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Best Rooftop Restaurants in Amsterdam 2026
Rooftop and top-floor rooms · Amsterdam · 6 ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 18, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Moon turns a full circle over the IJ every 45 minutes from the 19th floor of the A'DAM Tower, which is about as close to a skyline restaurant as a flat city gets. Amsterdam is not a high-rise town, so its rooftops are few and worth choosing carefully: a revolving dining room in the north, a steak terrace above Dam Square, a record-height roof in the west. Here is who each one suits, what the kitchen actually does, and what you are looking at. Six, ranked on the view and the food together, never the view alone.
1.Moon
A revolving dining room over the IJ with a real tasting menu. The best view-and-food combination in the city.
Moon turns a slow full circle on the 19th floor of the A'DAM Tower in Amsterdam-Noord, completing a rotation roughly every 45 minutes over the IJ and the skyline across the water from Centraal. Signature chef Jaimie van Heije builds a four-course dinner around 70 euros, with longer menus and pairings, leaning on Dutch-Indonesian flavours such as a pork belly with rosemary, thyme and Dutch lemon. It is the only revolving restaurant in the city and the strongest pairing of a genuine view with a proper kitchen. This is the booking for a sunset dinner that moves with the light. Reserve a window seat on the ring two to three weeks ahead.
Book on the A'DAM Tower site; ask for a window table at sunset.
2.Mr Porter Steakhouse
A dry-aged steakhouse with a rooftop terrace over Dam Square. The best central roof for dinner.
Mr Porter crowns the W Amsterdam off the Spuistraat, a top-floor steakhouse and terrace from the Entourage Group looking over the canal houses toward Dam Square and the Nine Streets. The kitchen dry-ages its own beef across eleven cuts from ribeye to Japanese Wagyu A3, with most dinners north of 100 euros a head, and the pool-side terrace is the seat to request in warm weather. The view is a central city-rooftop rather than a wide skyline, but it is the best one in the centre. This is the booking for a steak dinner with a roof over Dam Square. Reserve a terrace table for sunset.
Book on the Mr Porter site; ask for the terrace.
3.Twenty Third Bar
The highest hotel view in the city, with snacks from the Ciel Bleu kitchen. A drink-and-bite with a panorama.
The Twenty Third Bar sits on the 23rd floor of the Hotel Okura beside two-star Ciel Bleu, sharing that kitchen for its bar bites and giving you the same near-180-degree view for the price of a cocktail. Drinks open around 15 euros and the snacks come from the Ciel Bleu pass, so the pedigree is real even if this is a bar rather than a full dining room. It is the highest hotel view in Amsterdam and the easiest way to drink in that panorama without booking the tasting menu next door. This is the booking for a view and a glass before dinner. Walk in early or reserve for a window seat at dusk.
Visit the Okura's 23rd floor; pair a cocktail with the Ciel Bleu bites.
4.Madam
The highest skybar in the city, one floor above Moon. Come for the early sitting and the panorama.
Madam sits one floor above Moon on the 20th floor of the A'DAM Tower, the highest skybar in Amsterdam, with a 360-degree panorama over the IJ and the centre. The kitchen runs refined Dutch classics and a ribeye early in the evening before the room turns to a club later at night, so the move is the early sitting. Prices sit in the upper-casual range and shift with the season. The view is the equal of Moon's without the rotation, and the energy is higher. This is the booking for a group that wants the panorama and a livelier room. Reserve the early dinner sitting and leave the late hours to the dancers.
Book the early sitting; take in the panorama before the club crowd.
5.Floor17
The highest open-air roof terrace in the city, at 85 metres. A relaxed view rather than a grand dinner.
Floor17 tops the Leonardo Hotel on the Staalmeesterslaan in Amsterdam-West, an open-air terrace at around 85 metres that is the highest roof in the city you can actually sit out on. The kitchen is a relaxed bistro: grilled octopus with chorizo at 26 euros, short ribs at 29.50, a double smash burger at 22.50, with the park and the western skyline below. It is more neighbourhood bar than destination dinner, which keeps the bill and the mood easy. This is the booking for a sundowner and a plate with the best open-air height in town. Reserve a terrace table for the early evening.
Book a terrace table; come for the sunset and a plate.
6.Ventuno Sky Lounge
A 21st-floor Italian-American room with two terraces. The newest and most scene-driven of the roofs.
Ventuno occupies the 21st floor of the Ruby and Emma hotel on the Amstelvlietstraat in Amsterdam-Oost, the newest rooftop on this list, opened in 2025 with two outdoor terraces and a view across the east of the city. The menu is Italian-American sharing plates, with tableside steak and a scroppino, set to live music most nights. Prices sit in the upper-casual band, and the draw is as much the scene as the cooking. This is the booking for a lively night with a view rather than a quiet dinner. Reserve through the hotel and ask for a terrace table at sunset.
Book through the hotel; ask for a terrace seat.
Not for a rooftop dinner
Great roof, wrong expectation
Madam at the A'DAM Tower after 22:00. The 20th-floor skybar has the highest view in the city, but it pivots to a nightclub late in the evening. Come for the early sitting and the panorama, not a quiet late dinner.
Pllek on the NDSM wharf. A wonderful waterfront beach club, but it sits at ground level on the IJ, not on a roof. Go for the sunset and the water; it is on our view list, not this one.
How to pick an Amsterdam rooftop
Decide what you want to look at first. The A'DAM Tower in the north gives you the IJ and the whole skyline, with Moon revolving on the 19th floor and Madam's skybar one floor up. For the canal belt and Dam Square, Mr Porter's terrace at the W is the central choice; for sheer height, Floor17 in the west has the highest open-air roof in the city.
Book the dinner sittings early and treat the bars as a separate plan. Moon and Mr Porter want reservations weeks ahead for a window table at sunset; the skybars at the A'DAM Tower are better as a drink-and-view stop than a long dinner. Time any of them for golden hour and ask for an outside or window seat when you book.
Frequently asked
Which is the best rooftop restaurant in Amsterdam?
Moon, the revolving restaurant on the 19th floor of the A'DAM Tower, takes the top spot for pairing a genuine 360-degree view over the IJ with a proper seasonal tasting menu. Mr Porter's terrace at the W is the best central rooftop, and Floor17 has the highest open-air roof in the city.
Does Amsterdam have rooftop restaurants with a view?
Yes, though fewer than most capitals because it is a low-rise city. The best are clustered at the A'DAM Tower in the north, with Moon and the Madam skybar, plus Mr Porter at the W near Dam Square and Floor17 in the west. Each gives you the skyline or the IJ from height.
Where is the highest rooftop in Amsterdam?
Floor17 at the Leonardo Hotel in Amsterdam-West has the highest open-air roof terrace in the city at around 85 metres. For the highest hotel bar, the Twenty Third Bar at the Okura sits on the 23rd floor beside Ciel Bleu, and Madam's skybar on the A'DAM Tower's 20th floor is the highest skybar.
Are Amsterdam rooftops good for dinner or just drinks?
Both, if you choose well. Moon and Mr Porter are full dinner rooms with a view, so book a window or terrace table for sunset. The A'DAM Tower skybars and most hotel roof bars are better as a drink-and-view stop, since several turn into late-night bars or clubs once the kitchen winds down.
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