Summer is FINALLY here, also known at Brit + Co as sandals, colorful sunnies and DIY crop top season. Or, more precisely, “drinking in sandals, sunnies and DIY crop tops” season. And what better way to enjoy the balmy breezes than with a crew of your BFFs and your icy beverage of choice on a hip ‘n’ happening rooftop bar? There is no better way, we say.
Here are the 40 best rooftop bars in America from sea to shining sea, according to user data from city guide app Foursquare. Cheers ;)
1. HandleBar, Austin, TX
2. Mr. Purple, New York, NY
3. Red Derby, Washington DC
4. Rooftop Bar at The Standard, LA
5. Berry Park, Brooklyn, NY
6. Mad Oak Bar, Oakland, CA
7. Ale House at Amato’s, Denver, CO
8. The Rooftop Bar at The Vendue, Charleston, SC
9. The Rooftop Lounge, Laguna Beach, CA
10. Acme Feed & Seed, Nashville, TN
11. Fountainhead, Chicago, IL
12. Fly Bar & Restaurant, Tampa, FL
13. Upstairs Rooftop Lounge at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
14. No Name Saloon & Grill, Park City, UT
15. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge, New York, NY
16. Marvin, Washington, DC
17. Departure, Portland, OR
18. The Ides at Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
19. Drumbar, Chicago, IL
20. P.O.V. Rooftop Lounge and Terrace, Washington, DC
21. Juvia, Miami Beach, FL
22. High Rooftop Bar at Hotel Erwin, Venice, CA
23. The Canopy, St. Petersburg, FL
24. Top of The Standard, New York, NY
25. ROOF on theWit, Chicago, IL
26. E.P & L.P., West Hollywood, CA
27. The Social Lounge and Tapas, Asheville, NC
28. Altitude Sky Lounge, San Diego, CA
29. Nellie’s Sports Bar, Washington DC
30. Three Sixty Rooftop Bar, St. Louis, MO
31. Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN
32. moto-i, Minneapolis, MN
33. Taylor’s People’s Park, Waukesha, WI
34. Night of Joy, Brooklyn, NY
35. JIMMY at The James, New York, NY
36. The Well, Kansas City, MO
37. The Lockview, Akron, OH
38. Birreria at Eataly, New York, NY
39. Black Sheep Rooftop, Jacksonville, FL
40. Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Washington DC
What amazing rooftop bars did we leave out? Tag us in your faves @BritandCo!
(Photos via Foursquare)