The best venues for a summer party in Lower Manhattan

In summer, nothing beats blue skies and fluffy clouds that resemble obscure animals. cloudM, Located on the 20th floor of the citizenM New York Bowery Hotel, is a rooftop that offers panoramic views of the city and a spot to fulfill all your cloud-watching desires. The balanced indoor-outdoor space is full of bright and beige-colored furniture, adding a nice pop of color to the space without being overwhelming. Seating types range from couches to high-top tables to low-top tables.

While you can stumble upon this Lower Manhattan summer party space for a drink with friends, you can also rent it for semi-private events of 6 to 80 people, or fully private events for up to 200. The cocktails will keep your guests entertained as they will never get tired of the funky names when ordering. Try an Architect With A Graffiti Addiction, a Casanova With Social Anxiety, or a Police Officer Freestyle Rapper, and you can pair them with gnocchi or oven-roasted salmon.

Tribeca Rooftop, a 29,000 sq. ft. Lower Manhattan summer party spot with a terrace and interior space, offers both city and riverside views. Inside, a 25 ft. glass-enclosed atrium allows natural light to pour in, while simplistic white walls and a black staircase serve a purpose without distracting from the view. The outdoor area is minimalistic, so the scenery can do all the talking.

When renting out the space, an event manager assists in making sure everything runs smoothly, from serving drinks at the 60 ft. wrap-around quartz bar to handing out Franks in a Blanket and chicken and waffles to guests. Accommodating 720 standing guests or 400 seated, the venue offers in-house catering, a private entrance with attended elevators, a coat check, and a 2,000 sq. ft. dance floor.

If rooftop views are getting old (or if you’re afraid of heights), head to Baby Brasa, an art deco modern multi-tropical restaurant that has multiple summer party spaces ranging from the main dining room to the second floor to the outdoor cabanas.

75 people can sit in the main dining room, surrounded by a sleek marble bar and wood accents, and 30 people can fit inside the private dining room. However, the outdoor cabanas are the ideal spot for your Lower Manhattan Summer party. Here, you can have one long table or smaller clusters sitting amongst bougainvilleas, accommodating 120 guests.

They serve Peruvian food with Spanish, Asian, and European influences, including dishes like chicken empanadas, spicy tuna, prosciutto pizza, and Amazon fried rice. They also offer craft cocktails like the Pink Flamingo and Stay Gold. Additionally, the restaurant has full audio-visual capabilities.

Think of any early 2000s TV drama set in New York—chances are Gossip Girl came to mind. Imagine yourself in one of the extravagant penthouses these socialite high schoolers live in. To make it a reality, you just need to go to Hide Rooftop. The two-story space is mostly indoors, with a sleek grand staircase and floor-to-ceiling windows, serving foods like herbed risotto cakes and seafood marinara.

This Lower Manhattan summer party space offers a variety of buyout options. Small groups of up to 14 need to use the a la carte menu, while large groups of 15-35 can use two sections of the area with a preselected menu. Partial buyouts of 35-60 guests can use the 20th or 21st floor with a preselected menu, and a full buyout accommodates up to 120 guests using both floors.

When you think of your local mall food court, the images that come to your head are probably not that glamorous. Picture childhood memories of greasy corn dogs and artificial lighting. Then think the complete opposite, and you get Le District, a fancy “food court” that is home to Liberty Bistro, which serves Truffled Ravioli and Whole Branzino.

Liberty Bistro has three areas so you can pick the ambiance for your summer party. The dining room is a warm brasserie that faces the water and Jersey city, accommodating 90 seated or 150 standing guests. Le Bar is a darker, more intimate space that still provides water views fitting up to 170 guests, so if you are looking to throw a nighttime summer party, this could be the spot for you. Lastly, the Liberty Bistro Terrace looks right at the Hudson River, fitting up to 500 guests, and can be separated into smaller sections.