Hu. Roof on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel downtown Memphis runs occasional DJ nights with Mississippi River views and a small dance floor for hotel-bar.
Tip: DJ sets run on select Friday and Saturday evenings; check the venue calendar in advance.
Hu. Roof sits on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel on Madison Avenue downtown Memphis with panoramic Mississippi River views, the city's only all-season.
Tip: Sunset views west of the Mississippi River are the draw. Reserve a window seat ahead.
The rooftop bar at the Hyatt Centric Memphis on South Main has Mississippi River sunset views and a small cocktail menu, popular with hotel guests and South.
Tip: Book a sunset table on OpenTable for prime hour. Light bar menu, cocktails by reputation.
The Westin Memphis Beale Street Rooftop on Lt George W Lee Avenue downtown runs a hotel rooftop bar with a Mississippi River view and a small cocktail menu.
Tip: Open seasonally May to September. Hotel guests get priority access; walk-ins fine when not full.
Memphis Whistle is a small Cooper-Young cocktail bar on Young Avenue with classic and prohibition-style drinks and a tight kitchen, run by Jef and Amanda.
Tip: Open daily from 16:00. Kitchen runs until 21:00 most nights, later Friday and Saturday.
Old Dominick Distillery on South Front Street downtown Memphis runs distillery tours, cocktails and a dimly-lit tasting room in a restored 50,000-square-foot.
Tip: Book the tour and tasting in advance. Cocktail bar walk-ins fine.