North London

1. Big Chill Bar

Best for: 🥂🍹🍸🍷

Nearest Tube: Kings Cross – 4 mins 🚶‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

Location: Above the pub with the same name

View: Nothing special – buildings

Dress code: Chill 👖👚👕👗

Vibe: Hipster, chill & fun

Prosecco price: 🍾

Food available? Yes

Booking available? No

Last visited /photos taken: 2018

Warm/dry weather only? Yes but there is a little undercover area and the bar downstairs is super cute.

Rooftop review roundup: Cute, kitsch & colourful. Morning meetings here seem to be a thing – what a great place for work! Whilst the view isn’t why you’d come the decor is! Great for instagram and super lovely staff.

Address: 257-259 Pentonville Road, N1 9NL

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: The Tankard in Kennington

2. Bucks Head

Best for: 🍷🍺

Nearest tube: Camden Town – 1 min 🚶‍♀️

Location: On top of the pub named the same

View: Buildings

Dress code: 👚👖👕

Vibe: Pub causal

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾 on Fridays is just: 🍾 cheers 🥂

Food available? Yes

Booking available? No

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? Yes

Rooftop review roundup: Small little brightly coloured pub terrace with really friendly fun staff in the heart of Camden.

Address: 202 Camden High Street, NW1 8QR

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: The Big Chill in Kings Cross

3. Fest Camden

Best for: 🥂🍷🍺

Nearest tube: Kentish Town West – 8 mins 🚶‍♀️Camden Town – 7 mins 🚶‍♀️

Location: Come in side entrance or wander through the market to a cobbled hill leaving up to signed roof gardens sitting on top of the walls of the market

View: The market and a petrol station

Dress code: 👚👖👕

Vibe: Tunes and catch ups

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾

Food available? Yes

Booking available? Yes

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? No – there are heaters and plastic cover

Rooftop review roundup: A cute all year round hang with novelty beanbags and table football and great tunes.

Address: Fest Camden Stables Market, NW1 8AH

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: Chiringuito in Bethnal Green

4. Golden Bee

Best for: 🥃🍷🍸🍺

Nearest tube: Old street – 2 mins🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Location: Literally on Old street

View: Shoreditch

Dress code: Smart Casual 👔👖👗👚👕

Vibe: Party and palm trees

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾

Food available? Food platters only and some night prebooking

Booking available? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2018

Warm/dry weather only? Yes has a retractable roof and a fire pit!

Rooftop review roundup: A rare rooftop that lists when they have private events on their website 👏 This is like a nightclub on a roof complete with bouncers and dancing on the weekend!

Address: Singer Street, EC1V 9DD

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: 230th Fifth in New York

5. Roof Garden St Pancras

Best for: 🥂🍷🍺☕️

Nearest tube: St Pancras 🚶‍♀️1 min

Location: Renaissance Hotel

View: Station

Dress code: 👚👕👖👔👗

Vibe: Chill

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾

Food available? You can order take away from the Me restaurant and eat it there since Covid.

Booking available? Yes

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2020

Warm/dry weather only? Yes

Rooftop review roundup: Self named as a rooftop but it wasnt quite the top of the hotel – in fact was on the same level as the lobby however it was a rooftop of the building below so it passes! Very cute and perfect prior as an alternative to their swanky bar. Whilst it’s open again they aren’t offering table service yet but you are welcome to buy drinks and food from their restaurants to take out … perfect for a summer night cap before staying in their infamous hotel with THOSE Spice Girls stairs!

Address: St Pancras Hotel, Euston Road, NW1 2AR

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: Ham Yard in Central London

6. Starbucks

Best for: ☕️☕️☕️🍵🍪🍩🍰🥪

Nearest tube: Camden Town – 3 mins 🚶‍♀️

Location: By the lock above Starbucks!

View: The lock

Dress code: Causal 👚👖👕

Vibe: As you’d expect – causal

Prosecco price: 🚫

Food available? Yes

Booking available? No

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? Yes

Rooftop review roundup: Well I was surprised to stumble across this – a Starbucks rooftop though I wasn’t surprised for Camden that it was very basic as a pit stop not a destination- still a nice change to enjoy a Starbucks in the sun!

Address: Lock keepers cottage, NW1 7BX

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: Prince of Wales Feathers in Fitzoria

7. The Abbey Tavern

Best for: 🍺🍷🥂🍺

Nearest tube: Kentish Town West – 5 mins 🚶‍♀️Kentish Town – 6 mins 🚶🏻‍♂️

Location: On top of the pub named the same

View: Nothing much

Dress code: 👚👖👕

Vibe: English pub chilled

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾

Food available? Yes – limited pub food

Booking available? Yes

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? Yes and no… there’s an outdoor area under the terrace that’s covered but the main roof is uncovered.

Rooftop review roundup: Cute pub with a sizeable outside benches area with a giant TV and a flower wall – something for everyone!

Address: 124 Kentish Town Road, NW1 9QB

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: Auberge at Waterloo

8. The Castle

Best for: 🍽🥂🍻

Nearest tube: Angel – 4 mins 🚶🏻‍♂️

Location: Along the Pentonville Road.

View: Not much

Dress code: Casual

Vibe: Pub

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾

Food available? Yes

Booking available? Yes

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? It is covered slightly with heaters and part of a pub should it start to shower.

Rooftop review roundup: Cute little terrace on top of the pub. Perfect pit stop, lazy lunch or we’ll deserved post work drinks.

Address: 54 Pentonville Rd, N1 9HF

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: No 32 in Clapham

9. The Driver

Best for: 🥂🍷🍻🍸

Nearest tube: Kings Cross – 7 mins 🚶‍♀️Angel – 15 mins 🚶‍♀️

Location: Above the pub

View: Nothing

Dress code: As you like

Vibe: Summer, after work, fun

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾

Food available? Yes

Booking available? Yes

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? No – they have slats that can cover the roof!

Rooftop review roundup: Very small little cosy rooftop at this gorgeous gastro pub. Gets full pretty quick and only open in the evenings. You can also book it (and other floors) for work events which would be low key but fun.

Address: 2-4 Wharfdale Rd, N1 9RY

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: Chiringuito In Bethnal Green

10. The Lock Tavern

Best for: 🎉🥂🍺

Nearest tube: Kentish Town West – 8 mins 🚶‍♀️Camden Town – 7 mins 🚶‍♀️

Location: On top of the pub named the same

View: Nothing much

Dress code: 👚👖👕

Vibe: Quiet by day party by night 💃 🕺🏼

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾🍾 10% off of you but 3 so could be 🍾🍾😜

Food available? Yes

Booking available? Yes

Smoking allowed? Yes

Last visited /photos taken: 2019

Warm/dry weather only? Yes but they have another outdoor area in the back that’s covered

Rooftop review roundup: A famous Camden haunt with a traditional English pub feel but a party place on the weekends. And winter there’s a snug! Heaters and rugs and blankets and cover for the rooftop so no excuse to enjoy!

Address: 35 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AJ

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: No 32 in Clapham

11. The Scottish Stores

Best for: 🍷🥃🍺

Nearest Tube: Kings Cross – 4 mins🚶‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

Location: Right by Kings Cross Premier Inn

View: None. It’s fenced up.

Dress code: Casual 👖👕👚

Vibe: A locals pub feel

Prosecco price: 🍾 (tho it’s the place for craft ale & wines rather than bubbles)

Food available? Yes tho check as when we went the chef had quit so no food!

Booking available? No

Last visited /photos taken: 2018

Warm/dry weather only? Yes

Rooftop review roundup: A tiny little terrace perfect for smokers. The pub itself is very a classic British pub so the terrace reflects this.

Address: 2-4 Caledonian Rd, N1 9DU

Website: Click here

Rooftop extra tip: If you like this rooftop then you might also like: The Loft in Wimbledon

12. Upper 5th Shoreditch

(Formally known as Shoreditch sky Terrace)

Best for: 🍸🥂🍹🍷

Nearest tube: Old Street – 7 mins 🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Location: On Old Street itself

View: London 🌇

Dress code: Smart Casual 👗👚👖👔👕(the hotel is super smart & you have to walk through to the lifts so you may feel better smarter)

Vibe: Chilled tunes and summer vibes

Prosecco price: 🍾🍾

Food available? Small plates

Booking available? No

Last visited /photos taken: 2018

Warm/dry weather only? Yes

Rooftop review roundup: This is a gorgeous terrace that has good views, great vibe, pretty flowers and yet has a decadent feel enticing you to want to stay all day!

Address: The Courthouse Hotel, 335–337 Old Street, EC1V 9LL

Website: Click here