The season's hottest rooftop openings

Late spring brings new rooftop destinations pairing spirits and skylines in Chicago, D.C., Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and New York. Counter the capital's heat with Hawaiian shave ice and views of the Potomac at Watergate Hotel's Top of the Gate, open for its first full season; or watch the weather over Manhattan's skyline with a Dark & Stormy in hand at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge's seasonal 1 Rooftop. It may be hard to distinguish spring from summer this month, but it's definitively rooftop season, and there are a dozen new (or remodeled) destinations to toast to it.

Browse the photos above for the latest rooftop openings, and see more of the year's dining debuts below.