The Rochester foodie’s guide to outdoor dining in 2024: See the list

Spring is here and with summer just around the corner, thoughts of how to get out and about to enjoy the bouts of sunshine might be coming to mind.

There are few ways better to enjoy good weather than good food and there are plenty of prime eateries in and around Rochester that will allow you to get your fair share of fresh air while enjoying a meal.

Here’s a list of area restaurants that feature outdoor seating.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

A

• Abe’s Restaurant
• The Arlington Restaurant
• Avvino
• Argyle Grill at Eagle Vale Golf Club & Learning Center

B

• Bar Bantam
• Barry’s Old School Irish
• The Back Alley Grill
• Big City Deli & Pizzeria
• Bitter Honey
• Blu Wolf Bistro
• Boccaccinis Italian Bistro
• Branca Midtown
• BTB Wood Fired Pizza Bar & Grill

C

• Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern
• Carroll’s Bar and Restaurant
• Castaways on the Lake
• Char Steak & Lounge
• The Cub Room
• Cure

D

• The Dakota
• The Distillery
• dogTown
• Don’s Original (Sea Breeze) and Don’s Restaurant & Pub (Penfield)
• Donuts Delite
• Dorado

E

• Edibles
• Elmwood Inn
• Eric’s Office Restaurant

F

• Fairport Brewing Company
• FairPour Coffee Roasters
• Ferrari Pizza Bar
• Fiamma Centro
• Fire on Main

G

• The Gate House
• Genessee Brew House
• Great American Diner (Fairport location only)
• Guacamole Tacos & Margaritas Taqueria

H

• Hedges 9 Mile Point Restaurant
• Heintzelman’s BBQ Pit
• The Hideaway

I

• I-Square
• Irondequoit Beer Company

J

• Jeremiah’s Tavern
• Jines Restaurant

K

• KiX on Main

L

• La Bella Vita Bistro
• Label 7
• Lemoncello
• Lento Restaurant
• Lila’s
• Lucca’s Northside Kitchen
• Lucky’s

M

• The Mad Hatter Restaurant & Bakery
• Mama Lor’s Cafe
• Martine Kocktails
• Max of Eastman Place
• Monroe’s Restaurant
• My Wine and Cheese Bar Too

N

• New York Beer Project

O

• Old Pueblo Grill
• Orbaker’s Drive-In
• The Original Charbroil House Restaurant & Catering

P

• Pane Vino
• Park Avenue Pub & Restaurant
• Pelican’s Nest Restaurant
• POP ROC
• Pub 235

R

• The Red Bird Cafe and Gift Shop (catering only)
• The Red Osier Landmark Restaurant
• REDD
• Restaurant Good Luck
• The Revelry
• Rheinblick German Restaurant
• Richardson’s Canal House
• Rizzi’s Restaurant
• ROAM Cafe
• Rochester Beer Park
• Rocco
• Rohrbach Brewing Company
• Root31
• Rubino’s Italian Submarines

S

• The Saltbox Smokehouse
• Salvatore’s (select locations)
• The Sawmill at Blades Coffee Roasters
• Shadow Lake Golf & Racquet Club Grill & Tap Room
• Shamrock Jack’s
• Silk O’Loughlin’s
• The Silver Iguana
• Simply Crepes
• Sinbad’s
• Six50 Black Oven Cooking
• Smoothies Plus Ice Cream/Quigley’s Cafe
• Spencerport Hots
• The Spirit Room
• Swan Dive

T

• Tapas 177 Lounge
• The Tavern 19
• TC Hooligan’s
• Temple Bar & Grille
• Three Heads Brewing Beer Garden
• TP’s Irish Restaurant

V

• Veneto
• Vern’s
• Village Bakery & Cafe
• Voula’s Greek Sweets

W

• Warfield’s

Tracy Schuhmacher contributed to this report

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: The Rochester foodie’s guide to outdoor dining in 2024: See the list