Aurora Rooftop Bar sits on the sixteenth floor of the Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere at Arsenalstraße 10, a cocktail bar and terrace named after the northern lights. The room reaches for Nordic design, with warm wood, an open fire pit and a spacious terrace that looks across the city, per architecture studio Archisphere.
The room
The bar pairs an indoor lounge with an open-air terrace, and it runs its own entrance and lift straight to the sixteenth floor, so guests reach it without crossing the hotel, per the official site. The design leans on natural materials and a fireplace for the colder months, which keeps the room usable when the terrace closes. The view is the structural feature, not a backdrop.
What to order
The list runs Nordic-themed craft cocktails alongside sharing plates, the format reviewer R Leigh Turner describes as a swanky modern rooftop rather than a hotel afterthought. Cocktails sit at inner-city Vienna prices given the floor and the address, so this is a splurge stop rather than a cheap round. The wine and champagne list backs the drinks for a celebration.
Who it is for
Aurora fits a sunset drink, a date that needs a view, and anyone willing to pay rooftop prices for the panorama over the Belvedere. Falstaff places it among the city's best rooftop locations, which sets the expectation. A crowd after a low-key neighbourhood bar should skip the lift.
Best time to go
Rooftop hours run seasonally, opening in the late afternoon and closing late, with the terrace the draw in the warm months. Arriving an hour before sunset is the way to claim a terrace seat as the light drops over the Arsenal and the Belvedere. The fire pit extends the season into cooler evenings.
The neighbourhood
The Andaz sits in the Am Belvedere quarter of Favoriten, the new district that rose around Vienna's main station, a short walk from the Belvedere gardens. From the terrace the view runs across to the Stephansdom, the Belvedere and the Kahlenberg hills, per R Leigh Turner. The main station below makes arrival simple from anywhere in the city.
The bottom line
Aurora Rooftop Bar is one of Vienna's highest cocktail terraces, a Nordic-design room on the sixteenth floor of the Andaz with a view across the Belvedere. The craft cocktails, the fire pit and the panorama are the reasons to ride the lift. Book ahead, arrive before sunset, and take the terrace.
Keep exploring with our best rooftop bars in Vienna guide, the full Vienna bar guide, and our edit of rooftop bars worldwide. Pair Aurora Rooftop Bar with Das Loft in Vienna, Atmosphere Rooftop Bar in Vienna, and Lamée Rooftop in Vienna.
Sources: Aurora official site (2026); Falstaff; Archisphere; R Leigh Turner review; Google Maps reviews.
