Stars Rooftop is a rooftop bar in Upper King And Cannonborough, Charleston.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The downstairs grill room closed August 2025; the rooftop bar continues as Stars Rooftop (also branded Satellite Bar). Walk-in, no reservations.
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Address: 495 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Citrus Club on the eighth floor of The Dewberry is the city's highest rooftop, a chic terrace shaded by olive trees with citrus-driven cocktails and a 360 degree view across the peninsula.
Tip21+ only. First come, first served via the lobby concierge; weekend evenings fill fast. Cocktails around $16 to $18.
The Rooftop at The Vendue, named Best Rooftop Bar by the Charleston City Paper every year since 2007, sits above Waterfront Park with a sweeping view of the harbour and the Ravenel Bridge.
TipNo reservations taken; lunch through late evening seven days. Live music on weekend nights; arrive before 18:00 to claim a bridge-side rail seat.
Prohibition on Upper King runs a 1920s speakeasy theme across a 300-seat room, with the 547 Manhattan and a Bacon Maple Old Fashioned anchoring the bar list and a dance floor that opens after dinner.
TipBrunch Thursday to Sunday 11:00-14:30; dinner nightly until 22:00. DJs Friday and Saturday 22:00-02:00, 23+ on the dance floor.
The Gin Joint on East Bay is the long-running craft cocktail room from MariElena Raya and Joe Raya, with a no-reservations house rule and a dealer's choice menu built around a written flavour brief.
TipNo reservations or call-aheads; walk-in only, first come first served. Closed early on Sunday at 20:00.
The Cocktail Club on Upper King runs an upstairs cocktail room in an 1881 building, with reclaimed timber, a rooftop garden of cocktail garnishes and a Thursday to Saturday live music slot.
TipTuesday to Sunday 17:00-02:00. Live music Thursday to Saturday from around 21:00; walk in early to grab the back room sofas.
The Belmont on Upper King is the wood-panelled cocktail room with a chalkboard list of classics, a no-reservations house rule and a happy hour that pulls bar industry crowds early.
TipOpen daily from 17:00, Friday to Sunday from 15:00. Happy hour Monday to Friday 17:00-19:00; walk-in only, no reservations.
