In the heart of London you will find the skyline comes alive with the allure of rooftop bars from Trafalgar Square to Soho to Mayfair. Toast your champagne as the sun sets casting a golden glow on London’s historic landmarks. As a Londoner these are are some of my favourite locations and views, for convenience as well as atmosphere and of course – cocktails! With over 40 rooftop bars in central London you are sure to find one that is perfect for you or your occasion this 2026. If you are looking for rooftops in the west, east, north or south London – I have a whole guide for London, as it is where I call home. So lucky to live with some of the best rooftop bars on my doorstep! So sharing them for you!
If you’re looking for a specific type of rooftop, explore my curated “Best Of” rooftop lists. From romantic rooftops to family friendly finds, budget friendly to the best London views. Each list helps you find the perfect rooftop for your mood or occasion – including when it rains. (As it is London!)
ABar Rooftop
Best for: 🥂
Nearest tube: Bond Street – 3 minute walk
Location: On top of the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair (map)
View: London eye, BT Tower and in the distance the Shard and city.
Vibe: Chilled by day will be buzzing by night
Prosecco price: None! Just the good stuff 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Snacks
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? Yes though there is an indoor bar
Rooftop review roundup: Brand new for the end of 2024 this tiny but tremendous terrace is a welcomed addition to the rooftop scene, especially in this area. Paired with a snug stylish indoor bar, both offering sweeping views over London. From the London Eye to the BT Tower and some construction work as work as this is London! Champagne with a crane view is standard! Perfect for both hotel guests and locals to unwind after a busy day in the city, all set to the chilled vibes of a live DJ.
Website: Click here
Alto @ Selfridges
Best for: 🍽
Nearest tube: Bond St – 1 min🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️
Location: On top of the Selfridges store: (map)
View: The London eye in the distance but not much
Vibe: Depends when you go… winter mid week quiet v height of summer on a Saturday – buzzzzzing
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2023
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: The entrance steals the show – a private lift takes you up to a picturesque festive tunnel. (Note this life can be found in the middle of the store) The indoor bar, though small, is ideal for unwinding after shopping. The restaurant shines in summer, with its retractable roof, European ambiance, and inviting outdoor terrace. Winter brings a cosy foliage forest feel and theme. The outside is open but with no heating, food is served inside. A popular retreat all year round.
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Amano Rooftop
Best for: 🥂
Nearest tube: Covent Garden 5 mins
Location: On 7th floor of the Amano hotel (map)
View: London eye and can just about see Big Ben
Vibe: Chilled by day will be buzzing by night
Prosecco price: None! Just the good stuff 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Snacks
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Children welcome? Yes until 6pm then it is an over 18 venue
Last visited /photos taken: 2023
Warm/dry weather only? Yes though there is an indoor bar
Rooftop review roundup: A welcomed addition to theatre land. Packs a punch maximising every corner from perched on high to admire the view to snuggly sofas as the sun sets over the city. A perfect little spot for hotel guests, meetings and a just somewhere to relax from the bustle below.
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Aqua Kyoto & Aqua Nueva
Best for: 🍸🍷🥂🥃🍹
Nearest tube: Oxford street – 2 min 🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️ (map)
Location: Opposite London Palladium theatre – In its own building.
View: General London rooftops
Vibe: Chilled mix of ages, quite trendy crowd
Prosecco price: Just 🍾🍾🍾🍾champers.
Food available? Yes Japanese and Spanish
Lift available? Yes
Booking needed? No but advisable
Warm weather only? Yes
Visited / photos taken on: 2025
Rooftop review: You are met by a doorman downstairs – bring ID if you look young and dress nice! Don’t have to dress up but they are particular about flip flops and tracksuits. This used to be a regular of mine before the pandemic as whilst it doesn’t boast iconic views, it does provide a vibe. Perfect wind down after work or pre dinner drinks. They used to be quite different in appearance but a few years ago were made over so actually look pretty similar now. Kyoto tends to be livelier but that could be because it’s the first one for walk ins. Both host their own Japanese (Kyoto) and Spanish (Nueva) restaurants. Mostly indoor these are boujee and intimate with dark lighting, quite a contrast from the rooftops and perfect for date night. A big plus for these rooftop bars is how close they are to Oxford Street and the tube. Why they are so popular with Londoners and could be with you too!
Website: Click here for Kyoto and here for Nueva
The Berkeley Rooftop Bar
*Seasonal only*
Best for: 🍽 🥂🍸🍾
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge or Hyde Park corner – 4 minute walks
Location: On top of the Berkeley Hotel (map)
View: Knightsbridge, Hyde Park
Vibe: Chilled by day will be buzzing by night
Prosecco price: None! Just the good stuff
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes – recommended
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2023
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: One of London’s legendary luxury hotels opened its rooftop to non-guests for the first time in 2023. Previously only accessible to overnight guests, evenings in Knightsbridge just got a whole lot more elevated! But we warned you will have FOMO as you can’t use the pool! This is still just for guests in the day! Seasonally open to the public – whether it’s dining alfresco or Christmas in a gondola. Be warned though it gets booked up fast!
Website: Click here
The Carpenters Arms Pub
Best for: 🥂🍸🍾
Nearest tube: Goodge Street – 4 minutes
Location: On the pub (map)
View: A buildng!
Vibe: Chill
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Lift available? No
Children allowed? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes though you could tecnicaly huddle under the covered area!
Rooftop review roundup: What this cute little spot lacks in skyline views, it totally makes up for in character and cracking drink deals! If you’re after an alfresco hideaway in central London, this one’s a gem. Friendly staff, cosy vibes, and a secret rooftop that feels like your own private pub garden.
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Clap London
Best for: 🍸🍹
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge – 2 minute walk (turn right out!)
Location: On top of its own building (map)
View: London generic rooftops
Vibe: Quiet by day, party by night
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – inside
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? No
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: This rooftop terrace is perfect for a quiet afternoon on a warm summers day. It is pretty small in comparison to it’s 2 floors inside that house a bar and Japanese restaurant. The waitress was explaining how at night it transforms, with the help of a DJ, to being fully booked with a vibrant vibe. So the rooftop provides the perfect space for smokers. But the rooftop reason to come here is the cocktails. A pure work of art!
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Cornus Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
Best for: 🍽
Nearest tube: Victoria – 5 minute walk
Location: Above the old ice cream factory (map)
View: Just houses
Vibe: Understated chic
Prosecco price: 🍾 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes on the terrace
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: Opened August 2024 this self claimed rooftop restaurant, just slides in to my criteria, just! The restaurant is currently all indoors, with white linen table cloths and net curtains which isn’t my vibe but for you fine diners, I know it will hit the spot! There are plans to expand outside and the terrace is avaiable for drinks and smokers! Albeit, there is a ‘roof’ over it but no windows and it is on the top floor, not a classic rooftop as far as I like them but allowing! However you come here for the food, not the views. Soon to be awarded a Michelin star (well, hopefully as so deserved) the food is outstanding. The chef, from Angler rooftop restaurant, has set the scene for a spectacular offering for this area of London that was much needed.
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The Dorchester Rooftop
*** Summer only ***
Best for: 🥂🍾🍸🍽
Nearest tube: Hyde Park Corner – 7 minute walk
Location: On top of the Dorchester Hotel (map)
View: Hyde Park (and one end is House of Parliament, St Paul’s and the Shard way in the distance)
Vibe: Elegance personified
Prosecco price: Just champagne 🍾 🍾🍾🍾🍾 (and other drinks!)
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes – there is a minimum spend or you can try your luck and walk in
Smoking allowed? Yes in the lounge
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2021
Warm/dry weather only? Umbrellas only, heater and hot water bottles. If the rain really hits the rooftop then it will be closed and they will contact you if you have a booking.
Rooftop review roundup: New the rooftop scene during the pandemic as a way to accommodate the increased need for alfresco drinking and dining. Staff couldn’t have been more attentive and thoughtful – even calling the day before with a weather update. Then again, this is The Dorchester. Food was truly delicious. Summer soft tunes played till 6 when the evening live music began. Really was a little taste of summer days and champagne ways. If you fancy drinking somewhere fabulous and a lot naughty on the purse strings then this is for you. For more read my full rooftop review here from when it opened.
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The Devonshire
Best for: 🥂🍷🍽️
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus – 2 minutes
Location: On top of their own restaurant (map)
View: London buildings and theatre
Vibe: Busy and vibrant
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes and needed
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? They do have cover and the whole building is their restaurant but that would mean not being on the roof!.
Rooftop review roundup: Once the colourful rooftop of Coq Bull, known for its fun cocktails, this rooftop has now elevated into one of London’s most sought-after dining spots. Reservations are absolutely essential with bookings made months in advance! The views aren’t the typical skyline spectacle you might expect from a London rooftop venue but what they lack in vistas, is more than make up for with our standout dishes! If you’re after one of the best roast dinners in the city, look no further.
Website: Click here
Eagle Bar
Best for: 🍸🥂
Nearest tube: Marble Arch – 4 minute walk
Location: On top of the Rosewood Hotel (map)
View: An eagle sculpture and buildings
Vibe: After work buzzing when suns out.
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes for in guests of the hotel
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? No
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: The Eagle has landed! The long-anticipated Rosewood Hotel opened its shiny new doors this September, bringing a prestigious rooftop bar to a much-needed corner of Mayfair. I visited about a month after opening, curious after hearing some mixed, very marmite reviews: poor service, inconsistencies, crazy prices, and a ‘if your face doesn’t fit’ vibe. Maybe mine did, as I had no trouble, or perhaps a month in those were just teething issues. Either way, the prices only thing was consitent the prices are steep but, this is Mayfair.
Once inside, the rooftop is surprisingly small. Beams frame the space, and the eagle sculpture, a nod to its American roots, dominates the skyline. Soft seating creates a relaxed atmosphere, while a beautiful indoor bar just inside provides another perch to enjoy the scene. A second terrace, not yet open, promises to be the perfect summer spot, capturing the side of the building where the sun sets.
Londoners will know only too well that on a sunny, sometimes rare, sunny day, a newly opened walk-in rooftop bar in such a spot will be fill up fast! So if you are visting note that half an hour after it opened I just missed a queue which had already formed downstairs. Hotel guests, you’re in luck: book early and your table is guaranteed. The rest of us? We’ll be winging it!
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The Emory
Best for: 🥂
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge or Hyde Park Corner – 5 minutes walk
Location: On top of the Emory Hotel (map)
View: Hyde Park, distant views of the whole of the city skyline, London eye
Vibe: Sophisticated
Prosecco price: Only the real stuff and even the non alcoholic version is double the usual price of a bottle of prosecco.
Food available? Snacks of cheese and crackers
Booking available? No
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes the bar has a retractable roof and sides.
Rooftop review roundup: The Emory is an elegant rooftop bar with a private-members feel, intimate, exclusive and effortlessly chic. This hidden gem boasts stunning views over London and a seriously impressive champagne list. Pack your savings though, this one’s super spenny. The bar itself is small and intimate and the retractable roof adds to the decadent vibe. While the actual outdoor area isn’t made for drinking, when the walls and ceiling are retracted, it feels like you’re drinking on London’s best-kept secret rooftop.
Website: Click here
Flight Club Rooftop Garden
Best for: 🥂🍻
Nearest tube: Victoria – 5 minute walk
Location: Above the dart emporium! Behind Victoria Palace Theatre (map)
View: Nothing!
Vibe: Cute garden theme, party vibe.
Prosecco price: 🍾 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? No they do have enclosed huts on the roof should it be a light shower
Rooftop review roundup: This is a hidden gem and a big surprise. Don’t let the name put you off as it nearly did me! I was expecting a small smoking area type rooftop and instead it’s super retro and kitsch! Inside the vibe is darts and casino but step out and it’s full of a gardeners dream and London icons – like they have an original telephone box that is actually a disco for one! Perfect for a hen/ baby shower or just for the gram!
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Flute Rooftop Bar
Best for: 🍹🥂
Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Circus – 8 minute walk
Location: On the Broadwick hotel – you cant miss the pink elephants on the hotel exterior (map)
View: Soho, BT Tower and a distant London Eye
Vibe: Boujee
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2023
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: Brand new in November 2023 on the also newly opened boujee Broadwick hotel. This rooftop gem fills a significant gap, providing a chic champagne sunset spot in the heart of the city. With a terrace wrapping around half of the indoor bar, space may become limited come summer. However, fear not; the inside boasts a stunning interior, ideal for London’s unpredictable weather. Like most London rooftop bars this is pricey so be prepared but unlike some rooftop bars this one brings the views and the vibe. Summer in Soho just got better! Click here for my full review.
Glasshouse on the roof at NX
Best for: 🍹🥂
Nearest tube: Holborn – 4 minutes walk
Location: On the NX hotel (map)
View: Generic London rooftops
Vibe: Quite quiet when I have been – hotel guests mainly
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes but only to the floor below. The last floor up is stairs only.
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: An essential addition to the rooftop bar scene, this venue injects character and quirkiness into the neighbourhood. While the views of London may not be the finest, a retractable roof ensures year-round rooftop enjoyment. Indulge in excellent cocktails and discover Instagram-worthy corners, including a playful rocking horse – perfect for the gram. Side note the hotel also offers tea-quilla fun in its main hotel bar should you want to venture below!
Website: Click here
God’s Rooftop Bar at Hippodrome
Best for: 🥂🍷🍸🍹🧉
Nearest tube: Leicester Square – 1 minute walk
Location: On top (5th flop) of the casino (map)
View: Not much but can see some landmark far far in the distance
Vibe: Quiet by day but busy by night
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Snacks
Booking available? Yes and advisable
Smoking allowed? Yes hilarious emoji signs to say so!
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes – heaters and retractable roof
Rooftop review roundup: A hidden rooftop bar above the crazy crowds of Leicester Square – perfect for cocktails before watching Magic Mike or after a few rounds of roulette. Open from midday until 4am this centrally located rooftop is a Gods send.
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John Lewis Rooftop – 1864
Best for: 🍸🍽
Nearest tube: Oxford St – 3 minute walk
Location: 6th floor of John Lewis department store (but you need to go to 5th then there’s special elevators or stairs through ‘place to eat section’). (Map)
View: The eye
Vibe: Relaxed
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes – the restaurant and cabins not the general outside areas
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes – you have to take 2!
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: This rooftop has evolved and each season brings something new. From sunset cinema nights to mulled wine and ice skating. Igloos aren’t just for winter but perfect for London weather, making this rooftop bar even more accessible most of the year round. Whether you want to dine in a cosy cabin or laze of the sofas this is much more than a shopping pit stop.
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Jurema Terrace at The Mandrake
Best for: 🥂🍽️
Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road – 7 minutes walk
Location: At the Mandrake Hotel (map)
View: Plants!
Vibe: Very quiet
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: Sneaking in as a rooftop… even though technically, it’s not! It really reminded me Pergola rooftop in Marrakech. Once a set of old TV production offices, Jurema is now a lush botanical haven – escapist chic. But it’s not cheap! They do however run great offers. I went for the two-course lunch with a glass of fizz for £25. A bargain considering a single glass is normally £24! (Note, I didn’t realise service charge isn’t included in that.) If it had been busier, it would’ve felt like a super-exclusive jungle retreat. Food-wise? It was okay to good. Not wow, but not disappointing either and when it’s basically free, we weren’t complaining. If you’re looking for somewhere with rooftop vibes, jungle hideout feels, and a hint of secret garden charm, Jurema is worth checking out.
Website: Click here
Karma Santum: Roof Terrace
Best for: 🍾🍽️
Nearest tube: Picadilly Circus – 5 minutes walk
Location: On top of the Karma Santum Hotel (map)
View: Nada
Vibe: Old school cool
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes – prioirty is for guests so book if non guest
Lift available? Yes but not for the last flight of stairs
Children allowed? No
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: The very old-school cool Karma Sanctum Hotel is a hub for London’s creative crowd – from music and film to TV and media. With its rock ’n’ roll vibe, it attracts a slightly older, artsy audience and hosts regular themed events. I visited for their Roast and Rave: ESCUCHA event, which was billed as being on the rooftop but, thanks to the October chill, ended up downstairs. The rooftop was then available after the roast wihch was needed for the first sitting as you’re turfed out or upstairs while they reset. The staff deserve full credit – there were only a couple of them working tirelessly to serve a room full of thirsty (and hungry) ravers. The menu wasnt quite what was listed and the organisation was all a bit of a muddle but still, a fun and different way to spend a Sunday in Soho.
The rooftop bar itself is open to the public, but mainly reserved for hotel guests, who get priority access. It’s a small outdoor space (complete with a hot tub!), so seating is extremely limited. Luckily, there’s also a stylish indoor bar adjacent to the terrace for when the weather (or lack of seats) lets you down. it’s a cute, quiet spot in Soho, but unless you’re staying at the hotel or have a booking, it’s probably tough to get a space.
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Kitchen at Holmes
Best for: 🍷🍴☕️
Nearest tube: Baker Street – 1 minute walk
Location: Baker Street at the Homes House hotel (map)
View: Rooftops of London buildings like you’d see on a book cover or Mary Poppins
Vibe: Relaxed and quiet
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2021
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: This adorable rooftop hideaway used to just be for members of the Home House and opened up during the pandemic. So if you are looking to head amongst the rooftops and be transported to feel like a scene in Mary Poppins – then this gorgeous little rooftop garden is for you. Service was fabulous and thoughtful. Food delicious. All in all a total gem!
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Laduree
Best for: 🥂🍷🍽️☕️
Location: On top of Laduree shop (map)
View: Covent Garden Piazza
Vibe: Elegant and touristy
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – not just macaroons!
Booking available? Yes
Lift available? No
Children allowed? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? Yes though there are big umbrellas and an inside
Rooftop review roundup: A cute little spot in Covent Garden. Perfect for pink macaroons and champagne but with a full menu you can indulge in any food you fancy! Less busy that other terraces round the square so if you are looking for a perfect place to pose you have found it.
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LSQ Rooftop
Best for: 🥂🍹🥃🍷
Nearest tube: Leicester Square – 2 mins walk or Piccadilly Circus 3 mins walk
Location: Next door to the M&M store on Leicester Sq gardens, on top of the Indigo Hotel (map link)
View: The London Eye & general London
Vibe: Totally mixed depending when you go
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking needed? No
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes Sun – Thursday, until 5pm
Warm/dry weather only? Yes and no as there is wall to ceiling windows so could still enjoy the views safe and dry!
Last visited / photos taken: 2023
Rooftop review: I first went back when it opened and it was such a treat as no one knew about it yet so was steal to have a sunny day and panoramic views. I’ve always found the service a little slow and the terrace is small. The main bar is inside but with floor to ceiling windows and a bright airing restaurant and bar means unapparelled views – what ever the weather. And the bonus is they currently open for breakfast. So you can have a rare rooftop morning coffee!
Website: Click here
Knightsbridge Dining
Best for: 🍷🍾🥂
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge – 30 seconds walk
Location: On the 5th floor of the Harvey Nichols department store (map)
View: Nothing
Vibe: Afternoon tea time
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: A cute rooftop terrace with impeccable service. A little on the pricey side for what it is but perfect for a light bite, afternoon tea or just a rooftop refreshment after a hard morning shopping! (If you love this store and happen to visit one of it’s siblings up in Edinburgh then you will find their terrace has some great views.)
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La-Yam Rooftop
Best for: 🍾🍽️☕️🍹🍸
Nearest tube: Holborn – 30 seconds!
Location: On top of Kingsbourne House (map)
View: The Shard, BT Tower & Rosewood Hotel
Vibe: After work buzzing
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes for parties over 4
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? No
Smoking allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: This is the rooftop bar that London didnt know it was missing! Located in the heart of the city, in a neighborhood in need of a rooftop escape. Rise above the congestion and discover a summer retreat with Ibiza vibes and Greek food. Morning coffee catch ups are elevated as it opens from 11am and after work drinks just looked a lot more Eurpean. Walk in’s encouraged, sofa’s or high tables await as do the creative cocktails. And it is not just for the communters – Sundays brings the beach roast! What a gem right in the heart of London.
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Market Hall
Best for: 🥂🍸🍹🍷🥃🍺
Nearest tube: Victoria 🚶♀️30 seconds
Location: Opposite Victoria station, next door to Victoria tube (map)
View: The station
Vibe: Quiet
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? No
Smoking allowed? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes…. there are big umbrellas for a light shower
Rooftop review roundup: A little treasure trove rooftop. Sat on top of their Market food hall there’s plenty of food choice! As it is opposite Victoria Station it is perfect for a pre theatre drink or pre weekend getaway bubbles or a perfect work ‘meeting’ as open early! Whatever your reason, this rooftop is one of London’s best kept secrets.
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Marquess of Anglesey
Best for: 🍻🍸🍾
Nearest tube: Covent Garden tube – 4 minutes walk
Location: On top of their pub (map)
View: The local area
Vibe: After work catch ups
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Lift available? No
Children allowed? Yes until 5pm
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? No – it can be covered
Rooftop review roundup: When you are looking for alfresco rooftop drinking that isn’t over run with tourists but in this highly popular area then look no further. This pub is your escape from the noise below. Super compact so do book or prepared to fight for a table or be disappointed, I was!
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Mercato Mayfair
Best for: ☕️🍰🍕🍷
Nearest tube: Bond Street 🚶♀️5 mins
Location: On top of a converted church (map)
View: N/A
Vibe: Chilled
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Groups only
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Not for the rooftop but for the different floors – yes.
Last visited /photos taken: 2026
Warm/dry weather only? There are heaters but it’s very exposed to the elements. In winter there is a pop up golden tent!
Rooftop review roundup: Having a rooftop is really the icing on the cake of this beautiful and eclectic food market housed in a converted church. There isn’t a bar – you purchase your drinks and take them up and the choice is vast. From an altar transformed into a craft beer and cocktail bar, other bars dotted about – there is even a wine cellar offering tastings. While the super cute rooftop provides a welcome retreat in the summer, the venue below is likely to steal the spotlight for most visitors.
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Miradora
(formally The Garden Rooftop)
Best for: 🍽🥂☕️
Nearest tube: Leicester Square – 2 mins 🚶♀️or Piccadilly Circus – 3 mins 🚶🏻♂️ (map)
Location: Almost opposite Leicester Squrae tube
View: The eye and the city
Vibe: Summer chill
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking available? Yes on a small terrace
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes Sunday – Thursdays
Last visited /photos taken: 2022 (2025 Update – the name has changed but the views are the same!)
Warm/dry weather only? Yes, its actually enclosed – though it made the cut as they have self named it a rooftop and I have allowed it as there is a very small terrace (more for smokers than able to drink on)
Rooftop review roundup: An oasis of calm from the busy tourist trap of Leicester Sq. Though with 101 tequila ‘s on offer it will be anything but calm! Just a shame the roof doesn’t come off.
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Orrery Terrace
Best for: 🍽
Nearest tube: Baker Street🚶🏻♂️ 6 mins
Location: Marylebone High St, on top of their restaurant (map)
View: Nada
Vibe: Piano Bar
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2021
Warm/dry weather only? Yes for the terrace
Rooftop review roundup: A cute little Michelin star French rooftop terrace in the heart of Marylebone. However I didn’t find the food or service that special. The restaurant has been around a while and it feels like its lost its sparkle. However that was one experience. It was a shame they have the awning up all the time though during a heatwave it would be very welcomed not to sit directly in the sun but outside.
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Pantechnicon: Sachi
2025: Sachi have taken over the rooftop space – more to come
Best for: 🍽🍷
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge 🚶♀️ 6 mins
Location: Heart of Knightsbridge, with its own grand building (map)
View: Nothing
Vibe: Understated chic
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – Sushi
Booking available? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? No they have an indoor restaurant but also can cover the terrace, have heaters and rugs
Rooftop review roundup: Recently refurbished, the rooftop at Pantechnicon, now hosted by Sachi features inviting white sofas and low tables, creating an informal, relaxed yet effortlessly chic atmosphere. And the extensive sushi menu complements the casual vibe perfectly. While this isn’t a rooftop for sweeping views, it’s the ideal post-shopping pitstop after a serious Knightsbridge spree. Whether it’s a private date night or a laid-back catch-up after work, this hidden gem brings just the right rooftop energy for a chilled cocktail (or five)!
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Radio Rooftop
Best for: 🥂🍽🍸
Nearest tube: Temple – 7 mins 🚶🏻♂️or Covent Garden – 7 mins 🚶♀️
Location: ME Hotel. Opposite Somerset House right on the corner of the strand. Entrance by day is through the hotel. By night and weekends there is a side entrance. (map)
View: Somerset House & The Shard / city
Vibe: Swanky and night chilled by day.
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes till 5pm then it is an over 21 venue
Last visited /photos taken: 2026
Warm/dry weather only? No – heaters and covered area
Rooftop review roundup: One of London’s favourites and most frequented has been renovated and reopened June 2024 to new décor, menu and owners. A softer, classier, and calmer vibe is reflected in its new variety of exceptional cocktails, sushi menu but with the same stunning view. In prime position just on the edge of the strand, overlooking Somerset House, it boasts some of the best views in London. By day sofas to chill with champers or dine against a stunning city back drop. By night dress to impress. This is not a cheap night out at £19 a pop for a cocktail encouraging us to sit back and savour the atmosphere rather than the old Radio nights of shots and debauchery. To note, on the weekends and certain evenings there is even a line so do book! If you like boujee vibes then you may like the ME Radio Rooftop sister in Ibiza!
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Piazza Terrace Bar: Bar Cicoria
Best for: 🥂🥜🧀🥓🍷
Nearest tube: Covent Garden 2 mins 🚶♀️
Location: On top of the Royal Opera House (map)
View: Covent Garden square & London eye in the distance
Vibe: Quiet when no performance is on, theatre audience vibe when is!
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? No
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes – to the right as you enter the main foyer from the Bow Street entrance.
Children allowed: Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2026
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: A historical hideaway from the hordes of tourists that descend to Covent Garden. This square dating back to the 1600’s attracts 120K people a day! So this rooftop is a true rooftop refuge. Though albeit not a true rooftop bar as it has a roof but with huge open areas for the windows and perched on this iconic building, I have allowed it! Open for lunch and dinner or just drinks this isn’t just reserved for those attending a performance but for
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Prince of Wales Feathers
Best for: 🍺
Nearest tube: Warren Street – 30 second walk or Euston Square – 4 minutes walk
Location: Above the pub (map)
View: Nothing
Vibe: Pub!
Prosecco price: 🍾 🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? No
Smoking allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: Dating back to the 1800s this is a historic little pub in a busy commuter area. Refurbished in 2024 it cant magic up sweeping views of London but it is a welcomed an outdoor space.
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Punch and Judy
Best for: 🥂🍷🍾
Nearest tube: Covent Garden – 4 minutes
Location: On top of their pub (map)
View: Covent Garden Piazza
Vibe: Touristy
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Not on the terrace but yes inside
Booking available? No
Lift available? No
Children allowed? No
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: This is a classic rooftop terrace that is no secret! This is where there tourists will flock for their fizz on a summers day to sit and absorb the the crazy atmosphere of this famous area of London. More a balcony than a typical rooftop bar but this is a must for an out of towner.
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Soho House -180 The strand
*** Members only ***
Best for: 🥂🍽🍸
Nearest tube: Temple – 5 mins
Location: 180 The Strand (map)
View: All of London!
Vibe: Chill
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes but not to the public
Smoking allowed? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2026
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: The newest Soho House in London with everything you could want from a rooftop… the best views, vibes and pool! So it will be disappointing to most its a private members club but find yourself a member and become friends as they are allowed to take guests. That’s what I did!
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St James Café
Best for: ☕️🥂🍷🍽🍰
Nearest tube: St James Park- 5 minute walk or from Westminster tube – 8 minutes walk
Location: In St James park (map)
View: St James palace, the London eye & the park.
Vibe: Super chill café
Prosecco price: 🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? No but it’s fast turn around of visitors
Children allowed: Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes (the café underneath is enclosed should you need it!)
Rooftop review roundup: Not what you usually expect from a ‘rooftop’ but it is indeed on top of the café so counts. One for families, a quiet read of a boo or a pit stop whilst park walking to see St James Palace which you can see from this cute little café! just to while away the day.
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Harrods Rooftop: Grill on Fifth
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Best for: 🍽
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge – 7 minute walk
Location: On top of Harrods (map)
View: London generic rooftops – you can just about spot the Shard
Vibe: Classy
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – Steak restaurant
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: New ones coming soon
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: Set on top of one of the world’s most famous stores, could there be anywhere more iconic to take a tourist! More info coming soon.
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The Nest
Best for: 🍾☕️🥂🍸🍷
Nearest tube: Oxford Street – 4 minutes walk or Great Portland Street – 9 minute walk
Location: On top of the Treehouse Hotel, opposite the BBC (map)
View: All of London!
Vibe: Piano bar, elegant
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾+
Food available? Snacks, small plates and sharing plates (or there is a restaurant on the floor below)
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes (outside)
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2026
Warm/dry weather only? Yes but the inside has floor to ceiling windows.
Rooftop review roundup: Situated conveniently near Oxford and Regent Street, it’s an ideal spot for indulging in post-shopping champagne. The staff exude warmth and hospitality. As for the views, they’re truly unparalleled, showcasing iconic landmarks like the BT Tower, The Shard, and the bustling shopping streets below. The rooftop terrace seamlessly wraps around the bar, while inside, a visually striking treehouse-inspired vibe awaits. Get ready to immerse yourself in the beauty of London from every angle!
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Tattu
Best for: 🥟🫗🍸🍽
Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road
Location: The Now Building (map)
View: Tottenham Court Road one side and Shard from the bar side.
Vibe: Buzzing
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾 (no Prosecco and eye watering bubbles prices)
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2022
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: Despite 95% of the venue being enclosed I am allowing it on to the rooftops category as it does have a very small rooftop terrace – with great photo op views. Just opened in spring 2022 this is your date night dream. A vibrant vibe, beautifully dressed and an opulent sexy feel – this is a special venue. However the down side is if your date is GF – do not bring them here. The menu is so limited I struggled plus being handed a plastic folder and made to go through it was the type of service I’d expect at a greasy spoon café! .
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The Rooftop, St James
Best for: 🥂🍹🍸🍷
Nearest tube: Charing Cross – 6 mins 🚶🏻♂️or Piccadilly Circus – 7 mins 🚶♀️
Location: On top of the The Trafalgar hotel (map)
View: Trafalgar Square & London Eye
Vibe: Date night, sophisticated
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Visited / photos taken on: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? No – but yes for the views
Rooftop review: Always was a big favourite in it’s ‘Vista’ days. The vibe is now less afternoon tea parties and more champers at sunset creating the perfect date night setting. This rooftop bar brings the romance to London with unique rooftop views of Trafalgar Square, in a cosy intimate space. Sunset is by far the best time to be on this rooftop, the golden glow across this historic square is pure magic. Pack your overdraft though – this is one of the most priciest rooftop bars. Worth every penny for the memories made though!
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The Roof Terrace – Ham Yard
Best for: 🥂🍸🍹🍻🍷
Nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus – 3 mins 🚶♀️
Location: On top on the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho (map)
View: London buildings
Vibe: Chilled yet bustling
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Snacks only
Booking available? Yes and a must as this rooftop is for pop ups and hire only
Smoking allowed? Yes
Lift available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? No
Rooftop review roundup: This is a private rooftop terrace but they put on a lot of pop ups – rose on the roof & yoga in the summer to hot gin and heaters in the winter. I’ve done the latter a few times and most recently came to a private hire drinks event. The weather has never been kind when I have been – usually grey and rainy (hence the pics are a little dull) but there is a cover over the sofas so still totally doable. Staff couldn’t be more helpful, as it’s a hotel there’s also a cloakroom and worse case there’s a gorgeous bar and restaurant downstairs if you just wanted to swing by the terrace for one drink.
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Soho Sky Terrace
Best for: 🍹🍾🍷
Nearest tube: Oxford Circus – 3 mins wa;l
Location: 6th floor of the Courthouse Hotel, opposite to Liberty store and next door to the Palladium theatre (map)
View: Nothing iconic except Liberty store
Vibe: By day, quiet. By evening boujee!
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – pizza, burgers, nachos, nuts, salad
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2023
Warm/dry weather only? No – open all year round with heaters, plastic side sheeting to break the wind
Rooftop review roundup: I hadn’t been since it was known as ‘Toy Roof ‘and seen some not so favourable reviews so was keen to see if they were true. The entrance is wisteria goals – floral archway leading to the small intimate terrace. Sadly there aren’t any wow views and the plastic sheeting round the sides really cheapens what is a great space for Soho. The other downside is the prices – I know it is central London but £65 for a bottle of prosecco is crazy. But this is also a shisha bar with a club vibe where you can buy bottles of spirits, so expect evenings full of party fun possibly a little pretentious. But if you are flush and looking for somewhere quiet in the day for a pit stop then this is for you.
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Stanley’s Rooftop Bar
Best for: 🍾🍽️
Nearest tube: Green Park – 6 minutes walk
Location: On top of the Chesterfield Hotel in Mayfair (Map)
View: London skyline
Vibe: Relaxed & exclusive
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾 🍾🍾
Food available? Live grill at the bar, sharing food
Booking available? Yes – no walk in’s
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? No
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2026
Warm/dry weather only? No – restractable roof, heaters and sliding windows
Rooftop review roundup: Mayfair is already one of London’s most exclusive addresses, and The Chesterfield Hotel has now taken that hospitality sky-high. Stanley’s is an intimate, golden rooftop escape designed for all seasons, thanks to its retractable roof. Relaxed yet refined, understated rather than flashy, it’s a place where the food and drinks take centre stage against the skyline. Named in tribute to hotel founder Stanley Tollman, the rooftop reflects his ethos of warmth, hospitality and genuine welcome which I absolutely found to be true. I loved how cosy and inviting it felt and how warm with the roof open in winter. This could be one of Mayfair’s best kept secret rooftops and I think I’ve found a new favourite hideaway.
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The Windmill Mayfair
Best for: 🍷🥂🍺🥃🍸🍹
Nearest tube: Oxford Circus – 5 mins walk
Location: Just off Regents St along from ‘Sketch’ (map)
View: None
Vibe: Traditional pub
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Last visited /photos taken: 2022
Warm/dry weather only? No – heaters and umbrellas
Rooftop review roundup: A little corner of normality in money filled Mayfair! Packed in the summer and hot gin in winter, this is your escape and Sanctuary from the Sexy Fish side of Mayfair. (Oh and inside the also a room called the pie room! You are welcome! )
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Vyta
Best for: 🍹🍷🍻
Nearest tube: Covent Garden – 3 minutes walk
Location: At the Covent Garden Piazza
View: The square/ piazza
Vibe: Chill
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – Italian
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes
Lift available? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2024
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: A gorgeous Italian restaurant with a terrace – perfect for prosecco overlooking the crowds of Covent Garden. There is also another little terrace though without a view but on a hot summers day would make the perfect pit stop. The main restaurant is inside but you don’t have to eat to enjoy the views.
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Yasmin Rooftop
Best for: 🥂🍷🍸
Nearest tube: Piccadilly – 5 minute walk
Location: On top of 1 Warwick private members club (map)
View: N/a
Vibe: Summer lazy days
Prosecco price:🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Not for drinks but yes for dining
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes until 6pm
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? Yes though there is a small indoor bar
Rooftop review roundup: Nestled above the exclusive private members club surprisingly this rooftop bar and restaurant is open to all! Perfect for pre theatre goers, after work drinks or just craving alfresco retreat from London’s smog.
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Zebrano
Best for: 🍹🍷🍻
Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road
Location: On Greek Street, on top of the same named bar (map)
View: N/A
Vibe: Quiet (the opposite of their bar downstairs!)
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? Yes
Lift available? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2022
Warm/dry weather only? Yes
Rooftop review roundup: Sat on top of a crazy cocktailed filled bar this is a tiny rooftop garden bar away from the fun filled brunching below and also the streets of Soho. If you are looking for alfresco in soho that is chilled – this is it! Though be warned the bar is downstairs and the stairs are steep to carry your drinks.
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8 at Londoner
Best for: 🥂🍸
Nearest tube: Leicester Sq 🚶🏻♂️5 mins
Location: On top of the Londoner hotel, (map link)
View: The London Eye
Vibe: Smart, sexy and sophisticated
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – Japanese
Booking available? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes until 9pm
Last visited /photos taken: 2025
Warm/dry weather only? No there is a retractable roof and heaters
Rooftop review roundup: Fresh on the rooftop scene in 2021, this rooftop bar, along with the entire hotel, exudes opulence This is 5 star service and luxury (also at 5 star prices!) The rooftop is divided into the Shima garden on the left, an inviting indoor lounge in the center, and the balcony, offering breathtaking views – through slats. Yes this area holds the views but they are limited and seating for them is limited. However the garden is a Japanese outdoor oasis comes with a retractable roof for year-round enjoyment but lacks any views. In this carefully curated space, a DJ sets the mood, making the balcony a cozy retreat. Our visit, perhaps due to the winter quiet on a Friday in London, was greeted with complimentary sparkling sake – a delightful touch. The cocktails mirrored the thoughtful attention to detail, leaving us wishing we had booked for dinner. All in all such a lovely rooftop hideaway – the service and genuineness of the staff are definitely a highlight. Definitely date night vibes.
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