The tucked-away three-story Italian restaurant hides a stunning patio in Bryker Woods with a beautiful ancient oak tree, perfect for happy hour cocktails. Reservations are available.

The Lake Austin cafe wins for beautiful scenery, coffee, baked goods, and free Wi-Fi.

A newcomer to the patio scene, the Rosewood space features plenty of outdoor seats and tables to enjoy wine from shop/tasting room Cork & Screw, Filipino-Vietnamese fare from Fil N’ Viet, and weekend bakery Dõ.

The Central East Austin food truck park is home to some of the city’s best food trucks. Chill on picnic tables below twinkling lights while enjoying food from taco truck Cuantos Tacos, pizza truck Dough Boys, and more.

Everything about the Clarksville-adjacent restaurant’s patio feels like, well, Austin, from the pink picnic tables to the iron-wrought tables and chairs to the gravel ground to dogs abound.

There’s plenty of covered and open seating at the East Sixth natural wine bar, alongside snacks like cheese plates, tinned fish, and hummus. Even the house wines are fantastic.

The East Austin patio bar serves up daytime-friendly drinks like spritzes and frozen rosés, plus a wading pool if the temperature gets too hot if that’s your thing.

The historic Tex-Mex restaurant on East Sixth offers plentiful outdoor space for dining on tamales, tacos, and natural wine, from the lush courtyard to the parking lot patio.

Pretend the bustle of the city is far, far away while dining out on the New Texan Govalle restaurant’s back patio, which overlooks a quiet and pretty section of the Colorado River, best paired with refreshing cocktails and burgers. Reservations are available.

The Bouldin Creek seafood restaurant contains one of Austin’s original high-end patio dining experiences, and still one of the best. Oysters, champagne cocktails, and fresh seafood a la plancha are worth the wait.

Due to the pandemic, the tiny Bouldin Creek restaurant expanded its dining room into its expansive wine garden, with an a la carte menu, anchored by plenty of wine and a ginormous tree. Reservations are available.

The South Lamar coffee shop and bar is so popular, it expanded with an extra parking lot. Take your pick of lounging spots from the shaded outdoor space, the patio, to the grassy lawn. Plus, food from Veracruz All Natural, Dee Dee, and Briscuits 512s always make for a good time.

This sprawling South Austin space is lush with plants and water features. The cafe serves coffee and cocktails (try one of the frozens) and is home to great food trucks like LeRoy & Lewis, which serves some of the best barbecue in Texas.

The far South Austin space has it all: food trucks (seafood truck Huckleberry, taco truck Los Danzantes, and vegan truck Forking Vegan), lots of drinks, and plenty of outdoor seating.