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in:Instagrammable restaurant43 pts
“Go to Westlight in Williamsburg for a cool vibe, good food and drinks, and one of the best views of Manhattan you’ll find.”
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in:Best rooftop restaurants in Manhattan?13 pts
“I'd highly recommend Westlight in Williamsburg/Greenpoint. It shouldn't be too difficult to get to and has one of the nicest views of the Manhattan skyline you'll find. The drinks and food are great too.”
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in:NYC Plan Ideas/help PLEASE5 pts
“Westlight in Williamsburg has great whole skyline views and allows kids before 6pm, our teenager loves going there to hang out and have a mocktail with us...”
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in:Date night?3 pts
“It's definitely the most upscale/expensive/impressive out of everything on your list, so guess it's up to whether you want to start or end the night with the killer view and fancy cocktail”
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in:Where to have dinner for 5 in Williamsburg to impress out of towners?3 pts
“Food is meh but the views are worth it.”
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in:What’s a good rooftop lounge to take your girlfriend for a drink?2 pts
replying to u/Kamui_Amaterasu: Westlight is nice but not manhattan
“Love westlight but the food and cocktails are so bad.”
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in:Best restaurant to eat at for dinner after proposing?2 pts
“westlight in Williamsburg has an exceptional view over the Manhattan skyline, is 22 stories up and has decent drinks/cocktails.”
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in:Help me save my wife's birthday trip in Manhattan, please?1 pts
“Williamsburg hotel in my opinion is better than westlight.”
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in:What’s a good rooftop lounge to take your girlfriend for a drink?1 pts
replying to u/Imanaco: Love westlight but the food and cocktails are so bad.
“Food & drinks aren’t that bad. Overpriced for sure, but not bad”
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in:Quintessential first time experience for fiance and I.1 pts
replying to u/FancyConsideration63: lol. Sugarfish. It’s affordable, good sushi, but it’s a normal chain not a NYC classic. So for OP it’s a question of what you’re looking for. It’s fine to pop in for a quick lunch if you’re feeling sushi I suppose? But I wouldn’t take this as an “upscale” NYC experience. You want affordable quality with niche sushi vibes, do Sendo for lunch. No reservations, walk in only. Not “upscale” per se, but it is a curated menu and a little hole in the wall. Harriet’s has a great view, but they’re pretty rude. Westlight’s view in williamsburg is better and they’re generally much nicer. Manhatta and Overstory in manhattan also have compelling views, although I’d argue the cocktails are better at the Crownshy bar downstairs (same owner, different bar philosophies). Are the pancakes at Golden Dinner delicious? Yes. Are there a million other amazing brunches you can have in NYC (e.g, Clinton street etc?), also yes. On a weekend it’s a long wait unless you’re in line ~45-60 mins before they open. Maybe weekdays are different lol.
“Westlight's drinks are also watered down, anytime I go I get 3-4 drinks and barely feel it”
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