Midtown’s Refinery Hotel boasts a glamorous rooftop bar and lounge with an impressive angle on the Empire State Building. There’s a lot of hopeful mingling, cocktails and beers clutched in hands, as well as sundry parties and group gatherings in seemingly every corner. For a table, make a reservation. The American menu is designed for snacking—but you can find enough to put together a meal out of options like juicy meatballs with herbed ricotta, grilled fish tacos, flatbreads and sliders.

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Rosé Sangria from Trademark Taste + Grind
Sangria for 4 ppl(approx 1 750ml bottle)
12oz(360ml) rosé
4oz(120ml) Bassano Aqua Di Cedro Liqueur
2oz(60ml) strawberry lemon syrup*
2oz(60ml) fresh lemon juice
Garnish with lemon wheels and halved strawberries

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Spencer Elliott, head bartender at The Boogie Room in New York City

The house that Richard Hennessey built is where my cognac desires live. Drenched in history, there is more time, effort, and dedication put into a bottle of Hennessey than most brown spirits combined. The Hennessey Black is my go-to, while not readily available at most bars this affordable bottle is a lighter, more mixable version than that of the VS (Very Special) and without having to spring for the costly VSOP (Very Special Old Pale) this bottle makes for sipping or mixing joy.

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The Wilson

The Wilson, located just blocks from the start and finish of the Pride Parade, is offering a unicorn ice cream sandwich all of Pride month. The special is made with gelato or sorbet and is sandwiched between two light meringue cookies for $10. (132 W. 27th St., Manhattan, thewilsonnyc.com)

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Rosé Terrace (444 Park Avenue South)

On the 30th of June, make your way to Rosé Terrace located on the 15th floor of TAG-approved Mondrian Park Avenue. For the first time in Pride history, the parade will be televised and we think that’s deserving of a viewing party! Watch live coverage of the parade as you dance with drag queens to a DJ and enjoy a two-hour open bar between 12pm-2pm, bottomless pours of everyone’s favorite pink wine, Montauk Beer and speciality cocktails. Tickets are $139 and can be purchased here with a portion of the proceeds going towards The Audre Lorde Project – a LGBTQ+ People of Color centre for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice in New York City.

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