We all need a little rooftop refuelling after a serious shopping session. Here’s London’s best rooftop bars and restaurants that actually can be found on top of shops! Whether it’s a bubbly brunch to start you off, a quick coffee to perk you up or a lazy late lunch to relish & relax after a shop well done. Here’s the shops and stores with rooftop bars and restaurants for you.
Alto Rooftop Restaurant
Store: Selfridges
Where’s the rooftop? On top of Selfridges store, Bond Street. Perched high above the bustling crowds below, this Italian rooftop restaurant and terrace bar offers a secluded escape. Accessed via a private lift journey through a foliage-filled atrium, you’ll feel transported to the Amalfi coast. Click here for more.
Studio Franzen
Store: Harrods
Where’s the rooftop? Perched perfectly on one the most famous shopping stores in the world – Harrods. The perfect place for lazy lunch, with a retractable roof, this rooftop is opened till midnight through the year. Click here for more.
1864 Rooftop
Store: John Lewis
Where’s the rooftop? On top of John Lewis store on Oxford Street. Navigating your way to this rooftop may feel like a maze tempting you with the stores wares! But once you arrive, you’ll discover a haven of tranquillity amidst the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street. From cosy igloos to inviting sofas and secluded hideaway huts, this rooftop oasis offers respite and relaxation like no other. Click here for more.
Knightsbridge Dining
Store: Harvey Nichols
Where’s the rooftop? On the 5th Floor of Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge. Not quite on the roof but this terrace is tucked away with different themes each season. It is the perfect secluded spot for some champers! Click here for more.
Roof East
Shops: Strafford Shopping Centre
Where’s the rooftop? Sat on top of the old but very much alive shopping centre in Strafford. It is also next door to the shinier shopping centre, Westfield. This rooftop is all about activities and fun of just flopping in a deck chair! Click here for more.
Box Park
Box Park Shops
Where’s the rooftop? Taking over the whole first floor of Box Park this roof terrace brings with it 20 food outlets! Perfect for some rooftop and rose after exploring these independent shops that live below. Click here for more.
Pantechnicon – 2024 currently closed for refurbishment
Where’s the rooftop? A single shop with a rooftop (that really reminds me of anthropology.) The rooftop, as is the shop, inspired by Nordic and Japanese styles. However 2024 update: it is being renovated TBC if it will still be a bar or restaurant.
Extra bonus… The Broadcaster
Shops: Westfield White City
Where’s the rooftop? Opposite Westfield White City so not quite on a store but very near and also opposite TV history – Television Centre! Click here for more info.