Rooftop bar
- Review
- Sydney
Getting a table at Cafe Sydney’s been hard for 26 years. The view’s not the only reason why
Myffy Rigby revisits the tourist magnet and finds a restaurant preserved in the ’90s that still offers the goods.
- Myffy Rigby
Brisbane’s most distinctive rooftop bar just got a makeover
It features a new design and a new, graze-friendly food menu. What hasn’t changed? Those one-of-a-kind views.
- Matt Shea
- Recommended
- Southbank
The Terrace Lounge at Hannah St Hotel
Under-the-radar rooftop bar emulating a Parisian conservatory.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Paddington
Be a tourist in your own city and take in the stunning views from this rooftop bar
This fun, airy, light-filled 200-seat hotel rooftop bar blends inside and outside beautifully.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- Richmond
This reborn Richmond pub captures the good old days but feels very 2026
It’s a new day for The Rising Sun Hotel, which joins the universe of Melbourne pubs that boast Sunday roasts and banging drinks plus a rooftop for late nights.
- Emma Breheny
- Recommended
- Melbourne
The Waterside Hotel
A redeveloped seven-storey pub with a public bar, rooftop cocktails and a South-East Asian restaurant.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘I’ve never seen Fitzroy like this’: Sweet view, sweeter cocktails at a new rooftop bar
Seven storeys up, the cherry on top of the StandardX hotel is now open to the public. Take in the view, hit the cocktail vending machine and roll up your sleeves for fried chicken.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Recommended
- Carlton
Johnny’s Green Room
One of Melbourne’s hottest rooftop bars with slurpable cocktails, pizzas and city views.