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Dallas
Nana
Nana, Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas, 75207. +1 214 748 1200. The best restaurant in Dallas isn't in Dallas, its 27 floors above it! Nana not only has the best views of downtown Dallas but was recently voted one of the top ten most romantic restaurants in America by forbestraveler.com Excellent.Five-Sixty by Wolgang Puck, 300 Reunion Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75202. +1 214 741 5560. Restaurant atop 50 stories Reunion Tower. Gazing at the city 560-feet below and affording visitors a 360 degree view stretching some 40 miles.
Charlie Palmer's Rooftop, The Joule, 10th floor, 1530 Main St, Dallas, Texas 75201. +1 214 748 1300. A heated rooftop pool, suspended beyond the building's edge, entices guests with sweeping views of downtown Dallas and a bar with light menu of innovative fare served on pristine decks. Starwood. email
Tei-An Rooftop Lounge, One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh St, Dallas, Texas 75201. +1 214 220 2828. Members only rooftop lounge above Tei-An. $$$
Skye Bar, 1217 Main St, Dallas, Texas 75202. +1 21 4573 8787.Chic ultra rooftop lounge overlooking downtown and featuring a beautiful pool that runs down the center, surrounded by palm trees and intimate lounging areas. Wed to Sat 10pm - 2am. facebook
Ghost Bar, 2440 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75219. +1 214 605 1566. Wed to Sat 9pm – 2am (No admittance after 12.30am) email
Iron Cactus, 1520 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75201. +1 214 749 4766. Rooftop Patio boasts a fantastic view of downtown DINING Mon to Wed 11am to 10pm. Thurs to Sat 11am to 11pm. Sun 10am to 10pm. BAR Sun to Wed 11am - 11pm. Thurs 11am to 12 Midnight. Fri and Sat 11am to 2am. Happy Hour Mon to Fri 4pm - 7pm.
Houston
CK's Revolving Restaurant, atop Houston Airport Marriott Hotel, Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas.
Skyline
Skyline Bar & Grill, 24th (top) floor, Hilton Americas. Bar is amazing; there are floor to ceiling windows. THE place for spectacular city views.
Open City Rooftop Bistro Bar, 2416 Brazos St, Suite A, Houston, TX 77006. +1 713 522 0118. Suite A (front door faces Bagby) Houston, in Midtown. Open City offers a spectacular downtown view from the covered, open air rooftop bar. The rooftop is available for private/semi private parties from 25 up to 200 people.
Corner Bar and Rooftop Grill, 401 University Dr, Northgate, College Station, TX 77840. +1 979 268 1406. Daily Bar 11am - 2am. Kitchen 11am - 9pm. NW of Houston.
Spindletop, 1200 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002-5209. +1 713 654 1234. Downtown's only revolving rooftop restaurant, following a $1.4-million renovation.
The 43rd Restaurant and Lounge, Wedge International Tower, 1415 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002. +1 713 739 6550. LUNCH Mon to Fri 11am - 2pm. BAR Tues to Fri 3pm - 7pm.
Austin
Rooftop Cafe Austin, 18th Floor, Crowne Plaza, 500 N. IH-35, Austin, TX 78701. +1 512 480 8181. Offers spectacular views of Austin. Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
Eighteenth Over Austin
Eighteenth Over Austin, Hilton Garden Inn, 500 North IH 35, Austin, Texas, 78701. +1 512 480 8181. Skyline view.Maggie Mae's Rooftop Deck with Cabana Bar, 323 E. Sixth Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Rooftop bar. Overlooks Sixth Street and offers an all round view of Austin's skyline.
The Rooftop on Sixth, 2nd floor, Unit 2, 403 E. 6th St and Trinity St (right above The Aquarium), Austin 78701. +1 512 942 7663. The bar boasts a large, open-air deck that overlooks 6th Street. email
The Rooftop West Campus, 2716 Guadalupe Street, Austin 78705. +1 512 992 1140. Near the University of Texas west campus. An open-air rooftop bar and lounge. email
Lanai Rooftop, 422 Congress Avenue, (5th Street) Suite C Austin, Texas 78701. +1 512 479 6600. Wed to Fri 4pm - 2am. Sat 8pm - 2am. Sun 9pm - 2am. Happy Hour daily from 4pm - 8pm. Food menu is available daily until 10pm. email
San Antonio
Chart House, atop Tower Of The Americas, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way, San Antonio, Texas 78205. +1 210 223 3101. Set in a revolving tower and rotates 360 degrees in an hour. Rising more than 150 feet into the air, the Tower of the Americas offers visitors a birds-eye view of San Antonio from either the observation deck or this revolving restaurant. Revolving Restaurant. Excellent views.
Fort Worth
Reata's Sunset Deck
Caballo Canyon, Reata Restaurant, 310 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. +1 817 336 1009. Located on a rooftop patio. Also Luna Vista and Reata's Sunset Deck. email
Corpus Christi
Four-Diamond Republic of Texas Bar & Grill, 20th floor, Bayfront Tower, 900 North Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. +1 361 887 1600. Multi-level restaurant offering diners beautiful panoramic views of the Corpus Christi bay. Daily. Dinner only. Mon to Sat 5.30pm to 10.30pm. Sun 5.30pm to 9pm. Lounge open daily at 5pm. Piano Lounge: playing every Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat night from 7.30pm. Excellent. facebook
Rooftop Cafe, 3300 82nd St, Lubbock, Texas.
The Rooftop Bar, The Tremont House, 2300 Ships Mechanic Row, Galveston, TX 77550 +1 409 763 0300 Spectacular view of Galveston's historic downtown and harbor. Wed to Sat 4pm - 11pm (Weather Permitting).