High Ground Lounge

High Ground Lounge is the bar and restaurant on the top floor of Hotel Indigo Raleigh Downtown, the round tower on Hillsborough Street. The hotel numbers the floor as the 20th, and the windows look out over the downtown Raleigh skyline.

The menu takes a contemporary approach to familiar Southern flavors, with dishes drawn from North Carolina and the wider South, plus craft cocktails and a curated beverage program. It serves breakfast and dinner, and it is open to the public as well as hotel guests.

What to know

• The lounge opened with the hotel after a $36 million renovation of the former Holiday Inn.
• The dress code is business casual or casual, according to the hotel’s dining page.
• A private dining area and flexible event space share the top floor with the bar.
• Denver-based Sage Hospitality Group manages the lounge along with the rest of the hotel.
• Parking at the hotel is valet only.