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25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC

25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC

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Created by Rotimi Oyewole • Updated On: May 16, 2013

Forget swanky rooftop bars in Midtown—these are our favorite places to hang when the sun comes out. -TheDailyFeast

The Garden at Studio Square is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

1. The Garden at Studio Square

3533 36th St (btwn 35th & 36th Ave), Long Island City, NY
Beer Garden · 215 tips and reviews
Highline Pizzeria is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

2. Highline Pizzeria

7.0
503 W 28th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Chelsea · 19 tips and reviews
Birreria is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

3. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
Pok Pok NY is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

4. Pok Pok NY

117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 341 tips and reviews
SriPraPhai is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

5. SriPraPhai

9.0
64-13 39th Ave (btwn 64th & 65th St), Woodside, NY
Thai Restaurant · 357 tips and reviews
Pier I Cafe is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

6. Pier I Cafe

8.9
W 70th St (at Riverside Blvd), New York, NY
Café · Lincoln Square · 179 tips and reviews
The Cannibal Beer & Butcher is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

7. The Cannibal Beer & Butcher

113 E 29th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 200 tips and reviews
Back Forty is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

8. Back Forty

190 Avenue B (at E 12th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Alphabet City · 150 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

9. Mission Dolores

249 4th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · North Slope · 176 tips and reviews
Gran Eléctrica is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

10. Gran Eléctrica

8.7
5 Front St (at Old Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · DUMBO · 203 tips and reviews
The Narrows is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

11. The Narrows

8.9
1037 Flushing Ave (btwn Morgan Ave & Vandervoort Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Williamsburg · 114 tips and reviews
Anella is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

12. Anella

222 Franklin St (btwn Green & Huron St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Greenpoint · 141 tips and reviews
Lightship Frying Pan is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

13. Lightship Frying Pan

8.5
205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

14. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

15. Maison Premiere

8.9
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
Traif is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

16. Traif

9.1
229 S 4th St (btwn Roebling & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Williamsburg · 285 tips and reviews
Lobster Joint is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

17. Lobster Joint

1073 Manhattan Ave (btwn Eagle & Dupont St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenpoint · 152 tips and reviews
Bierkraft is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

18. Bierkraft

191 5th Ave (btwn Union & Berkeley), Brooklyn, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · North Slope · 131 tips and reviews
Hell Gate Tiki is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

19. Hell Gate Tiki

12-21 Astoria Blvd (btwn 12th & 14th St), Astoria, NY
Cocktail Bar · 34 tips and reviews
The Biergarten at The Standard is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

20. The Biergarten at The Standard

8.5
848 Washington St (btwn Little W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Meatpacking District · 383 tips and reviews
Hot Bird is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

21. Hot Bird

546 Clinton Ave (at Atlantic Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Clinton Hill · 162 tips and reviews
Gowanus Yacht Club is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

22. Gowanus Yacht Club

8.4
323 Smith St (at President St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Carroll Gardens · 62 tips and reviews
Jones Wood Foundry is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

23. Jones Wood Foundry

8.6
401 E 76th St (btwn York & 1st Ave.), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Upper East Side · 156 tips and reviews
LIC Bar is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

24. LIC Bar

8.7
45-58 Vernon Blvd (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Beer Garden · Hunters Point · 80 tips and reviews
Roberta's Pizza is one of 25 Great Places to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC.

25. Roberta's Pizza

9.2
261 Moore St (at Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · East Williamsburg · 864 tips and reviews