The Rooftop Bar on top of the Curtin House building on Swanston Street is one of Melbourne's best-known outdoor drinking spots, combining good views over the CBD with an unpretentious atmosphere and a cinema that operates on summer evenings. The bar is on the seventh floor and is reached by a narrow staircase through the building, which also houses several other bars, a record shop, and a bookshop on lower floors.
In summer the cinema screens cult classics and new releases under the open sky, which is one of Melbourne's better warm-weather activities. Year-round the bar functions as a straightforward rooftop spot with cold drinks and a view. It can get crowded on warm Friday evenings.