The 11 Best Rooftop Bars in Washington, D.C.

Give us an overview of the space.
Colada Shop, on 14th Street just off the U Street Corridor, boasts two charming outdoor spaces: besides the patio, there's a rooftop garden decorated with flower boxes and hanging terracotta pots suspended against a seafoam-green wall.

So who’s there?
People who really dig—and dig Instagramming—tropical cocktails.

How are the drinks?
This Cuban restaurant and coffee shop serves pitchers of sparkling pineapple sangria and mojitos, along with rum mules, Havana Old Fashioneds made with Bacardi 4, and cafe con leche popsicles with aged rum. Take advantage of happy hour every weekday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., which offers $9 cocktails, $3 empanadas, and $8 slushees.

What do they have to eat?
Bar snacks include beef, chicken, or spinach and cheese empanadas, and pastelitos stuffed with fillings like cheese and cauliflower. Round out the meal with plantain chips and a dulce de leche brownie.

What's the best way to enjoy it?
Catch up with old friends over Cuban eats and sparkling sangria in one of the city's cutest roof gardens.