32 Restaurants With Spectacular Views
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1. Sierra Mar, Big Sur, Calif., U.S.A.

You're sitting: on top of a cliff
At: Post Ranch Inn
Looking at: the Pacific Ocean
Ordering: the nine-course Taste of Big Sur tasting menu
2. Eagle's Eye, Golden, Canada

You're sitting: 7,700 feet above sea level after a 15-minute gondola lift ride
Looking at: the Purcell, Selkirk, and Rocky Mountains
Eating: local wild salmon
3. Elements Restaurant, Scottsdale, Ariz., U.S.A.

You're sitting: on Camelback Mountain
At: Sanctuary Camelback Mountain
Looking at: Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Ordering: from a menu by Food Network star and executive chef Beau MacMillan
4. Sunset da Mona Lisa, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

You're sitting: at the tip of the bay of Cabo San Lucas
Looking at: the Pacific Ocean
Eating: seafood and Italian food (i.e., homemade pasta and swordfish or sea bass)
5. Dasheene, St Lucia, West Indies

You're sitting: on an old cocoa plantation returned resort
At: Ladera Restort
Looking at: the Pitons and the Caribbean Sea
Eating: local cuisine like potato and coconut soup and Caribbean lamb salad
6. The River Cafe, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.

You're sitting: under the Brooklyn Bridge
Looking at: the East River, New York skyline, and the Statue of Liberty
Eating: poached Nova Scotia lobster, sweet and sour butternut squash, celery root purée, brussel sprout leaves

7. 6.8 Palopo, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

You're sitting: at shore of Lake Atitlan
At: Casa Palopo
Looking at: Toliman, Atitlán, and San Pedro Volcanos
Eating: Filet Robalo, grilled fish served with a fresh cilantro sauce or racks of lamb served with a mint and date sauce — ask for yucca chips on the side
8. Sanctuary Lodge, Cuzco, Peru

You're sitting: in the closest hotel to Machu Picchu
Looking at: Sacred Valley, Urubamba River, and Machu Picchu
Eating: a traditional Peruvian meal

9. Le Jules Verne, Paris, France

You're sitting: 125 meters in the air, second floor
At: the Eiffel Tower (like, you're inside of it)
Looking at: Paris
Eating: classic French cuisine
10. torre d'alta mar, Barcelona, Spain

You're sitting: 75 meters high in an old port cable's tower
Looking at: 360 degrees of Mediterranean Sea and Port Vell
Wondering: what it was like to be at the 1929 Barcelona Universal Exhibition (The tower was originally built for it.)
11. Rosellinis, Ravello, Italy

You're sitting: on a medieval fishing village on the Amalfi coast
Looking at: the Mediterranean Sea and other pretty fishing villages
Eating: two-star Michelin Italian fare with regional wine
12. Piz Gloria, Mürren, Switzerland

You're sitting: on a summit 2,970 meters high
At: Schilthorn
Looking at: 200 Alpine summits, including Piz Gloria, the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks
Ordering:"Martini, shaken not stirred" at the James Bond bar or the James Bond breakfast
Welcome to the Bond World 007. The 1969 James Bond 007 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service was filmed here.
13. Les Remparts, Eze, France

You're sitting: on the Côte d'Azur (aka the French Rivera)
Looking at: the Mediterranean Sea and St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Eating: Mediterranean dishes, because, you know, you're in the Mediterranean
14. Hotel Edelweiss, Mürren, Switzerland

You're sitting: on the sun terrace
At: Hotel Edelweiss
Looking at: the big three of the Swiss Alps: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau Summits
Drinking: beer

16. Milkla, Instanbul, Turkey

You're sitting: on the hotel rooftop
At: The Marmara Pera
Looking at: Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace
Eating: Turkish-Scandinavian food inspired by chef and owner Mehmet Gürs' background (i.e. North Aegean octopus and tahini ice cream)
17. Vertigo, Bangkok, Thailand

You're sitting: in open-air at the 61st floor rooftop
At: Banyan Tree
Looking at: the heart of the business district, river, and city skyline
Eating: signature dishes like roasted snow fish, tenderloin, wagyu, or vertigo appetizer plate
18. Soneva Kiri, Koh Kood, Thailand

You're sitting: in a bamboo dining pod
Looking at: Gulf of Thailand's shoreline and an ancient rain forest
Eating: homemade Thai cuisine brought to you by a flying waiter
19. Bukhari, Uma Paro, Bhutan

You're sitting: in a dramatic dining room named after the traditional Bhutanese fireplace — it's that cool thing in the center of the room
Looking at: Paro Valley
Eating: Bhutanese and international dishes with seasonal, locally sourced produce
Also at Uma:

You're sitting in: the villa terrace
Looking at: Paro Valley
Having: a private dinner
20. Tapasake, Island of North Malé Atoll, Maldives

You're sitting: on a Maldivian lagoon
Looking at: Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean
Eating: Japanese cuisine, with highest grade sushi and sashimi shipped from Tokyo
21. Ayung Terrace, Sayan, Indonesia

You're sitting: on the terrance
At: Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
Looking at: the Ayung River and palm trees
Eating: Asian-inspired and Indonesian specialties
22. Felix, Hong Kong, China

You're sitting: on the 28th floor
At: Peninsula Hotel
Looking at: Hong Kong skyline and harbor
Indulging in: European cuisine
You can catch the Symphony of Lights, a nightly multimedia show between Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Harbor.
23. Kupu Kupu Barong Villas, Bali, Indonesia

You're sitting: in a split-level setting with outdoor terrace
Looking at: the Aunug River and forest
Eating: Southeast Asian–French fusion
24. Waterfalls Restaurant, San Pablo City, Philippines

You're sitting: at the foot of Labasin Falls
Looking at: Labasin Falls
Eating: All you can eat lunch buffet.
Labasin Falls is not actually a natural waterfall, but a spillway of the Labasin Dam. A slight bummer, but still cool.

25. Klein’s Camp, Serengeti, Tanzania

You're sitting: at the edge of Kuka Hills
Looking at: Serengeti National Park and the Masai Mara National Reserve
26. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

You're sitting: at an altitude of 7,800 feet, at the rim the largest unbroken caldera in the world
Looking at: Ngorongoro Crater, the eighth Natural Wonder
Eating: a private brunch
27. The Rock Restaurant, Zanzibar, Tanzania

You're sitting: on a rock
Looking at: Michanwi Pingwe beach and the Indian Ocean
Eating: the Rock Special (lobster, cigal, jumbo prawn, fish filet, and calamari all on the grill)
28. Delaire Graff Restaurant, Stellenbosch, South Africa

You're sitting: in the Cape Winelands
Looking at: Simonsberg Mountain Range and Estate vineyards
Eating: kabeljou fish or free-range beef with bone marrow and oyster mushrooms

29. Wildman Restaurant, Northern Territory, Australia


You're sitting: in Mary River National Park Wetlands
Looking at: Mary River Floodplains
Eating: pan-fried barramundi (fish) and tomato-braised lamb shanks
30. Blu Bar on 36, Sydney, Australia

You're sitting: at Level 36
At: Shagri-La Hotel
Looking at: Darling Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Opera House
Drinking: a $10,000 martini (the Diamond Martini: "Your choice of ultra-premium
Vodka or gin! Oh, it also comes with a room..." the menu assures.)
31. Aria Restaurant, Sydney, Australia

You're sitting: on the waterfront of Sydney Harbor
At: Aria Restaurant
Looking at: Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House
Eating: seaonal ingredient dishes like roasted Sicilian eggplant with basil, ricotta gnudi, and zucchini blossoms
32. Skyline Restaurant, Queenstown, New Zealand


You're sitting: 450 meters high at the top of Bob's peak
Looking at: Lake Wakatipu, Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Walter Peak, Cecil Peak, and all of Queenstown
Eating: Taste of New Zealand buffet after an epic gondola ride