Boston-area patios and rooftops to visit this spring
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Rooftop@Revere. Photo: Courtesy of the Revere Hotel
Boston-area patios and rooftops are opening just in time for warmer weather.
The intrigue: The only thing better than longer days is getting to watch the sunset from a patio over dinner or drinks.
The latest: Rooftop @ Revere will have a soft opening Monday, including a Boston Marathon afterparty.
State of play: Boston's outdoor dining season officially runs from May 1 to Oct. 31, but rooftops and patios on private property are already drawing customers.
- Head down Newbury and Boylston streets, and you'll see tons of patio options, from The Salty Pig to Atlantic Fish Co.
Here's what's open now:
Back Bay
🥂 Bubble Bath at CitizenM Hotel has a seasonal patio, open 4pm-12am, seven days a week.
Beacon Hill
🥘 The Whitney Hotel, which is home to the Mediterranean restaurant Peregrine, opened its courtyard patio on Wednesday.
Dorchester
🍻 The Bowery Bar's massive back patio in Dorchester reopened in early April.
East Boston
☕️ Aloe Natural Açaí & Coffee Shop in East Boston has an enclosed patio in the winter that opens up once temperatures rise.
🌊 Latavernetta, a new tavern by MIDA, has a patio with killer views of the water.
🍻 Downeast Cider's outdoor cider garden opens May 2.
Fenway
🍔 Audubon in Fenway has a cozy, enclosed back patio with heaters for those afternoons when the temperature drops by 20 degrees.
North End
🍝 Forcella has a covered patio.
🇮🇹 MIA Lounge on the top floor of Umbria opened its patio.
Seaport
🏨 Para Maria at the Envoy Hotel and the hotel's rooftop also just reopened.
🍝 Bambola!, a new Italian supper club, plans to open its patio on May 1 for dinner.
🍗 The Smoke Shop's Seaport location offers a more casual setting.
South End
🐟 Bar Mezzana in the South End reopened its outdoor patio to capitalize on the warm weather.
🥘 SRV reopened its back patio on Wednesday.
🍽️ Toro, the Spanish tapas restaurant, plans to open on May 1.
🦪 Baleia, a Portuguese-inspired restaurant, also opened its patio.
Cambridge
🍸 The Lexington's rooftop terrace reopened Wednesday six days a week, with views overlooking the Common at CX.
🥗 Gufo in East Cambridge reopened its patio.
Brookline
🥘 Bar 'Cino reopened its patio this month.
- The Brookline restaurant starts offering lunch service Monday.
🍻 Just 1.5 miles down the road, the gastropub Publick House reopened its patio.
- The restaurant plans to expand its patio in the next week or two.