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Best Restaurants for Rooftop in Mumbai (2026)
Rooftop dining · Mumbai · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 14, 2025 · Updated June 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
A city built on seven reclaimed islands spent most of its dining life looking at the sea from the promenade, not from above it. The towers of Lower Parel and Worli changed that, stacking hotels and malls high enough to put a dinner table forty floors over the harbour, and a handful of kitchens climbed up after the cocktail bars. The St. Regis pushed Asilo to the 40th floor and called it the highest in India; the Four Seasons put AER on its roof in Worli; Worli, Marine Drive and Colaba each answered with terraces of their own. The six rooms below earn their place on the cooking and the air as much as the skyline. These are the terraces worth the lift ride for dinner, not only the photo.
1.Asilo
Asilo crowns The St. Regis on the 40th floor, the highest open-air terrace in the city. Book it for grilled plates and a sea-view celebration.
Asilo sits on the 40th floor of The St. Regis Mumbai at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel, an open-to-sky lounge billed as the highest rooftop venue in India, with a panorama that runs from the mills below out to the Arabian Sea. The name means "haven" in Spanish, and the room is laid out in white décor and warm wood with five private dining lounges along the edge. The kitchen works a grill-and-tapas menu of skewers, live stations and an exotic spread of small plates, with the Sunday brunch the set piece and DJs from the early afternoon. Expect roughly Rs 5,000 and up for two with cocktails. Book ahead for the dry season, ask for a table on the outer rail, and time it to sunset.
The terrace runs from October through May and pauses in the monsoon, so confirm it is open before a rainy-season booking. The address is Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel; for more of the neighbourhood, see our Mumbai dining guide and the best view restaurants in Mumbai.
Book on the St. Regis line or EazyDiner; reserve ahead and request an outer-rail table at sunset.
2.AER
AER caps the Four Seasons on the 34th floor with sea and skyline in one sweep. Go for sunset cocktails and small plates with a group.
AER covers the entire roof of the Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai on the 34th floor in Worli, one of the city's longest-running rooftop names and listed on the World's 50 Best Discovery guide. The open-air deck splits into two: the Yacht Club faces the ocean under a retractable roof for groups and louder nights, while the Gimlet Garden is a quieter botanical corner over the city skyline. The kitchen runs innovative cocktails and international small plates rather than a full dinner card, so it plays best as a sundowner that runs late. Plan on around Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 for two with drinks. The address is 114 Dr E Moses Road, Worli; book a table, ask for the Yacht Club side for the sea, and arrive before the light drops.
The Four Seasons keeps AER on its own reservation line, separate from the hotel restaurants below. For other high-floor rooms across the city, compare the best view restaurants in Mumbai.
Book on the Four Seasons line; request the Yacht Club side and arrive before sunset.
3.Zerua
Zerua is the city's first Basque-themed rooftop, on the 5th floor over Worli. Book it for a sit-down dinner with cocktails by Atul Munde.
Zerua, from owner Gaurav Choksey, opened as Mumbai's first Basque-culture-inspired rooftop lounge on the 5th floor of Atria, The Millennium Mall on Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli. The name means "sky" in Basque, and the menu from chef Rakesh Talwar reaches well past the Basque framing, running dukkah-crusted fish, truffle-mushroom volcano maki, lamb carne asada and Mediterranean platters across woks and tandoors. In-house mixologist Atul Munde builds the cocktail list, and unlike the cocktail-led decks above, Zerua works as a proper sit-down dinner table. Budget around Rs 4,000 for two with drinks. The address is T1, 5th Floor, Atria Mall, Worli; book ahead on a weekend, and take a terrace table over a mall-atrium one.
It is a lower, more sheltered terrace than the hotel towers, which helps at the shoulder of the monsoon. For a celebration indoors, see the best private dining rooms in Mumbai.
Book on Zomato or Swiggy Dineout; reserve a weekend terrace table rather than an atrium one.
4.Dome
Dome looks straight down Marine Drive from the InterContinental's 8th floor. Go for grills and cocktails over the curve of lights at night.
Dome crowns the InterContinental Marine Drive Mumbai on the 8th floor, right on the Arabian Sea, with an open-air cocktail lounge that has been voted among the top sky bars in the world by Forbes Traveller and others. It is lower than the Lower Parel towers, but the seat is the trade: the terrace looks straight down the curve of Marine Drive, the "Queen's Necklace" of lights that frames the bay after dark. The menu leans to international grilled plates, cocktails, premium wines and cigars, with a smart-formal dress code and a 21-and-over door. Plan on around Rs 4,000 for two with drinks. The address is 135 Marine Drive, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road; book ahead, and go after dark for the necklace of lights.
It is the most central rooftop on this list for a South Mumbai evening. Pair it with the wider Mumbai dining guide for dinner before or after.
Book on the InterContinental line; mind the smart-formal dress code and go after dark.
5.Bayview Cafe
Bayview trades skyline for a Gateway of India view at a low price in Colaba. Go for a relaxed beer-and-sea-breeze evening with friends.
Bayview Cafe is the rooftop of Hotel Harbour View in Colaba, a small terrace that looks across the water at the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace just beyond, the most postcard view on this list at the lowest price. The menu is broad rather than focused, running North Indian, Continental, Chinese and Oriental plates with salads and desserts, and the draw is the setting over a few beers or a glass of wine rather than a marquee kitchen. Seating is limited and the room is tiny, so a reservation matters. Expect roughly Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 for two before alcohol. The address is 25 P J Ramchandani Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba; book ahead, take a rail seat, and go for the monument view at dusk.
It is the casual, sea-level answer to the hotel towers, best for a low-key Colaba evening. For something more formal in the area, browse the Mumbai dining guide.
Reserve ahead given the limited seating; take a rail seat facing the Gateway at dusk.
6.Up In The Air
Up In The Air is the western suburbs' big rooftop party room off Veera Desai Road. Go for a lively group night out in Andheri.
Up In The Air, from restaurateur Sanjay Pratap, is one of the largest rooftop venues in Mumbai, set off Link Road near Veera Desai Road in Andheri West, a celebrity party spot more than a fine-dining room. The terrace runs a wide menu of Indian and global plates aimed at sharing across a long evening, with music and a high-energy crowd carrying the room rather than a skyline. It is the pick for the western suburbs, where the hotel-tower rooftops of Lower Parel and Worli are a long drive away. Plan on around Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,500 for two with drinks. The address is 2nd Floor, Dalia Estate, off Link Road, Andheri West; book ahead on a weekend, go in a group, and order broadly to share.
It is the most suburb-rooted rooftop here, a night out first and a view second. For a more central evening, compare the best view restaurants in Mumbai.
Book on Zomato or District; go in a group on a weekend and order broadly to share.
Not for everyone
Great rooftop, wrong reason
Roofberries, Bandra West. The 5th-floor terrace on Linking Road has a sunset skyline and a long Modern Indian and sushi menu, but it runs as a late-night party room from 4pm to 1.30am with a young, loud crowd. Go for the drinks and the buzz, not for a quiet dinner with a view.
Bayview Cafe, for a special occasion. The Gateway view is the best in the city, but the kitchen is a casual multi-cuisine one and the room is tiny and plain. Go for the setting and the price, and book a hotel rooftop such as Asilo or AER if the meal itself is the point of the night.
How to book a rooftop table in Mumbai
Mumbai rooftop season is the long dry stretch from October to May; the heavy monsoon from June closes or moves most terraces indoors, so confirm the rooftop is actually open before you book in the rains. The hardest seats are the hotel towers: Asilo at The St. Regis and AER at the Four Seasons both run their own reservation lines and fill on dry-season weekends, so reserve those first and ask for an outside table by name, since the indoor seats miss the view. Zerua takes bookings on Zomato and Swiggy Dineout, and Up In The Air on Zomato or District. Dome enforces a smart-formal dress code and a 21-and-over door, so dress for it. Bayview Cafe is tiny, so a reservation matters more there than the casual menu suggests. Aim for a seating about an hour before sunset, and keep an indoor fallback for a sudden squall off the sea.
Frequently asked
Which Mumbai rooftop restaurant has the best view?
Asilo on the 40th floor of The St. Regis in Lower Parel is the highest rooftop in the city, an open-to-sky terrace with a panorama across to the Arabian Sea, while AER on the 34th floor of the Four Seasons in Worli looks straight down the coast at sunset. For a sea-level Gateway of India view rather than a skyline one, the Bayview Cafe terrace in Colaba sits across from the monument. Request an outside table and time it to dusk.
What is the highest rooftop restaurant in Mumbai?
Asilo, on the 40th floor of The St. Regis Mumbai at Phoenix Mills in Lower Parel, is billed as the highest rooftop venue in India and sits well above any other dinner terrace in the city. AER at the Four Seasons in Worli is next at the 34th floor. Both are open-air hotel rooftops with full kitchens rather than view-only observation decks, so you can sit down to a proper dinner at altitude.
Are Mumbai's rooftops open during the monsoon?
Most Mumbai rooftops close or move indoors through the heavy monsoon months of June to September, when open-air terraces are unworkable, and reopen for the long dry season from October. Asilo and AER cover or pause the terrace in the rains, so the prime rooftop window runs October through May. Always confirm the terrace is open before a monsoon-season visit, and keep an indoor fallback for a sudden downpour.
Which Mumbai rooftop is best for a special occasion?
Asilo at The St. Regis is the headline special-occasion rooftop, with the city's highest open-air terrace, sea views and grill-and-cocktail pricing to match. For a Four Seasons setting, AER in Worli suits a celebration built around sunset cocktails and small plates. Both take reservations and fill on weekend evenings in the dry season, so book the table you want a week or two ahead and ask for an outside seat.
How much does a Mumbai rooftop dinner cost?
A rooftop dinner with drinks in Mumbai runs from roughly Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 for two at a casual terrace like the Bayview Cafe in Colaba, up to Rs 5,000 and beyond per couple at hotel rooftops such as Asilo, AER and Zerua once cocktails are added. Up In The Air in Andheri and Dome at the InterContinental sit in between. Hotel rooftops carry a service charge and taxes on top, so budget accordingly.
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