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Rooftop Bars Buenos Aires

2024 update
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Rooftop Bar Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires Rooftop Guide

By:Rikard Fredricson
Updated:July 1, 2024
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This is the ultimate guide to help you find the best rooftop Buenos Aires. A city that attracts people from all over the world, much because of the culture and food – but also for their roof terraces. Watching the Obelisk and Río de la Plata from above, drink in hand. It doesn't get much better than that.

Here you'll find all the info you need about every rooftop Buenos Aires worth a visit: opening hours, dress code, pictures, maps and much more. From trendy and sky-high rooftop lounges to vibrant and casual terraces, there is a rooftop bar in Buenos Aires for everyone. Just scroll down and find the Buenos Aires rooftop bar best suited for you.

The list

16 best rooftop bars in Buenos Aires

Rooftop bar Alvear Roof Bar in Buenos Aires
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Alvear Roof Bar
$$$$ | 11th floor | Recoleta
  • Highlights
  • Modern cocktails
  • Panoramic views
  • Luxorious

Alvear Roof Bar is a chic and luxurious rooftop Buenos Aires, with a fantastic panoramic view over the city. The roof bar is perched on the 11th floor of the equally luxurious Alvear Palace Hotel, located in the fashionable neighborhood of Recoleta. The open-air terrace is available for both hotel guests and the public, and although classy it still offers a relaxed and fun vibe. From the rooftop bar you can order tasty light bites and classic cocktails with a modern twist, along with signature ones, all crafted to perfection.

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Rooftop bar Rey de Copas in Buenos Aires
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Rey de Copas
$$$ | 2nd floor | Palermo SoHo
  • Highlights
  • Creative
  • Beautiful terrace
  • Curated cocktails

Located in a converted mansion in the bohemian and vibrant Palermo SoHo neighborhood, Rey de Copas invites to an intimate and creative setting, where art, mixology & gastronomy meets. Set over multiple levels, the venue features several story-filled and artful spaces, including a beautiful and lush rooftop terrace. Here you can experience a seasonal and curated selection of classic cocktails and inventive concoctions. Stylish yet laid-back, and filled with a warm atmosphere, Rey de Copas is open every evening for memorable Buenos Aires outings.

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Rooftop bar Trade Skybar in Buenos Aires
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Trade Skybar
$$$$ | 19-21th floor | Downtown
  • Highlights
  • 360-views
  • Trendy
  • Expertly crafted cocktails

Trade Sky Bar is a trendy and Art Deco-inspired rooftop Buenos Aires, found on top of the Comega Building in the heart of downtown BA, offering three levels of rooftop enjoyment: a 19th floor indoor restaurant and bar, a 20th floor exclusive Omakase restaurant, and a top floor rooftop bar, with breathtaking 360-views over pretty much all of the city. The Trade menu includes international and contemporary cuisine, along with a nice selection of expertly crafted cocktails, served in an atmosphere and setting that shines top class.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Visit Sky Bar (Hotel Pulitzer) in Buenos Aires
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Visit Sky Bar at Hotel Pulitzer
$$$ | 13th floor | Plaza San Martin
  • Highlights
  • Bossanova & soul
  • Sunset views
  • Seasonal cocktails

Perched on the top floor of the chic Hotel Pulitzer, located in downtown Buenos Aires, the 13th floor Visit Sky Bar is bright and modern in design and offers a fantastic view of the BA skyline, especially magic right around sunset. The open air wooden decked terrace is a popular after work spot, and the crowd and vibe is towards trendy and sophisticated but still with a very relaxed and fun feel. Up here you can enjoy the sound of chill out music (sometimes by live bands) and the rooftop bar serves fantastic seasonal crafted cocktails.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires The Rooftop at Selina Palermo in Buenos Aires
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The Rooftop at Selina Palermo
$$$ | 9th floor | Palermo Soho
  • Highlights
  • Casual-chic
  • Amazing views
  • DJs & live music

Located in the heart of the trendy neighborhood Palermo Soho, the vibrant and cosmopolitan Selina Rooftop offers a mix of music, bites, drinks and some fantastic and open views over the surrounding landscape and Buenos Aires skyline. The rooftop menu is straight forward but tasty, offering classic cocktails, crafted beers and selection of bar-style food. Filled with a relaxing, casual-chic vibe, The Rooftop at Selina Palermo is a place where the local crowd connect with foreign visitors, enjoying both DJ sets and live performances.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Florida 165 Rooftop Bar in Buenos Aires
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Florida 165 Rooftop Bar
$$$ | 6th floor | Monserrat
  • Highlights
  • Gallery-rooftop
  • Dome-views
  • DJs

Found on the sixth floor of the Miter Tower at the iconic Güemes Gallery, Florida 165 Rooftop Bar offers a spectacular setting to mix drinks and bites with a view. Up here you can gaze upon the two domes of the Edificio de Renta Bencich and plenty other landmarks, while enjoying a varied and imaginative selection of refreshing drinks, as well as tapas and a few more filling dishes. Relax with a view after exploring Buenos Aires, or visit for vibrant nights with live DJ sessions.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Salon 1923 in Buenos Aires
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Salon 1923
$$$$ | 16th floor | Montserrat
  • Highlights
  • Architectural landmark
  • Panoramic views
  • Live music shows

Palacio Barolo is one of Buenos Aires' top architectural landmarks, and it also comes with quite a unique Buenos Aires rooftop bar. This 16th floor venue offers amazing sights both inside and out, where the interior lets you be impressed by the buildings architecture, while the outdoor terraces offers panoramic sights over much of the city's famous landmarks. The rooftop menu includes a fine selection of savory delicacies and sweets, accompanied by signature cocktails with Italian reminiscences.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires BARTOLA ROOFTOP in Buenos Aires
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BARTOLA ROOFTOP
$$$ | 3rd floor | Recoleta
  • Highlights
  • Beer rooftop
  • Vibrant
  • Lovely views

Located right by the Cementerio de La Recoleta, BARTOLA ROOFTOP is a vibrant and cosmopolitan rooftop beer garden. The terrace comes with a charming setting, where high-stools and barrel tables offer front-row seats to some amazing views over the cemetery and the skyline. The rooftop menu comes packed with different types of beer, but also crafted cocktails and nice and filling bar bites. Relaxing and youthful in ambience, this is a fantastic rooftop Buenos Aires rooftop for some after-work beers with a view.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Cielo Sky Bar in Buenos Aires
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Cielo Sky Bar
$$$ | 13th floor | Downtown
  • Highlights
  • Obelisk views
  • Classic lounge
  • Rooftop pool

On top of the Hotel Grand Brizo Buenos Aires, right by the famous Avenida 9 de Julio, you find a stylish and classic rooftop lounge, called Cielo Sky Bar. Offering a drink menu based on classic cocktails and a food menu with tasty tapas, this rooftop comes with one really unique selling point: its open-air views over the majestic Obelisk. With a great atmosphere and sophisticated lounge vibe, this sky bar Buenos Aires is a popular venue both among the local after-workers and foreign visitors.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires La Terraza Negresco in Buenos Aires
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La Terraza Negresco
$$$$ | 11th floor | Recoleta
  • Highlights
  • Innovative cocktails
  • Intimate & luxurious
  • Rooftop pool

Perched on top of the Palladio Hotel Buenos Aires in Recoleta, La Terraza is an elevated part of the stylish Negresco Bistró & Bar found inside the hotel. Set next to the hotel's rooftop pool (exclusive for hotel guests), the rooftop bar is intimate and luxurious, mixing high top tables and comfy lounge spots with a cool bar. Up here you can indulge in a tempting gastronomic proposal of snacks, as well as innovative and crafted cocktails.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Dome Rooftop Bar in Buenos Aires
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Dome Rooftop Bar
$$$ | 6th floor | Montserrat
  • Highlights
  • Intimate
  • Fantastic views
  • Cocktail garden

In the heart of the historic Montserrat neighborhood of Buenos Aires, the tango-themed Tango de Mayo Hotel comes with a beautiful 6th floor rooftop, called Dome Rooftop Bar. Equipped with lanterns, lounge chairs and comfy sofas, the rooftop terrace offers an intimate setting, as well as some amazing views over the impressive Barolo Palace and the historic Buenos Aires domes. Indulge in a menu offering a wide and fine selection of cocktails, alongside local and international beers and wines, as well as tapa-style appetizers.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Maldini in Buenos Aires
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Maldini
$$$ | 4th floor | Florida
  • Highlights
  • Beach club vibes
  • Sunny days & vibrant nights

Maldini Rooftop brings a large slice of beach club-vibes to the Buenos Aires rooftops. Or in this case, to the rooftop of the Dot Baires Shopping Mall. Filled with colors and atmosphere, the spacious terrace comes with cool views over the skyline, but even more so a great atmosphere from day to night. Up here you can enjoy everything from refreshing cocktails and buckets of beer, to street-food like burgers and tacos.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Kenya Rooftop in Buenos Aires
13

Kenya Rooftop
$$$ | 3rd floor | Rincón de Milberg
  • Highlights
  • African-isnpired
  • Bar & restaurant
  • Rooftop igloos

The modern Kenya Rooftop offers an elevated escape from the city. Part beacuse it is found on top of Remeros Plaza de Tigre shopping mall, about 30 kilometers north of central Buenos Aires, and even more so beacause it comes with a setting that takes you on a journey to the African savannah. The rooftop menu includes a wide selection of rustic yet contemporary dishes, and from the bar you can order refreshing and tropical-inspired signature cocktails.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Rooftop 725 in Buenos Aires
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Rooftop 725
$$$ | 9th floor | Monserrat
  • Highlights
  • Live DJs
  • Skyline views
  • Rooftop pool

Most of the time, the rooftop at the luxurious 725 Continental Hotel is an exclusive oasis for hotel guests to swim and lounge with a view over Buenos Aires. But towards end of the week, it turns into a night time hot-spot for elevated and vibrant sessions available to all. Surrounded with plenty of history, the rooftop bar serves tasty tapas, refreshing brews and signature cocktails, along with live DJ sessions, creating a sky-high atmosphere.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires Piso 15 Sky Bar by Vuelta Abajo Social Club in Buenos Aires
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Piso 15 Sky Bar by Vuelta Abajo Social Club
$$$$ | 15th floor | Downtown
  • Highlights
  • Habanos terrace
  • Panoramic views
  • Sophisticated

Found on the 15th floor of the Comega Building, Piso 15 Sky Bar by Vuelta Abajo Social Club offers restaurant, bar and habanos terrace packed in one stylish and exclusive venue. Equipped with a 10 meter long marble bar, elegant seating and fantastic views over the Buenos Aires skyline, the rooftop menu includes both haute cuisine and crafted signature cocktails. But the real unique selling point is the impressive selection of cigars. With a well stocked walk-in humidor, you find a huge array of Cuban and Dominican cigars.

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Rooftop bar BHotel Madero in Buenos Aires
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Hotel Madero
$$$ | 9th floor | Puerto Madero
  • Highlights
  • Exclusive
  • Pool party
  • Sophisticated

The fantastic Hotel Madero can boost with a very nice Buenos Aires rooftop bar. The terrace is equipped with jacuzzis and sun loungers, and there is a large indoor pool and spa area just beside the roof terrace. Here you can enjoy healty food and drinks to the skyline view of Buenos Aires. While the rooftop is mainly available for guests at the hotel, some evenings Hotel Madero hosts pool partys and cocktail sessions up here, which are very popular events to attend.

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Rikard Fredricson
Rikard Fredricson

Rikard has spent the last 10 years exploring, enjoying, researching and working with rooftop venues. During these years he has visited more than 700 rooftops across the globe. The experience he has gained is used to create helpful, in-depth and accessible content, and to share his knowledge and rooftop expertise with fellow rooftop-lovers.

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Rooftop bar Buenos Aires

Rooftop-grade: 7/10

Prime season: okt-april

Residents: 12,8 millions

Climate: temperate

Buenos Aires has in recent years seen a boom of hot and new rooftop bars, and there are now a bunch of beautiful terraces to enjoy here throughout the year.

From cocktail bars and fine restaurants, to more charming and vibrant terraces, many of the rooftop Buenos Aires has to offer comes with amazing views over the famous landmarks in the city.

About Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is Argentina's largest city and also the capital city. The city's name means "The clean air" which might not always be correct. The city's population is called "porteños" which means "he who lives by the harbor".