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17 Portland Restaurant Patios for Outstanding Outdoor Dining Year-Round

From heated, covered patios to individual cabanas, here’s where to eat and drink al fresco

by Thom Hilton and Eater Staff Updated
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One of the outdoor dining booths at Oma’s Hideaway. Oma’s offers both individual dining pods, blocked off with partitions, and a larger back patio for outdoor seating.
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by Thom Hilton and Eater Staff Updated

Portland has always been proud of its patios, with restaurants and bars across the city sporting outdoor seating year round. Early in the pandemic, that flexibility became a lifeline, and even as more places opened their doors for full capacity indoor dining, the patios, plazas, and sidewalk seating areas remained. Some of them are holdovers from previous, pre-pandemic days. Others are newly constructed spaces where diners can enjoy a meal outdoors. While al fresco dining has always been a popular move in Portland, in 2023, it’s ubiquitous, even when it gets gray and rainy.

Because of that, dozens, if not hundreds, of restaurants around town offer a few seats outside, where visitors can sit and eat something delicious along sidewalks or into parking areas. However, the ones on this map offer an extra level of comfort to ward off the poor weather. This map focuses primarily on restaurants offering outdoor dining — those looking for bars, rooftops, picnic options, and food cart pods can find all of that at Eater Portland’s Guide to Eating Outside.

Note: Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.

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Casa Zoraya

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Lit with string lights and sheltered from the wind, the backyard patio at this Piedmont neighborhood Peruvian restaurant is a sweet, intimate oasis for Pisco sours and anticuchos. On colder nights, skip the ceviche in favor of comfort foods like lomo saltado and aji de gallina, both of which Casa Zoraya absolutely nails. For those seeking seafood without committing to a chilly ceviche, the arroz con mariscos here, brightened with salsa criolla, is a strong move.

841 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 384-2455
(503) 384-2455

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Gabbiano's

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This Concordia neighborhood East Coast Italian restaurant is home to a spacious back patio. The exterior matches the interior with its red-and-white-checkered tables, red wooden patio roofing, and vintage wooden chairs. With a plate of chicken Parmesan or pumpkin ravioli and a glass of wine, the day’s troubles will seem a world away. 

5411 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
(503) 719-4373
(503) 719-4373

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DarSalam

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This Northeast Portland Iraqi restaurant is home to both a front and back patio, the building flanked by eye-catching murals. Diners devour lamb keema or crispy, doughnut-shaped falafel under the covered, heated patio, or out in the front courtyard steps from the bustle of Alberta. On chillier, rainier days, it’s best to warm up with a cup of cardamom coffee; on warmer days, snack on meze in the sunshine.

2921 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
(503) 206-6148
(503) 206-6148

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Cully Central

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This Lao restaurant and beer bar, named for the street on which it sits, is home to a cozy patio, flowers hanging from the ceiling among heaters and string lights. Here, visitors dip spoons into steaming bowls of Lao noodle soups, like khao poon, a Lao curry broth with vermicelli, or khao piak sen, a pristine chicken broth soup with hand-made rice noodles. The patio is dog-friendly, as well, so you can knock back a pilsner while your pup hangs out next to you.

4579 NE Cully Blvd, Portland, OR 97218
(503) 206-8911
(503) 206-8911

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Eem

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Thai barbecue restaurant Eem has gone through a number of pivots during the pandemic, offering everything from family meals for takeout to delivery cocktails. For outdoor dining, it offers a number of booths made of wood and corrugate plastic for solo diners and small groups. Each has individual fire pits, allowing visitors to stay warm while enjoying items like the iconic white curry with brisket burnt ends and wild cocktails.

3808 N Williams Ave st 127, Portland, OR 97227
(971) 295-1645
(971) 295-1645
Along the sidewalk outside Eem, little greenhouse-style pods lined with plastic house single tables for customers to use.
Outdoor cabanas at Eem.
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Gado Gado

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Gado Gado was quick to set up outside dining in its Hollywood parking lot when COVID-19 struck, and years later, it’s still going strong. Cute, covered, and heated with standing heat lanterns, it’s a lovely and cozy place to dine on the restaurant’s inventive Indonesian and Chinese dishes, dumplings, and Singaporean chile crab.

1801 NE Cesar E Chavez Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
(503) 206-8778
(503) 206-8778

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Phuket Cafe

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This Northwest Portland Thai restaurant may offer the most creative patio in town: Instead of opting for a straight outdoor patio, Phuket’s covered and heated seating is modeled after a train car, with custom mint wooden booths and little red-lined windows that look out onto Northwest 23rd Place. For dishes best suited to a cool evening, opt for one of the restaurant’s nuanced curries, particularly the Panang served with a 21-day dry-aged steak.

1818 NW 23rd Pl, Portland, OR 97210
(503) 781-2997
(503) 781-2997
A woman sits at one of the tables at Phuket Cafe.
The outdoor train car seating at Phuket Cafe.
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G-Love New American Kitchen

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Portland’s eclectic vegetable-centric restaurant, G-Love, has put its ample front patio space to good use ever since the pandemic allowed. Like the dining room, the patio is bright and minimalist, with the white tables providing a stark contrast to G-Love’s vivid culinary creations and colorfully-garnished mixed drinks. On select days, pairs of lucky diners can even enjoy dinner in chef and owner Garrett Benedict’s tricked-out bus, complete with a lava lamp.

1615 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209
(971) 229-1043
(971) 229-1043

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The Fireside

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A charming gastropub serving tavern staples like smash burgers, roast chicken, and pasta on bustling Northwest 23rd Avenue, Fireside goes all-out with its patio. The elaborate wooden seating area stretches halfway up the block, fully ventilated at the back but covered and lined with heaters to protect diners as they enjoy a bruleed banana pudding or a whiskey drink. 

801 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210
(503) 477-9505
(503) 477-9505

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Montelupo Italian Market

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The tented sidewalk patio of this Italian market and cafe sprawls out into Northeast Flanders Street, making it a great spot to stop for a moment with a quick grab-and-go lunch, or enjoy a long — potentially romantic — conversation over dinner. In Portland, warm and cold days alternate without notice, but Montelupo’s menu caters to both, with refreshing radicchio salads during surprising sunny moments, or comforting tajarin in truffle butter and lumache alla vodka bolstered with Italian sausage when that cool breeze is still a little too cool.

344 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
(503) 719-5650
(503) 719-5650

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Laurelhurst Market

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One of the earlier restaurants to convert to outdoor dining, lauded steakhouse and butcher counter Laurelhurst Market fully renovated its parking lot. Now, it has a sprawling wooden patio with tented tables in the summer and a full cover in the colder months, and offers table service to enjoy its high-quality steak dinners, cocktails, and wine.

3155 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 206-3097
(503) 206-3097

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Flying Fish Company

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Lyf Gildersleeve’s sustainable fish market and restaurant Flying Fish Co. has built a charming patio where diners can enjoy the seafood and wine of the market in relative comfort. Short, bright-toned hardwood walls, blue umbrellas, and bamboo offer protection from the rain, while fireplace heaters keep things warm.

3004 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
(971) 806-6747
(971) 806-6747

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Mirisata

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Vegan, worker-owned Sri Lankan restaurant Mirisata serves colorful dishes of aromatic, herb-laden dhal, curry, fried rice, and sambol alongside roti and fritters. All of it is transportive to warmer climates, especially under the covered, heated wooden patio out front on Belmont.

2420 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-4675
(503) 233-4675

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Lardo

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The vast corner patio of this Southeast Hawthorne sandwich destination is home to built-in booths and bar seating, permanent roofing, numerous planters, and orangey lighting that basks the block in a warm evening glow. A great spot for diners to enjoy sandwiches like the pho-rench dip, with shaved beef, Thai basil, and pho broth, or fries topped with pork and marinated peppers.

1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 234-7786
(503) 234-7786

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Oma's Hideaway

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From the team behind Gado Gado, Oma’s Hideaway offers outdoor seating both within its individual booths surrounding the front facade and within its titular “hideaway,” also known as its spacious and colorful back patio. Warmed by various standing heaters, diners can feast on the Malaysian and Chinese cooking, like rich bowls of katong laksa or wonton mee loaded with house char siu. Grab a seat at one of the restaurant’s front patio booths to dine among the buzz of Southeast Division.

3131 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
(971) 754-4923
(971) 754-4923

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Olympia Provisions Public House

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The tented parking lot patio of this Southeast Division Alpine-themed pub offers heaters and a fire pit in the colder months, plus shade and misters when it warms up. At long wooden tables, diners can enjoy charcuterie and sausages from one of Portland’s most noteworthy cured meat companies, along with cozy apres-ski classics like fondue and spaetzle. 

3384 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 384-2259
(503) 384-2259

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Yalla

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One branch of the Sesame Collective restaurant group, Multnomah Village’s Yalla features a menu of Mediterranean dishes like meze platters, pastrami, kebabs, and a pretty excellent fried chicken with harissa honey and pickled cauliflower. Opening in the summer of 2020 meant patio seating was essentially required, so the team went all out. In front, diners can find individual picnic pods, covered and partially walled, complete with cherry-red bussing trays. In back, a covered wooden deck with heat lamps and white metal seating provides for small groups. 

7850 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
(503) 206-4007
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Casa Zoraya

841 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217

Lit with string lights and sheltered from the wind, the backyard patio at this Piedmont neighborhood Peruvian restaurant is a sweet, intimate oasis for Pisco sours and anticuchos. On colder nights, skip the ceviche in favor of comfort foods like lomo saltado and aji de gallina, both of which Casa Zoraya absolutely nails. For those seeking seafood without committing to a chilly ceviche, the arroz con mariscos here, brightened with salsa criolla, is a strong move.

841 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 384-2455
(503) 384-2455

Gabbiano's

5411 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211

This Concordia neighborhood East Coast Italian restaurant is home to a spacious back patio. The exterior matches the interior with its red-and-white-checkered tables, red wooden patio roofing, and vintage wooden chairs. With a plate of chicken Parmesan or pumpkin ravioli and a glass of wine, the day’s troubles will seem a world away. 

5411 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
(503) 719-4373
(503) 719-4373

DarSalam

2921 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211

This Northeast Portland Iraqi restaurant is home to both a front and back patio, the building flanked by eye-catching murals. Diners devour lamb keema or crispy, doughnut-shaped falafel under the covered, heated patio, or out in the front courtyard steps from the bustle of Alberta. On chillier, rainier days, it’s best to warm up with a cup of cardamom coffee; on warmer days, snack on meze in the sunshine.

2921 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
(503) 206-6148
(503) 206-6148

Cully Central

4579 NE Cully Blvd, Portland, OR 97218

This Lao restaurant and beer bar, named for the street on which it sits, is home to a cozy patio, flowers hanging from the ceiling among heaters and string lights. Here, visitors dip spoons into steaming bowls of Lao noodle soups, like khao poon, a Lao curry broth with vermicelli, or khao piak sen, a pristine chicken broth soup with hand-made rice noodles. The patio is dog-friendly, as well, so you can knock back a pilsner while your pup hangs out next to you.

4579 NE Cully Blvd, Portland, OR 97218
(503) 206-8911
(503) 206-8911

Eem

3808 N Williams Ave st 127, Portland, OR 97227

Thai barbecue restaurant Eem has gone through a number of pivots during the pandemic, offering everything from family meals for takeout to delivery cocktails. For outdoor dining, it offers a number of booths made of wood and corrugate plastic for solo diners and small groups. Each has individual fire pits, allowing visitors to stay warm while enjoying items like the iconic white curry with brisket burnt ends and wild cocktails.

3808 N Williams Ave st 127, Portland, OR 97227
(971) 295-1645
(971) 295-1645
Along the sidewalk outside Eem, little greenhouse-style pods lined with plastic house single tables for customers to use.
Outdoor cabanas at Eem.
Molly J. Smith / Eater Portland

Gado Gado

1801 NE Cesar E Chavez Blvd, Portland, OR 97212

Gado Gado was quick to set up outside dining in its Hollywood parking lot when COVID-19 struck, and years later, it’s still going strong. Cute, covered, and heated with standing heat lanterns, it’s a lovely and cozy place to dine on the restaurant’s inventive Indonesian and Chinese dishes, dumplings, and Singaporean chile crab.

1801 NE Cesar E Chavez Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
(503) 206-8778
(503) 206-8778

Phuket Cafe

1818 NW 23rd Pl, Portland, OR 97210

This Northwest Portland Thai restaurant may offer the most creative patio in town: Instead of opting for a straight outdoor patio, Phuket’s covered and heated seating is modeled after a train car, with custom mint wooden booths and little red-lined windows that look out onto Northwest 23rd Place. For dishes best suited to a cool evening, opt for one of the restaurant’s nuanced curries, particularly the Panang served with a 21-day dry-aged steak.

1818 NW 23rd Pl, Portland, OR 97210
(503) 781-2997
(503) 781-2997
A woman sits at one of the tables at Phuket Cafe.
The outdoor train car seating at Phuket Cafe.
Ben Olsen/Eater

G-Love New American Kitchen

1615 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Portland’s eclectic vegetable-centric restaurant, G-Love, has put its ample front patio space to good use ever since the pandemic allowed. Like the dining room, the patio is bright and minimalist, with the white tables providing a stark contrast to G-Love’s vivid culinary creations and colorfully-garnished mixed drinks. On select days, pairs of lucky diners can even enjoy dinner in chef and owner Garrett Benedict’s tricked-out bus, complete with a lava lamp.

1615 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209
(971) 229-1043
(971) 229-1043

The Fireside

801 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210

A charming gastropub serving tavern staples like smash burgers, roast chicken, and pasta on bustling Northwest 23rd Avenue, Fireside goes all-out with its patio. The elaborate wooden seating area stretches halfway up the block, fully ventilated at the back but covered and lined with heaters to protect diners as they enjoy a bruleed banana pudding or a whiskey drink. 

801 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210
(503) 477-9505
(503) 477-9505

Montelupo Italian Market

344 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232

The tented sidewalk patio of this Italian market and cafe sprawls out into Northeast Flanders Street, making it a great spot to stop for a moment with a quick grab-and-go lunch, or enjoy a long — potentially romantic — conversation over dinner. In Portland, warm and cold days alternate without notice, but Montelupo’s menu caters to both, with refreshing radicchio salads during surprising sunny moments, or comforting tajarin in truffle butter and lumache alla vodka bolstered with Italian sausage when that cool breeze is still a little too cool.

344 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
(503) 719-5650
(503) 719-5650

Laurelhurst Market

3155 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214

One of the earlier restaurants to convert to outdoor dining, lauded steakhouse and butcher counter Laurelhurst Market fully renovated its parking lot. Now, it has a sprawling wooden patio with tented tables in the summer and a full cover in the colder months, and offers table service to enjoy its high-quality steak dinners, cocktails, and wine.

3155 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 206-3097
(503) 206-3097

Flying Fish Company

3004 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214

Lyf Gildersleeve’s sustainable fish market and restaurant Flying Fish Co. has built a charming patio where diners can enjoy the seafood and wine of the market in relative comfort. Short, bright-toned hardwood walls, blue umbrellas, and bamboo offer protection from the rain, while fireplace heaters keep things warm.

3004 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
(971) 806-6747
(971) 806-6747

Mirisata

2420 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214

Vegan, worker-owned Sri Lankan restaurant Mirisata serves colorful dishes of aromatic, herb-laden dhal, curry, fried rice, and sambol alongside roti and fritters. All of it is transportive to warmer climates, especially under the covered, heated wooden patio out front on Belmont.

2420 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-4675
(503) 233-4675

Lardo

1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

The vast corner patio of this Southeast Hawthorne sandwich destination is home to built-in booths and bar seating, permanent roofing, numerous planters, and orangey lighting that basks the block in a warm evening glow. A great spot for diners to enjoy sandwiches like the pho-rench dip, with shaved beef, Thai basil, and pho broth, or fries topped with pork and marinated peppers.

1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 234-7786
(503) 234-7786

Oma's Hideaway

3131 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202

From the team behind Gado Gado, Oma’s Hideaway offers outdoor seating both within its individual booths surrounding the front facade and within its titular “hideaway,” also known as its spacious and colorful back patio. Warmed by various standing heaters, diners can feast on the Malaysian and Chinese cooking, like rich bowls of katong laksa or wonton mee loaded with house char siu. Grab a seat at one of the restaurant’s front patio booths to dine among the buzz of Southeast Division.

3131 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
(971) 754-4923
(971) 754-4923

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Olympia Provisions Public House

3384 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202

The tented parking lot patio of this Southeast Division Alpine-themed pub offers heaters and a fire pit in the colder months, plus shade and misters when it warms up. At long wooden tables, diners can enjoy charcuterie and sausages from one of Portland’s most noteworthy cured meat companies, along with cozy apres-ski classics like fondue and spaetzle. 

3384 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 384-2259
(503) 384-2259

Yalla

7850 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

One branch of the Sesame Collective restaurant group, Multnomah Village’s Yalla features a menu of Mediterranean dishes like meze platters, pastrami, kebabs, and a pretty excellent fried chicken with harissa honey and pickled cauliflower. Opening in the summer of 2020 meant patio seating was essentially required, so the team went all out. In front, diners can find individual picnic pods, covered and partially walled, complete with cherry-red bussing trays. In back, a covered wooden deck with heat lamps and white metal seating provides for small groups. 

7850 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
(503) 206-4007
(503) 206-4007

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