Outdoor Dining for Winter 2021
I’ve had several requests for different dining requirements to start the year, be that heaters, takeout, open air, dimly lit patios, etc. With the recent shift to Stage 5 in Austin, my restaurant list for the month is takeout-focused.
The below list includes dine-in patios based on experience or research into which teams are best navigating this time.
BREAKFAST / BRUNCH
Better Half Coffee & Cocktails | open-air patio
Clark’s Oyster Bar | open-air patio
Little Ola’s | I’m cheating with this one. Seating isn’t available, but I highly recommend picking it up and eating it outside.
Veracruz on Webberville | open-air property
Little Ola’s breakfast sandwiches to-go
LUNCH / AFTERNOON DRINKS
Central Machine Works | open-air patio, fire pits occasionally available
FoodHeads | open-air patio
Fresa’s South First | open-air patio
Hold Out Brewing | open-air patio
Laundurette | open-air, heated patio
Perla’s Seafood & Oyster Bar | open-air patio
EARLY BITES / HAPPY HOUR
ATX Cocina | (recently) covered patio
Bufalina | open-air patio
Comedor | open-air from above, heated patio
Kalimotxo | open-air patio
Loro | open-air, heated patio
Matt’s El Rancho | open-air patio
Olive & June | open-air, heated patio (They have an open-air tent for the ground level and completely open-air dining for above.)
Sour Duck Market | open-air patio
Uchiko | open-air, heated patio
Cacio e Pepe & Steak Frites at Texas French Bread’s garden
DINNER IN THE DARK / LATE DRINKS
68 Degrees | open-air patio
Emmer & Rye | open-air, heated patio
Enoteca | open-air patio
Il Brutto | open-air, heated patio
Justine’s | open-air, heated patio
Le Cowboy | covered patio (Get on the waitlist for February’s last hurrah while you can.)
Lenoir | open-air, heated patio
Lolo | open-air, heated patio, snacky bites (no full plates)
Salty Sow | covered patio
Texas French Bread | open-air, heated garden