Complete guide

Rooftop Bars Melbourne

2024 update

From chic CBD rooftop lounges to charming terraces along the water, there is a rooftop bar in Melbourne for every occasion.

Country Australia

Currency Australian dollar

Best time to visit October - April

Courtesy of The Stolen Gem

Melbourne Rooftop Guide

By:Rikard Fredricson

Updated:November 11, 2024

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We say everything is better with a nice view, and Melbourne sure seems to agree, as the city is packed with elevated venues to enjoy breezy cocktails and sunny vibes. But which is the best rooftop bar in Melbourne?

To help you find out, our ultimate guide comes packed with all info you need about the top rooftop bars Melbourne: opening hours, dress code, pictures, maps and much more. Just scroll down and find the Melbourne rooftop bar best suited for you.

The list

32 best rooftop bars in Melbourne

Rooftop bar Melbourne Strato Melbourne in Melbourne — 1

Strato Melbourne

40th floor | Southbank

Highlights

Bar & Restaurant

360° views

$$$$

Located atop the opulent Oakwood Premier Melbourne hotel in Southbank, Strato Melbourne is a **sky-high and luxurious rooftop bar & restaurant**. Elevated 139 metres above the ground, the 40th floor rooftop boasts glamorous furnishings and extraordinary views reaching far over Port Phillip Bay, across the Yarra River, CBD skyline and beyond. Visit the rooftop bar for ever-evolving seasonal cocktails, elevated old favourites, wines and locally crafted beers, or the romantically modern resturant for elevbated and contemporary modern Australian cuisine.

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Rooftop bar Blossom Rooftop Bar in Melbourne — 2

Blossom Rooftop Bar

14th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Jaw-dropping views

Live DJs

$$$

Blossom is one of the Melbourne's newest and most elevated rooftop bars, located on level 14 of Pullman Melbourne City Centre. With a stunning industrial interior and **jaw-dropping 270-degree views of the city skyline**, this is the perfect spot for an after work drink, a night out with friends or your next private event. High above the CDB, here you can enjoy wood-fired pizza, bar snacks, signature cocktails, local wines and beers, served in a vibrant and sophisticated ambiance, with a live DJ on Fridays and Sundays.

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Rooftop bar Cabinet Bar and Balcony in Melbourne — 4

Cabinet Bar and Balcony

2nd floor | East End

Highlights

Parisian-inspired

Intimated

$$$

Located next to Melbourne Town Hall, Cabinet Bar and Balcony is a mid-city oasis, inviting to an **intimate and friendly** setting over two levels. Downstairs, you find a charming interior space, decorated with a blend of European furnishings and retro-chic decor. Upstairs is an outside rooftop, or as the name hints, a balcony, overlooking the action on Swanston Street. Here you can enjoy something from a carefully chosen list of wines, a crafted signature cocktail named after regular customers, or a local brew, perfect to pair with some delicious tapas or flatbread pizza.

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Rooftop bar Ellora St Kilda in Melbourne — 5

Ellora St Kilda

2nd floor | St Kilda

Highlights

Bay views

Bottomless brunch

$$$

Found on the corner of Fitzroy Street and the Esplanade in St Kilda, Ellora brings a **great mix of vibes and views** to the beachside neighborhood. Spanning over two levels, the venue offers a chic an spacious interior, complemented with a large and covered balcony rooftop, with spectacular panoramic views over Port Phillip Bay. Known for its great and friendly ambience and service, here you can enjoy a creative and refreshing selection of house and traditional cocktails, jugs and modern tapas perfect to share, as well as a 'Beachside Bottomless Brunch' every Saturday & Sunday.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Naked for Satan in Melbourne — 6

Naked for Satan

5th floor | Fitzroy

Highlights

Great views

Urban

$$$

Naked Upstairs (or Naked in the Sky) is the rooftop bar of Naked for Satan, which also includes a downstairs interior reastaurant. Located in Fitzroy, the 5th floor rooftop offers perhaps **the best view northern Melbourne** has to offer, with great vistas over the CBD skyline. In a trendy and urban setting you can enjoy an almost 20 pages long drink menu, including 'Satan's Infused Vodka' along with a large selection of wines and craft beers. The terrace also offers a great selection of tapas, while the restaurant serves more filling Australian dishes.

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Rooftop bar Hobsons Bay Hotel in Melbourne — 7

Hobsons Bay Hotel

3rd floor | Williamstown

Highlights

Bay & skyline views

Year-round

$$$

Found in Williamstown, south-west of Melbourne's CBD, Hobsons Bay Hotel offers **several floors of dining and drinking**, where the charming rooftop bar really is the cherry on top. Equipped with a retractable roof and heaters, the terrace is a year-round destination to enjoy fantastic views over Williamstown, Port Phillip Bay and the complete Melbourne skyline on the horizon. Indulge in a classic, pub-style menu and everything from tap cocktails and wine to a mix of classic and local craft beers from the rooftop bar. All in a friendly neighbourhood atmosphere.

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Rooftop bar Rooftop at QT in Melbourne — 8

Rooftop at QT

11th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Sophisticated

Magical view

$$$$

A **modern and trendy** rooftop bar, located at designer hotel QT Melbourne, right in the heart of the city. From the large rooftop terrace you’ll get uninterrupted views of Melbourne’s city skyline. Open to all 7 days a week, the Rooftop at QT comes with a sophisticated yet relaxed ambience, perfect for after work cocktails on weekdays and more vibrant and stylish rooftop party vibes on weekends, complete with live DJs and a trendy crowd. Both indoor lounge and open air terrace where you can enjoy curated cocktails along with tasty bar bites.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Loop Roof in Melbourne — 9

Loop Roof

4th floor | East End

Highlights

Amazing views

Vertical garden

$$$

Found right in the heart of Melbourne, Loop Roof is a **true garden oasis** above the concrete jungle. Opened in 2013, the third floor Loop Roof was extended with the fourth floor Loop Top during 2019. Surrounded with a lush and exotic vertical garden, the terraces come with bright and comfy lounge furniture and some fantastic views over the city skyline. Here you can enjoy a menu filled with both crafted and creative cocktails and spritzers, as well as craft beer and quality local wines and champagne.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Suburban Dining + Rooftop in Melbourne — 10

Suburban Dining + Rooftop

3rd floor | Ringwood

Highlights

Rooftop garden

Weekend brunch

$$$

Set over three floors, Suburban Dining + Rooftop comes with a restaurant, a public bar, a courtyard with private dining spaces, and a **lush and lovely rooftop bar**, which is the only rooftop beer garden east of Melbourne. Here you can indulge in the best of what Victorian craft beer, wine, cider, spirits and cocktails have to offer, all in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere. During summer, the Suburban rooftop also offers a vibrant and bottomless weekend brunch.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Johnny's Green Room in Melbourne — 11

Johnny's Green Room

3rd floor | Carlton

Highlights

Amazing views

Retro-chic

$$$

Dressed in a retro-chic suit, the open-air Johnny's Green Room offers fantastic and panoramic views over boht the Carlton rooftops and the Melbourne skyline. From the 15-metre-long rooftop bar you can order everything from classic and creative house cocktails, local and imported beer on tap and easy-drinking wines, to a wide range of casual bar bites. Aiming to provide an atmosphere similar to a **'sophisticated rooftop party in Rome'**, this is a vibrant rooftop bar Melbourne, with laughter and DJ beats filling the terrace.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Bar in Melbourne — 12

Rooftop Bar

7th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Rooftop cinema

360° view

$$$

A name easy to remember, and **one of the most popular** Melbourne rooftop bars. The urban and trendy Rooftop Bar is located on top of the Curtain House in the central part of the city, and seven floors up means fantastic skyline views. The large and spacious rooftop terrace is quite low-key in decor bu nevertheless, on a sunny day this place is always crowded and the atmosphere is very lively and vibrant. Enjoy signature cocktails, a large selection of beer and food from the 'Burger Shack'. Also home to Melbourne's first rooftop cinema.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne State of Grace Rooftop Bar in Melbourne — 13

State of Grace

3rd floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

NYC-style

Cocktails & pizza

$$$$

Located in the old Melbourne Steamship Co. building, State of Grace offers three levels of (quite diverse) fun. With lower level restaurant and the secret Fall From Grace cellar bar, you can also head up to the State of Grace rooftop bar for brighter alfresco vibes. More casual than the lower levels, the rooftop terrace still offers a **stylish New York style lounge setting**, complemeted with killer views over the city skyline and a menu with lassic and creative signature cocktails, a large selection of brews, as well as a casual food menu.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Bomba in Melbourne — 14

Bomba

4th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Year round

Spanish inspired

$$$

A Spanish restaurant and rooftop bar, located right in the Central Business district in the middle of Melbourne. Downstairs you find a cosy and great tapas restaurant and one floor up is the Bomba rooftop bar, offering cool views over the city through the Lonsdale Street treetops. The rooftop terrace has a **lovely Spanish setting and vibe** and also comes with a retractable roof, making it a year round destination. Enjoy a vibrant and relaxing ambience, a nice selection of Spanish wines, well made signature cocktails and Sangria on tap.

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Rooftop bar Imperial Hotel in Melbourne — 15

Imperial Hotel

3rd floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Beer garden

Live sports

$$$

Perched on the 3rd floor and also **Melbourne's 3rd oldest pub**, the Imperial Hotel rooftop bar is located in the heart of CBD Melbourne and comes with a fantastic view over the Parliament House and the city skyline. Classic and modern waterhole for both locals and visitors. The big wooden deck terrace has plenty seating,open and airy is summer but also equipped with cover and heaters to keep everyone warm during winter. Enjoy a large range of beers, innovative and tasty pub food along with live sports every day.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Dom's Social Club in Melbourne — 16

Dom's Social Club

4th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Pizzeria & Social Club

Creative cocktails

$$$

Found in the heart of Melbourne, Dom's Social Club offers three levels of pizzeria and social club. The first level is where you find the pizza, and while the top floor Dom's rooftop offers less pie's, it do serve a lot more of fantastic views over the Melbourne skyscrapers. Up here you can enjoy a **creative cocktail menu**, Lambrusco, a great selection of wines, refreshing spritzes and tasty bar bites. A fantastic rooftop bar Melbourne for both sunny cocktails and late night weekend vibes.

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Rooftop bar Good Heavens in Melbourne — 17

Good Heavens Rooftop Bar

2nd floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Sunday Sessions

'80s cocktails

$$$

Perched on top of the American BBQ restaurant Fancy Hank's, right in the heart of Melbourne. And while the rooftop serves some BBQ-goodies for lunch during weekends, it is more a place focused on **creative cocktails and great vibes**. Only on the second floor, the views from Good Heavens is not breathtaking but still cool over the central Melbourne sky scrapers. Enjoy the Miami / Palm Springs setting and cocktails taking inspiration from the '80s but with a modern twist. Both creative and fantastic in taste.

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Rooftop bar The Stolen Gem in Melbourne — 18

The Stolen Gem

8th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Bay & skyline views

Year-round

$$$$

Elevated above the Melbourne CBD, The Stolen Gem Public Rooftop Bar & Terrace is an **elegant and stylish** venue to socialise with a new perspective on the city. The spacious 8th floor terrace comes with a luxurious design and fantastic 260° degree city views, including close-ups of the iconic Bourke Street Mall. The rooftop serves crafted cocktails made from only the finest of Victorian and Australian spirits, complemented with decadent canape-style share plates. Sophisticated yet comfy, The Stolen Gem rooftop is a prime spot for afternoons/nights with fine cocktails and fine views.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Transit Rooftop Bar in Melbourne — 19

Transit Rooftop Bar

2nd floor | Melbourne CBD/River Yarra

Highlights

Live music

Skyline & river views

$$$$

The Transit Rooftop Bar might only be two levels up but still offers **magical views** of the Melbourne skyline, the botanical gardens and the River Yarra below. Located on top of the Transport Hotel, which is actually not a hotel but a bar / restaurant complex right by Federation Square and the railway station, Transit has both indoor lounge and open air terrace. Come for well made signature cocktails, bar bites with an Asian touch coming from the Taxi Kitchen one floor below and live music five nights a week.

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Rooftop bar The Q Rooftop in Melbourne — 20

The Q Rooftop

28th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Amazing views

Asian-inspired plates

$$$$

Perched on top of the modern Quincy Hotel Melbourne, The Q offers a rooftop experience unlike any other in Melbourne. Elevated high, high above the bustling city streets, here you can enjoy small plates, big experiences and **amazing views over the Melbourne skyline**. The rooftop menu includes a great selection of creative and crafted signature cocktails, complemented with Asian-inspired small plates made perfect to share. A place of duality, you can sit back and relax with a drink during the day, or come for a pulsing and energetic bar experience at night.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Captain Baxter in Melbourne — 21

Captain Baxter

2nd floor | St Kilda

Highlights

Ocean view

Beachside

$$$

A lovely **beachside restaurant and rooftop bar**, located right by the sand and water in St Kilda. Refurbished during 2018, it is now an even hotter spot for cocktails, food and fantastic views over the ocean. Both a very stylish and bright indoor restaurant and an outdoor deck with large umbrellas and comfy lounge furniture. Here you can enjoy food with ocean vibes, well curatated signature cocktails and a long list of wine and beers. Combined with great music and vibes, Captain Baxter is a very popular spot.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Osborne Rooftop & Bar in Melbourne — 22

Osborne Rooftop & Bar

2nd floor | South Yarra

Highlights

Stylish & trendy

Impressive views

$$$

Located in the vibrant South Yarra neighbourhood, the **stylish and trendy** Osborne Rooftop & Bar offers two floors of cosmopolitan relaxation. Here you find a lovely ground floor bar, courtyard and restaurant, but the true gem is the top floor cocktail lounge, expanding to an outdoor Melbourne rooftop bar with impressive views of the South Yarra skyline. From the expansive bar you can order contemporary cocktails and a fine selection of wine, beer and spirits, as well as bites from the rooftop snack menu.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Rooftop at The Provincial Hotel in Melbourne — 23

Rooftop at The Provincial Hotel

3rd floor | Fitzroy

Highlights

Retro-chic

Vibrant

$$$

The shabby chic Provincial Hotel is an iconic Fitzroy neighborhood pub, since 2017 also equipped with a beautiful rooftop bar Melbourne. While the building might not look lite to much from the outside, the top floor terrace comes with a **retro-chic decor** that is truly impressive. The rooftop bar offers a full and easygoing menu, including funky signature cocktails and an impressive selection of both beer and wine, as well as pub-classics like burgers and pizza. Open from lunch to late night and packed with a relaxing yet vibrant atmosphere.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne FABLE Melbourne — 24

FABLE Melbourne

13th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Mediterranean influences

Curated cocktails

$$$$

The Greek-influenced Melina on the Rooftop has turned into FABLE Melbourne. The good news: it is still the most elevated spot in town to enjoy Mediterranean vibes, just in an even more stylish setting. Surrounded by **fantastic views** over the Melbourne skyline, the modern rooftop comes with plush intimate booths, as well as cocktail style seating. Indulge in a synergetic selection of carefully curated cocktails and seasonal Mediterranean food designed to share.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Harlow in Melbourne — 25

Harlow

3rd floor | Richmond

Highlights

Rooftop garden

Fun & quirky

$$$

Opening late 2018, Harlow aims to bring good vibes for all occasions to the heart of Richmond. A bright, modern and fresh venue, downstairs with the main bar and beer garden, and even more so up on the open-air rooftop terrace. **Lush and stylish**, the rooftop wraps around the building and comes surrounded with amazing views over the Melbourne skyline. Sip fresh signature cocktails while munching on modern pub dishes, or visit for weekend Bottomless Brunch, live music events or to catch a game on the in-built screens.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Heroes Karaoke and Rooftop Bar in Melbourne — 26

Heroes Karaoke and Rooftop Bar

4th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Vibrant

Colorful

$$$

Finally, a place where your can bring all your karaoke-friends and your rooftop-friends together. Granted, the all-out singing will take place in the karaoke-rooms on the lower levels, but the 4th floor rooftop bar is a great spot to warm up / wind down with some crafted cocktails, beers and cool views over Chinatown. Equipped with colorful furniture and a **vibrant rooftop beer garden-setting**, the Heroes rooftop also comes with plenty of cover and heating, making it a year-round rooftop bar Melbourne.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Goldilocks in Melbourne — 27

Goldilocks Rooftop Bar

4th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Great atmosphere

Inventive cocktails

$$$

Goldilocks rooftop bar is not that easy to find, but well worth the search. Located on the 4th floor above a Chinese diner on Swanston Street, the fairytale that the name promises comes true in both setting and cocktails. A quite small, **cosy and intimate** rooftop bar Melbourne that offers fantastic and inventive cocktails, both experimental classics and Goldilock signatures. There is also a good range of crafted beers, a few wines and locally produced sodas, along with Asian bites of dumplings and noodles.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Palmz Rooftop Bar in Melbourne — 28

Palmz Rooftop Bar

5th floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Tropical oasis

Bar + club + rooftop

$$$

Just as the name promises, the Palmz Rooftop Bar is **inspired by palm trees**, tropically completed with a bamboo hut bar and plastic pink flamingos. Part of The Carlton Club, wich also includes the ground floor (main) bar and dining room and the 3rd floor Hasti Bala Bar. Mostly famous as a night club, with live DJs five nights a week and party vibes late into the night, the rooftopvis little bit of an oasis away from the major buzz. A perfect place to enjoy some sunny tropical cocktails and catch a glimpse of the skyline through the palm trees.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Mt View Hotel in Melbourne — 29

Mt View Hotel

3rd floor | Richmond

Highlights

Sports bar

Skyline views

$$$

Located in Richmond, close to both Melbourne Cricket Ground and AAMI Park, the Mt View Hotel is home to both a large sports bar and an amazing **beer garden rooftop bar**, called A Bar Above. While you can watch sports on the multiple ground floor big screens, the 'screenings' up top are even more impressive. Fantastic and panoramic views over the Melbourne skyline. The rooftop bar offers a great selection of signature cocktails, as well as an impressive list of craft beer and cider.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne The Emerson in Melbourne — 30

The Emerson

2nd floor | South Yarra

Highlights

Skyline views

Bottomless Cocktail Brunch

$$$$

The Emerson Rooftop Bar and Club is a stylish and trendy weekend destination, located in the South Yarra area of Melbourne. As the name might tell you, this is not only a rooftop bar but also a highly vibrant night club. Branding themselves as **'Melbourne's ultimate entertainment destination'**, Emerson is truly an eventful place. Come early for more relaxing cocktails and later for a vibrant party atmosphere with live music and DJs. Or make it a full day destination on weekends, starting with 'Bottomless Cocktail Brunch'.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Siglo in Melbourne — 31

Siglo

2nd floor | Melbourne CBD

Highlights

Wine + Cocktail bar

Sophisticated

$$$$

Quite a unique Melbourne rooftop bar, located on top of The Melbourne Supper Club, offering nice views of the Parliament and St Patrick’s Cathedral. And while the view is lovely, it is more the classy setting that makes this place unique. Looking and feeling like a French bistro restaurant, with white clothed tables, wicker chairs and wooden garden furniture, Siglo do offer some classy bar bites but is more of a **fancy wine- and cocktail bar**. Enjoy table service of well crafted classic cocktails, a large selection of fine wines and even some Cuban cigars.

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Rooftop bar Melbourne Wolf’s Lair in Melbourne — 32

Wolf’s Lair

2nd floor | Carlton

Highlights

Rooftop garden

Relaxed

$$$

A fairly secret and undiscovered rooftop bar Melbourne, located in Carlston and quite close to the University of Melbourne. Set on top of the Jimmy Watson’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, the full name of the place is Wolf’s Lair & Treetops, and this is both an inside bar and a rooftop terrace. Decorated with wooden bench like seating and tables it is not fancy and does not offer any magical views, but is instead a very **relaxed and lush rooftop garden** and a great spot for some open-air drinks and bites in a very friendly and relaxing atmosphere.

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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.