The following is a list of revolving restaurants. A revolving restaurant is usually a tower restaurant designed to rest atop a broad circular revolving platform that operates as a large turntable. The building remains stationary and the diners are carried on the revolving floor.
Albania
- Sky Club Panoramic Bar & Restaurant, Sky Tower, Tirana
- Dajti Tower Belvedere Hotel, Dajti, Tirana
- Bar Zodiak, Shkodër
Argentina
- Confiteria Giratoria, San Carlos de Bariloche[1]
Australia
New South Wales
- 360 Bar and Dining, Sydney Tower, Sydney
- Cucina Locale Revolving Restaurant, Blacktown
- Skyway Restaurant, Katoomba Scenic World, Katoomba (ceased revolving in 2012, however can be rotated during private events on request)
- O Bar Restaurant, Australia Square, Sydney
Queensland
- Horizon Sky Dining (previously Four Winds Revolving Restaurant), Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise
Tasmania
- Point Revolving Restaurant, Wrest Point Hotel Casino, Sandy Bay
Western Australia
- C Restaurant, St Martins Tower, Perth
- Koala's View Revolving Restaurant, Bedfordale (defunct)
Austria
- Donauturm, Vienna
Azerbaijan
- Hilton Hotel, Baku
Bangladesh
- Top of the World Restaurant, Shaheed Zia Smriti Complex, Chandgaon Thana, Chittagong
- Mainland China, Siam Tower, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka
Bolivia
- Restaurante Giratorio Pari Urqu, Potosí
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Radon Plaza,[2] Sarajevo.
Brazil
- Revolving Mascaron Restaurant, Torre Mirante da Serra, Veranópolis
- Revolving Rooftop Restaurant, Taj Mahal Continental Hotel, Manaus
- Lassú, K1 Building São Paulo
Bulgaria
- Magnito Sky, Varna Towers, Varna
Cambodia
- The Penthouse Residence, Cheval Blanc Restaurant, Celeste Sky Bar Phnom Penh
Canada
Alberta
- La Ronde, Chateau Lacombe Hotel, Edmonton
- Sky 360 Restaurant, Calgary Tower, Calgary
British Columbia
- Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant, Harbour Centre, Vancouver
- Vistas Revolving Restaurant & Bar, Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, Vancouver (closed, now private convention space)[3]
Manitoba
- Prairie 360, Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg Closed 2020
Ontario
- 360 Restaurant (Top of Toronto 1975–1995), CN Tower, Toronto
- Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls
- Summit, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa (restaurant closed, currently a revolving event room)
- Toulà (formerly Lighthouse), Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto (ceased revolving in 2001)
- La Ronde, Holiday Inn Downtown 89 Chesnut (now Chestnut Residence and restaurant on southwest corner closed now used as non-revolving student lounge The Lookout)
Quebec
- Ciel! Bistro-Bar, Hotel le Concorde, Quebec City
- Portus 360, Plaza Centre-Ville, Montreal
Chile
- Coco-Loco, Valparaíso
- Giratorio, Santiago
China
Beijing
- Carousel Revolving Restaurant, Xiyuan Hotel, Beijing
- Revolving Restaurant, China Central Television Tower, Beijing[4]
- Starlight Revolving Restaurant, Beijing International Hotel, Beijing
- Summit Club Restaurant and Lounge, Hotel Kunlun, Beijing
Chengdu
- Restaurant Grande, West Pearl Tower, Chengdu
Chongqing
- Jiuchongtian (Cloud 9) Revolving Restaurant, Yu Du Hotel {Jiefangbei CBD}, Chongqing
Dalian
- Mingzhu Revolving Restaurant, Bohai Grand Hotel, Dalian
- Revolving Restaurant, Bohai Pearl Hotel, Dalian
- Revolving Restaurant, Dalian Radio and TV Tower, Dalian
Guangdong Province
Guangzhou
- Carousel Restaurant, Garden Hotel, Guangzhou
- Revolving Restaurant, Aiqun Hotel, Guangzhou
- Sky Cafe-Revolving Restaurant, Guangdong Asia International Hotel, Guangzhou
Shenzhen
- Guomao Revolving Restaurant, Shenzhen International Trade Center, Shenzhen
- Sky Paradise, Panglin Hotel, Shenzhen
- Tiara, Shangri La Hotel, Shenzhen
- Phoenix Court Restaurant, Baolilai International Hotel, Shenzhen
Zhaoqing
- Revolving Restaurant, Pearl Hotel Starlake, Zhaoqing
Zhongshan
- City-view Revolving Restaurant, Fuhua Hotel, Zhongshan
Guangzhou
- Carousel Restaurant, Garden Hotel, Guangzhou
- Revolving Restaurant, Aiqun Hotel, Guangzhou
- Sky Cafe-Revolving Restaurant, Guangdong Asia International Hotel, Guangzhou
Shenzhen
- Guomao Revolving Restaurant, Shenzhen International Trade Center, Shenzhen
- Sky Paradise, Panglin Hotel, Shenzhen
- Tiara, Shangri La Hotel, Shenzhen
- Phoenix Court Restaurant, Baolilai International Hotel, Shenzhen
Zhaoqing
- Revolving Restaurant, Pearl Hotel Starlake, Zhaoqing
Zhongshan
- City-view Revolving Restaurant, Fuhua Hotel, Zhongshan
Hangzhou
- J Western Restaurant, Tianyuan Tower Hotel, Hangzhou
- Restaurant Café and Bar, Friendship Hotel, Hangzhou
Shanghai
- Art 50, Hotel Novotel Shanghai Atlantis, Shanghai
- Blue Heaven Revolving Restaurant, Jin Jiang Tower, Shanghai
- Epicure on 45, Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World, Shanghai
- Oriental Pearl Revolving Restaurant, Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai
Suzhou
- Revolving Restaurant, Aster Hotel, Suzhou
Tianjin
- Revolving Restaurant, Tianjin Radio and Television Tower, Tianjin (closed, now a revolving library)
Wenzhou
- Revolving Restaurant, Wenzhou International Hotel, Wenzhou
Wuhan
- Panorama Restaurant, Holiday Inn Wuhan-Riverside, Wuhan
Colombia
- El Giratorio Restaurant, Hotel Dann Carlton, Barranquilla
- Restaurante La Fragata Giratorio, World Trade Center, Bogotá
- Tony Roma's, Hotel Dann Carlton, Medellín
Croatia
- Vertigo bar, Hotel Antunović, Zagreb
Egypt
- 360-The Revolving Restaurant, Cairo Tower, Cairo
- The Revolving Restaurant, Grand Hyatt Cairo
Finland
- Näsinneula tower, Tampere
- Puijo tower, Kuopio
Germany
- 360° Drehrestaurant im Wildpark Hotel, Bad Marienberg
- Panoramabar im Vital Hotel der Rhein-Main-Therme, Hofheim
- Fernmeldeturm, Mannheim
- Florianturm, Dortmund (oldest revolving restaurant in the world; closed to general public since 2015, now only available for private event bookings)
- Henninger Turm, Frankfurt am Main (two revolving restaurants, closed in 2002 and tower since demolished)
- Hotel Steinwaldhaus, Drehlokal, Erbendorf
- Olympiaturm, Munich (at Olympic Park)
- Rheinturm, Düsseldorf
- Telecafé, Berliner Fernsehturm, Berlin
- Water Tower Belvedere, Aachen
Greece
- OTE Tower, Thessaloniki
Guatemala
- El Giratorio de Vista Quince, Guatemala City
Hong Kong
- 26/F, Wu Sang House, Mong Kok, Kowloon (1966–1996)
- The Grand Buffet, Level 62, Hopewell Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Iceland
- Perlan, Reykjavík
India
- High Park - One of Asia's Only Open-air Revolving Bar and Restaurants, Mysore, Karnataka
- Stellar - The Revolving Restaurant, Hotel Drona Palace, Kashipur, Uttarakhand.
- 360 Degree Revolving Restaurant, Pune, Maharashtra
- 4X International, Ludhiana
- Pind Balluchi 18th Floor, Biscomaun Tower, Patna, Bihar
- Aasma Restaurant, Panchkula, Haryana
- Ansal Plaza, Sonepat, Haryana
- Carnival Heights, Chennai
- Chicago Revolving Restaurant, Ernakulam
- Falak, Hotel K.C Residency, Jammu city
- Kandeel, Tex Palazzo Hotel, Surat (Asia's first revolving hotel)
- Kashish Restaurant, Sirsa District
- Om Revolving Restaurant, Jaipur
- Parikrama, New Delhi[5]
- Patang Hotel, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Patel Revolving Restaurant, Siwan District
- The Pearl of the Orient, Ambassador Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Revolving Restaurant, Hotel Howard International, Mussoorie
- Sahib Revolving Restaurant, Ludhiana
- UFO Revolving restaurant Mumbai, Maharashtra[6]
- Cloud 7 Revolving restaurant, RS Sarovar Portico Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
Indonesia
- Panyawangan Restaurant, Hotel Panghegar, Bandung
Iran
- Abadgaran Hotel, Mashhad
- Aseman Hotel, Isfahan
- Bolour Tower, Tabriz
- Borj-e Sefid (the White Tower), Tehran
- Cheshm andaz tower, Ramsar, Mazandaran
- El Goli Hotel, Tabriz
- Enghelab Hotel, Tehran
- Eram Grand Hotel, Kish Island
- Mahestan Shopping center, Karaj
- Milad Tower (Borj-e Milad), Tehran
- Moali Abad, Shiraz
- Mosala, Isfahan
- Narmafzar Tower, Emperor Restaurant, Ahwaz
- Narnjestan Hotel, Noor
- Revolving Restaurant, Grand Hotel Shiraz
- Saeedi Center, Qom
- Yademen Tower, Gorgan
- Borj-e Sefid (the White Tower), Urmia
- Gandomak, Urmia
Iraq
- Baghdad Tower
- Grand Millennium Hotel, Sulaimani
Japan
Hokkaido
- Hotel Neuschloss, Otaru (not currently rotating)
- Restaurant Rondo, Century Royal Hotel, Sapporo
Tōhoku
- Sky Restaurant Familio, Kanpuzan Revolving Observatory, Oga, Akita
- Kakunodate Plaza Hotel, Kakunodate, Akita (closed in 2014, building demolished)
Kantō
- Koma Observatory, Mount Tsukuba
- THE Sky, Hotel New Otani, Tokyo (restaurant open, but not currently rotating)[7]
- Ginza Sky Lounge in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo (it used to rotate counterclockwise, but now it doesn't rotate. Stopped rotating in 2021 when the Tokyo earthquake damaged the machinery.)
- Prince Kaikan, Kamata, Tokyo (not currently open)
- Blue sky lounge, Matsudo Building, Matsudo, Chiba (currently closed)
- Hotel New Tsukamoto, Chiba (restaurant open, but not currently rotating)
- Hotel Empire, Yokohama (now the library building of the university)
Chūbu
- Tee Horn, Kaida Plateau, Nagano
- Enakyo Kokusai Hotel, Gifu (not currently rotating)
- T-FACE, Toyota, Aichi (not currently rotating)
Kansai
- KOCHI TO UMI, Todaya Hotel, Toba, Mie
- Top of Kyoto, Rihga Royal Hotel, Kyoto
- M! Nara, Nara (not currently rotating)
- Rakutaian restaurant, OMM Building, Osaka (closed in 2021)
- Kobe Port Tower, Kobe (not currently rotating)
- Sumaura Revolving Observatory, Sumaurayama, Hyōgo (currently out of order)
Chūgoku
- Kyoyama Solar Green Park, Okayama (the floor is currently not rotating)
- Hiroshima Kokusai Hotel, Hiroshima (not currently rotating)
Kyūshū
- Sun Sky Hotel, Kokura (restaurant is not currently open)
- Saint City, Kokura (restaurant is not currently open)
- Hakata Port Tower, Hakata (not currently rotating)
- Hotel Clio Court Hakata, Hakata (not currently rotating)
Okinawa
- Akebono-Okisho Building, Naha, Okinawa (not currently rotating)
- Novotel Okinawa Naha Hotel, Naha, Okinawa (not currently rotating)
- Zephyr Naha Tower, Naha, Okinawa (demolished in 2014)
Kazakhstan
- Revolving restaurant, Astana
Kenya
- Kenyatta International Conference Centre, located on the 28th floor of the KICC Tower, in the Central Business District of Kenya's Capital city, Nairobi
- 360 Grills & Lounges - Valley View Office Park City Park Drive Rooftop, Tower 'B'
Kuwait
- Kuwait Towers, Kuwait City
- Liberation Tower, Kuwait City
Lebanon
- Monte Alberto Hotel and Restaurant, Zahle
Libya
- Al Mat'am al-Hawar Burj al-Fateh, Tripoli
Lithuania
- Paukščių takas, Vilnius TV Tower, Vilnius
Macau
- 360° Café, Macau Tower, Macau
- Rotunda Revolving Restaurant, Metro Park Hotel, Macau
Malaysia
- @mosphere, Kota Kinabalu
- Bayview Hotel, George Town, Penang
- Bintang Restaurant (not revolving 2019), The Federal Kuala Lumpur
- Menara Alor Setar, Alor Setar
- Menara Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Mexico
- Bellini Restaurante, World Trade Center Mexico City[8]
Nepal
- Revolving Restaurant, Airport Hotel, Sinamangal, Kathmandu
- Revolving Restaurant, Ratna Plaza, Dharmapath, New road, Kathmandu
The Netherlands
- De Koperen Hoogte, De Lichtmis, near Zwolle (reconstructed water tower)
- Moon, Adam tower, Amsterdam
- UFO, Rotterdam
New Caledonia
- Le 360°, Ramada Plaza, Nouméa
New Zealand
- Orbit, Sky Tower, Auckland[9]
North Korea
- Hyangsan Hotel, Myohyang-san
- Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang; two revolving restaurants, but only one in operation
- Ryanggang Hotel, Pyongyang
- Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang; five revolving restaurant levels, none of which have yet opened
- Yanggakdo International Hotel, Pyongyang
Norway
- Egon Tårnet, Tyholttårnet, Trondheim
Pakistan
- KHIVA Revolving Restaurant, Islamabad
- Port Tower Complex, Karachi
- The Revolving Restaurant, Karachi
Philippines
- 100 Revolving Restaurant, Quezon City
- Pasig Revolving Tower, Pasig
Qatar
- Aspire Tower, Doha
Russia
- Seventh Heaven, Ostankino Tower, Moscow was highest in 1967–75
Saudi Arabia
- Al Faisaliyah Center, Riyadh
Serbia
- Grand Hotel Tornik-Sky Revolving restaurant, Zlatibor
- Genex Tower, Belgrade
Singapore
- Meritus Mandarin Singapore (not currently revolving)
- Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant, Prima Tower (closed since 6 April 2020)
- Tong Le Dining, Collyer Quay
Slovakia
- VEŽA, Kamzík TV Tower, Bratislava
- Most SNP, Bratislava
South Africa
- Revolving Restaurant, CR Swart Building, Bloemfontein (closed)
- Roma Revolving Restaurant, Durban Open for business
South Korea
- n•Grill, Namsan Seoul Tower
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
- Hoher Kasten
- Le Kuklos, Leysin
- Mittelallalin, above Saas-Fee (world's highest)
- Piz Gloria, on the summit of Schilthorn, near Mürren
- Stanserhorn
Syria
- Cham Palace Hotel, Damascus
Taiwan
- Star Tower Restaurant, Taipei
- UFO Revolving Restaurant, Taichung
Tanzania
- Akemi Restaurant, Golden Jubilee PSPF Towers, Dar es Salaam
- Mapinduzi Revolving Restaurant, Mapinduzi Square, Muembe Kiosonge, Zanzibar City
Thailand
- Club Lounge, Grand China Princess Hotel, Bangkok
- Pattaya Park Beach hotel, Pattaya
- Phu Jaya Mini Resort & Restaurant, Chiang Mai
- River City Hotel Mukdahan
Trinidad and Tobago
- 360 Revolving Restaurant, Radisson Hotel Trinidad, Port of Spain
Turkey
- Atakule Tower, Ankara
- Endem TV Tower, Istanbul
Uganda
- 7 Hills Revolving Restaurant, Golf Course Hotel, Kampala[17]
United Arab Emirates
- Al Dawaar, Hyatt Regency, Dubai
- Stratos, Le Royal Meridien, Abu Dhabi
- Tiara, Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom
There are now no remaining functional revolving restaurants in the UK.
- Butlins Top of the Tower Restaurant, BT Tower, London (closed in 1980)
- Lakeview Restaurant, Center Parcs Elveden Forest (closed in November 2016)
- St. John's Beacon, Liverpool (closed in 1979, then reopened in 1980 before closing for good in 1983. Now a radio station, no longer revolves)
United States
Alabama
- The Renaissance Shoals Hotel & Spa, Florence
Arizona
- Compass Restaurant, Hyatt Regency Phoenix, Phoenix
California
- BonaVista Lounge, Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles (LA Prime Restaurant directly above does not rotate)
- Regency Club, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco (open to the public as Equinox Restaurant 1974 - 2007; reopened 2024 exclusively for registered guests and as a special event space)[18][19]
Florida
- Garden Grill, Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista
- Grand Plaza Hotel & Resort, Spinners overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, St. Pete Beach, Florida
- Pier 66 Resort, Pier Top Lounge (21+), Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Georgia
- Polaris, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta
- Sun Dial, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta (no longer revolves after 2017 accident)
Hawaii
- La Ronde, Ala Moana Center, Honolulu (closed), designed by John Graham & Company; opened in 1961; the first revolving restaurant in the United States, preceding the SkyCity "Eye of the Needle" atop the Space Needle in Seattle (also designed by John Graham)[20]
Illinois
- Ventana's, Rosemont (closed to the public; only open for receptions, parties)
Indiana
- Eagle's Nest, Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Kentucky
- Eighteen, Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Waterfront, Covington
- Galt House, Louisville (dual revolving floorplates)
- Spire, Hyatt Regency Louisville, Louisville (only used for special events/receptions since 2007, not open to the public)
Minnesota
- Harbor 360, Radisson Hotel Duluth Harborview, Duluth[21]
Nevada
- Top of the World, The Strat, Las Vegas
- Whiskey Licker Up rotating bar, Binion's Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.
New York
- The View, New York Marriott Marquis, New York City
- The Changing Scene, First Federal Plaza, Rochester (closed permanently)
Northern Marianas Islands
- 360 Restaurant, Susupe, Saipan
South Carolina
- Top of Carolina, University of South Carolina, Columbia; only open for Friday lunch and Sunday brunch during university's calendar year
Texas
- Reunion Tower, Dallas (no longer rotating after 2023 renovation[22])
- Tower of the Americas, San Antonio
Virginia
- Skydome Lounge, Doubletree Hotel Crystal City at National Airport, Arlington
Washington
- What was once the SkyCity restaurant has now been gutted and changed to the Loupe Lounge, a 21+ bar at the top of the Space Needle which opened 2021
Wisconsin
Uruguay
- La Vista, in Punta del Este (open for lunch and dinner)
Uzbekistan
- Koinot, Tashkent Tower, Tashkent
Venezuela
- Hotel El Paseo, Restaurante El Girasol, Maracaibo, Zulia
- Hotel Pipo Internacional, Maracay, Aragua
See also
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