Thai restaurantSway’s Westlakelocation features a rooftop bar with downtown Austin views, drinks, and food.

TheAloft/Element Austin Downtown’srooftop barfeatures games, draft and frozen cocktails, and tacos, overlooking the center of the city.

From pancakes to cheeseburgers, breakfast is served every day at this cute and casual East 11th Street bistro. Head upstairs for their intimate, airy rooftop patio.

Parkside's rooftop space is a great place to look down, literally and probably also figuratively, on the Dirty Sixth melée. It's one of the few downtown roof spots where the food is as good as the views.

酒店Zaza公司的華麗防治餐館overlooks its pool, giving diners the best of both worlds. Head out to the patio and enjoy some sunshine with sips (margaritas, Aperol spritzes, and mojitos) and snacks (fries, sliders, and calamari).

Sip on frozen drinks and take a dip in theWestin Downtown’s way-up-highrooftop pool and barwhile partaking in the hotel’s public hours.

Located on the fifth floor of theAustin Proper Hotel, this poolside restaurant serves Texas-inspired Mexican fare while the open space overlooks the hustle and bustle of downtown.

Certainly, the indoor space at ACL Live was engineered to be the finest of live music experiences, but the venue's outdoor patio — walk up a few flights of stairs to get lovely southerly views — is a gorgeous place to drink a beer before seeing your favorite band.

TheEast Austin Hotel’srooftop bar and loungeboth the hotel pool and East Sixth Street while offering snacks, sandwiches, beers, and cocktails during dinner hours.

Take in views of the Texas State Capitol at this JW Marriott Austin lounge bar serving small bites like spicy shrimp lettuce cups and specialty cocktails – don’t miss the Mexican Candied Paloma.

Seven stories up but a world away. This lush rooftop destination offers poolside tiki cocktails and island-inspired small plates with a side of stunning downtown Austin views.

The outdoor area of the7th-floor barof themassive downtown hotelis the spot to gaze down upon Austin’s busiest districts (Red River, downtown, Rainey) with fare meant for alfresco dining, from poke bowls to salad rolls made with rice paper, alongside drinks.

The revived and relocated Lustre Pearl on Rainey Street offers drinks with a side of scenery up on the roof.

Barbecue comes with a view atEastSide Tavern’s rooftop deck. The rooftop has a separate bar serving frozen rose and cocktails, picnic tables, and an Astroturf section overlooking East Cesar Chavez.

The South Lamar outpost of the beloved bakery/biergarten has the same great eats (think pretzels and beer cheese) but with an added bonus of Greenbelt views.