San Francisco's skyline looks different from up top. These rooftop bars trade the fog for a view - and most deliver cocktails worth the elevator ride.
Nob Hill + Chinatown · 999 California St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
A cocktail lounge on the 19th floor of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, with 360-degree views spanning the bay, both bridges, and the city below Nob Hill. The bar runs craft cocktails alongside shared plates (ahi tuna tartare, c…
SoMa · 701 3rd St 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
A Nikkei rooftop bar on the 12th floor of SoMa's Hyatt Place, with views toward Oracle Park and a cocktail menu running Peruvian pisco alongside Japanese-inflected drinks. The outdoor terrace runs tropical (bamboo, gree…
SoMa · 33 Turk St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
A glass-walled solarium on the roof of The Line Hotel, where fire pits and heaters handle the SF fog while the city skyline fills the windows. The GUAYABA (tequila, guava, rose, vanilla) leads a tropical cocktail list, …
Nob Hill + Chinatown · 450 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
A cocktail bar on the 21st floor of the Beacon Grand, with Art Deco velvet interiors and panoramic city views going back to 1928. The Cable Car Redux (rum, blood orange, Chinese five spice, cinnamon sugar rim) arrives i…
Mission · 100 Channel St 17th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
A 17th-floor rooftop bar at the Luma Hotel, built around Latin American distillates. Mezcal, cachaça, pisco, rum, and Bolivian brandy, each given serious treatment. The Caipirinha (cachaça, lime peel oils, crushed ice) …
SoMa · 12 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
A bar and restaurant on the 5th floor of Hotel Zelos with a film noir-inspired dining room and a heated outdoor patio anchored by a firepit. The back bar runs to 640+ whiskeys, and the cocktail list leans into rare brow…