Upscale Mexican restaurant serves bomb guacamole and frozen margaritas on a patio separated from the busy sidewalk by a thin, hip-height strip of greenery. Dog-friendly and perfect for people watching
This 1920s-era art deco panoramic balcony on the 26th floor of the Beekman Tower, allowing you to sip craft cocktails and eat avocado toast on a historic and legitimately cool rooftop terrace.
The telegenic, French-inspired, New Orleans-esque neo-bistro (tldr; Instagram-friendly eatery) across from McCarren Park has one of the best sidewalk cafes in the neighborhood
This cocktail and seafood restaurant by the Grand Banks team requires a short ferry ride to Governors Island, but the views, and booze, are worth it. Only open during the warmer months.
New York City’s only commercial urban vineyard and winery, meaning they produce wines from grapes grown on their rooftop. Visits are reservation-only, so book a spot online.
This barbecue joint’s sprawling outdoor patio stays open until it’s too cold to sit outside. Amazing BBQ and you can play a round of cornhole.
The cocktails at Dale Talde’s bar on the 21st floor of Hotel 50 Bowery are inspired by the neighborhood.
Nautical space housed on the deck an old ship. Navy-blue stools surround a U-shaped bar, big yellow-and-white striped umbrellas provide shade, and the lower Manhattan skyline glitters across the river
Massive backyard hosts a never-ending celebration -- complete with live music, ping-pong, and cheap drinks.
The sizable outdoor seating area open to walk-ins makes trying the legendary malfadini far more feasible. If you do have to wait, grab a seat in the public, Wi-Fi-equipped park across the street.
One of the best square slices in New York is procured from a window at this old-school South Brooklyn red-sauce joint.
Though this Crown Heights bar has ample indoor space, the outdoor picnic benches and beer garden are the best reason to hang out here.
This far-uptown eatery looks more like a lakeside restaurant in a quiet Connecticut vacation town than a city establishment
Completely outdoors, this festive barge offers plenty of communal tables and open space, all illuminated by party lights and skyscrapers across the East River at night.
Italian mini-chain opened its first New York outpost this summer, claiming one of the best views in Dumbo, if not all of New York.
If eating pasta at a sidewalk cafe is your thing, look no further than Bar Pitti, the legendary celebrity hangout known for simple Italian food.
Should you find yourself in the mood to ogle New Yorkers’ yachts and slightly less-enviable sailboats, grab an outdoor seat at Boat Basin, a cafe and bar on the west end of Riverside Park
Industry Kitchen boasts an impressively large dockside patio, so you can people-watch and boat-watch outdoors while picking through a pot of mussels
Dim sum outdoors is a rarity in New York, so be sure to take advantage of the patio dining at the Upper West Side offshoot of this popular Chinatown behemoth.
While your puffy jacket is still packed away, eat your bucatini arrabiata at one of the restaurant’s outdoor tables.
An outdoor oyster bar outfitted in dark wood takes center stage in the lush 1,000-square-foot garden at this NOLA-inspired salon.
