30 editor picks across United States.
30 rooftop bars worth the night across United States, editor-ranked. All United States guides.
Broken Shaker in the Freehand Miami Beach courtyard is the Bar Lab cocktail program that brought Spirited Awards hardware and World's 50 Best recognition to a tucked-away brick-lined patio off Indian Creek.
TipOpen daily from 17:00; happy hour runs early evening. The garden patio is the seat; the indoor bar is the rainy-night fallback.
Hanson's Shoe Repair on East Pine Street downtown is the rooftop tiki speakeasy with a daily Instagram password, behind a Prohibition-style shoe-repair facade.
TipFollow @hansonsshoeshop for the day's password; arrive before 21:00 to skip the line.
Bok Bar on the 8th floor of the old Bok vocational school in Philadelphia is the seasonal rooftop terrace with rotating chef residencies and the cleanest.
TipOpen April through November, Wednesday through Sunday. Weather rules: closes for heat advisories, rain or temperatures below 60F.
Apothecary Lounge atop Hotel Parq Central on Central Avenue in Albuquerque's EDo is the rooftop speakeasy with Prohibition era cocktails and city views.
The Tchin Tchin Bar rooftop in Chinatown Honolulu is the plant-walled terrace above Lucky Belly with hanging lanterns, wines by the glass.
TipTuesday to Saturday 17:00-22:00. Closed Sunday and Monday; terrace seats first-come.
Legacy Club caps the 60th floor of Circa Resort with floor-to-ceiling windows over the downtown skyline, a wraparound terrace and a build-your-own Old Fashioned program.
TipThe gold-bar wall ticker updates live with spot prices. Arrive by 17:30 to claim a terrace seat for the Fremont Street Experience lights.
Capa at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando is the seventeenth-floor Spanish steakhouse and rooftop bar, with paella, charcoal-grilled steaks and Disney fireworks views.
TipBook a window or terrace table at 20:30 for the EPCOT fireworks at 21:00.
Mister A's atop the Manchester Financial Building in Bankers Hill has run a rooftop dining room and bar over San Diego since 1965, with views of Balboa Park.
TipBar opens 15:30; arrive before sunset for the terrace. Business casual enforced. Saturday and Sunday brunch runs 10:00-13:00 with live jazz.
Antidote's top-floor bar at Chemist Spirits on Coxe Avenue runs as a 1920s apothecary-styled cocktail rooftop above the South Slope. Chemist gin and rum.
TipTop floor takes the South Slope views. Distillery tours run downstairs weekends; book ahead.
P6 on the sixth-floor rooftop of the LINE Hotel in Austin pours Mediterranean shared plates and cocktails over Lady Bird Lake, the city's Congress Avenue.
TipReservations open on OpenTable; weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday. The west-side deck is the better skyline seat at sunset.
Contessa on the 17th floor of The Newbury Boston runs a glass-roof conservatory with retractable panels above the Public Garden. Italian small plates.
TipAperitivo Hour Sunday to Wednesday 17:00-18:00 runs discount Negronis and bar snacks. Resy is essential for dinner.
Whiskey Thief was Chattanooga's first rooftop cocktail lounge and remains its best, 100 whiskeys poured above the Edwin Hotel and the river bridges.
TipThe roof opens at 14:00 on Saturday and Sunday and at 16:00 the rest of the week; Sunday is the early close, at 21:00.
Cindy's rooftop in Chicago sits on the 13th floor of the Chicago Athletic Association with all-season terrace seating that frames Millennium Park and Lake Michigan.
TipWeekends fill from 21:00; reserve via OpenTable or arrive at 16:00 for the sunset window. The terrace stays heated and open year-round.
Skyfall Lounge sits on the 64th floor of the Delano tower above Mandalay Bay with 180-degree Strip views, classic cocktails early and house DJ sets after 21:00.
TipArrive at sunset for the floor-to-ceiling glass corner seats. The tempo rises after the DJ takes over at 21:00.
Cara Cara by Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne is the 15th-floor rooftop at the Downtown LA Proper Hotel with a wraparound terrace and full skyline views.
TipReserve through OpenTable for the terrace tables; bar walk-ins are easier weeknights before 19:00. The lunch service is the hidden booking.
The Edgewater Sky Bar on Wisconsin Place, the Lake Mendota waterfront resort rooftop with 360 views, runs cocktails with sunset views from the top of the hotel.
Sugar on the 40th floor of EAST Miami at Brickell City Centre is the Asian-tropical garden rooftop, lush planting around the deck and panoramic skyline views across Brickell and the bay.
TipNo reservations; arrive before 19:00 weeknights or expect to queue for the elevator. Weekend lines are easier earlier.
The Rooftop at Hewing Hotel sits six floors above Washington Avenue in the North Loop with indoor and outdoor seating, a year-round heated pool deck and full.
TipNo reservations, first-come, first-served. 21 and over only. The pool deck stays heated in winter; the bar runs all four seasons.
L.A. Jackson is the indoor-outdoor rooftop on the Thompson Nashville in the Gulch, a wraparound terrace voted Nashville Scene's Best Rooftop seven years running.
TipWalk-ins welcome, first come first served. Weekends bring resident DJs from 21:00; the south terrace is the better skyline seat.
Hot Tin atop the Pontchartrain Hotel is the 14th-floor 1940s-artist-themed cocktail room with a 270-degree view of Downtown and the Mississippi.
Tip21+ only, no reservations. Sunday to Thursday closes at midnight; Friday and Saturday push to 02:00. Cocktails around $18.
Little Rituals is an award-winning cocktail bar on the fourth-floor terrace of the downtown Phoenix Marriott, pouring seasonal craft drinks with an open-air city view.
TipTake the hotel elevator to the fourth floor; the open-air terrace is the seat at sunset.
Noble Rot is the fourth-floor wine bar on East Burnside with a rooftop garden that supplies the kitchen and a glass terrace that looks out over the inner east side.
TipTuesday through Saturday only; the bar takes walk-ins for two but reservations are strict for the dining room. Earlier seatings get sunset.
Charmaine's tops the Proper Hotel on Market Street with a wraparound terrace, fireplaces and Civic Center views, with SF cocktails above the Tenderloin.
TipEntrance is on McAllister Street, not Market. Reservations open at noon for evening tables; walk-ins fill the bar after 22:00.
Bar Julian on top of the Thompson Savannah is the city's tallest rooftop, eye-level with the ships on the Savannah River. Hand-crafted cocktails.
TipSunset happy hour daily; live music Tuesdays, vinyl Fridays, DJ Saturdays.
Officina Terrazza is Nick Stefanelli's third-floor Rome-style rooftop at The Wharf, with fire pits, an indoor and outdoor flow, an expansive Champagne list and Italian small plates.
TipYear-round terrazza; the indoor side stays warm in winter. Reserve via OpenTable for the river-view tables on weekend nights.
Ibiza Rooftop Lounge atop Hotel Andaluz on Second Street NW in downtown Albuquerque is the rooftop tapas bar with Spanish gin and tonics over Civic Plaza.
Geraldine's on the fourth floor of the Hotel Van Zandt in Rainey Street Austin runs nightly live music on the terrace, cocktails and a Southern-leaning.
TipLive music nightly with no cover. Reservations via OpenTable for dinner; walk-ins easier on the terrace bar rail.
The Roof tops the 14-story Redmont Hotel in downtown Birmingham with cocktails and Birmingham skyline views from its indoor and outdoor bar spaces.
TipGo on a clear evening for the skyline view; the bar opens at 16:00 and runs to 01:30 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Lookout at the Envoy Hotel sits seven stories above the Seaport with a wraparound terrace facing the harbor and the Fort Point Channel. Heated igloos extend.
TipReserve via OpenTable for a guaranteed table; walk-in lines build by 18:00 in summer. Igloos book months ahead from October.
The Watch on the seventh floor of The Restoration Hotel is the downtown rooftop room with a wraparound view across Charleston's church steeples, a Lowcountry kitchen and a small outdoor deck.
TipOpen daily from 11:00; the kitchen runs lunch through dinner. No reservations on the bar deck, walk-in and queue at the host stand.
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