How Many Rooftop Bars and Restaurants Are There in Iowa?

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, restaurants, and more where you can enjoy a drink on a rooftop. Here are all the places we found:

173° Craft Distillery

306 1st Ave N, Clear Lake
4.5-star rating on Google (49 reviews)

30hop

951 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
- 4.5-star rating on Google (1,693 reviews)

900 E 2nd Ave, Coralville
- 4.5-star rating on Google (2,452 reviews)

300 Craft & Rooftop

300 W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines (300mlk Building)
4.2-star rating on Google (382 reviews)

Bodega 401

401 Pearl Street, Sioux City
4.2-star rating on Google (289 reviews)

Brick & Ivy Rooftop

400 34th Ave, Altoona
4.2-star rating on Google (807 reviews)

The Crown Rooftop Bar

525 6th Street, Sioux City (The Warrior Hotel)
4.4-star rating on Google (22 reviews)

The Dam Pub

2710 Beaver Ave, Des Moines
4.6-star rating on Google (824 reviews)

Destination Grille

2491 E 1st St, Grimes
4.6-star rating on Google (1,145 reviews)

Joe's Place

115 Iowa Ave, Iowa City
4.3-star rating on Google (586 reviews)

Mullets Uptown

617 SW 3rd St, Ankeny
4.4-star rating on Google (319 reviews)

Pickle Palace

101 1st Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
4.4-star rating on Google (243 reviews)

Pickle Palace, Facebook

The Republic on Grand

401 E Grand Ave, Des Moines (AC Hotel Des Moines East Village)
4.5-star rating on Google (525 reviews)
Ranked Yelp's Best Rooftop Bar in Iowa for 2025

The Rooftop at the Last Picture House

325 E 2nd St, Davenport
4.8-star rating on Google (217 reviews)

Smokestack

62 East 7th St, Dubuque
4.5-star rating on Google (346 reviews)

Social House

2208 College St, Cedar Falls
4.4-star rating on Google (107 reviews)

UP Skybar & Lounge

215 N Main St., Davenport (The Current Iowa)
4.3-star rating on Google (433 reviews)

V ue Rooftop

328 S Clinton St, Iowa City (Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City Downtown University)
4.4-star rating on Google (1,172 reviews)

Wallaby’s Bar & Grille

2733 Stange Rd, Ames
4.3-star rating on Google (1,082 reviews)

Wellman's Pub & Rooftop

597 Market St, West Des Moines
4.1-star rating on Google (1,600 reviews)

Who's On First

810 East 1st St, Ankeny
4.4-star rating on Google (392 reviews)

Who's on 1st, Facebook

Pet-Friendly Patios in the Corridor

Using Facebook and the website for King Creatures Animal Training, we put together a list of bars and restaurants around the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City where you can bring your pup with you this summer!

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The Best Places to Get Ice Cream in the Corridor (Updated 5/27/25)

We all know that there are plenty of Dairy Queens across the Corridor, as well as Culver's, Coldstone, Baskin Robbins, Orange Leaf, and Aspen Leaf locations. But, there are lots of other options, too! Here are some of the other places you can grab a frozen treat in Linn County, Johnson County, and surrounding areas:

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