A branch of the local Astroturf company might have been busy with the flooring of the Fringe Club Roof Garden, but this is one of the few open-air bars in Central and has become a hot hangout for ex-pat artists and music lovers who want to get away from the ‘scene’ scene.
Our selection of rooftops in ‘South East Asia’
Fringe Club
Posted on February - 1 - 2012
Rooftop beer garden
Posted on January - 5 - 2012
The Aurora is a big venue with several bars over three floors including a nice rooftop with amazing views to Sidney’s skyline.
Serving up counter meals at good prices, with drinks offers including $5 cocktails on Thursdays.There are big screens for the sports fan.
JW’s Champagne Lounge
Posted on May - 16 - 2011
Located on level 40 of the hotel, JW’s Lounge Bar offers magnificent views of the Shanghai skyline. this rooftop is a perfect spot to watch the Shanghai night lights flow. The Lounge Bar also features live music six nights a week from 8:30PM and has been voted “Best Hotel Bar” in 2007 by That’s Shanghai magazine. We specially recommend to have a drink during the happy hour between 5:30PM and 7:30PM.
Aer Bar
Posted on March - 17 - 2011
Aer made a splash when it opened last December on the top of the Four Seasons Mumbai. The highest bar in the city, the lounge sprawls across the entire rooftop of the hotel, offering incredible panoramas of the city’s bustling Worli district and the Arabian Sea. Needless to say, Aer recently scored a spot on ABC News Travel’s list of the “World’s Best Rooftop Bars.” The dining is equally as inspiring” and features an innovative selection of hot and cold Lebanese and Middle Eastern dips, Mediterranean tapas and other international favorites.” Order up a personalized cocktail- perhaps a blend of fresh fruit and Champagne- while sampling some midnight mezzes. A live DJ plays nightly sets in this open-air bar. Evening happy hour (running from 5:30 pm- 8 pm every evening) means half-price Champagne cocktails and Champagne.
Covering the entire roof of Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, this 34th floor open-air lounge creates an atmosphere of chic relaxation high above the bustling streets of Worli.
Sky Bar at Traders
Posted on January - 27 - 2011
Orgo
Posted on October - 14 - 2010
Orgo was launched in September, 2008, as part of the Singapore River Festival. The rooftop is located on the 4th floor of Singapore’s Opera house, the Esplanade. It was originally conceived as a mobile bar by Taiwanese-American entrepreneur Nick Yen. The modular system that he conceptualized was designed to allow the bar to move around swiftly and flexibly. The primary objective was to create an evolving space to give the customer a novel experience every time.
Madame Brussels
Posted on October - 12 - 2010
Madame Brussels was a sweetheart of the Duke of Edinburgh. Always dressed well, she drove about in a smart carriage and resided in St Kilda. Most prominently thought she was a brothel keep in the day, opening her first brothel in 1879, and continued to operate them until 1908 by which time she had overseen no less than eight.
Azure
Posted on September - 21 - 2010
Located on the top two floors of Hotel LKF, Azure is a sophisticated yet contemporary restaurant and lounge. The most striking here is the prospect of looking down at the city lights from such a dizzying height. There is also the possibility to relax at 29th & 30th floors and feel the vibrant spirit of the city in the soft jazz played in the background.
To get to the roof (on the 30th floor), you have to buy a drink. But we are pretty sure that most of our readers always do so…
Top Deck
Posted on September - 9 - 2010
In 2005 Cafe Deco Group opened Top Deck, the unique restaurant and bar on the top floor of Hong Kong’s legendary Jumbo Floating Restaurant. If you don’t know this place, it’s an entire imperial floating palace in the middle of the Aberdeen Harbor in southern Hong Kong Island. Even Queen Elizabeth II has dined there!
Bar Rouge
Posted on July - 13 - 2010
Bar Rouge is a magnificent dance club and bar with a terrace on the 7th floor, overlooking the Huangpu River. Today it has become one of the most popular night spots in Shanghai. The place is often full of expats. Maybe because the owners are two French guys… An excellent cocktail, wine and champagne list is available in an original setting. If you order their signature drink (Bar Rouge), they set the bar alight. You will be amazed at the range of different nightly entertainment, from « pink », electro, secret desire, or RNB nights to quieter ones with wine-tasting.
ToTT’s Roof Terrace
Posted on July - 12 - 2010
Causeway Bay has one swanky rooftop respite that isn’t talked about much. Ironically, it’s called ToTT, which stands for Talk of The Town. Located at 34th floor, the newly opened outdoor roof terrace, ToTT’s and Roof Terrace now offers alfresco dining and wining with exhilarating views of Victoria Harbour and the stunning city skyline. Entering the Roof Terrace from the striking red glass door, guests will be attracted by the breathtaking views of the harbour overlooking the Hong Kong Island’s skyscrapers that the newly constructed glass parapets, complemented by the wooden-decking and rich violet and gold mosaics.
The Sunday brunch, with its unlimited champagne, is so popular you should book at least 2 weeks in advance.
Sugar
Posted on July - 9 - 2010
Located on the 32nd floor and open until 2AM, this rooftop is designed to be the place for an after-work drink or a late “chill out”.
Red Bar
Posted on July - 2 - 2010
Situated below one of the world’s greatest skyscrapers, RED offers something unique: A chance to experience how it feels to sit at the foot of — and stare up at — a towering sovereign of the sky. RED finds itself in the shadow of the International Finance Center, all 86 floors of it (it’s on the rooftop garden of the IFC mall). It’s true that the IFC isn’t much to go drooling over, but it’s tall, it’s lit up with cool lights, and it was in “The Dark Knight”.
Rooftop Bar Cinema
Posted on June - 25 - 2010
An ultra cool venue for music, cinema, or just sunny boozing, this bar sits atop the Thai bar and restaurant, Cookie, on a six story 1920’s building in central Melbourne.
Naturally, the success of a session at the Rooftop Bar is subject to weather conditions as, with the exception of umbrellas and gas heaters, it isn’t protected against the elements. Restricted opening hours and menus operate during the off-season but both are expanded for the summer months; past menu highlights include a yakitori grill and sweet & savoury crepes courtesy of the team behind Concorde Crepes.
Be warned, from November to March the Rooftop Cinema takes over, and access to the roof is restricted to ticket holders after 8:00pm.
Loof
Posted on May - 21 - 2010
A happening point and often location for events of all types, this rooftop offers an interesting design with an excellent view towards Singapore’s best known hotel, The Raffles Hotel. It looks a lot like a modern tropical bar, but there is also a strong food component, and it is possible to get a full meal here after midnight – a good drawing point among the late-night crowd.
Screening Room
Posted on May - 21 - 2010
The Screening Room rooftop bar is only on the 5th floor, but being located in the heart of China Town, the view up to the surrounding skyscrapers and the bustling streets downstairs is great. The Screening Room is composed of a restaurant, a studio, a whiskey bar, a rooftop…
Helipad
Posted on May - 19 - 2010
Helipad opened in 2008 and is in the heart of Singapore’s party district Clarke Quay. A little bit difficult to locate for first timers as it is on the top of the “Central Mall”, reachable via the car park elevator.
Breeze
Posted on May - 18 - 2010
This inventive lounge sits atop the fourth floor terrace of The Scarlet boutique hotel in Singapore’s Chinatown district. One look at the staff decked out in gauzy Thai-style garb and you know you’re in for a relaxed night at this rooftop terrace.
Moon Bar
Posted on May - 3 - 2010
This open air bar-restaurant is 61 floors above the streets of Bangkok; sophisticated, romantic and reaching for the clouds, this terrace offers exotic cocktails, wine-by-the-glass or non-alcholic beverages in the bar area, and aslo a restaurant for a memorable dinner of barbecued seafood, such as Grilled Sea Bass with Citrus Salsa and Cilantro.
