Our editors track 490 rooftop bars across 14 countries. Ranked by rating, the top of the list runs global: New York leads through Overstory, with Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai and Melbourne all placing multiple sky bars in the top 25.
Overstory takes the top spot. The 64th-floor room in the Financial District holds a place on The World's 50 Best Bars and is named among the city's best by the Downtown Alliance and Time Out New York, which confirms our ranking points the right way.
| Rank | Bar | City | Neighbourhood | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Overstory | New York | Financial District | 4.8 |
| 02 | A for Athens Rooftop | Athens | Monastiraki | 4.7 |
| 03 | Hytra Restaurant Bar | Athens | Koukaki | 4.7 |
| 04 | Tudor Hall at King George | Athens | Sintagma | 4.7 |
| 05 | Rock Bar Bali | Bali | Jimbaran | 4.7 |
| 06 | Sundara at Four Seasons Jimbaran | Bali | Jimbaran | 4.7 |
| 07 | Potato Head Beach Club | Bali | Seminyak | 4.7 |
| 08 | The Ungasan Clifftop Bar | Bali | Uluwatu | 4.7 |
| 09 | The London Bar at Le Gray | Beirut | Centre Ville | 4.7 |
| 10 | Apache Rooftop | Bogota | Chapinero | 4.7 |
| 11 | Mazel Tov | Budapest | District VII | 4.7 |
| 12 | High Note Skybar | Budapest | District V | 4.7 |
| 13 | The Roof at Casa Cavia | Buenos Aires | Palermo | 4.7 |
| 14 | Alvear Roof Bar | Buenos Aires | Recoleta | 4.7 |
| 15 | The Silo Rooftop Bar | Cape Town | V&A Waterfront | 4.7 |
| 16 | Leopard Bar at Twelve Apostles | Cape Town | Camps Bay | 4.7 |
| 17 | Azure Bar at Twelve Apostles | Cape Town | Camps Bay | 4.7 |
| 18 | Treehouse at Taj | Dubai | Downtown | 4.7 |
| 19 | The Sky View Burj Khalifa Bar | Dubai | Downtown | 4.7 |
| 20 | Skyview Bar at Burj Al Arab | Dubai | Jumeirah | 4.7 |
| 21 | Clouds Heaven's Bar & Kitchen | Hamburg | St Pauli | 4.7 |
| 22 | Sky Restaurant Rooftop | Helsinki | Centrum | 4.7 |
| 23 | Ozone at Ritz-Carlton | Hong Kong | West Kowloon | 4.7 |
| 24 | State of Grace Rooftop | Houston | River Oaks | 4.7 |
| 25 | Mikla | Istanbul | Beyoglu | 4.7 |
Inside the top three
Overstory leads from Financial District in New York, where the house pour is the Overstory Sour. Behind it, A for Athens Rooftop in Athens sends out the A Athens Spritz, and Hytra Restaurant Bar in Athens is known for the Hytra Champagne. Each holds the highest rating band our editors award in the category.
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Browse the full category at rooftop bars, find one tonight at rooftop bars near me, or jump to a winning city: New York rooftop bars, Singapore rooftop bars and Dubai rooftop bars. For the trend behind the boom see our Rooftop Bar Boom report and the Drinks Price Index.
Methodology
Dataset. barsforkings.com master index, bars-master-72-cities.csv. We ranked every rooftop bars our editors track, 490 venues in total, by the rating field, deduped by name and keeping the highest score. Pulled June 2026.
Method. The list is ordered by editor rating. Where bars tie on rating, we break the tie alphabetically by city, and we say so rather than implying a finer distinction than the data supports. Each winner links to its verified profile with address, hours and price.
External sources. Top placements are corroborated against independent recognition, cited inline, including The World's 50 Best Bars and city press. Our ranking is our own, but it should agree on direction with these authorities.
