It feels like late-night Miami when you ride the elevator to Celestia, a rooftop terrace in Midtown’s new Ten Twenty Spring building. The loungey cocktail bar is set against a twinkling backdrop of the Midtown skyline. Chefs and husband-and-wife duo Fuyuhiko and Lisa Ito (formerly MF Sushi and Umi) opened Celestia in October 2025, connected to Ishin, their omakase restaurant. With the DJ pumping house music and diners slumped in plush leather seats, Celestia is the rare vibey nook that isn’t overcrowded yet.
What to oder
- Lisa Ito’s trompe l’oeil desserts — mousse cakes sculpted into hyper-real fruit — are the most distinctive dishes here. On a recent visit, a strawberry mousse cake filled with jam sat precariously on a scoop of ice cream with a butterfly tuile perched on top, as though having just landed there. It balanced tart jam and airy cream rather than veering too sugary.
- Order the karaage chicken ($14) and Parmesan-covered fries ($12) with a glass of Gaston Chiquet Champagne for a classic pairing. It’s salt, acid, and fat working harmoniously.
- Share the “caveman” 32-ounce tomahawk steak ($175), grilled to temperature.
- The truffle-washed dirty martini with caviar-stuffed olives ($40) mirrors the maximalist martinis appearing across the city at Lazy Betty (the Artistrocat) and the Garden Room (the Reserve). This martini is balanced, but is more of a luxury flex.
Be aware
Reservations are required. A security guard lets you up from the ground floor after checking the reservations list.
Insider tip
Head here before the omakase dinner at Ishin for an aperitif and sunset view. And then again, after dinner for another round of dessert and a digestif as the DJ closes their set.
