LA's best rooftop bars, picked for views, atmosphere, and a drink that tastes better from 10 stories up.
DTLA · 448 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
It’s not subtle. With rooftop views made for marriage proposals and Aperol Spritzes engineered for the grid, Perch is where Angelenos go to cosplay Parisian leisure. Think wrought iron, string lights, jazz nights, and j…
DTLA · 617 S Spring St 8th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
A DTLA rooftop with a mezcal-hued energy—low lights, palm shadows, and a crowd that looks like they planned to stay one drink but dressed just in case. It’s polished without being precious, best at golden hour when the …
Santa Monica · Proper Hotel (Rooftop) 700 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Up the elevator at Santa Monica Proper and boom—you’re sipping a tamarindo margarita with the ocean basically winking at you. It’s one of those rooftop spots that somehow pulls off being fancy and laid-back—like, you ca…
West Hollywood · 603 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
A multi-level West Hollywood playground where dinner downstairs turns into rooftop chaos upstairs without anyone formally announcing the transition. The restaurant leans modern Asian and moody, but the real plot twist i…
Hollywood · 1541 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
A rooftop refuge where the Côte d’Azur got a Hollywood makeover—striped blush couches, a disco ball winking overhead, and a water fountain that feels like it was smuggled in from Saint‑Tropez. On weeknights it’s the kin…
Hollywood · 1999 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068
A hilltop Japanese estate that looks like it was airlifted straight out of a Kyoto daydream and dropped above Hollywood. The courtyard glows at sunset, koi ponds ripple below, and the city sprawls beneath you like it’s …
Santa Monica · 1332 2nd St Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401
A sun-drenched rooftop hideout that feels like Capri by way of Instagram, Élephante is all terracotta tones, slatted wood, and sweeping ocean views. The crowd skews pretty and polished, sipping spritzes and scooping up …
Beverly Hills · 9360 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
A Beverly Hills rooftop that trades velvet-rope theatrics for open sky and clean-lined polish. Perched high above Wilshire, it draws a dressed-up crowd for sunset cocktails, city views, and DJs that ease the night forwa…
Hollywood · 1800 Argyle Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Part breezy hotel lounge, part low-key dinner party with a view, Written Hand nails that casual-glam thing without trying too hard. Mediterranean plates—grilled prawns, tuna collar, charred veg—circle the table while he…