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.
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Rooftop Eva
Live music and great views in the heart of the city
- Couples
- Nightlife
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 center 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 organized throughout the year. Even when there isn’t music playing, the views make RoofTop Eva worth a visit any time of the year.
Location: Eva Senses Hotel, Av. da República 1, 8000-078 Faro, Portugal
Open: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm
Phone: +351 289 540 154
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O Castelo
A combination of bar, club, and restaurant
- Food
- Nightlife
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.
Location: R. do Castelo 11, 8000-149 Faro, Portugal
Open: Daily from 10.30 am to 4 am
Phone: +351 913 921 812
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Cosmopolitan Rooftop Bar
Sunset views and sky-high cocktails
- Couples
- Luxury
- Nightlife
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 neighboring restaurant – Restaurante Ria Formosa – is also worth checking out for high-quality local cuisine.
Location: Hotel Faro, Praça Dom Francisco Gomes 2, 8000-168 Faro, Portugal
Open: Bar open daily from 11 am to 12 am. Food served from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm
Phone: +351 289 830 830
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The Woods
Substantial sandwiches served with marina views
- Food
- Nightlife
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.
Open: Daily from 12 pm to midnightLocation: Av. da República 10, 8000-470 Faro, Portugal
Phone: +351 917 436 804
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LAB Terrace
Uninterrupted weekend sunsets
- Nightlife
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 Center 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.
Location: R. Cmte. Francisco Manuel, 8000-250 Faro, Portugal
Open: Friday–Sunday from 3 pm to 9 pm (closed from Mondays to Thursdays)
Phone: +351 919 224 112
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