The Best Rooftop Bars in Melbourne
Head to these sun-soaked Melbourne rooftop bars and pubs when you want to enjoy a cocktail and bite to eat skyward.
Melburnians seem magnetically drawn to rooftop bars. Whether it's drinking at altitude, breathing in the fresh air a few floors up, or soaking up the sun on your vitamin-D-deficient skin, these beguiling openair beauties have a certain entrancing quality. Thankfully, Melbourne has more than a couple that'll help you make the most of our great city, with enviable views and vantage points.
We've taken the elevator up, up, and up to discover the best rooftop bars Melbourne has to offer. Our guide includes old faces, newcomers, and places you might have forgotten, since it's been a while since we've been blessed with outdoor-drinking weather. From a plant-filled inner-city oasis to a dimly lit Mexican bar in the 'burbs, these Melbourne rooftops are pulling out all the stops. You can't deny that drinks somehow taste infinitely better a few floors up.
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BarGarden State Hotel
101 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
This always bustling pub, a favourite post-work hangout for many city workers who swing by for a care-free, good time, now boasts a two-level rooftop garden.
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BarYarra Botanica
Southbank Promenade, Southbank
The Yarra River's permanent two-storey pontoon bar and eatery is celebrating local produce, native ingredients and an all-Victorian drinks offering.
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BarThe Hawthorn Hotel
481 Burwood Road, Hawthorn
Students of the eastern suburbs, this community-minded pub has you covered.
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RestaurantCleo, Hyde Melbourne Place
130 Russell Street, Melbourne
The rooftop drinking and dining destination welcomes Eastern Mediterranean flavours and old-world cooking techniques.
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RestaurantDisuko
59-63 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Taking over the former Madame Brussels spot was going to be big shoes to fill, but who better to try than MAMAS Dining Group.
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BarOn Top, The StandardX
62 Rose Street, Fitzroy
In this setting, it would be rude not to have a drink or two, so its lucky there's Aperol Spritz, yuzu margs and lager on tap.
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BarRunner Up Rooftop Bar
35 Johnston Street, Collingwood
With stunning views of its surrounds, rotating DJs and fun drinks, what’s there not to love about rooftop bar Runner Up?
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BarSlowpoke Lounge & Lookout
50 Gipps Street, Collingwood
Serving up spiked yerba maté and hash brown fries, this Collingwood rooftop lounge takes its fun seriously.
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BarJohnny's Green Room
293-297 Lygon Street, Carlton
Dose up on sophisticated Euro vibes and Italian cocktails at this chic, sunny rooftop bar in Carlton.
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BarFull Moon Fever
225 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
Lulie's all-weather rooftop bar is an escape to the Cali desert, complete with burgers, brews and an agave-heavy cocktail list.
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BarBrewmanity
50 Tope Street, South Melbourne
Enjoy a sky-high sip over city views at this South Melbourne brewery and you'll also be helping a good cause.
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BarSantana Rooftop
169 Melbourne Place, Melbourne
Follow the glow from red neon lights to find this moody, winter-friendly rooftop bar in Melbourne's CBD.
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BarFleet Rooftop Bar
1 Queen Street, Melbourne
The Flinders Street rooftop bar boasts an encyclopaedic drinks menu stacked with over 70 rums, 50 gins, and a selection of vintage and hard-to-find spirits.
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BarHotel Nacional
23-25 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.
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BarHotel Esplanade
11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
The revamped Melbourne music institution sports 12 bars, two restaurants and three live music stages across its six levels.
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BarBomba Rooftop
103 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
The Spanish restaurant's rooftop serves up Catalan toasties and gin cocktails under the CBD stars.
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BarGood Heavens
Level 2, 79 Bourke Street, Melbourne
A CBD Palm Springs-inspired rooftop bar above Fancy Hank's.
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BarRooftop at QT
Level 11, QT Melbourne, 133 Russell Street, Melbourne
The CBD slick rooftop bar on top of the QT.
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BarMirror Mirror Rooftop Lounge
209 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne
Is Mirror Mirror rooftop bar the fairest of them all? Only time will tell.
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PubMorris House
120 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Expect four levels of booze, food and comedy in Melbourne's CBD.
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BarHobsons Bay Hotel
28 Ferguson Street, Williamstown
This bayside boozer has an ex-Supernormal chef, house-made doughnuts and hot chook rolls.
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BarThe Corner Hotel
57 Swan Street, Richmond
A Richmond live music institution with a banging rooftop.
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BarFargo and Co
216 Swan Street, Richmond
This old Richmond bank is the home of bottomless brunch and fried chicken.
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BarHotel Mexico
238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.
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BarImperial Hotel
2-8 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Soak up the 360-degree views on the new refurbished rooftop of this CBD pub.
Feature image: Olympia.