Rooftop Bars & Skyline Views

The skyline is the same for everyone. Getting a seat in front of it never is.

Reservation policy, dress code, minimum spend, and how to time your arrival before sunset — for 19 rooftop bars across 10 cities: Bangkok, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, London, Dubai, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Every detail below is sourced from the venue's own reservation page or its hotel's site where one exists; dress codes and minimum spends shift by season and night of the week, so confirm on the operator's own site before a special-occasion visit. For ticketed observation decks, see Best Observation Decks; for late-night bar and club culture by city, see International Nightlife Guide; for a destination's exact sunset time this month, see Golden Hour & Best Photo Spots.

Sourced from each bar's own reservation page or hotel site — minimum spends, dress codes and hours change by season and by night of the week. A bar flagged as temporarily closed is noted in its own row rather than left off the list.

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Dress codes, minimum spends and reservation windows change without much notice, and a venue can close for renovation or for good — Bar SixtyFive at the Rainbow Room (NYC), the original Smoke & Mirrors (Singapore) and Sevva (Hong Kong) are three well-known rooftops that no longer take walk-in guests, which is why they aren't listed above. Confirm current policy on the operator's own site before planning a visit around one.

Guide My Days — Rooftop Bars & Skyline Views