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22 Portland Restaurant Patios for Outstanding Outdoor Dining

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

by Alex Frane and Thom Hilton 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 Alex Frane and Thom Hilton 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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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 the Dungeness crab pasta alla vodka and a glass of Tuscan 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 Alberta Iraqi restaurant is home to both a front and back patio, the building flanked by eye-catching A-frames under which diners devour lamb keema or crispy, doughnut-shaped falafel. 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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Eem - Thai BBQ & Cocktails

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The fabulous Thai barbecue restaurant Eem has gone through a number of pivots during the pandemic, offering everything from family meals for takeout to delivering 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

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Tacovore

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The popular taqueria on Northeast Fremont offers two kinds of outdoor seating: The spacious tent out back offers full cover and heat, along with picnic tables for dining, while the covered wooden patio in front offers more stylish seating, also partially enclosed and heated. At both, diners can enjoy plates of tacos and enough margaritas to drive away the chill. 

3707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212
(503) 719-4898
(503) 719-4898

Red Sauce Pizza

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Shardell Dues’ Fremont pizzeria has a spacious, gravel-lined back patio with red picnic tables and umbrellas. The backyard vibes are perfect for group hangouts around a couple of pies topped with vodka sauce and ricotta or pineapple and house-smoked Canadian bacon. On hot summer days, soft serve sandwiched between two fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies serve as a nice cool-down.

4641 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97213
(503) 288-4899
(503) 288-4899

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Bang Bang

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Thai drinking spot Bang Bang took over its nearby parking lot in the summer of 2020, with the owners building a stylish wooden planter system for walls and adding covers for inclement weather. On nicer days, the entire area is filled with seating so that diners can enjoy pumpkin curry rice bowls, passionfruit daiquiris, and crispy, sweet-soy-and-shallot-coated chicken wings.

4727 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97213
(503) 287-3846
(503) 287-3846

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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 even after facing numerous crises including break-ins and snow storms, it’s still going strong. Plant-filled, 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 flaky roti.

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

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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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The Star

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One of the few dedicated deep-dish pizzerias in town, the sprawling Star in the Pearl has a spacious but cozy patio out front. A number of tables —including some standing room cocktail tables — stay warm with numerous heat lamps, while a roof keeps the rain out. It’s best enjoyed with a hot and cheesy deep-dish pizza and a glass or two of red wine to drive off the last of the gray skies.

1309 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR 97209
(503) 300-7827
(503) 300-7827
Guests in masks sit on an industrial patio with a roof and heat lamps.
Outdoor dining at the Star.
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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 chat with friends over coffee and pastries in the morning, 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 blood orange and grilled escarole salads to help usher in spring, or warming chicken and mortadella-filled tortellini in brodo 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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Wajan

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This Burnside Indonesian cafe has extensive outdoor seating surrounding the restaurant, where visitors dip spoons into bubur, a turmeric-scented rice porridge, or sayur nangka, a curried jackfruit soup. Lined with plants, the patio warms up with heaters on cold days and stays breezy on hot days — with a few tables in the sun for those who wish to bask.

4611 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215
(503) 206-5916
(503) 206-5916

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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
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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
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Normandie

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Bretonic seafood restaurant Normandie welcomes al fresco diners on the wooden sidewalk patio, decorated with assorted plants. Individual gas heaters warm outdoor tables, so even when the skies are gray and full of rain, it’s still a pleasant environment to enjoy some savory cocktails and seared king salmon or short rib gnocchi.

1005 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-4129
(503) 233-4129

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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 recently received a major makeover, with 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
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Double Dragon

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Southeast Division cocktail bar and restaurant Double Dragon has always had a nice patio. However, through the pandemic, the team has poured time, money, and effort into bolstering the sprawling sidewalk patio, adding roofing, low fences, heat lamps, and umbrellas for shade. Order a couple of the bar’s wild tropical cocktails and a thick pork belly banh mi to help usher in spring.

1235 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 230-8340
(503) 230-8340

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Oma's Hideaway

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From the team behind Gado Gado, Oma’s Hideaway has opened its spacious back patio for dining, arrayed with umbrella-shaded tables and heaters, where diners can feast on the Malaysian and Chinese cooking, like corn fritters with sweet chili peanut sauce or the crispy filet-o-fishball sandwich. In the warmer months, it’s nice to grab a seat on one of the restaurant’s front patio booths, where you can 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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Quaintrelle

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The elegant, local-obsessed fine dining restaurant Quaintrelle sports a back patio that’s nearly as stunning as its interior. Fully secluded from the street and surrounded by bamboo and other plants, it offers a charming respite where diners can dig into colorful plates of decoratively prepared scallops and herb-laden vegetable dishes. In hot weather, the warehouse-style glass doors at the entrance to the patio are brought up, creating a seamless passage from interior to exterior, so those sitting at the bar can have a refreshing breeze from outside while still staying shaded.

2032 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 200-5787
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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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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 the Dungeness crab pasta alla vodka and a glass of Tuscan 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 Alberta Iraqi restaurant is home to both a front and back patio, the building flanked by eye-catching A-frames under which diners devour lamb keema or crispy, doughnut-shaped falafel. 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

Eem - Thai BBQ & Cocktails

3808 N Williams Ave st 127, Portland, OR 97227

The fabulous Thai barbecue restaurant Eem has gone through a number of pivots during the pandemic, offering everything from family meals for takeout to delivering 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

Tacovore

3707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212

The popular taqueria on Northeast Fremont offers two kinds of outdoor seating: The spacious tent out back offers full cover and heat, along with picnic tables for dining, while the covered wooden patio in front offers more stylish seating, also partially enclosed and heated. At both, diners can enjoy plates of tacos and enough margaritas to drive away the chill. 

3707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212
(503) 719-4898
(503) 719-4898

Red Sauce Pizza

4641 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97213

Shardell Dues’ Fremont pizzeria has a spacious, gravel-lined back patio with red picnic tables and umbrellas. The backyard vibes are perfect for group hangouts around a couple of pies topped with vodka sauce and ricotta or pineapple and house-smoked Canadian bacon. On hot summer days, soft serve sandwiched between two fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies serve as a nice cool-down.

4641 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97213
(503) 288-4899
(503) 288-4899

Bang Bang

4727 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97213

Thai drinking spot Bang Bang took over its nearby parking lot in the summer of 2020, with the owners building a stylish wooden planter system for walls and adding covers for inclement weather. On nicer days, the entire area is filled with seating so that diners can enjoy pumpkin curry rice bowls, passionfruit daiquiris, and crispy, sweet-soy-and-shallot-coated chicken wings.

4727 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97213
(503) 287-3846
(503) 287-3846

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 even after facing numerous crises including break-ins and snow storms, it’s still going strong. Plant-filled, 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 flaky roti.

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

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

The Star

1309 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR 97209

One of the few dedicated deep-dish pizzerias in town, the sprawling Star in the Pearl has a spacious but cozy patio out front. A number of tables —including some standing room cocktail tables — stay warm with numerous heat lamps, while a roof keeps the rain out. It’s best enjoyed with a hot and cheesy deep-dish pizza and a glass or two of red wine to drive off the last of the gray skies.

1309 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR 97209
(503) 300-7827
(503) 300-7827
Guests in masks sit on an industrial patio with a roof and heat lamps.
Outdoor dining at the Star.
The Star

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 chat with friends over coffee and pastries in the morning, 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 blood orange and grilled escarole salads to help usher in spring, or warming chicken and mortadella-filled tortellini in brodo when that cool breeze is still a little too cool.

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

Wajan

4611 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215

This Burnside Indonesian cafe has extensive outdoor seating surrounding the restaurant, where visitors dip spoons into bubur, a turmeric-scented rice porridge, or sayur nangka, a curried jackfruit soup. Lined with plants, the patio warms up with heaters on cold days and stays breezy on hot days — with a few tables in the sun for those who wish to bask.

4611 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215
(503) 206-5916
(503) 206-5916

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

Normandie

1005 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214

Bretonic seafood restaurant Normandie welcomes al fresco diners on the wooden sidewalk patio, decorated with assorted plants. Individual gas heaters warm outdoor tables, so even when the skies are gray and full of rain, it’s still a pleasant environment to enjoy some savory cocktails and seared king salmon or short rib gnocchi.

1005 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-4129
(503) 233-4129

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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 recently received a major makeover, with 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

Double Dragon

1235 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202

Southeast Division cocktail bar and restaurant Double Dragon has always had a nice patio. However, through the pandemic, the team has poured time, money, and effort into bolstering the sprawling sidewalk patio, adding roofing, low fences, heat lamps, and umbrellas for shade. Order a couple of the bar’s wild tropical cocktails and a thick pork belly banh mi to help usher in spring.

1235 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 230-8340
(503) 230-8340

Oma's Hideaway

3131 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202

From the team behind Gado Gado, Oma’s Hideaway has opened its spacious back patio for dining, arrayed with umbrella-shaded tables and heaters, where diners can feast on the Malaysian and Chinese cooking, like corn fritters with sweet chili peanut sauce or the crispy filet-o-fishball sandwich. In the warmer months, it’s nice to grab a seat on one of the restaurant’s front patio booths, where you can dine among the buzz of Southeast Division.

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

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

Quaintrelle

2032 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202

The elegant, local-obsessed fine dining restaurant Quaintrelle sports a back patio that’s nearly as stunning as its interior. Fully secluded from the street and surrounded by bamboo and other plants, it offers a charming respite where diners can dig into colorful plates of decoratively prepared scallops and herb-laden vegetable dishes. In hot weather, the warehouse-style glass doors at the entrance to the patio are brought up, creating a seamless passage from interior to exterior, so those sitting at the bar can have a refreshing breeze from outside while still staying shaded.

2032 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 200-5787
(503) 200-5787

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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