North London x 6

1.Golden Bee

Best for: 🥃🍷🍸🍺

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

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

2. The Big Chill

Best for: 🥂🍹🍸🍷

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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. The Scottish Stores

Best for: 🍷🥃🍺

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

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

6 Upper 5th Shoreditch

(Formally known as Shoreditch sky Terrace)

Best for: 🍸🥂🍹🍷

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

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