Best Rooftop Bars and Restaurants in Glasgow 2026

The best rooftop bars and restaurants in Glasgow are Red Sky Bar in Finnieston for the views, Kong on Royal Exchange Square for a heated, covered roof garden, and SíSí in the Merchant City for dinner up high. There aren’t many to choose from. We found eight places we could check on their own websites in October 2026. Six are on a roof, one is a hotel sky bar with a small terrace, and one is a top-floor bar with no terrace that we could find. Below, we say which is which, with prices, hours and booking rules.

Last checked: 24 October 2026.

Best rooftop bars in Glasgow for…

• Best views: Red Sky Bar, on the 9th floor of the Radisson RED, looking over the Clyde.
• Best all year: Kong, where the roof garden is heated and covered.
• Best for a proper meal: SíSí, a rooftop restaurant, with kitchen hours listed as 12pm to 10pm.
• Best for a late night: Kong, open until 3am every day.
• Best for a pint: Malones, where a Guinness is £6.
• Best for the sport: Malones, which has a 4K screen on the roof.
• Best in the rain: Sacred Garden, which is enclosed, or Kong.
• Best in the West End: the Ubiquitous Chip, the only rooftop we found out west.
• Best for afternoon tea up high: Red Sky Bar, at £27 a head if you book 48 hours ahead. More in our afternoon tea guide.
• Best for something different: VEGA, a top-floor bar with a bowling alley.

What counts as a rooftop bar in Glasgow

We’re strict about the word, because not every “rooftop” is open to the sky. Kong, SíSí, Malones, the Ubiquitous Chip and the Corinthian Club have a terrace or garden on a roof. Sacred Garden is on a roof too, but it’s enclosed, so it’s more a rooftop room than a terrace. Red Sky Bar is a sky bar on the 9th floor of a hotel, with a small outdoor terrace. VEGA is a high-up bar with the views, and we found no terrace or roof space on its website.

We left out beer gardens and pavement tables, because they’re not up high. We also left out any rooftop we couldn’t check on its own website. Visit Glasgow lists a rooftop terrace at the Mackintosh Tearooms on Sauchiehall Street, and the National Trust for Scotland’s page for the tearooms lists one too. But the Trust only says to get in touch for terrace details, with no hours or prices, so it’s not in the list.

Prices are from each place’s own menu in October 2026. Red Sky’s and Malones’ menus were put on their websites in 2025, so those prices may have moved. Opening times change too, so check the website before you go.

Glasgow rooftop bars at a glance

By area: the Merchant City has SíSí, Sacred Garden and the Corinthian Club. The city centre has Kong, Malones and VEGA. Red Sky is in Finnieston and the Chip is in the West End.

Glasgow rooftop bars, one by one

Red Sky Bar, Finnieston

Red Sky is a sky bar on the 9th floor of the Radisson RED hotel on Finnieston Quay, and it looks over the Clyde. There’s an indoor lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows and a small outdoor terrace. The terrace can’t be reserved, so you take your chances on a free table.

Cocktails on its menu run from £11 to £13.50. The Glas-Vegas Fizz, with raspberry, jasmine and prosecco, is £13.50, and a haggis sausage roll is £10. Afternoon tea is £27 a head and has to be booked 48 hours ahead. Resident DJs play at weekends. Red Sky doesn’t publish its opening hours on its website, so check before you go.

Booking’s advised at weekends and before Hydro gigs. It doesn’t take bookings after a gig, but walk-ins are welcome. A booked table is yours for 2 hours. Non-residents under 18 are asked to leave by 9pm, and dogs aren’t allowed in the Skybar.

Best for pre-gig drinks and the view. redskybar.com, 25 Tunnel Street, G3 8HL. There’s more on the area in our Finnieston guide.

Kong Bar & Roof Garden, Royal Exchange Square

Kong’s roof garden is heated and covered, and Kong calls it an all-season space. That makes it a safe bet when the forecast’s rubbish. The bar’s open every day from 12pm to 3am, and the roof garden runs from 12pm until late. There’s a DJ night every night of the week, from 9pm Sunday to Thursday and from 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

The summer drinks menu has cocktails from £11 to £14. The Kong Libre, a cola cocktail with rum, tequila and cherry liqueur, is £12, and Guinness is £6.50. On the food menu, Kong Fries with maple bacon and fried chicken are £15 and the burgers are £16. Kong doesn’t publish kitchen hours, though Visit Glasgow lists it for all-day dining.

The home page also advertises £7.50 cocktails from Sunday to Friday, but it doesn’t say which ones or when, so ask before you count on it. You can book online, or ring 0141 280 2354, which is also the number for groups of more than 6.

What’s the Kong dress code? Kong’s website doesn’t list one. We read its home, eat and drink, what’s on, private hire and contact pages, and its food, drinks and bottle menus, and none of them mention a dress code. If it matters for your night, ring and ask.

Best for a long afternoon that turns into a night out. kong-glasgow.com, with menus on its Eat & Drink page, 23 Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AJ.

SíSí Rooftop, Merchant City

SíSí is a rooftop restaurant and bar on the 8th storey of The Social Hub in Candleriggs Square. At launch it had 100 seats inside and 60 on an open-air terrace, according to The Social Hub, which called the food Mexican-American inspired sharing plates. SíSí’s own site talks about charcoal-grilled seafood, ceviches and tostadas.

Cocktails are £13 to £15. Try the Sandía No.2 at £13 with the ceviche de lubina (sea bass) at £13 and a guacamole at £8. The half chicken (pollo a la brasa) is £26.

SíSí’s About page gives kitchen hours of 12pm to 10pm, and bar hours of 12pm to midnight, or 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. DJ sets run from 9.30pm on those nights in October’s listings. Its booking page says 12pm to midnight, so check before you go. SíSí doesn’t say whether the terrace is covered or heated. Book through its website.

Best for dinner with a view, a date or a group sharing plates. sisirooftop.com (here’s the menu), 15 Candleriggs, G1 1TQ. The rest of the area is in our Merchant City guide.

Sacred Garden, Merchant City

Sacred Garden is the rooftop restaurant and bar at the House of Gods hotel on Glassford Street, done up as a Garden of Eden with more than 3,000 flowers. It’s on a roof, but Visit Glasgow calls it enclosed, so think rooftop room rather than terrace. That’s a plus when it’s chucking it down.

It’s open from 8am to 1am every day. Cocktails are £12 to £14 on its rooftop menu, and The Garden’s Desire, with Belvedere and elderflower, is £12. Small plates are mostly £9 to £12, so the crab cakes are £10, and a baked camembert to share is £18. Walk-ins are welcome and reservations are recommended. The website doesn’t give a dress code or say if it’s heated.

Best for a date or a birthday drink when you want somewhere a bit over the top. sacredgardenrooftop.com, Glassford Street, G1 1UG. The hotel’s own site gives the number as both 61 and 65, so look for House of Gods on Glassford Street.

Malones, Sauchiehall Lane

Malones is an Irish bar with a roof terrace done up as a Guinness-themed suntrap, with other buildings round it. The roof has its own bar on sunny days and a 4K screen for the sport. It’s open all year, and there’s a cover that goes out when rain’s forecast. Malones doesn’t mention heating, though Visit Glasgow says the roof has outdoor heating.

The roof is open until 11pm every day. The bar below opens at 12pm (11am from Friday to Sunday) and shuts at 1am on Monday and Tuesday and 3am the rest of the week. The kitchen closes at 8pm.

A pint of Guinness is £6 and a Tank Tennent’s is £5.60 on the drinks menu on its site, which is dated July 2025. Live music runs every night and is free, with trad sessions on Mondays and Fridays from 9pm.

Rooftop tables have to be booked 24 hours ahead and are subject to availability, and the bar keeps space for walk-ins. It doesn’t take bookings on derby days. Best for a pint, the football or the rugby, or a casual catch-up. malonesbarglasgow.com, 57 to 59 Sauchiehall Lane, G2 4AB.

The Ubiquitous Chip rooftop terrace, Ashton Lane

The Chip’s rooftop terrace is one flight up from the Upstairs Brasserie on Ashton Lane. Visit Glasgow calls it small but perfectly formed. The Chip says it’s the West End’s only rooftop drinking and dining spot, and we found no other out there. It’s covered, with fairy lights, so a bit of rain won’t matter, and Visit Glasgow says there are heaters.

The terrace page lists Wednesday and Thursday from 5pm and Friday to Sunday from 12pm, all until midnight. It doesn’t list Monday or Tuesday, so don’t plan on those. The pub snacks menu is £5 to £7. The haggis sausage roll with neep ketchup is £7, and gildas are £5.

The terrace page mentions oysters and espresso martinis, but the Chip doesn’t publish drink prices. Its venues page lists the terrace under walk-ins welcome.

Best for a quiet drink with a few folk and a bite on the side. ubiquitouschip.co.uk, 12 Ashton Lane, G12 8SJ. The rest of the area is in our Hillhead and West End guide.

The Corinthian Club, Fettercairn Terrace

The Fettercairn Terrace is the Corinthian Club’s roof terrace, which the club calls hidden. It’s done as a tropical oasis with egg chairs, and it serves Fettercairn cocktails. The Corinthian doesn’t say when the terrace opens or whether it’s heated. The photo on its site shows glass side screens, so ask when you book.

The club itself is open from 12pm Wednesday to Sunday. It closes at 9pm on Wednesday and Sunday, midnight on Thursday, 1am on Friday and 3am on Saturday, and it’s shut on Monday and Tuesday. Classic cocktails and spritzes, like the Aperol spritz, are £10.50 on its drinks menu.

Afternoon tea is £25 from Wednesday to Friday and £35 at the weekend, but the website lists it under Teller’s Bar and Brasserie, not the terrace. You can book online or ring 0141 552 1101, and it keeps space for walk-ins. Under-18s are allowed until 9pm if they’re with an adult, and pets aren’t allowed.

Best for cocktails in the Merchant City. thecorinthianclub.co.uk, 191 Ingram Street, G1 1DA.

VEGA at YOTEL, Argyle Street

VEGA is the top-floor bar at YOTEL Glasgow, on the 7th floor, with a four-lane bowling alley built in. It doesn’t mention a terrace or any roof space, so this is a high-up bar with a view, not a rooftop. You get the Glasgow skyline through the windows. The entrance is on Hope Street, and you take the lift up from the lower ground floor.

It opens at 7am on weekdays and 8am at weekends and shuts at midnight, with last food orders at 9.30pm. Cocktails are £10.50 to £12, and the Zombie! is the dearest at £12. A pint of Guinness is £6 and a game of bowling is £11, or £2 on Sundays.

The dress code is “anything goes”, with no heels on the bowling alley and no football shirts. VEGA’s terms say no under-18s after 8pm, though its contact page gives hotel guests having a meal until 9pm. Bar tables and bowling are separate bookings, and it’s worth reserving on weekend evenings between 5pm and 10pm.

Best for a group or a date who’d rather bowl than sit. vegaglasgow.com, YOTEL Glasgow, 260 Argyle Street, G2 8QW.

Best rooftop restaurants in Glasgow

SíSí is the best pick for a proper sit-down meal. The others are more about plates to share with your drinks.

• SíSí: a full rooftop restaurant, with plates from £8 and dishes up to £26.
• Sacred Garden: small plates from £9 and sharing boards at £18 to £22, in an enclosed rooftop garden.
• Kong: small plates, large plates and desserts, with large plates at £14 to £19.
• Red Sky Bar: small plates at £9.50 to £10.50, sandwiches from £10.50 and afternoon tea at £27.

Tips for a rooftop night in Glasgow

• Pick a covered one if rain’s likely. Kong’s roof garden is heated and covered, the Chip’s terrace is covered and Sacred Garden is enclosed. Malones puts a cover out when rain’s forecast.
• Don’t count on the terrace at Red Sky. It’s small and can’t be booked, so the indoor lounge is the safer table.
• Check the days. The Chip’s roof isn’t listed for Monday or Tuesday, and the Corinthian Club is shut on both. Red Sky doesn’t publish its hours, and the Corinthian doesn’t say when its terrace is open.
• Plan the way home. The Subway runs from 6.30am to 11.40pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am to just after 6pm on Sundays, according to SPT. Kong’s open until 3am, so have a taxi in mind. Our Subway guide has the details.
• Check the age rules. Red Sky asks non-residents under 18 to leave by 9pm, the Corinthian allows under-18s with an adult until 9pm, and VEGA’s terms say no under-18s after 8pm (hotel guests having a meal can stay until 9pm).
• Leave the dog at home. Red Sky doesn’t allow dogs in the Skybar, the Corinthian doesn’t allow pets and VEGA only lets in service animals. The rest don’t say.

FAQ: rooftop bars in Glasgow

What is the best rooftop bar in Glasgow?

For the view, Red Sky Bar on the 9th floor of the Radisson RED in Finnieston. For a roof you can use all year, Kong. For a meal, SíSí in the Merchant City.

What is the Kong dress code?

Kong’s website doesn’t give one. Nothing on the site or its menus mentions a dress code. If you’re unsure, ring 0141 280 2354 before you go.

Which Glasgow rooftop bars are covered or heated?

Kong’s roof garden is heated and covered. The Ubiquitous Chip’s terrace is covered, and Visit Glasgow says it has heaters. Sacred Garden is enclosed. Malones puts out a cover when rain’s forecast, and Visit Glasgow says it has outdoor heating. Red Sky has an indoor lounge, and SíSí has an indoor dining room as well as its open-air terrace. The Corinthian Club doesn’t say.

Is there a rooftop bar near Glasgow Green?

We didn’t find one on the Green itself. The nearest rooftops are in the Merchant City: SíSí, Sacred Garden and the Corinthian Club’s terrace. If you’re booking a stay, SíSí is on top of The Social Hub and Sacred Garden is part of the House of Gods hotel. For a drink outside at ground level, WEST on the Green has a beer garden with over 40 tables, and it’s first come, first served.

Which Glasgow rooftop bars take bookings?

SíSí and Kong take bookings online, and Malones wants 24 hours’ notice for rooftop tables. Sacred Garden recommends reservations but welcomes walk-ins, and the Chip lists its roof under walk-ins welcome. Red Sky’s terrace can’t be booked at all, and it doesn’t take bookings after Hydro gigs. Book ahead for a weekend night wherever you can.

Which rooftop bar in Glasgow is open latest?

Kong. The bar’s open until 3am every day, and the roof garden runs from 12pm until late. Sacred Garden closes at 1am, and so does SíSí on Fridays and Saturdays. Malones’ roof shuts at 11pm, though the bar below stays open until 3am from Wednesday.

How much does a rooftop cocktail cost in Glasgow?

Most cost £10.50 to £15 on the menus we read in October 2026, with the Corinthian’s luxury serves at £16.50. The Corinthian’s classics are £10.50, Kong’s are £11 to £14 and SíSí’s are £13 to £15. A pint is about £6: Guinness is £6 at Malones and VEGA, £6.50 at Kong and £6.95 at Red Sky.

Are there rooftop restaurants in Glasgow?

Yes. SíSí is the full rooftop restaurant, and Sacred Garden serves small plates and boards on a roof. Kong and Red Sky have food too. The prices are in our rooftop restaurants section.

Can I take my dog to a rooftop bar in Glasgow?

Not at the ones that say. Red Sky doesn’t allow dogs in the Skybar, though they’re fine in its ground-floor OUI Bar. The Corinthian doesn’t allow pets, and VEGA only allows service animals. The others don’t say, so ask first.

Are there good beer gardens in Glasgow if I can’t get a roof?

Yes, but they’re at ground level, so they’re not in this list. WEST on the Green is one to try, and our cocktail bars guide covers a few bars with beer gardens too.

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