Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants

Find restaurants with the best outdoor patios near you

By Gayot Editors

Indoor dining remains off limits in many cities due to COVID-19, so a meal on an outdoor patio might be your only option for a night out. Some restaurants have even expanded their al fresco dining areas to accommodate more guests while still social distancing.

These restaurants present the best patios where guests can savor the fresh air along with their food. You might encounter rooftop terraces, sidewalk patios, courtyard gardens or expansive decks overlooking a beach.

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Top Outdoor Dining Restaurants Near You

Click on each city to see the full list.

Atlanta (Inside the Perimeter)	Montréal, Canada
Atlanta (Outside the Perimeter)	Napa, CA
Atlantic City	Nashville
Austin	New Orleans
Baltimore	New York
Berkeley, CA	Northern New Jersey
Beverly Hills, CA	Oakland, CA
Boston	Orange County, CA
California’s Central Coast	Orlando
Cape Cod	Palm Springs, CA
Carmel, CA	Paris, France
Chicago	Pasadena, CA
Cleveland	Philadelphia
Dallas	Phoenix
Denver, CO	Pittsburgh
Detroit	Portland, OR
Flagstaff, AZ	Providence, RI
Fort Worth	Sacramento, CA
Glendale, CA	Salt Lake City
Green Bay, WI	San Antonio
Greenwich, CT	San Diego (see cities below)
Hartford, CT	Del Mar, CA
Hawaii (see Islands below)	La Jolla, CA
Honolulu, HI	North County
Kauai	San Diego
Maui & Big Island	San Francisco / Bay Area (see cities below)
Oahu	Berkeley
Hong Kong	Marin County
Houston	Oakland
Jersey Shore	Peninsula
Kansas City	San Francisco
La Jolla, CA	San Jose, CA
Las Vegas Strip	Santa Barbara, CA
Las Vegas (Off-Strip)	Santa Fe, NM
London, U.K.	Santa Monica, CA
Long Beach, CA	Scottsdale
Long Island, NY	Seattle
Los Angeles Area (see cities below)	Sedona, AZ
Top 10 Across LA County	Singapore
Beverly Hills & West LA	Sonoma County, CA
Downtown LA	South Florida
Hollywood & Mid-City	St. Louis
Long Beach & South Bay	St. Paul, MN
Pasadena & Glendale	Sydney, Australia
San Fernando Valley	Tampa Bay
Santa Monica & Malibu	Toronto, Canada
West Hollywood	Tucson, AZ
Malibu, CA	Vancouver, Canada
Maryland Suburbs (D.C.)	Ventura, CA
Mexico City	Virginia Suburbs (D.C.)
Miami / South Florida	Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis	West Hollywood, CA
Monterey, CA	Westchester, NY

Top 10 Outdoor Dining Restaurants in the U.S.

After browsing the picks in your city, find out which restaurants have the best patios in the nation with GAYOT’s list of the Top 10 Outdoor Dining Restaurants Across America.

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