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.
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Image: Lina Rooftop, Markus Ravik.
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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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SOKO Rooftop
Towering above the Jubilee Hotel, this luxe 14th-floor restaurant and bar serves up Peruvian and Japanese cuisine.
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Summa House
This boozy garden hangout has taken over X Cargo's old Fortitude Valley digs.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Iris Rooftop
The Mediterranean-inspired venue is the latest addition to Brunswick Street's new Hotel X.
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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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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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Maya Mexican
Pair sweeping city views with mezcal cocktails and next-level Mexican fare.
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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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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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Cali Beach
Sprawling across a 5000-square-metre space, this Surfers Paradise spot includes four pools and multiple bars.
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The Exhibitionist Bar
Check out the Gold Coast's new art gallery, then peer over Surfers Paradise at its sky-high rooftop bar.