This is where you bring your friends and family visiting Melbourne, and it’s guaranteed that they’ll be impressed. Naked in the Sky is the rooftop bar and Spanish tapas-style eatery above Naked for Satan on Brunswick Street, and it has arguably the best panoramic view of the Melbourne skyline. It’s always a fun vibe up there, with music pumping and proper Melbourne fashion in full swing, it’s a great place to people watch, have a boogie and drink a spritz.

Another iconic Melbourne rooftop, Rooftop Bar is located on the seventh floor of Swanston Street’s Curtain House, and chances are, you’ll have to take the stairs. It’s worth it for the view, trust us. Smack bang in the middle of the CBD, Rooftop Bar has an incredible view of the cityscape and is always bustling with very cool people, who are there for a pop-up cinema night, happy hour specials, or just some snacks and drinks with friends.

In the land of Aperol Spritzes – otherwise known as Lygon Street – a rooftop bar is exactly what you need. Johnny’s Green Room sits above beloved gelateria Pidapipo, and offers fantastic views over leafy Carlton and the CBD, delish Italian bites, spritz specials for days and Italo disco tunes on repeat. It’s got a more relaxed and refined vibe, so it’s the perfect spot for an afternoon spritz. Aperitivo hour, come at us.

Good Heavens sits above Fancy Hanks on Bourke Street and is the best place to stop off for a cocktail after work in the sunshine. This rooftop is Palm Springs-inspired, so expect to find Mai Tais and Pina Coladas on the menu, as well as every staff member wearing a Tiki shirt. It’s always sunny at Good Heavens and on really hot, sweltering days, they turn on their misting fans, which is just the cherry on top.

Loop Roof is set within the hospo hub of Meyers Place, abuzz with restaurants, take away joints and cocktail bars in a little laneway just off Bourke Street. Loop Roof acts as a versatile arts, film and drinking hub downstairs, while upstairs on the roof, it’s all about deliciously simple drinks, fairy lights, sunshine and a view over Melbourne city’s highrises.

Marquis of Lorne has a lot to offer, but one of its best assets is its rooftop bar. The three-level hotel has stood on its corner for over 150 years, serving up delicious food, a great range of wines, pints and cocktails, whether it be by the fire on a Winter’s night or on the sunny rooftop for a Pina Colada during summer. They also do $5 tinnies on Sundays, which never goes to waste.

If cigars, jazz music and martinis are your flavours, then Siglo is the rooftop for you. Sitting above the Melbourne Supper Club on Spring Street, it’s one of the few spots in Melbourne that has its own cigar menu. It’s also just a beautiful place to sit, looking out directly over Parliament House, you feel as though you could be in Europe somewhere. It’s a great place to meet before a show, for an after dinner beverage, a glamorous date or a solo drink.