Dachboden sits on the eighth floor of the 25hours Hotel on Lerchenfelder Strasse, a loft-style rooftop bar that opens onto a terrace looking over the MuseumsQuartier toward Parliament and the hills beyond. It is the rare Vienna rooftop that treats the drinks list as seriously as the view.
Who would love it: a drinker who wants a proper gin pour and an unobstructed skyline without booking a fine-dining table. Who would not: anyone after a quiet corner, since the terrace fills early and the room runs sociable into the night.
The space reads as a long indoor lounge furnished like a cluttered living room, then it spills out to a wide deck dressed with low seating. The Rooftop Guide describes the outlook as reaching across the park and Parliament all the way toward the vineyards on the city's edge, which holds up on a clear evening. The loft framing is the point: this is a roof terrace that wants you to stay rather than photograph and leave.
The bar leans gin. The back shelf carries a deep run of gins that the bartenders build into clean classics rather than overworked signatures, and a Negroni or a well-stirred gin build is the honest order here. Vienna's rooftop tariff applies, so expect cocktails in the 14 to 16 euro range, with a short list of beer specialties and wines by the glass for drinkers who want to pace the evening. The kitchen runs a small menu of bar bites rather than a full dinner service, which keeps the focus where it belongs.
The crowd is a mix of hotel guests, Neubau locals, and an after-work set that climbs the lift once the design studios nearby empty out. Seating is first come, first served, and the terrace claims fill fast on warm Thursdays through Saturdays, so an early arrival is the move. Dachboden also programs the room with swing and rock and roll nights and a recurring Thirsty Thursday built around guest spirits, per the venue's own listings, which gives the place a rhythm beyond the view.
Marcus Webb's read for spirits drinkers: this is a roof to order simply and pour attentively. The gin shelf is the asset, so a stirred gin classic or a high-proof gin and tonic rewards the room far more than the sweeter house specials that rooftop crowds tend to gravitate toward. The pours land at a consistent measure, and the bartenders keep the ice and dilution honest, which is not a given at altitude on a busy night.
What regulars flag, in the Tripadvisor and Rooftop Guide write-ups, is consistent. The view over the MuseumsQuartier and toward Parliament draws the praise, the loft lounge keeps the terrace usable when the weather turns, and the one recurring caution is the scramble for seats once the sun drops. The fix is the same every time: come early, claim the rail, and let the evening fill in around you.
Best time to go: a weekday at golden hour, drink in hand before the terrace tightens up. Hours run seasonal, opening mid-afternoon and closing around 1am midweek and later on weekends, so a call ahead in shoulder season is sensible. On Tripadvisor the bar holds a 4.1 rating across more than 300 reviews, with the recurring note being that the roof is worth the climb but the seats are worth arriving early for.
It earns its place among the city's best rooftops on the strength of the pour, not just the postcard. See where it sits among the best rooftop bars in Vienna, and read our wider guide to rooftop bars by city for the global picture.
Pair this bar with
For a taller, glassier panorama over the Danube canal, compare Das Loft Vienna. For a polished hotel terrace in the same register, try Atmosphere Rooftop Vienna. And for a department-store roof with a classic-cocktail bent, Skybar Steffl Vienna makes the natural second stop.
Sources
Dachboden official site · 25hours Hotel: Dachboden · The Rooftop Guide: Dachboden · Tripadvisor (n=318, accessed 2026-06)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published Mar 18, 2026 · Last reviewed Jun 10, 2026.
