Retaurants/cafes atop buildings

[Mike K.]

I'm a sucker for restaurants with good views and I'm wondering where there are restaurants on the tops of buildings or at least a few storeys above the streets.

I can think of:
Vancouver Lookout
Empire Landmark Hotel

...and that's about it. Any others, maybe in other parts of the metro?

[Nutterbug]

Cloud 9

[Mike K.]

Where is that place?

[Nutterbug]

The one atop the Sheraton Landmark.

[Mike K.]

Thanks

[osirisboy]

cloud 9 is the one in the empire landmark hotel on robson and its a friggin dump but the views are amazing. theres also a revolving restaurant on top of the renaissance hotel on west hastings.

[Rusty Gull]

There's an Irish pub in the place of what used to be Skybar (at, I believe, Nelson and Seymour or thereabouts). Interesting perspective of the neighbourhood from its vantagepoint.

[Mike K.]

Anything out in the burbs, like Richmond et al? It'd be sort of cool to see Van's skyline from a rooftop restaurant outside of Vancouver.

[Rusty Gull]

Well, the restaurant at the top of Grouse Mountain would be an obvious first pick. And the restaurant/club at Lonsdale Quay in North Van, called Tantra, has probably the best view of the downtown skyline.

[MichaelChampion]

The Salmon House has an amazing view of downtown, if you can time your meal to when the sun starts setting it's awesome.

[ozonemania]

Holt Renfrew Cafe is not open yet, but it will be a rooftop restaurant (a very chic urban type restaurant at that) when it opens. I imagine it will have an interesting view of streetlife when it does open.

Apparently it was supposed to be open by now but the store had a 'falling out' with the celebrity chef that was supposed to head it. I'm not sure where it's at now...

[ozonemania]

I think it's called Seasons at QE Park at least used to have a city view, I'm not sure with the tree growth however.

This is a rooftop/skyline view thread but if you open it up to restaurants with nice views in general, there are tonnes of them.

[David]

Horizon's at Burnaby Mountain Park.
I've never been, but I've heard good things.

[Bert]

Originally Posted by Mike K.

Anything out in the burbs, like Richmond et al? It'd be sort of cool to see Van's skyline from a rooftop restaurant outside of Vancouver.

I think there's a Buddhist Temple cafeteria in the Radisson across from Aberdeen Centre in Richmond. I haven't been there, but you won't be able to see downtown from there, anyway. I suspect its view (if it has one) is similar to Aberdeen Centre's food court - a decent view of planes coming in.

Metrotown Hilton has a restaurant 3-4 floors up, but I believe it only looks east. There's a bunch of other 2nd floor restaurants around Metrotown too, but I don't know if any have much of a view, which seems like a missed opportunity since you can get some really nice views from those towers.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by ozonemania

Holt Renfrew Cafe ...

Apparently it was supposed to be open by now but the store had a 'falling out' with the celebrity chef that was supposed to head it. I'm not sure where it's at now...

Apparently Rob Feenie is/was involved.

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The Law Courts Inn Restaurant is atop the Law Courts (at the pond level). It is now open to the public - not sure of the hours - may be just for lunch.

For the summer:

The Red Robin (if you care for the food) @ Broadway & Oak has a great patio with a panoramic view of downtown.

The rear rooftop patio at Earls on Top (Robson St.) has a very "urban" feel to it with the Palisades looming above.