{"id":254197,"date":"2025-07-10T18:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/254197\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:53:10","slug":"9-best-rooftop-bars-in-edinburgh-for-sunny-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/254197\/","title":{"rendered":"9 best rooftop bars in Edinburgh for sunny days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Ben Glasgow, all rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey Nichols<\/p>\n<p>Sitting pretty on St Andrew\u2019s Square right in the heart of town, Harvey Nichols is the unlikely location for one of Edinburgh\u2019s best rooftop bars. This department store spot profits from a fourth-floor position with sweeping views of the city below and offers an extensive drinks menu that spans everything from superfood smoothies and juices through to HN\u2019s own signature cocktails and Champagne. During the week, the team here shuts up shop at 6pm, but if you visit on a Friday or Saturday, the evening rolls on until 10pm, with the atmosphere buzzy and bustling after hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong>: 30-34 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2AD<br \/><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.harveynichols.com\/restaurants\/edinburgh\/forth-floor-bar\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.harveynichols.com\/restaurants\/edinburgh\/forth-floor-bar\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harveynichols.com\/restaurants\/edinburgh\/forth-floor-bar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">harveynichols.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sushisamba<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a few drinks just won\u2019t cut it, and really what you\u2019re looking for is a rooftop restaurant where you can pair a couple of cocktails with some smart sharing plates. Sushisamba in the W Edinburgh occupies an enviable position on the 10th floor, meaning you get excellent, uninterrupted views of some of Scotland\u2019s finest architecture plus the brand\u2019s signature mix of Japanese and Peruvian food. Ceviche, sushi and grills all make the ideal drinking fodder to go alongside cocktails like a Modern Pisco Sour made with maraschino liqueur and turmeric, shaken up with Japanese citrus and egg whites for a smooth, foamy finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong>: 1 Saint James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3AX<br \/><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.sushisamba.com\/locations\/uk\/edinburgh\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.sushisamba.com\/locations\/uk\/edinburgh&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sushisamba.com\/locations\/uk\/edinburgh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sushisamba.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GREME MAC DONALD<\/p>\n<p>1820 at Jonnie Walker<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no need for rooftop bars to be the preserve of evenings only, with 1820 at Jonnie Walker filling the all-day slot nicely. Nip up in the morning for coffee, treat yourself to a long lunch or saunter in for an all-nighter with cocktails and seasonal Scottish plates as the sun begins to dip. The food menu features the likes of Oban sea trout with apple and celeriac or a wild mushroom parfait with rye bread. While the majority of cocktails, naturally, use Jonnie Walker, there are options here for all tastes, and if you\u2019re looking for something to do before or after your visit, there are tours and tastings a-plenty downstairs for whisky fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9 Ben Glasgow, all rights reserved. Harvey Nichols Sitting pretty on St Andrew\u2019s Square right in the heart&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,53184,1102,4884,97735,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-254197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-destination-guides","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-rooftop-bars","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}