One of the best ways to spend the first night of your vacation is to sip your favorite drink while enjoying the best side of the city or island you’re visiting. Below is a list of the top five bars with a view. Sit back and relax because you know you deserve it.
A Pie de Ma, Italy
What’s a trip to Italy without the best vantage point to the Riviera? At the A Pie d Ma, they can give you that and more. This is also the best bar to go to if you’re in the mood for some jazz music and some Negroni cocktail. Just in case you don’t know, this is a fine mix of gin, vermouth, Campari and some bitters.
Live music plays as soon as the sun sets, so if you’re at the love walk (Via dell A’more) one fateful afternoon, just come down before sunset to the A Pie de Ma to wow your partner some more. The wine bar hangs from a cliff which overlooks the Ligurian Sea.
Nepenthe in Central California
When we talk of California, we usually imagine a coastline filled with people, with not an inch of sand wasted because everyone’s trying to sun him/herself. There’s a spot in Central California, though, which remains untouched. When you go to the Nepenthe at the farthest end of the Pacific Coast Highway, you get a view of this spectacular virgin coastline.
The restaurant is made from redwood and glass and stands prominently against the Big Sur’s thickly forested hills. The second floor of this restaurant offers the best view of the Pacific Sea and the craggy cliffs that line it. This side of the coast often gets foggy throughout the year, though. If you want a clear view, it’s best to go there during the spring.
Their best drink is the Pinot Noir. This is local, harvested from Santa Lucia Highlands’ vineyards, so you get to enjoy fine wine for as low as $8 a glass.
Riding Switzerland’s Glacier Express
Why settle for a stationary view if you can ride in a train which doubles as a moving bar through Switzerland’s majestic landscape? See the best angles of the Swiss Alps while sipping on any of the Johannisberg Reislings wine. We’re talking about 181 grand miles between Matterhown and St. Moritz. A glass costs $8 but you will have to shell out $129 for a one-way ticket.
For the view, though, the fare’s more than worth it. The view from the Oberlap Pass is particularly impressive.
Six Senses Resort’s Dining Pod in Thailand
You’ve all heard of Sonevi Kiri, a secluded island in Thailand. Now, how would you like to see view it from above while sipping on a melted chocolate drink spiked with the Grand Marnier? Six Senses Resort makes this experience possible for all of its guest with the Dining Pod, a rattan contraption which hoists up diners 16 feet above the rainforest floor.
If you think that’s extreme, you’ll probably think we’re joking when we say your waiter’s going to serve you your food and drinks from a zip line.
Cloud 9 in Shanghai
Just look for the Jin Mao Tower, and you’ll see the best that Shanghai has to offer in the 21st century. The Cloud 9 bar is chic enough from the inside, but then it’s also on the 87th floor, so it offers the best view (if you’d want to have a drink with it) of Shanghai’s night sky. There’s also the Piano Bar at the 53rd floor and the Patio Lounge at the 56th just in case you’d want to work your way up.
After a drink from the Cloud 9, we advise you to go up just one more level to enjoy a 360-degree view of the city from the viewing deck.
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