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10 Best Rooftop Restaurants in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is the perfect rooftop city, a metropolis whose energy and eclecticism is reflected in its cuisine. Few other places in the world can lay claim to such a staggering mix of ethnic, cultural and culinary traditions. 

Traditional Hong Kong food hails from the Guangdong Province of China, with their most popular dishes consisting of poultry, meat, or seafood alongside rice or noodles and some kind of preserved or pickled vegetables.

Let’s dig into the top 10 best rooftop restaurants in Hong Kong.

1. Harbourside Grill

The restaurant is located at the very tip of Ocean Terminal, the extension of Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui. It serves a fantastic mix of prime cuts and the finest cross-harbour views.

Harbourside Grill is equipped with both a stylish indoor dining room with panoramic windows and a lovely outdoor terrace. It lets you indulge in sweeping 180-degree views, from Wan Chai across the IFC mall and over Victoria Harbour, all the way to ICC in West Kowloon. 

The rooftop menu includes a selection of sizzling grilled specialities with a touch of French finesse, cocked over the Josper oven and sourced from around the world. Apart from meats, there is also a fine selection of seafood, complemented with global wines and crafted cocktails.

The restaurant opens between open from 10 am Tuesday to Sunday and encourages reservations for clients. You can find more information about them on their website

2. SKYE 

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The restaurant is located on the 27th floor of the five-star Hotel de Park Lane, right opposite Victoria Park.

SKYE is divided into SKYE Dining, SKYE Roof bar and SKYE Gastro bar. Covering more than 8 000 sq ft, there is plenty of room for both the interior dining room, three private rooms and an outside rooftop deck with an illuminated bar.

The stylish SKYE Dining with panoramic windows is the place to go for more filling meals. Here you can indulge in contemporary French cuisine created by Chef Lee Adams

The best part is some of the ingredients grown in the hotel’s rooftop garden.

The restaurant opens on Sunday to Thursday from 12 pm to 12 am and on Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 1 am. You are required to make a reservation before going. For more information, you can log into their website

3. La Rambla

The restaurant located on top of the IFC mall, La Rambla, brings a large slice of Barcelona to the heart of Hong Kong. 

Covering 5,000 square feet, the venue is both spacious and vibrant, with an energetic indoor dining room with Velvet green booths and rattan chairs, leading out to a sleek outdoor terrace with amazing views of the iconic Victoria Harbor.

The rooftop restaurant menu serves modern interpretations of regional Catalan cuisine and crowd-pleasing Spanish favourites. There is everything from traditional tapas and signature paellas to seasonal seafood, served as lunch, dinner and a Sunday market brunch.

The restaurant encourages reservations via its website. They’re open from Monday to Sunday from 11:30 am to 11:00 pm

4. Cruise

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Cruise is set 23 floors above the busy streets of Hong Kong, on top of the lovely Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour in North Point, and the best part is that it serves as both a stylish indoor rooftop restaurant and a chill outdoor rooftop bar.

the rooftop offers amazing views over Victoria Harbour and the Kowloon skyline. Grab a seat on a comfy lounge sofa or by the stylish dining tables, and you will have Hong Kong at your feet.

The cruise invites you to ‘expect the unexpected’, serving a menu filled with Modern Asian small and large plates made perfect to share. Visit for laid back and casual lunches with a view, or more sophisticated evenings of food, wine and Asian-inspired cocktails.

5. Popinjays

Popinjays is a contemporary European rooftop restaurant, interestingly taking its name from the resident cockatoos that live in the neighbouring Garden Road, Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Hong Kong  Park. 

Located on top of the fantastic hotel The Murray on Cotton Tree Drive, Popinjays is divided into a bright and stylish indoor restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows, wrapped with a 420 square meter outdoor terrace, surrounded by amazing views over the impressive Hong Kong skyline.

The best part about this Hong Kong rooftop restaurant is that it focuses on European cuisine created by Chef Alexandre.

The food is served as semi-buffet lunch on weekdays, as an exotic afternoon tea, as exquisite dinner in the evenings, and as seafood brunch on weekends.

The restaurant recommends reservations via their   They open all through the week, from Monday to Sunday. 

6. Wooloomooloo

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The best thing about the Wooloomooloo Steakhouse and bar is that it’s located right in the heart of Wan Chai, and offers a magical view of the entire city, including Wan Chai, Happy Valley and Victoria Harbour.

Here you can indulge in meat and seafood of the highest class, along with a fine selection of wines. Served daily as both lunch and dinner.

With a sophisticated touch of luxurious vibe inside the steakhouse and a vibrant lounge atmosphere on the rooftop, Wooloomooloo is a fantastic rooftop restaurant in Hong Kong to enjoy a combo of rooftop dinner and rooftop cocktails.

They only recommend reservations from their guests. They open daily at 11 am.

7. Sevva

Located in the penthouse of Prince’s Building, Sevva is an artful and eclectic space in the heart of the city. 

One of the best things about Sevva is that twice a year, a new pop-up decoration will transform the whole place and is eagerly awaited by regulars, another of their features is their wrap-around terrace, from which visitors can soak in a panoramic, 360-degree view of the city’s skyline, as well as the nightly laser lights and music show.

Their menu consists of a good range of seafood dishes re-imagined from kitchens in regional Chinese homes with a fancy, modern spin. 

Make sure you make a reservation via their . They open every day of the week.

8. Komune

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The best part about Komune is that it’s built on community collaborations and therefore has paired up with the Cocktail Professors for their signature drinks and creatives for their aesthetics and cool tunes.

It’s located on Ovolo Southside, the garden terrace has comfy couches and wicker chairs to lounge around in, as well as calming views of the hills and sparser buildings of Wong Chuk Hang.

To top its list of best attributes, Komune is also a dog-friendly space. They remain open every day of the week and recommend reservations.

9. Ichu    

The restaurant is located on Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong. The best part is its natural design, inspired by the mountainous terrain of Peru.

Accented with sandy coloured wood furniture, the outdoor space is decked out in towering plants on the walls, truly giving the term urban jungle a new meaning.

They celebrate Peruvian dishes in a welcoming, casual environment. Their main intention is to showcase traditional ingredients and cooking techniques as well as Peru’s dining culture. 

They remain open every day of the week and recommend reservations via their .

10. Zeng

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Zeng makes the list as it’s known as the eatery and bar that brings together scenic views, well-designed interiors, and harmonious dishes. 

The terrace overlooks the Kowloon Peninsula and is always in high demand whenever there might be fireworks on the harbour.

Apart from scenic evenings, Zeng is also popular for sun-drenched weekend brunches. They open daily from 12 pm and recommend reservations from their guests via their