Best-of list · Rooftop Guides
The 9 best rooftop bars in Melbourne for 2026, from Siglo and Curtin House to Naked in the Sky, terraces across the CBD and Fitzroy verified open.
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10 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
Melbourne built its rooftop scene from the laneways up. Most of these rooms sit three or four floors above heritage stock rather than on towers, so the view is rooflines and CBD silhouettes, and the competition runs on the drinks rather than the altitude. This guide covers nine terraces verified open in June 2026, from a polished Spring Street institution to a green-walled laneway oasis. One name from older lists, Campari House, has closed, so it is gone rather than left pointing at a shuttered door.
Siglo crowns the Melbourne Supper Club on Spring Street, a third-floor terrace looking straight at Parliament House and the spires of St Patrick's. White-jacketed waiters carry classic cocktails, a deep Champagne list and cigars to marble tables. It opens at 5pm most nights and runs to 3am, so it rewards a long, unhurried evening. Come for the city's most grown-up rooftop and a martini that arrives without fuss.
Full listing & hours →Madame Brussels reopened in late 2024 under the Double Happiness team, and the astroturf terrace on Level 3 of 59 Bourke Street feels reborn. The look is garden-party kitsch, all hedges and pastel, and the jugs of punch are built for sharing across a long afternoon. It pulls in birthday groups and after-work crowds. Climb the stairs on a sunny Saturday, order a Pimm's jug, and let the day stretch.
Full listing & hours →Naked in the Sky tops Naked for Satan at 285 Brunswick Street, five floors above Fitzroy with the best northern view of the CBD skyline. The drink list runs nearly twenty pages, anchored by the house Satan's vodka, and the kitchen sends out Basque-leaning small plates. The terrace fills with a young Brunswick Street crowd by dusk. Arrive at noon for a sunlit lunch, or after dark when the room lifts.
Full listing & hours →Transit sits atop the Transport Hotel beside Federation Square, a rare Melbourne rooftop with a true open panorama across the Yarra and the CBD. It opens at 3pm on weekdays and noon on weekends, and from 6 to 7pm Friday through Sunday the oysters drop to half price. Signature cocktails, pizzas and a wide terrace of bar tables fill it out. Strictly 18+, it works best as a sunset opener.
Full listing & hours →The Rooftop Bar on level 7 of Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, is the one most Melburnians name first. Industrial bones, deck chairs and skyline views set the tone, and in summer the deck turns into an open-air cinema. Happy hour starts at 4pm, and a weekday burger, fries and a Balter runs $22. Climb the seven floors, claim a deck chair, and stay as the city lights come up.
Full listing & hours →Loop Roof hides on levels 3 and 4 of 23 Meyers Place, a green oasis of hundreds of plants and a vertical living wall framed against the skyline. A retractable awning, heaters and a misting system keep it comfortable all year, which helped it win AGFG Best Views in 2020. Cocktails lead the list. Slip down the laneway, find the staircase, and settle in among the ferns for a slow Thursday.
Full listing & hours →Goldilocks tucks away on level 4 of 264 Swanston Street, a hidden room where the roof opens fully or closes over the heaters with the weather. Table service brings cocktails from some of the city's sharpest bartenders, alongside fried chicken ribs and steamed dumplings. It runs late, 2pm to 3am daily. Find the unmarked stairs, settle into a booth, and let the table service carry the night.
Full listing & hours →Good Heavens has held level 2 of 79 Bourke Street since 2016, and it still counts as Melbourne's largest rooftop bar. The mood is playful and colorful, the cocktails bright, and the wide deck takes in a broad sweep of the city. It opens daily from noon and packs out for New Year's Eve. Bring a group on a warm afternoon, order something fruit-forward, and claim a stretch of the deck.
Full listing & hours →The Rooftop at QT sits above the QT designer hotel on Russell Street, an indoor-outdoor lounge with uninterrupted views over the city. It leans polished without losing the ease of a hotel rooftop, and it throws some of the CBD's better skyline parties when the calendar turns. Cocktails are the focus. Come dressed a notch up, time it for sunset, and stay as the room shifts into evening mode.
Full listing & hours →The cocktail bar on Level 55 of Rialto Towers, sibling to Vue de Monde, with views over Port Phillip Bay. Broadsheet rates it among the city's highest rooms, open Wednesday to Sunday with bar snacks from the restaurant kitchen.
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