East Village & LES · The city, your way
The Ready Cantina and Mr. Purple are both useful downtown picks, with very different reasons to go.
The Ready Cantina is at Moxy East Village on East 11th Street. Its weekday 4–7pm happy hour gives you a clear early-evening plan, and the retractable glass ceiling helps when the weather is unsettled. The venue is 21+, including brunch.
Mr. Purple is 15 floors above Orchard Street at Hotel Indigo. Its Monday–Friday, 4–7pm happy hour currently lists selected cocktails and wine for $11 and selected snacks for $6. Choose it for a rooftop lounge and terrace experience connected to a Lower East Side dinner or night out, and review your booking type before confirming.
JIMMY is a separate SoHo option at 15 Thompson Street. It is not in the East Village or Lower East Side; choose it when it fits your itinerary rather than adding an unnecessary cross-downtown detour.
Save directions to the entrance and choose a nearby dinner. If you want a second bar afterward, leave that decision flexible instead of building the evening around two rooftop reservations with competing time limits.
Guide researched September 9, 2026 using the official sources linked here and in the venue profiles. Each profile carries its own review date. Availability, menus, and booking terms can change.
A colorful, casual rooftop for margaritas, Mexican-inspired bites, and a catch-up with friends. The Ready Cantina is especially useful when the occasion matters more than a towering skyline.
Mr. Purple brings the Lower East Side upstairs. Set in Hotel Indigo, it combines indoor lounge space with outdoor terraces for a night that can carry on in the neighborhood afterward.
JIMMY pairs an intimate indoor lounge with an outdoor pool deck above SoHo. The city stays part of the room through tall windows, even when you settle inside.
