10 rooftop bars worth the night across Portugal, editor-ranked. All Portugal guides.
Park ★ 4.6 · Lisbon
bairro-alto · Calcada do Combro 58, 1200-115 Lisboa
Park on Calçada do Combro is the rooftop garden bar built on the top deck of a Bairro Alto multi-storey car park, with a planted terrace, cocktails and a 180.
Tip: Enter the car park on Calçada do Combro, take the lift to the sixth floor, walk up the ramp. Afternoons are calm; the DJ kicks in after 20:00 and the sunset queue forms early.
SETRA Urban and Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5 · Braga
Centro Historico · Rua de São João 15, 1º andar, 4700-325 Braga
Braga's rooftop cocktail bar: a first-floor terrace above APE Coffee open until 03:00 on weekends, with the best craft cocktails in the historic centre.
Tip: The rooftop terrace has limited seats; arrive by 22:00 on Fridays to secure an outdoor spot. The last entry is typically 01:30 on Saturdays.
SEEN Sky Bar ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
principe-real · Avenida da Liberdade 185, 1269-050 Lisboa
SEEN Sky Bar on the ninth floor of the Tivoli Avenida Liberdade: an Avenida rooftop with panoramic views, resident DJs and Brazilian-leaning cocktails.
Tip: Lunch from 12:30, bar from 15:30-01:00 weeknights and 02:00 at the weekend. Reservation through the hotel for the rim tables; smart casual at the door.
Memmo Alfama Terrace ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
alfama · Travessa das Merceeiras 27, 1100-348 Lisboa
Memmo Alfama Terrace on Travessa das Merceeiras runs the rooftop pool deck of the Memmo Alfama hotel above the tiled cluster of old Lisbon, with Tagus views.
Tip: Open to non-guests daily 12:00-23:00; the small red dip pool is the photo seat. Cobbled lane access from the cathedral; the alley dead-ends at the door.
The Yeatman Roof Terrace ★ 4.5 · Porto
Rua do Choupelo, 4400-088 Vila Nova de Gaia
The Yeatman Hotel's roof terrace across the Douro from Porto opens to non-guests for sunset drinks, with the best panoramic of the Ribeira and a port-flight.
Topo Chiado ★ 4.4 · Lisbon
chiado · Terraços do Carmo, Largo do Carmo, 1200-288 Lisboa
Topo Chiado on Terraços do Carmo opened in 2018 between the Convento do Carmo ruin and the Santa Justa lift, a rooftop bar with the city's most photographed.
Tip: Enter through the Armazéns do Chiado mall or the Carmo lift; the Santa Justa platform leans over the terrace. Daily from 11:00, late close 02:00 on weekends.
Colinatrum Terrace ★ 4.3 · Braga
Cividade · Rua Damião de Góis 11, 4700-028 Braga
The Colinatrum terrace is the highest accessible bar view in central Braga, with the cathedral roofline in the background and the valley lights after dark.
Tip: Arrive at 21:00 in summer for the best light: the cathedral illuminations begin at dusk and the terrace faces directly west toward them.
Miradouro-Ignez ★ 4.1 · Porto
Rua do Passeio Alegre 50, 4150-617 Porto
Miradouro-Ignez on Rua do Passeio Alegre in Porto's Foz is a sea-facing terrace lounge with Aperol spritz, gin tonics and a sunset crowd along the marginal.
Alma Mater Rooftop ★ 4.0 · Porto
Rua de Joao Pedro Ribeiro 36, 4000-300 Porto
Alma Mater on Rua de Joao Pedro Ribeiro in Porto is a tile-roofed terrace bar with a port-cocktail flight, sunset views over Bonfim and a small DJ booth.
Vogue Cafe (terrace) ★ 4.0 · Porto
Rua Galeria de Paris 33, 4050-284 Porto
Vogue Cafe's small terrace on Rua Galeria de Paris in Porto is a stylish spritz-and-Portuguese-spirit cocktail bar over the Galerias de Paris bar strip below.