The US Open night session starts at 7pm. The gap between arriving in New York and walking through the Arthur Ashe gates is typically four to five hours, which is enough time to eat well in Manhattan before taking the 7 train to Flushing.
The Rooftop at Pier 17 in the Seaport District runs a dedicated "Dinner and a Match" package during the US Open fortnight — outdoor dining on the East River with the tournament showing on a 32-foot screen, followed by the option to head out to Queens for the live session. Packages start at $140 per person and include dinner; the format is designed around the night session schedule. The roof has unobstructed views south toward the Statue of Liberty and east toward the bridges. See live rating and reviews on Google Maps
The contrast between the two venues is part of the point. Pier 17 is calm, open, and quiet by New York standards — tables spread across a roof with a view, crowd that's there for dinner rather than tennis. Arthur Ashe at 8:30pm is 23,000 people in a closed bowl with the lights on, music between points, and the specific noise a New York crowd makes when a match turns. You go from one to the other in about 55 minutes door to door on the 7 from Hudson Yards.
If you're coming from Midtown rather than the Seaport, Haven Rooftop at the Sanctuary Hotel (132 West 47th Street) is a solid pre-match option — a rooftop bar showing day sessions on screens, more suited to a drink before you head out than a full dinner. See live rating and reviews on Google Maps Grey Goose is the tournament's actual official cocktail partner, behind the Honey Deuce served courtside; Haven Rooftop runs its own separate seasonal menu, not an official tie-in.
If you want a proper restaurant rather than a rooftop package, Le Bernardin is 15 minutes from Penn Station and takes reservations for 5pm seatings that clear by 6:30pm comfortably. See live rating and reviews on Google Maps It's a different calibre of food from what's available at the tournament and worth planning around if the Pier 17 format isn't right.
The 7 train from Hudson Yards (34th Street–Hudson Yards station) runs direct to Mets-Willets Point in 40 minutes. Night session gates open at 6pm; arriving at 7:15 for a 7pm first ball is realistic if the first match matters to you. The second match starts roughly 9:30pm and typically runs past midnight.
