This guide will help you find the 5 best rooftop restaurants in Atlanta 2025, with all info you need about each venue. Indulge in a wide range of diffrent cuisine with the view of the Atlanta skyline as a mighty back drop.
Update: This article was updated on May 2, 2025, with new information, new restaurants, updated photos, booking links and insider tips.
Use the booking links provided to secure your table. These rooftop restaurants are highly popular among both tourists and locals.
Our complete and up-to date guide to the 5 Best Rooftop Restaurants in Atlanta - 2025 feature all info you need about each rooftop, all at the same place, so you don’t have to scroll around on several different sources finding it.
For each rooftop, this guide presents:
We are full-time rooftop reviewers and content creators. Since launching The Rooftop Guide in 2015, we’ve visited over 1 200 rooftop venues worldwide.
Except from our own experiences and insights, we also work closely with thousands of rooftops and local reviewers, so we can secure correct and updated content for all our guides & articles.
With our vast experience and exclusive focus, we can present you with the most complete and up-to date guides about rooftop venues. And with our insider tips and knowledge, we can guide you to the best and most suitable rooftops for your own needs.
Whether you’re looking for an upscale rooftop dinner, a laid-back rooftop brunch, a vibrant rooftop party or a luxurious hotel rooftop pool, we’ve got you covered.
In short: Found in Westside Atlanta, Palo Santo is a supper club style rooftop & restaurant, run by chef Santiago Gomez. A place where Japanese meets Mexican and the American South.
Food & Drinks: In the restaurant, the menu comes filled with gorgeous dishes influenced by modern Mexican cuisine and Georgia ingredients, based on locally produced meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, and prepared over the wood-fired grill. Up on the rooftop you can indulge in sashimi inspired small bites, like 'Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice' and 'Hamachi Yuzu', paired with an agave focused and crafted bar program.
What we think: From date nights to special celebrations, Palo Santo invites to an unforgettable and glamorous Atlanta experience. The venue is spread across two levels, the first in which you’ll find a sleek dining room. The second floor houses a modern lounge space and rooftop bar, with 86 seats, both indoors and outdoors.
Dress code: The Palo Santo dress code is business casual. No caps, no ripped clothing, no cutoff tees or flip flops for men, no gym or beach attire and no baggy clothing.
Also featured in:
19 Best Rooftop Bars in Atlanta
In short: In the middle of Atlantic Station you’ll find a little bit of Mexico at Azotea, which means 'rooftop' in Spanish.
Food & Drinks: The relaxed street food vibe is reflected in the interior, which feels playful and rustic. By serving the Mexican classics such as corn totopos with dips or tacos – choose from fish, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp or vegetarian – Azotea Cantina takes you on a vibrant journey to Mexico City, without leaving Atlanta. The ultimate drink pairing with tacos is of course a well made Margarita, where Azotea lists six different takes on the classic. Or browse through the beer and wine list to find something refreshing to go with your dish.
What we think: Offering colorful food and drinks made to enjoy alfresco, Azotea Cantina invites to chill sessions on the ground-level patio. Or even better, on the spacious and open-air rooftop, with views over Atlantic Station.
Dress code: The Azotea Cantina dress code is casual.
In short: Take the elevator up to the 15th floor of the excellent Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta, and enter the impressive Spaceman.
Food & Drinks: Up here you savor a great selection of crafted signature cocktails, along with a fine array of sparkling, red, white and rosé, served by both glass and bottle. Complementing the drinks you find simple, delicious, and shareable dishes, like 'Buttermilk Portugese Steak Panini', 'Fried Chicken Sliders', and 'Cured Meats & Cheeses'.
What we think: This modern rooftop lounge and bar offers stylish interior seating and plenty of comfy spots at the outdoor terrace, where you are surrounded with amazing views of Buckhead and the surrounding lively Lenox Square District.
Dress code: The Spaceman dress code is smart casual.
Also featured in:
19 Best Rooftop Bars in Atlanta
In short: Welcome to a little bit of Italy outside of Europe. As part of the Piedmont building, Grana is a rooftop bar and restaurant focused on Italian specialties from the Campania and Calabria regions.
Food & Drinks: The menu is structured as a true Italian bistro, dividing the menu into antipasti such as 'Frito Misto', meatballs, pasta options ranging from 'Bucatini Limon' to 'Sweet Potato Gnocchi', wood-fired pizzas, and a few juicy mains. And of course there’s a lovely selection of desserts, such as cannoli and tiramisu.
What we think: Have a seat by the fireplace on the rooftop terrace, and enjoy tastes of Italy and a refreshing Aperol Spritz. Open daily for dinner and drinks, Grana is also offers weekend brunch. Reservations are possible for the indoor restaurant, but the rooftop works on a first come, first served basis.
Dress code: The Grana dress code is casual.
Also featured in:
19 Best Rooftop Bars in Atlanta
In short: Found in Midtown Atlanta, the venue is both restaurant and bar, and offers both indoor and outdoor seating over to levels. As a hommage to 1920s speakeasies inspired by so called “Blind Tigers”, the hidden speak easy bars in people’s homes after WWI, Rowdy Tiger feels familiar yet edgy.
Food & Drinks: Come enjoy some of the modern southern classics such as grilled pork chop or meat loaf, together with craft beers and a wide collection of fine whiskey, highlighting whiskey as an important part in the nation’s history. While the downstairs kitchen is open from early morning to late night, serving Southern American comfort food as breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, the rooftop bar is more of an afternoon / night venue. Up here you can enjoy smaller bites from the downstairs kitchen and a large selection of drinks. But most of all: a huge selection of whiskey.
What we think: Feturing both cosy fire-pits and fun games, the Rowdy Tiger Rooftop is great to enjoy the warm Atlanta summer evenings, but also comes with rooftop igloos, keeping everyone warm during the colder months.
Dress code: The Rowdy Tiger Whiskey Bar dress code is smart casual.
Also featured in:
19 Best Rooftop Bars in Atlanta
Rikard has spent the last 10 years exploring, enjoying, researching and working with rooftop venues. During these years he has visited more than 700 rooftops across the globe. The experience he has gained is used to create helpful, in-depth and accessible content, and to share his knowledge and rooftop expertise with fellow rooftop-lovers.
Browse all the cities & articles at The Rooftop Guide
Follow The Rooftop Guide