Top 10 Best Rooftop Restaurants in Ahmedabad (2026)

Ahmedabad is a city best seen from above. From October to February, when the evenings finally turn kind, the terraces fill up: heritage havelis in the old city, a restaurant that rotates slowly above the Sabarmati, and glass-walled bistros thirteen floors over Bodakdev. The catch is that a good view and good food rarely arrive together, and plenty of rooftops here charge for the first and skimp on the second. We sorted the ones worth booking from the ones worth skipping.

Quick answer

The best rooftop restaurants in Ahmedabad are Agashiye at The House of MG (Lal Darwaja), Patang Re-Evolve (Ashram Road), Xia Rooftop Bistro (Bodakdev), 1989 by Sphere Lounge (Ambawadi), Sky Grill at Crowne Plaza (Prahlad Nagar), Level 1 (Thaltej), The House of Makeba Science City (Sola), Uptown Dusk Bistro (Satellite), Skyz (Prahlad Nagar) and Three Quarter Indian (Satellite). For the best view go to Patang or Xia, for the best food go to Agashiye, and book between October and February when the weather cooperates.

At a glance

1. Agashiye – The House of MG, Lal Darwaja

Agashiye means terrace in Gujarati, and this one sits on the roof of a 1924 haveli opposite the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in the old city. There is no menu to choose from: you get an unlimited Gujarati thali that changes daily, served course by course under the open sky, with three options that differ by the metal your thali is served in, silver or kansa. It is the most complete rooftop experience the city offers, and the only one that would still be worth the trip if the view disappeared.

Two practical notes. Reserve a table, because it fills up and walk-ins are turned away on busy nights. And be prepared for a properly traditional Gujarati thali, which means the food runs sweeter than a non-Gujarati palate might expect. This is also the most expensive entry on this list.

• Must-try: The unlimited Gujarati thali, served with warm rotli and parotha
• Best for: Heritage dining, out-of-town guests, special occasions
• Address: The House of MG, opposite Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, Lal Darwaja, Old City, Ahmedabad 380001
• Hours: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

📍 Google Maps: Agashiye – The House of MG

2. Patang Re-Evolve, Ashram Road

Patang has been a landmark on the Ahmedabad skyline for decades, and its kite-shaped tower still houses the city’s only revolving restaurant. The floor turns slowly through a full circle, so over one meal you get the Sabarmati, the riverfront promenade and the whole spread of the old city without leaving your chair. Go at lunch to see the river in daylight or at night for the lit-up skyline.

The format is a vegetarian buffet rather than à la carte, and it is generous: chaat, soups, Indo-Chinese, pizza, North Indian mains and desserts. Save room for the mains, which are the strongest part of the spread. Book ahead, especially at weekends.

• Must-try: The buffet spread — basket chaat, lemon coriander soup, the North Indian mains
• Best for: River and skyline views, visiting family, a one-of-a-kind meal
• Address: Patang Hotel, Nehru Bridge, Ashram Road, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad 380009
• Hours: 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM

📍 Google Maps: Patang Re-Evolve

3. Xia Rooftop Bistro, Bodakdev

Thirteen floors above Rajpath Rangoli Road, Xia is the highest bistro in the city and the one that has best worked out that a rooftop needs more than one kind of seating. There is an open terrace for the view, an air-conditioned indoor room for when Ahmedabad refuses to cool down, and a third cosy section with sofa seating for groups. A glass waterfall and a mirrored corner make it the most photographed rooftop in town.

Order the shamu datshi with vegetable kulcha, which is the dish regulars come back for, and the cheese cigar rolls. It is expensive for what it is — a mocktail and one main can run to about ₹1,300 — and the food is less consistent than the setting, so go for the terrace first and the menu second.

• Must-try: Shamu datshi with vegetable kulcha, cheese cigar rolls, pesto burrata panuzo, Vietnamese iced coffee
• Best for: Groups, couples, the highest view in the city
• Address: 13th Floor, Salister, Rajpath Rangoli Road, behind Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad 380059
• Hours: 1:00 PM – 12:00 AM (from 2:00 PM on Mondays)

📍 Google Maps: Xia Rooftop Bistro

4. 1989 by Sphere Lounge, Ambawadi

Also on a 13th floor, this time atop Addor Aspire near Panjrapole, 1989 gives you the west-city skyline at its best around sunset. The lounge setting is comfortable and lively rather than formal, which makes it a reliable pick for a birthday, an anniversary or a long evening with a group.

The menu is broad — Mexican, Italian and Continental with a full dessert section — and the kitchen is solid rather than spectacular. The chilli guava is a genuinely good order and the khow suey soup is worth starting with. It packs out quickly, so reserve.

• Must-try: Khow suey soup, Mexican bombs, chilli guava, wood-fired pizza
• Best for: Sunset views, celebrations, large groups
• Address: 13th Floor Rooftop, Addor Aspire, University to Panjrapole Road, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad 380015
• Hours: Evenings; call ahead to confirm and reserve

📍 Google Maps: 1989 by Sphere Lounge

5. Sky Grill – Crowne Plaza, Prahlad Nagar

Sky Grill is the most polished rooftop on this list. It sits poolside on the roof of the Crowne Plaza, with a live singer most evenings and the kind of service that remembers what you ordered last time. The kitchen takes real risks: the Cajun spiced broccoli converts people who do not like broccoli, and the chilli halwa is one of the more interesting desserts in Ahmedabad.

It keeps hotel hours, with a lunch and a dinner service and a long gap in between, so check timings before you set out. As everywhere in Gujarat, there is no alcohol, but the bar does a serious job with mocktails.

• Must-try: Cajun spiced broccoli, teriyaki cottage cheese sizzler, anardana paneer tikka, chilli halwa
• Best for: Date night, live music, a quiet splurge
• Address: Crowne Plaza Ahmedabad, Prahlad Nagar, Ahmedabad 380015
• Hours: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM

📍 Google Maps: Sky Grill – Crowne Plaza

6. Level 1, Thaltej

Level 1 is the rooftop that leans hardest into a theme, and pulls it off. The whole terrace is done up as an eighties retro den — film posters, jukebox-era lighting, throwback colours — and it works best when you take your parents and let them explain what everything is. Sunset from the open-air seating is the moment to book for.

Be honest with your expectations on the food. The North Indian dishes and pizzas are good, the Chinese is not, and the service can be slow and disorganised when it gets busy. Jain options are available. Come for the setting, order simply, and it is a lovely evening.

• Must-try: Margherita pizza, the North Indian mains, mocktails
• Best for: Photos, family outings, an evening with a theme
• Address: 1st Floor, Urban Canopy, Chhanalal Joshi Marg, off Sindhu Bhavan Road, PRL Colony, Thaltej, Ahmedabad 380059
• Hours: Evenings; call ahead to confirm

📍 Google Maps: Level 1

7. The House of Makeba, Science City

The Science City outlet is the one Makeba branch built for a terrace, and it is the best pure-vegetarian rooftop in the city. The sixth-floor seating splits between an open rooftop and a quieter indoor room, with warm lighting and enough space between tables that you are not eating in someone else’s conversation — a real problem at the brand’s SBR outlet.

The kitchen ranges from Punjabi to Mexican to Indo-Chinese and mostly lands it. The five spice rice with Hunan curry is the dish to order if you like heat, and the coffee is unexpectedly good for a restaurant, with an espresso cranberry worth finishing on.

• Must-try: Five spice rice with Hunan curry, Ala Mexican pizza, espresso cranberry coffee
• Best for: Pure-veg family dinners, anniversaries, large tables
• Address: 6th Floor, 601, Sangam Saphire, Science City Road, near Hetarth Party Plot, Sola, Ahmedabad 380060
• Hours: 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM, all week

📍 Google Maps: The House of Makeba, Science City

8. Uptown Dusk Bistro, Satellite

As the name promises, Uptown Dusk is an evening-only rooftop, five floors above Shyamal-Shivranjani Road, and sunset is when to arrive. The green-themed terrace and live music give it a laid-back, seaside-promenade feeling that is rare this far inland, and it has become a dependable choice for a birthday or an anniversary dinner.

The pizzas come from a tie-up with Longmans and are the strongest thing on the menu, followed by the tandoori paneer tikka and the pastas. Jain food is available. The mocktails are the weak link, so stick to the chocolate shots for something sweet.

• Must-try: Wood-fired pizza, tandoori paneer tikka, chakri chaat, chocolate shots
• Best for: Sunset, live music, date night
• Address: 5th Floor, Himalaya Emerald, Shyamal-Shivranjani Road, near IOC petrol pump, Satellite, Ahmedabad 380015
• Hours: Evenings only

📍 Google Maps: Uptown Dusk Bistro

9. Skyz Restaurant & Banquet, Prahlad Nagar

Skyz is the rooftop Ahmedabad books when it wants to make a fuss over someone. The open terrace above Shivalik Arcade is set up for candlelight dinners and surprise celebrations, the staff will handle decoration and a cake, and there is a banquet section alongside for parties of fifty with a singer and an anchor.

The food is straightforward North Indian done well rather than anything adventurous. Paneer angara is the signature and arrives properly smoky, and the veg kolhapuri is better than it needs to be. It closes between lunch and dinner service.

• Must-try: Paneer angara, veg kolhapuri, masala papad, buttermilk
• Best for: Birthdays, surprise dinners, group celebrations
• Address: 3rd Floor, Shivalik Arcade, 100 Feet Anand Nagar Road, Prahlad Nagar, Ahmedabad 380015
• Hours: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

📍 Google Maps: Skyz Restaurant & Banquet

10. Three Quarter Indian, Satellite

Eleven floors above Jodhpur Cross Road, Three Quarter Indian has the most accessible big-view rooftop in the Satellite area, with both indoor and terrace seating and prices well below the 13th-floor competition. The menu is a deliberate mash of North Indian, Continental and Chinese, and the more inventive items land best: the veg khao suey bowl, the paratdaar paneer tikka lasagna served with kulcha, and a gulab jamun waffle that has no business working as well as it does.

It is the one entry here with a caveat worth stating plainly. Recent diners have flagged slipping standards on service speed and cleanliness, so treat it as a view-and-a-drink rooftop rather than a special-occasion booking until it settles.

• Must-try: Veg khao suey bowl, paratdaar paneer tikka lasagna with kulcha, gulab jamun waffle
• Best for: Casual city views, affordable rooftop dining
• Address: 11th Floor, Vivan Square B Wing, Jodhpur Cross Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad 380015
• Hours: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, all week

📍 Google Maps: Three Quarter Indian

Five more with a view

• Sankalp Signature, Thaltej — South Indian on the 18th floor of Sankalp Square, and the highest dining room on this page. Military ghee roast dosa and thatte idli with a skyline behind them. Google Maps
• The Front Yard, SG Highway — Not a rooftop but the best open-air dining in the city, with palm trees, wood-fired pizza, live music and a children’s play area that makes it the easiest choice with kids. Google Maps
• Varietea Lounge & Terrace, SBR — A rooftop on Shilp Aaron with covered and open seating and a long tea list. Portions are small for the price, but the evening view earns its keep. Google Maps
• Airi, Thaltej — A pure-veg rooftop with Jain options, two screens for match nights, a croissant pizza worth ordering and a kitchen open until 1 AM. Google Maps
• Veranda Rooftop, Shilaj — A fourth-floor terrace strung with lights, good for a group on the western edge of the city. Go on a weeknight — the music gets loud and the kitchen slows down at weekends. Google Maps

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best rooftop restaurant in Ahmedabad?

Agashiye at The House of MG in Lal Darwaja is the best overall, serving an unlimited Gujarati thali on the terrace of a 1924 heritage haveli. Patang Re-Evolve on Ashram Road is the best for views, and Xia Rooftop Bistro in Bodakdev is the highest bistro in the city.

Which rooftop restaurant in Ahmedabad has the best view?

Patang Re-Evolve is the only revolving restaurant in the city and turns through a full circle over the Sabarmati riverfront and old city. For skyline views, Xia Rooftop Bistro and 1989 by Sphere Lounge are both on 13th floors, and Sankalp Signature sits on the 18th.

Do rooftop restaurants in Ahmedabad serve alcohol?

No. Gujarat is a dry state, so no restaurant on this list serves alcohol. Visitors from outside Gujarat can apply for a temporary liquor permit, but it is valid only at licensed hotel outlets, not at rooftop restaurants. Every place here has a substantial mocktail menu instead.

Which rooftop restaurants in Ahmedabad are pure vegetarian?

The House of Makeba at Science City, Agashiye, Patang Re-Evolve, Skyz and Airi are all pure vegetarian. Level 1, Uptown Dusk Bistro and Airi also offer Jain food, and Sky Grill and Xia serve both vegetarian and non-vegetarian menus.

What is the best time of year for rooftop dining in Ahmedabad?

October to February. Ahmedabad summers make an open terrace unusable from late March to June, and most rooftops rely on their indoor or air-conditioned sections through those months. Xia, Three Quarter Indian and The House of Makeba all have indoor seating for exactly this reason.

How much does a rooftop dinner in Ahmedabad cost?

Budget around ₹800 to ₹1,200 for two at Skyz, Level 1, Uptown Dusk Bistro or Three Quarter Indian. Expect ₹1,500 to ₹2,500 for two at Xia, 1989 by Sphere Lounge or The House of Makeba, and more at Agashiye, Patang and Sky Grill, which are the premium bookings on this list.

Timings, prices and menus are as of September 2026 and can change, and several rooftops shift hours by season. Call ahead and reserve, especially between October and February. Think we missed your favourite terrace? Tell us on Instagram at @amdavadgully.