When you go up to one of the best rooftops in Madrid it is very difficult not to think: “From Madrid to Heaven”, yes, we have heard it a thousand times. But when a local expression becomes the unofficial motto of the city, it’s because you have to keep using it.
Rooftops are the latest craze in Madrid leisure, and from our foray onto Madrid’s rooftops we don’t question this at all. Up here are the most amazing views of Madrid. Some overlook the Gran Vía, others are so high that you can see the Casa de Campo and some even have the privilege of being on iconic buildings in the center.
And if on top of seeing the capital from the top they serve you a drink or a good tapa? That means that the sky of Madrid is on earth.
1. Rooftop of the Hard Rock Hotel Madrid
The Hard Rock Café vibrates for the second time -after closing its old space in Plaza Colón in 2020- with the capital and adds to its proposal a rooftop bar. RT60, as Hard Rock Hotel Madrid’s terrace is called, is dyed red to accompany the sunsets and create an appetizing atmosphere overlooking the Reina Sofia Museum.
🌇 F loor 8
Ronda de Atocha, 17 (Atocha)
2. Cornamusa Cibeles
With a view as imperial as the building’s history, Cornamusa Cibeles has long been consolidating itself as one of those places where you not only go to look at Madrid from above, but also to eat it (metaphorically and perhaps literally). This spring, Cornamusa’s terrace welcomes the good weather with a new menu, with dishes designed by chef Manuel Berganza and head chef Jesús Almagro.
It is not just any proposal: we are talking about a smoked rice and Cabezuela cheese that arrives at the table to be gratinized with roasted beet powder in front of the diner,a sea bass from Cadiz that is topped with Meunière sauce on the spot, a tomato and olive salad with cold pickled vinaigrette of Moorish carrot that balances the refreshing and the complex.
The place plays on its history: the name comes from the instrument that appears in the Correos logo, because of course, the building was the company’s headquarters. That narrative runs through everything: the uniforms inspired by the old letter carrier’s suits, the copper details, the way the bill is handed to you, even those little winks that you only discover if you look carefully.
3. UMusic Hotel
Located above the Albéniz Theater and overlooking the Puerta del Sol, the UMusic Hotel’s rooftop bar has its own name: Nota Alta. Open until one o’clock at night, here you can watch the sunset with a succulent cocktail in your hand, or with the whole bottle if you dare. If you feel like accompanying it with something to eat, their traditional sushi with calamari on top will only enhance the experience.
🌇 Floor 7
Calle de la Paz, 11 (downtown)
4. Iberostar Las Letras Gran Vía
Ático 11 is a space full of green located on the 7th floor of the hotel. It has avant-garde decoration and in it you can taste, in an informal atmosphere, the best tapas and a wide variety of vermouths, cocktails and drinks while contemplating the spectacular view offered by the main artery of the city. Madrid hides many wonderful secrets, and undoubtedly one of them is in the sky of Gran Vía.
🌇 F loor 7
Gran Vía Street, 11 (downtown)
5. La Catorce Sky Bar
Two concepts converge in Osadía: a sky bar and a restaurant. La Catorce combines traditional flavors rescued from Madrid’s culture with an outdoor space. In its menu you can find both gildas and boletus croquettes. From 6 pm the other space of this rooftop changes its style and transforms into a cocktail bar with DJ, special sessions and even pool parties.
🌇 Floor 7
Gran Vía, 14 (downtown)
6. Only You Hotel Atocha
Sép7ima is the acclimatized terrace open all year round at Only You Hotel Atocha. It has become one of the fetish terraces of the capital. And there is no shortage of reasons. Atypical views, and a perfect menu to share and focused on the product, adds the original cocktail menu of its sky bar and good music to complete the experience.
🌇 F loor 7
Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 13
7. 11 Nudos Terraza Nordés
The Mercado de San Antón hides a surprise on the third floor. It is there where the restaurant 11 Nudos Terraza Nordés is located and the large terrace of the market, 360 m2, overlooking the neighborhood of Chueca.
In this gastronomic space you can savor a cuisine composed of national and international recipes with the best of the sea and the land, dishes that show clear Atlantic influences and raw materials of the highest quality. And to top it all off, the classic signature cocktails.
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Calle de Augusto Figueroa, 24, 3rd floor (Chueca)
8. Sky Lounge at Hotel Índigo
Without going too far from the Gran Vía area, the Sky Lounge of Hotel Índigo holds one of the most sought-after sunsets in the capital. This terrace, decorated by architect Teresa Sapei, proposes a complete plan to live the dolce vita accompanied by Apperol Spritz and Italian sausages.
🌇 1 2th floor
Calle de Silva, 6 (center)
9. Hotel Emperador
In the middle of Gran Via is the largest pool of the terraces of Madrid, with 14 meters long by six wide. It is in the Hotel Emperador, located at number 53 of the legendary avenue, which has a beach club of 1,000 square meters. A record-breaking rooftop where celebrities such as Ava Gardner, Hemingway and Sofia Loren have visited. Its views are equally privileged. It is a terrace with a 360º panoramic view over the city.
🌇 F loor 10
Gran Vía, 53 (downtown)
10. Generator Hotel
Can there be one more rooftop overlooking Gran Vía? Of course. The one at the Generator Hotel is little less than a beach club with beach umbrellas, jacuzzis and hammocks. The experience can only get better with a cocktail in hand and here they prepare them very well, you can also snack on their food trucks on the heights.
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Calle de Silva, 1 (center)
11. Ella Sky Bar
Having vermouth at Ella Sky Bar Madrid is to recover a very traditional tradition with the incentive of being on the rooftop of one of the most iconic buildings of Gran Vía. Enjoy the aperitif while contemplating one of the best views of the capital from one of the highest points of the iconic street, facing the Royal Palace and the Five Towers, a perfect plan for the weekend.
🌇 F loor 10
Gran Vía, 42 (downtown)
12. Gingko Sky Bar
Ginkgo Restaurante & Sky Bar fuses Asian and Spanish cuisine, with international touches, in the three areas that separate its multidisciplinary space: tapas bar area, glazed interior restaurant and heated terrace with views. It has made it onto the list of the best rooftops in Madrid thanks to the live music, dancing and cocktails, which complement the privileged views. In addition to the improvised views.
🌇 1 2th floor
Plaza de España, 3 (center)
13. Casa Suecia
Located in the central NH Collection Madrid Suecia, the terrace of Casa Suecia is divided into two floors and has almost total views of the city. Among its varied offer, it offers a tempting plan on the heights: the BBQ Brunch. Casa Suecia has designed a late breakfast, or early lunch, in the heat of the barbecue flames and over the sea of Madrid rooftops.
🌇 F loor 11
Calle del Marqués de Casa Riera, 4 (center)
14. La Terraza de La Casa – Café Bar
La Terraza is the ultimate extra for a space as complete as La Casa Encendida. Its opening hours are the same as those of the cultural space: from 10 am to 10 pm, from Tuesday to Sunday. This is a haven of asphalt in the middle of Valencia’s ring road. A place where you can have a drink surrounded by greenery and overlooking Lavapiés and Arganzuela....
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Ronda de Valencia, 2 (Lavapiés)
15. Torcuato
Torcuato triumphs on Instagram and in real life. On the fourth floor of the ABC Serrano shopping center is this space designed by interior designer Pepe Leal, which has an open-air rooftop terrace and indoor spaces. In its menu, as eclectic as its decor, you’ll find Japanese touches, such as nigiris; Spanish cuisine classics like gazpacho and also lamb tahine and cous cous.
🌇 F loor 4
Calle de Serrano, 61 (Salmanca neighborhood)
16. Dani Brasserie at Four Seasons Hotel Madrid.
Chef Dani García ‘s recipes complete the rooftop experience on the seventh floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid.
Dani Brasserie presents a new menu each season that is available both in the restaurant’s dining room and on the terrace. The Andalusian chef starts from his particular Snack bar, with elaborations offered during uninterrupted hours, such as natural oysters, Iberian ham croquettes, guacamole or smoked salmon prepared at the table, Robuchon-style prawns.
🌇 F loor 7
Calle de Sevilla, 3 (downtown)
17. 360º Rooftop Bar
Located on the 27th floor, the terrace of the Riu Plaza España is called Rooftop Bar 360º. This rooftop, in the heart of Plaza de España, does not disappoint, offering unparalleled 360-degree unobstructed views of the capital.
And if vertigo is not a problem, you can cross from one side of the terrace to the other along the glass walkway, and even take the most sought-after photo of the city on its platform suspended in the air.
🌇 27th floor
Gran Vía, 84 (downtown)
18. The rooftop of the Círculo
A classic of Madrid’s rooftops and one of the first to be transformed into a bar and hot spot in the city. Installed on the top floor of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, one of the most important private cultural centers in Europe, it occupies an absolutely privileged enclave due to its location, the beauty of the building and its views. In addition, they recently won a REPSOL GUIDE SOLETE in the category Chiringuitos and terraces.
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Calle del Marqués de Casa Riera, 2 (center)
19. The Picalagartos
Among the numerous rooftops vying for the best views of Gran Vía, Picalagartos plays with an advantage. In a building with a marked literary and bohemian vocation, which has inspired the name of the space -it refers to the tavern of the same name in Valle-Inclán’s Luces de Bohemia . Picalagartos is located in what is known as Gran Vía 21, an architectural jewel by architects Julio Martínez Zapata and José López Sallaberry in neo-baroque style that opened its doors in 1918.
🌇 Floor 8
Calle Gran Vía, 21 (downtown)
20. Irreverente
Irreverente Madrid is one of the meeting points of the capital, with different atmospheres and a rooftop, with a garland of light bulbs and vines included, where you can enjoy the Madrid “of the cats” in the heart of the Chamberí neighborhood.
🌇 6th floor
Calle Sagasta, 22 (Justicia)
21. Diana’s Garden
The Garden of Diana is one more of the rooftops of Gran Vía that occupy the leisure in the capital’s heights. Although this tenth floor of the Hyatt Centric hotel has a special guardian: Diana the Huntress that accompanies the small dome of this building and gives its name to the restaurant. Its menu changes seasonally, but its cocktails are perennial and has almost more varied than of food dishes.
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Calle Gran Vía, 31 (downtown)
22. Canopy by Hilton – Floor Z
With the best views of the Picasso Tower, Canopy by Hilton has one of the most desirable rooftops in Madrid, which in this case is not located on the top floor. Very close to the Castellana is this hotel that is committed to being part of the city’s cultural agenda and has also managed to integrate aspects of the capital in its essence, as, for example, with its violet brunch served on Sundays on the Z floor.
🌇 Z Floor
Plaza de Carlos Trías Bertrán, 4 (Azca)
23. Doñaluz
Among Madrid’s rooftops there is also space for a semi-covered terrace, such as Doñaluz, which also has heating points in case the temperature drops. It’s perfect for accompanying Colombian-influenced tapas with a good drink on a special date.
🌇 6th floor
Calle de la Montera, 10 (downtown)
24. The Social Hub
The Social Hub is a hotel designed for students and with an intense cultural commitment that also has a rooftop distributed on three levels, each one closer to the privileged views of the Royal Palace and the greenery of Campo del Moro. Although the pool area of this Madrid rooftop is only for hotel guests, the restaurant and many of the activities are designed for the general public.
From up here, among works of art, color, the pool, a bar with the best mixology… one of the activities open to everyone is held every Thursday: the now famous afterwork to celebrate the arrival of the weekend with live DJ sessions, cocktails and a gastronomic menu prepared to share.
🌇 4th Floor
Cuesta de San Vicente, 28 (Príncipe Pío)
Oroya
In the ranking, the Madrid rooftop Oroya, at The Madrid Edition hotel (Plaza de Celenque, 2), is the fourth best in Europe, according to the Big 7 Travel ranking. The restaurant and pisco bar is located on the fourth floor of the hotel, and the ranking highlights that “the terrace has a cozy fireplace, a vine-covered pergola and an elegant teak bar, with spectacular views of the city”. Probably one of the most romantic locations in Madrid in the heights.
🌇 4th Floor
Plaza de Celenque, 2 (center)