10 Best Rooftop Bars in Phuket (and Hillside)

Phuket rooftop bars are just a handful but the trend has started and is here to stay, especially after the success of Beach bars, people are always attracted by bars with a little something on top.

There is a law in Phuket that says that construction within 200 m from the beach cannot be higher than a coconut tree (12m) . This law passed about 15 years ago, which explains the few exceptions such as the Royal Paradise Hotel, Patong Tower and Centara tower in Karon.

So don’t expect some super high rooftops such as Vertigo or the famous Sky Bar in Bangkok. On the other hand, Phuket does have nice hills and lots of small bars take advantage of the panoramic views from up there, and it doesn’t cost them too much. The most famous hillside bars are Wassa Homemade Bar in Patong, After Beach bar on Kata Noi and Heaven Rooftop bar also near Kata Noi Beach.

1 Heaven

Heaven Rooftop Restaurant is a little know viewpoint terrace located just below the very famous Karon Viewpoint. Heaven bar is in the trendy style usually found on beach club and is a great place to end the day with a sunset. Most important, it offers some pretty amazing views over the 3 bays of Kata Noi Beach, Kata Beach and Karon Beach further in the back. The food is a mix of Thai, Italian and Russian as most guests were actually Russian. The place plays some lounge or house background music, not too loud, that fits the atmosphere really well. Read more

2 Vanilla Sky at Cape Sienna

3 Surface

Surface rooftop bar at La Flora hotel in Patong is one of the few rooftops of Phuket, but like beach-clubs did, the number seems to be growing. Just like in Bangkok, people seems to be irresistibly attracted to rooftops and I can’t blame them, everything looks so much better from up there and photos are so beautiful. Read more

4 The Kee Sky Lounge

The amazing Kee Sky Lounge rooftop located on the 7th floor is a huge terrace built on two levels. The first one with a circular bar and great sofas to enjoy the music played by the DJ. This is an absolute must at the end of the day when the sun sets… go up there, order a drink with some food from the menu and get a unique viewpoint of the bay of Patong on one side, and the city on the other. It might just be 7 floors but the sunsets photos you get from the top are amazing! Read more

5 Hyatt Regency

The Hyatt Regency Resort highlight is the Sunset Grill and the rooftop bar next to it… Phuket now starts to have rooftop bars too, and Phuket views can beat Bangkok rooftop bars anytime! I spent a good hour on large comfy bean bags with an excellent Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc, treating myself to a spectacular sunset above Kamala Cove, the greatest reward after a long travelling day. Read more

6 Quip Rooftop Bar

Quip Sky Bar is a lovely rooftop bar and restaurant at the top of Quip hotel in Phuket town. The hotel itself is really original and fun to visit, with an old Austin car used as a reception counter. Since it is located close to the historical streets of Phuket Town (Thalang road, Dibuk road and Phang Nga road) it makes it a really good way to cool down with a drink in an unexpected location. Don’t picture a sophisticated Bangkok rooftop bar here… it is a large wooden platform with incandescent lights hanging from wood poles and comfy bean bags to crash in and look at the sky above. While the view from up there (and it’s not high either) is not particularly impressive, the result works actually well. Read more

7 Wassa Homemade Bar

Wassa Homemade Bar, located high on the hills in the back of Patong, is a modest little bar worth talking about. You can go there anytime of the day but sunset time and beyond is definitely the best viewpoint in Patong… This little hut all made of wood and surrounded by dense greenery has one of the most stunning views on Patong Bay. Read more

8 After Beach Bar

After Beach Bar is apparently a modest looking place with a strong reggae identity found just passed Kata Noi Beach on the way to Nai Harn Beach. Seen from the road it is rather a shabby looking bar with thatched roofs, but After Beach Bar is known to have one of the most amazing panoramas on the island, a superb bird’s eye view on the pristine blue bay of Kata Noi Beach. Read more

9 360 at Phuket Pavilions

Location: Near Layan Beach

With so many restaurants in Phuket, picking a new romantic dining venue we haven’t yet tried was going to be challenging. But once again, Phuket hides little gems you need to take the time to discover, and Phuket Pavilions is one of them. Of course we heard of it before… but it is so ‘out of the way’, you almost have to deserve it. Read more

10 Baba Nest at Sri Panwa (coming soon)

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