Bars and Restaurants in Skyscrapers
Feb 10, 2013 | 12:47 pm
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London's Heron Tower also has Sushi Samba one floor below.
Johannesburg has Skye Bar - only 9 floors up, but the windows make the most of the view.
Johannesburg has Skye Bar - only 9 floors up, but the windows make the most of the view.
Feb 19, 2013 | 2:03 am
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OnTwenty, Hartford: 20th Floor
Open for lunch and sometimes for dinner. It seems like they have an inconsistent schedule and the maitre d' recommended calling ahead to make sure that they were open. Lunch seems to be the best time. The menu looked pretty expensive, and drinks were in the $13 range (IIRC).
Open for lunch and sometimes for dinner. It seems like they have an inconsistent schedule and the maitre d' recommended calling ahead to make sure that they were open. Lunch seems to be the best time. The menu looked pretty expensive, and drinks were in the $13 range (IIRC).
Feb 20, 2013 | 11:11 pm
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The View, New York
Drink prices were steep, but the main thing that caught me off guard is that it is rotating. I haven't done a rotating restaurant/bar in awhile... I forgot how disorienting it can be! Beer is $7.50 a bottle and drinks are $14+.
Top of the Standard, New York
Expensive, but very very nice. Not many places to sit, all of which should be booked in advance. Dress code applied (no sneakers, nice jeans at a minimum).
"Hey! That looks like a skybar!"
Drink prices were steep, but the main thing that caught me off guard is that it is rotating. I haven't done a rotating restaurant/bar in awhile... I forgot how disorienting it can be! Beer is $7.50 a bottle and drinks are $14+.
Top of the Standard, New York
Expensive, but very very nice. Not many places to sit, all of which should be booked in advance. Dress code applied (no sneakers, nice jeans at a minimum).
"Hey! That looks like a skybar!"
Apr 4, 2013 | 10:34 am
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Not a bad view at all.
Apr 12, 2013 | 12:16 am
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When in Melbourne, Vue de Monde.
55th floor of the Rialto Building. The Rialto used to be the tallest building in Melbourne, but since the much taller Eureka Tower went up in 2006 nobody cares about the Rialto any more so they converted their old observation deck into a restaurant.
Consistently rated as one of Australia's best restaurants. $150 for a four-course meal, or $250 for the ten-course degustation. Haven't been there myself yet, but I'm actively looking for an excuse.
Come to think of it, there's a restaurant in the Eureka Tower too, it's called Eureka 89 and is on the 89th floor. Higher than Vue de Monde, but much less favourably reviewed. Cheaper though. But if you want cheap food and a good view, pack a sandwich and head for the observation deck.
55th floor of the Rialto Building. The Rialto used to be the tallest building in Melbourne, but since the much taller Eureka Tower went up in 2006 nobody cares about the Rialto any more so they converted their old observation deck into a restaurant.
Consistently rated as one of Australia's best restaurants. $150 for a four-course meal, or $250 for the ten-course degustation. Haven't been there myself yet, but I'm actively looking for an excuse.
Come to think of it, there's a restaurant in the Eureka Tower too, it's called Eureka 89 and is on the 89th floor. Higher than Vue de Monde, but much less favourably reviewed. Cheaper though. But if you want cheap food and a good view, pack a sandwich and head for the observation deck.
Jul 31, 2013 | 7:47 am
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Singapore's new Altitude Bar is an amazing rooftop bar. The other amazing rooftop bar is at SwissHotel. IIRC, it's 80 floors to the top. On some nights, they migrate the entire bar to the Helipad.
Kuala Lumpur's (Malaysia) Trader Hotel Sky Bar is breathtaking. It has a perfect view of the world-famous Petronas Towers. I can't remember how many floors up it is, but it's quite a few.
Portland (Oregon) has a terrific view from Portland City Grill. I think it's 30 floors up and overlooks the river and the mountain.
I'll keep thinking about other ones I've been to. Fun idea!
Kuala Lumpur's (Malaysia) Trader Hotel Sky Bar is breathtaking. It has a perfect view of the world-famous Petronas Towers. I can't remember how many floors up it is, but it's quite a few.
Portland (Oregon) has a terrific view from Portland City Grill. I think it's 30 floors up and overlooks the river and the mountain.
I'll keep thinking about other ones I've been to. Fun idea!
