Campari

rooftop · Casual Campari House Rooftop is the Italian-themed CBD terrace that takes its branding seriously enough to back it with a properly built bitter-spirit programme. The room is loosely organised, the seating is bench-and-bar, and the cocktail menu is built around the Negroni, the Americano and a small stable of Italian-leaning seasonal signatures executed at honest technical standard.

The wine list runs through reliable Italian producers and a competent Victorian selection. The food programme — pizza and small pasta plates — is unambitious but appropriate.

The room peaks at after-work hours through summer weekdays and runs gentler at weekends. It ranks fifth because the Italian-bitter programme is the most considered at this price tier, and the room reliably delivers on its modest brief without overpromising the way most themed rooftops do.

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