The Fitzroy rooftop where the vermouth list and the pintxos kitchen are taken with equal seriousness.
rooftop · Casual Naked for Satan Rooftop sits above the pintxos bar of the same name on Brunswick Street and gives the most useful Fitzroy view in the city — Brunswick Street's tram-and-shopfront texture running south toward the CBD towers in the distance. The cocktail programme is built around vermouth and sherry as primary modifiers, the wine list runs deep on small Spanish importers and natural-leaning Australian producers, and the pintxos kitchen sends out properly built bites rather than the apologetic snacks most rooftop kitchens default to.
The price tier is genuinely friendly, the seating is loosely organised, and the room runs strongest at golden hour through summer Friday evenings. It ranks third because the integration of the pintxos kitchen and the drinks programme is the most fully realised on this list, and the Fitzroy position gives the city's most legible inner-northern view.
For the full ranking, see our editorial round-up of the 10 best rooftop bars in Melbourne, the broader Melbourne rooftop bars guide, and our category index of rooftop bars worldwide.