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Fifteen floors over Pershing Square, the city at golden hour.

LA's rooftop crown: Perch, a French-inspired aerie on Hill Street with unobstructed downtown views, firepits and a bar one floor higher for sunset.

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Downtown

Perch

448 S Hill St, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA
Evenings · reservations advised

A French-inspired rooftop bistro fifteen floors above Pershing Square, firepits, skyline on all sides, and an open-air bar up top for sunset.

Pip’s Tip Reserve. Fifteen floors over Pershing Square with firepits and skyline on every side.

Downtown LA

Spire 73

900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Mon 5pm-11pm, Tue-Wed closed, Thu-Sun 5pm-11pm/12am (varies)

The tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere, perched on the 73rd floor of the InterContinental with 360-degree views to the Pacific and San Gabriel Mountains.

Pip’s Tip Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Tallest open-air bar in the hemisphere, seventy-three floors up.

Downtown LA

Inanna Bar

1060 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Bar/poolside 3-5pm, dinner Sun-Tue 4-9pm, Wed-Sat 4-10pm

Mediterranean small plates and wood-fired dishes atop The Hoxton, with a poolside deck that shifts from sun-soaked afternoons to DJ-driven nights.

Pip’s Tip Poolside runs 3 to 5, then dinner takes the deck. Atop The Hoxton.

Downtown LA

Cara Cara

1100 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Mon-Thu & Sun 12pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am

Downtown LA Proper Hotel's airy 15th-floor rooftop pairs lush landscaping with a seasonal small-plates menu and 360-degree city views.

Hollywood

I|O Rooftop

1400 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Tue 5pm-12am, Wed-Thu 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-5pm, closed Mon

A 12,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor spread atop The Godfrey Hotel with a sundeck, pool, and two bars overlooking the Hollywood sign and skyline.

West Hollywood

Harriet's Rooftop

8490 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Mon-Thu 5pm-close, Fri 5pm-2am, Sat 4pm-2am, Sun 3pm-10pm

Named for Harriet Tubman, this 1 Hotel rooftop pairs panoramic Sunset Strip and skyline views with a plant-forward cocktail menu.

West Hollywood

Catch LA

8715 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Mon-Thu 6pm-10pm, Fri 5:30pm-11pm, Sat 11:30am-2:30pm & 5:30pm-11:30pm, Sun 11:30am-2:30pm & 5:30pm-10pm

A retractable roof opens this floral-draped rooftop dining room to the sky, with sightlines from Downtown LA to the Hollywood Hills.

Beverly Hills

Gemma

9850 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Brunch Sat-Sun 11am-2pm; lunch and dinner daily, check site for hours

The reimagined rooftop at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, serving modern Pan-Asian dishes and Wagyu steaks under 360-degree Southern California views.

Venice

Force of Nature

1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Wed-Sun 5pm-9pm/10pm

A hummingbird-visited attic rooftop above Abbot Kinney pouring an all-female-made wine and spirits list, with pizzas hauled up by pulley.

Downtown LA

Florentín Rooftop Bar

617 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Wed-Fri 5pm-2am, Sat 2pm-2am, Sun 2pm-12am, closed Mon-Tue

A sky-high cocktail den in the Historic Core with sweeping views of Downtown LA's high-rises, popular for its late-night hours.

Hollywood

Bar Lis

1541 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Evenings, check site for hours

Crowning the Thompson Hollywood, this rooftop channels French Riviera style with sun-washed lounge seating and Hollywood Hills views.

Hollywood Hills

Yamashiro

1999 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068
Mon-Sat 5pm-11pm, Sun 11am-11pm

A 1914 hilltop mansion turned Asian-fusion restaurant and bar, wrapped in Japanese gardens with a rooftop-adjacent terrace overlooking all of LA.

West Hollywood

Skybar at Mondrian

8440 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Daily from 12pm, closing 9pm-1am depending on day

A Sunset Strip icon since the '90s, this open-air pavilion and pool deck turns from a chic daytime lounge into a DJ-driven party spot after dark.

Santa Monica

Calabra

700 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mon-Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10:30pm

Atop the Santa Monica Proper Hotel, a plant-filled Mediterranean pool bar with ocean-tinged breezes and coastal California small plates.

Santa Monica

Élephante

1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mon-Thu 10am-12am, Fri-Sat 9am-1am, Sun 9am-12am

A buzzy coastal Italian rooftop a few blocks from the beach, with three bar tops and ocean views that make it a local sunset favorite.

Santa Monica

LouLou Rooftop

395 Santa Monica Place #300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mon-Wed 11:30am-11pm, Thu-Sat 11:30am-12am, Sun 11:30am-10pm

A French-Californian rooftop lounge above Santa Monica Place blending brunch, dinner, and live entertainment with glimpses of the Pacific.

Pasadena

GRANVILLE Pasadena

270 S Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
Rooftop: Mon-Fri 4pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 2pm-12am

One of the few rooftop bars in Pasadena, this neighborhood favorite fills up fast for its gin-forward cocktail list and shareable New American bites.

Newport Beach

Topside Roof Deck

3300 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Mon-Thu 4pm-10pm, Fri 4pm-11pm, Sat 2pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-8pm

Newport Beach's only true rooftop bar, set atop Lido House with a boat-filled harbor view and a beach-soiree feel built for celebration.

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