High

Top choice in Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey


Venice's only rooftop bar is quite an experience, with 360-degree views from the shore to the Santa Monica Mountains – if you can take your eyes off the beautiful people. High serves creative seasonal cocktails (blood-orange julep, lemon apple hot toddy, Mexican hot chocolate with tequila) and dishes like beef or lamb sliders, meze plates and crab dip. Reservations recommended.

No one under 21 permitted.

You get 90 minutes of free valet parking with validation.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey attractions

1. Jim Morrison Mural

0.07 MILES

Epic 30ft-high portrait of one-time Venice resident Jim Morrison of the rock band The Doors, by Rip Cronk.

2. Venice Reconstituted

0.08 MILES

Perhaps Venice's signature mural, it depicts an updated version of Botticelli's Birth of Venus, painted by Rip Cronk in 1989.

3. C.A.V.E.

0.15 MILES

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5. LA Louver

0.15 MILES

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6. Venice Beach Art Walls

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These walls, right on the beach, have been covered by generations of graffiti artists from 1961 to the present.

7. Venice Boardwalk

0.18 MILES

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8. Venice Canals

0.35 MILES

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