Best Bars for Outdoor Drinking in Philadelphia, 2019


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One of the city's hottest restaurants, Fishtown's Lebanese spot, Suraya, has an expansive back patio that serves up cocktails and small plates during the warmer months — while you're surrounded with greenery and listening to the fountain, you'll forget you're in Fishtown.
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This new space across from the Piazza in Northern Liberties will feature plenty of pods offering beer, food, cocktails, crafts, and more, all in containers made of recycled material, all anchored by a giant robot statue. Look for it to open in 2019.

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This local brewery's first Philadelphia location debuted in the fall of 2018 and offered up Tired Hands on draft and by the can, and is now open.
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Pick up food and a drink from your favorite vendor in The Bourse, Old City's upscale food hall, and bring it outside to their patio space overlooking Independence Mall, which will open soon and be open all day.
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Nick Elmi's Old City brasserie has a hidden outdoor space — head upstairs to their second floor and snag a table on their private patio, with exposed brick walls and overhead lighting, while you snack on fried olives and sip martinis.
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The former Yards Brewing space has been transformed into a multi-concept space that includes a playground, its own brewery, and a full bakery, and they'll offer outdoor seating as well during the warmer months.
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Old City's chic sushi bar opens its floor-to-ceiling windows on nice days, with ample outdoor seating along Race Street under the bridge.
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Drink outdoors at the first distillery in Pennsylvania to open after Prohibition, where you can order everything from fresh seasonal cocktails to classic gin drinks where Bluecoat Gin itself is made – step out of the gorgeous tasting room and grab a seat on their sunny patio, complete with plenty of seating and outdoor games.

Yards' spacious flagship spot at 5th and Spring Garden has an unexpected outdoor seating situation — when the weather gets warm, you can sit under the tanks out front, and even those at the bar will be able to enjoy the fresh air when the space opens its garage doors.
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This elevated Mexican spot at 22nd and Walnut throws its windows open wide when it gets warm outside, and they've got outdoor seating as well, making sure everyone can enjoy the good weather.
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Along 13th Street in Midtown Village
The stretch of 13th Street from Chestnut to Locust offers some of the best outdoor seating in the city: grab wine and Italian fare at either Zavino or Tredici Enoteca; enjoy wood-fired pizzas at Barbuzzo, margaritas at Lolita, or a glass of sherry at Jamonera; snack on guac at El Vez; grab a glass of wine at Vintage; stop by one of Michael Schulson's perfectly atmospheric spots like Sampan or its backyard bar, Graffiti Bar; try a fun tropical cocktail on Tiki's rooftop; head south to Walnut to sit underneath Maison 208's retractable roof; or make your way to Locust and score a table in Little Nonna's intimate backyard setting.
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This classic gastropub right at the corner of 20th and Lombard has a gorgeous stretch of outdoor seating along 20th Street, so choose something from their excellent whiskey list and enjoy sipping it under the trees.

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Relax at street-side seating surrounded fragrant planters of herbs while enjoying cocktails under burgundy umbrellas.
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