We all love a good patio during the summer months, but there's just something about a ROOFTOP patio that's even better! Using Google, we put together a list of Iowa bars and restaurants where you can enjoy a drink on a rooftop. Check out some of your options in 2026:

GALLERY INFORMATION:

30hop

• 951 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
  • 4.5-star rating on Google (1,942 reviews)
• 900 E 2nd Ave, Coralville
  • 4.5-star rating on Google (2,668 reviews)

300 Rooftop

• 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines
• 4.2-star rating on Google (398 reviews)

Bodega 401

• 401 Pearl Street, Sioux City
• 4-star rating on Google (309 reviews)

Brick & Ivy Rooftop

• 400 34th Ave, Altoona
• 4.3-star rating on Google (1,059 reviews)

The Crown Rooftop Bar

• 525 6th Street, Sioux City (The Warrior Hotel)
• 4.4-star rating on Google (26 reviews)

The Dam Pub

• 2710 Beaver Ave, Des Moines
• 4.6-star rating on Google (922 reviews)

Destination Grille

• 2491 E 1st St, Grimes
• 4.6-star rating on Google (1,510 reviews)

Joe's Place

• 115 Iowa Ave, Iowa City
• 4.3-star rating on Google (601 reviews)

Lock 11

• 1825 Greyhound Park Rd, Dubuque (Key Hotel/Q Casino + Resort)
• 4.4-star rating on Google (33 reviews)

Mullets Uptown

• 617 SW 3rd St, Ankeny
• 4.6-star rating on Google (565 reviews)

The Palms Rooftop Cabana

• 468 North Shore Dr, Clear Lake
• 5-star rating on Google (1 review)

Pickle Palace

• 101 1st Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
• 4.4-star rating on Google (374 reviews)

The Republic on Grand

• 401 E Grand Ave, Des Moines (AC Hotel Des Moines East Village)
• 4.5-star rating on Google (570 reviews)

• 306 1st Ave N, Clear Lake
• 4.7-star rating on Google (20 reviews)

The Rooftop at the Last Picture House

• 325 E 2nd St, Davenport
• 4.8-star rating on Google (294 reviews)

Social House

• 2208 College St, Cedar Falls
• 4.4-star rating on Google (110 reviews)

UP Skybar & Lounge

• 215 N Main St., Davenport (The Current Iowa)
• 4.3-star rating on Google (469 reviews)

Vue Rooftop

• 328 S Clinton St, Iowa City (Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City Downtown University)
• 4.4-star rating on Google (1,288 reviews)

Wallaby’s Bar & Grille

• 2733 Stange Rd, Ames
• 4.3-star rating on Google (1,138 reviews)

Wellman's Pub & Rooftop

• 597 Market St, West Des Moines
• 4-star rating on Google (1,675 reviews)

Zeke’s Rooftop & Grill

• 6201 Merle Hay Rd, Johnson
• 4.3-star rating on Google (205 reviews)

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