No chunks of ice or instantly melted mess, Parson’s have fine-tuned the art of slushy production. The combination of flavor and texture works wonders to create my favorite frozen drink around town. Read more.
Beyond the retro interior of Avondale’s Orbit Room lays a tropical oasis in the form of a tiki patio. Hidden from view on all sides, you’d never know this spacious patio was even there.
If you can tear yourself past the juke box crammed with old-school jazz, and the eclectically furnished back parlor, then you have found the patio and won’t be leaving anytime soon. Read more.
Plenty of picnic seating abounds, the center of the garden is anchored by a high-boy bar to set your beers and trees provide ample shade during the peak summer months. Read more.
Highlighted by an airy indoor-outdoor layout with two levels of spacious patios. Check out the sublimely tropical coconut tart with passionfruit, rum cream, pineapple, kiwi and lime gel.
Enjoy free popcorn and your favorite brew in the beer garden, replete with iron-wrought patio chairs, a colorful mural and rocking tunes that will drown out any residual effects of cars gone by.
One of the few outdoor bars that remains so even in the winter: The cold-tolerant can even enjoy curling on the beer garden during the frigid months. And in the summer it turns into a bocce court.
Trying to get away from more routine, tourist destination pizza spots? Then this spot is worth checking out and it’s worth mentioning that their Carnivore pizza (vegan nightmare) is great. Read more.
The fireplace is located outdoors and it's a toasty and popular spot for the constant crowds at this Humboldt Park cocktail palace. Warm up to the fire with a cup of something delicious. Read more.
Named one of Draft Magazine’s 100 Best Beer Bars in the Country four years running.
Cork & Kerry's massive back patio not only boasts its own bar but it has plenty of seating for larger groups with sunnier spots and cozy tables in the shade.
The restaurant touts the largest draft beer selection in Chicago with 114 unique local and global varieties and arguably one of the biggest outdoor patios downtown where you can enjoy them.
Head inside, grab a cheap drink and keep on going through the back door to a spacious canopied patio. They don't serve food, but you're welcome to have a pizza delivered. Read more.
This quiet escape might be known for cocktails, but the small plates menu is worth a trip for dinner. Finish it off with an indulgent Baked Alaska, with luxardo cherries and dark chocolate. Read more.
A rare selection of more than one Leinenkugel's tap handle, a tiny bathroom and a beer garden that answers all of your casual group-hang bar prayers awaits one and all.
With plenty of picnic seating and umbrellas providing shade during the hot months, guests gravitate toward the patio before they try to find seating inside. Read more.
