The Best Rooftop Bars in and Around Brisbane

Here's where to head in and around Brisbane when you want to enjoy a cocktail skyward.

The Best Rooftop Bars in and Around Brisbane

There's a certain entrancing quality to Brisbane's best rooftop bars. Whether it's drinking at altitude, the fresh air on your face or the sun beating down on your vitamin D-deficient skin, these beguiling openair beauties consistently draw you in. Thankfully, Brisbane has more than a couple that'll help you make the most of the city's weather — and all-year-round, too.

This list is a collection of Brisbane's best rooftop bars and pubs that have put their towering real estate to good use. There are old faces, recent additions and places that you might have forgotten. From a South Bank oasis complete with fluffy stools to a sky-high pool bar in CBD, and including a soaring brewery and plenty of riverside vistas, too, these rooftops are pulling out all the stops. And, we're glad — cocktails taste infinitely better skyward in fancy surrounds.

Image: Lina Rooftop, Markus Ravik.

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Food & Drink
C'est Bon Restaurant & Le Bon Bar

This Woolloongabba favourite has been serving up top-notch French fare for 15 years.

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Food & Drink
SOKO Rooftop

Towering above the Jubilee Hotel, this luxe 14th-floor restaurant and bar serves up Peruvian and Japanese cuisine.

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Food & Drink
Summa House

This boozy garden hangout has taken over X Cargo's old Fortitude Valley digs.

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Tetto Rooftop Bar

Celebrate the sweet life at this neighbourhood rooftop bar.

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Detour

You'll find Australian-leaning dishes (emu tartare, anyone?) and inventive cocktails at this Woolloongabba haunt.

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Food & Drink
Lina Rooftop

South Brisbane is now home to this 1500-square-metre beach club-inspired rooftop bar with a 30-metre infinity pool.

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Food & Drink
Fiume Rooftop Bar

Peer over the river, hang out on daybeds by the pool and sip cocktails — all on Crystalbrook Vincent's rooftop.

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Food & Drink
Valley Hops Brewing

Towering above Ann Street, this sky-high leafy oasis pairs Valley-brewed beers with pizzas, skewers and cheeseboards.

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Food & Drink
Hibiscus Room

Perched above the Queen Street Mall, this rooftop bar pairs cocktails, 70s- and 80s-inspired dishes, tropical decor and poolside hangs.

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Food & Drink
Ooh La La Rooftop

C'est Bon has launched a sky-high new addition, serving up oysters, duck liver parfait eclairs, hot whisky cocktails and city views.

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Food & Drink
Iris Rooftop

The Mediterranean-inspired venue is the latest addition to Brunswick Street's new Hotel X.

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Food & Drink
The Terrace

A rooftop bar and dining terrace atop South Bank's Emporium Hotel.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Cielo Rooftop

Sit on a rooftop, peer over Fortitude Valley and sip cocktails curated by one of Australia's best bars.

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Food & Drink
Agnes

The Same Same and Honto crew has joined forces with chef Ben Williamson to serve up woodfired dishes in an old brick warehouse.

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Food & Drink
Eagles Nest

The best view of Brisbane, from 12 storeys up.

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Food & Drink
Sixteen Antlers

Sky-high drinks in the Brisbane CBD.

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Food & Drink
Maya Mexican

Pair sweeping city views with mezcal cocktails and next-level Mexican fare.

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Food & Drink
Tropic Vice

Seafood-heavy dishes, boozy slushies and salted caramel espresso martinis are a big feature at this Gold Coast rooftop spot with California-meets-Florida vibes.

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Food & Drink
Isoletto Pool Club

The Star Gold Coast is now home to a sixth-level pool club with a bar and eatery — and views out over Broadbeach.

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Food & Drink
Cali Beach

Sprawling across a 5000-square-metre space, this Surfers Paradise spot includes four pools and multiple bars.

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Food & Drink
The Exhibitionist Bar

Check out the Gold Coast's new art gallery, then peer over Surfers Paradise at its sky-high rooftop bar.

BOOK A TABLE

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