5 Best Rooftop Bars in Faro

The best rooftops bars in Faro are not necessarily those that are the highest up. While you’ll find taller buildings in the heart of the city, the views available from the terraces and rooftops by the marina, around the Old Town, provide beautiful sunsets with stylish settings and great drinks.

At the places listed below, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy a cool breeze and a cooler setting, with live music at some of the best of them. Others just let the view do the talking, providing only great service and comfortable seats.

1. Rooftop Eva

Live music and great views in the heart of the city

Ideal para: Casais, Vida noturna

RoofTop Eva is easily one of the top rooftop bars in Faro. Situated on the top floor of the Eva Senses Hotel, right in the centre of the city, it offers some of the best views in the city. The menu of cocktails, wines, spirits is no less remarkable.

Live music in a variety of genres and DJ performances often take place at RoofTop Eva in the summer evenings, with sunset parties and fun events organised throughout the year. Even when there isn’t music playing, the views make RoofTop Eva worth a visit any time of the year.

Localização: Eva Senses Hotel, Av. da República 1, 8000-078 Faro, Portugal

Abre: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm

Telefone: +351 289 540 154

2. O Castelo

A combination of bar, club, and restaurant

Ideal para: Alimentação, Vida noturna

O Castelo is an excellent Faro nightlife destination for those who can’t quite decide between a bar, restaurant, club, or live entertainment location. It’s basically all of those things under the same roof, serving top quality food and drinks, as well as hosting live music and dance evenings

Situated on top of the historic Faro city walls, O Castelo invites guests into the heart and soul of the city and reinforces this concept with its traditional menu and moving musical performances, featuring the emotional local singing style of Fado on Monday evenings. Live music, parties, and DJ appearances take place on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Localização: R. do Castelo 11, 8000-149 Faro, Portugal

Abre: Daily from 10.30 am to 4 am

Telefone: +351 913 921 812

3. Cosmopolitan Rooftop Bar

Sunset views and sky-high cocktails

Ideal para: Casais, Vida noturna, Luxo

Cosmopolitan Rooftop Bar is the hotel bar of Hotel Faro, which overlooks Doca de Faro – the city’s charming marina. Being west-facing, it also looks out across a very impressive sunset. As its name suggests, it’s quite a swanky and high-end affair, with signature cocktails whose names are inspired by the names of airlines.

The bar occasionally hosts live music, but it’s really the view that people come to see. The neighbouring restaurant – Restaurante Ria Formosa – is also worth checking out for high-quality local cuisine.

Localização: Hotel Faro, Praça Dom Francisco Gomes 2, 8000-168 Faro, Portugal

Abre: Bar open daily from 11 am to 12 am. Food served from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm

Telefone: +351 289 830 830

4. The Woods

Substantial sandwiches served with marina views

Ideal para: Alimentação, Vida noturna

The Woods is a stylish restaurant serving fresh, healthy cuisine and lovely views across Faro Marina. The rooftop venue isn’t especially far off the ground, being only a few storeys up, but it’s high enough to offer a view of the sunset, with palm trees and a few yacht masts silhouetted in the foreground.

The restaurant serves hearty portions of tasty food. The sandwiches are the star attraction on the menu, though the salad bowls are also impressive. While meals at The Woods don’t come cheap, the quality and view make them worth the price.

Abre: Daily from 12 pm to midnightLocation: Av. da República 10, 8000-470 Faro, Portugal

Telefone: +351 917 436 804

5. LAB Terrace

Uninterrupted weekend sunsets

Ideal para: Vida noturna

LAB Terrace is a simplistic yet stylish lounge bar to the south of Faro Marina, offering perhaps the best views of any rooftop bar in the city. Only open on weekends, it’s unique location offers uninterrupted sunset views, with the wetlands of Ria Formosa spread out before you.

Located in the Algarve’s Centre for Living Science, the name of LAB Terrace is especially apt. However, unlike most laboratories, you can enjoy a good choice of wines, cocktails, champagnes and sangrias, as well as fruit drinks and tapas. There’s also a row of deck chairs at the front of the terrace, where you can relax in the afternoon sun.

Localização: R. Cmte. Francisco Manuel, 8000-250 Faro, Portugal

Abre: Friday–Sunday from 3 pm to 9 pm (closed from Mondays to Thursdays)

Telefone: +351 919 224 112

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