

This is a tourist trap in itself but my what a beautiful one it is. The service is friendly (as it should be donning the $$$$ price tag for cocktails).
My review will be short and sweet:
If you haven’t been here this is one helluva rooftop. I’d grab a drink and take it all in. You know what they say, «treat yo self». Welcome to NY!

So it’s been a while, and we’ve both changed a lot, Pentop Bar. Excuse me, Salon de Ning. I have to say, the name change is a disappointment. I cannot tell a lie.
And maybe it’s me but I don’t recall the g&t’s being quite so tush violatey, at $ 22 — plus tax. And tip. They apparently thought my $ 2 tip per drink wasn’t enough so they actually put through $ 3 per drink. Don’t mind if you do, shademaster shade. I’ll pay for a view, sure, but some price points border on criminal.
The view is spectacular, though. And since I’d last been there (2005!) the terrace has been divided into smoking and non areas so at least you don’t have to choke on someone else’s cancer air while you sip your cash money away.
It would be somewhere I would go for one drink as a tourist to get a nice snapshot of how the 1% in NYC roll.

Attention: les prix des consommations sont élevés.
Mis à part cela: l’endroit est superbe, offrant une vue à 180 degrés sur une partie de Manhattan.
Sous les coups de 19 heures, l’ambiance est à l’after work stylé. On se croirait presque dans Mad Men. Le cadre relativement feutré, les décorations murales évoquent le Shanghai d’antan.
Cocktails délicieux et orignaux. A tester, donc.

Das Salon de Ning ist die Rooftop-​Bar des Peninsula Hotels — auch für Nichtgäste. Toller Blick in das nächtliche Manhattan und über die Fifth Avenue. Bei den Cocktails leider meist die bei Amerikanern so beliebten Martini-​Cocktails (Apple-​Martini, Chocolate-​Martini etc. etc.), mit denen ich leider nicht so viel anfangen kann. Nach dem Relaunch im Mai 2008 ist aber die Karte um Klassiker erweitert worden, so dass eigentlich jeder fündig werden sollte. Wenn man in der Nähe der 5^th Ave. ist, sollte man sich den Blick gönnen.