Crowne Plaza

rooftop · Modern The Crowne Plaza Brussels rooftop, near the Palais de Justice on the upper edge of the Marolles, runs an unusually competent modern cocktail programme for a hotel of this tier and a view back across the lower town toward the Grand Place. The room is modern in aesthetic, the terrace is well-sized, and the cocktail menu rotates roughly every quarter with a clear commitment to seasonal ingredients and Belgian-distillery partnerships.

The wine list is solid rather than spectacular. The service tempo suits a long sit better than a quick crawl-stop. It ranks eighth because the cocktail programme is genuinely more ambitious than the room's branding suggests, and the upper-Marolles position gives a usefully different angle on the city than the Centre and Louise concentrations.

For the full ranking, see our editorial round-up of the 10 best rooftop bars in Brussels, the broader Brussels rooftop bars guide, and our category index of rooftop bars worldwide.