get some fresh air at these local food and drink venues with comfortable patios, beer gardens, wine gardens, rose gardens, victory gardens, parklets, backyards, actual parks, terraces, decks, spruced-up alleyways and sidewalk seating.
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berkeley adega azul wine bar
anja's
artis coffee
barney's
bar panisse
the hidden cafe (butterfly sign, right - don't miss the coffee cake) overlooks berkeley's strawberry creek park. photo credit berkeley eats . berkeley social club
broc cellars
butcher's son vegan deli & bakery
cafe leila
cafe parisien
cafenated north berkeley
caffe strada
cellarmaker berkeley
cheese board pizza
comal
comal next door
cornerstone
crepevine
jupiter's casual downtown berkeley beer garden (good for groups) features pizza, salads, warm olives and beer. photo credit berkeley eats . donkey & goat
dumpling time
eggy's
el mono berkeley
espresso roma northbrae
evergreen cafe
farmhouse thai
fava
fieldwork brewing
gather
gilman brewing
la note's back garden patio is a berkeley classic for brunch. photo credit berkeley eats . headlands westbrae
headlands on campus
hidden cafe
imm thai
in the wood
iyasare
jupiter
korean superette
lama beans
la mission
la note
masterpiece coffee
a quiet outdoor cafe table under the arbor at berkeley's evergreen cafe . photo credit berkeley eats . middle east cafe
missouri lounge
the overlook at tilden
raleigh's
rose pizzeria
saul's deli
sol taqueria
smokehouse
the station
the fourth street shopping district's al fresco dining options include zut! , iyasare , cafe m and dumpling time . photo credit berkeley eats .
study hall
tacubaya
tanzie's
tessier
thai table
triple rock
trumer brewery (closing may 29 !)
uqbar cafe
victory point cafe
vik's chaat
walnut tavern
sidewalk seats stacked up outside berkeley's wee fava . photo credit berkeley eats . outside berkeley a few local favorites (there are many) outside berkeley's borders.
albany everest kitchen
5 tacos & beers
hal's office
juanita & maude
ocean view brew works cozy, family-friendly beer garden in albany features food options from kitchenette next door. photo credit berkeley eats . kim's cafe
ocean view brew works/kitchenette
sam's log cabin
richmond armistice brewing
the backyard
factory bar
sailing goat
the factory bar in richmond features a large outdoor patio with clusters of relaxed seating tucked around a victory garden. photo credit berkeley eats . oakland acre
beeryland
bombera
brotzeit
cafe colucci
cenaduria elvira
dona
kingfish
drake's dealership
mad oak
west oakland's stylish prescott market features roomy, family-friendly seating areas both indoors and out. photo credit berkeley eats . nick's pizza & bakery
nido's backyard
north light
pizzaiolo
portal
prescott market (various eateries )
sfizio
sirene
soba ichi
stay gold
tacos oscar
temescal brewing
two pitchers/lovely's
emeryville good to eat
krispy joe's
emeryville gets a lot of sun. enjoy it from the protected front patio of wondrous brewing . photo credit berkeley eats . prizefighter
rudy's can't fail
wondrous brewing
alameda almanac
faction brewing
the view from the vast patio at faction brewing in alameda. photo credit berkeley eats . park station
the yard at saltbreaker
april 2, 2026 ( tips always welcome)
updated.
