This neighborhood restaurant and beer garden has a large red tent setup that is well-suited for group hangs (it seats about 40). Stop by the covered patio rain or shine to order from this Harlem spot’s extensive menu of glorified pub fare like Buffalo chicken wraps, steak tacos, and fried green tomato flatbreads.

Inspired by the cuisines of Tunisia and Israel, chef Ari Bokovza’s buzzy restaurant showcases eastern Mediterranean fare in a breezy indoor-outdoor dining room as well as a outdoor dining patio seating 30, where diners are transported to a garden with lots of plants, green leather benches, and ornate chandeliers. Don’t miss the flatbreads and mezze to start.

For Midtown’s most spectacular outdoor brunch, head for Bistro Verde at the Nordstrom complex of department stores. Much of the space is found on the fifth floor on a wraparound balcony with skyscrapers sprouting all around it. The food is better than you might expect — not only at brunch, but at lunch and dinner, too. Highlights include a french dip sandwich, a salmon Nicoise, double-patty burger, and chitarra Genovese pasta dabbed with pesto, plus a thoughtfully conceived wine list.

Italian mainstay that started in the Village has a new Midtown location with a 40-seat sidewalk cafe. Check out a seasonal prix-fixe menu for $39 per person, or hit up the daily happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. at the bar with wine for $7 a glass.

It’s less loud and more chill in the outdoor seating at Shukette, via chef Ayesha Nurdjaja, who is responsible for Shukette’s more-formal predecessor Shuk. Both concentrate on Middle Eastern food, but Shukette makes more use of a charcoal grill, which infuses lamb and chicken with smoky flavors. A range of North African and Middle Eastern breads are another focus at this lively spot in Chelsea.

Chef Mark Strausman, formerly of Freds at Barneys New York and Campagna, runs this bagel-centric restaurant at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street. In addition to bagels and lox and bagel sandwiches, go for the chicken soup, Belgian fries, or the overflowing spring salad. It’s open for dinner, too, with items like fresh pasta, pizza, and crabcakes.

The founding chef of Gottino was Jody Williams, she of Buvette and Via Carota fame, and her menu is still largely in place. Gottino is a wine bar with a wonderful backyard, in fact you may feel like you’re sitting the backyard of your own townhouse. The wines are mainly Italian, with many by-the-glass selections, and reasonably priced; the food runs to salads, dips, duck confit, salmon filet, a rabbit pot pie, and best of all, a cod-and-potato brandade served with sourdough toasts.

Sit right in the center of things in the Village at this petite fish-and-chips seafood restaurant from Patricia Howard and chef Ed Szymanski. It’s tight corners outdoors and a tiny bar inside, with an indoor-outdoor feel when the weather is nice. These tough to get tables are worth the wait for grilled oysters, Dover sole, and proper English chips.

At the corner of Grand and Thompson streets Twenty Three Grand serves food from chef Ashley Rath (Saint Theo’s, Gramercy Tavern, The Grill from Major Food Group) with a menu that includes a caviar and raw bar, salads like a kale Caesar, pastas like angel hair pomodoro, and mains like roasted chicken. The atrium features a retractable roof.

This French Indonesian restaurant has been holding things down in Nolita since 2019, drawing crowds for its east-meets-west menu and dining room that Eater once called “dark and sexy.” No surprise here, but the outdoor setup is just as stunning: There are potted plants, patterned wallpaper, and decorative lanterns. And yes, it’s tented and heated.

Head out back at this Lower East Side bar for an outdoor beer garden vibe with plenty of room to spread out. The backyard’s picnic tables are great for groups, as are the restaurant’s doctrinaire German fare like oversized pretzels served with mustard, bratwurst, schnitzel, and beer (available by the half liter and liter in most cases).

This portside outdoor cafe is best approached by bike, and provides spectacular views of the Upper Harbor, with Brooklyn Heights across a broad stretch of water. Unfussy food runs to beer-braised pork sliders, kale and brussels sprouts salad, and ahi tuna nachos, plus wood-fired pizzas. For extreme high rollers, there’s a $2000 pizza topped with foie gras, truffles, and gold leaf.