Best Rooftop Bars in Europe

Drinking high is a fine art here: the best rooftop bars in Europe pair serious cocktails with rivers, parks and seafronts. In London, The Emory Rooftop Bar crowns Richard Rogers' steel-masted building with views across Hyde Park and holds two Pinnacle Guide PINs. Ceresio 7 in Milan, a one-PIN pick, sets its terraces beside two rooftop pools. Leo Rooftop sits on the eighth floor of Hotel Clark in Budapest, looking over the Danube bridges toward Buda Castle, and Bidder Bar faces the Gulf of Naples from the sixth floor of Grand Hotel Parker's. Plan ahead at The Emory: it takes no reservations and asks a £50 minimum spend per person. These are the bars we would start with.