This Greenpoint beer bar is our favorite place to hang outdoors with a cold brew or two, considering their backyard is massive and boasts a hot dog-making grill that's clutch in the summer. Read more.
This Flatbush bar's got a solid backyard space no matter the season. They serve up a stellar selection of whiskey, beer, and wine, along with bar food and small bites from local food vendors. Read more.
They serve food, and the #1 cause of under-drinking is hunger, but here, you'll never have to turn down a 6th day beer because of your whiney stomach or low blood-sugar. Plus, jenga and a firepit. Read more.
It's not easy to find a decent backyard in Manhattan, but S&V offers a stellar space with benches and tables. Even so, the real reason to frequent this place are the infamously potent Jargaritas. Read more.
In the backyard, it's perfectly acceptable to spend the afternoon by yourself, nursing Narraganset drafts over a paperback. And while the pub doesn't serve food, you're welcome to bring your own. Read more.
The big patio is stocked with wooden deck furniture and potted plants, making it feel like a friendly spot to sit outside and knock back a few Founders All Day IPAs. Read more.
We've long been fans of the little brick-walled backyard of this Queens pub, with its many tables to relax at during happy hour. Arrive early and settle in for a live music set. Read more.
Fans of sunshine flock to this oasis, whose patio comes replete with blossoming trees, brick walls, and twinkling lights. No liquor, but the city's best Belgian and German beers are on tap. Read more.
The front patio is packed in warm weather, with uptown folk and friends crowding umbrella-ed picnic tables and pounding burgers and beer. Booze here is a little pricey, but there's a good happy hour. Read more.
Mission Dolores doesn't so much have a backyard as it does a large drinking foyer. Bonus: it's dog friendly, so bring your own or just pet one you'll find milling about on a nice day. Read more.
It's super cheap. Classic tiki cocktails like Mai Tais, Bahama Mamas and Planters Punches run about $5 regularly, and tend to pack enough booze to bowl you over on your first round. Read more.
The Hudson River sure is pretty in the summer. All that beauty is even better with an electric lemonade in hand, a vicious cocktail consisting of frozen lemonade, vodka and blue curaçao. Read more.
There's not much space here, but what's offered up is a lovely stone-walled cloister complete with wreaths and hanging plants, a perfect spot for imbibing cocktails.
A sleek Mediterranean eatery that includes a seasonal patio replete with a pergola draped with plants.
The lush, triangular backyard boasts fruit trees, swinging seats and a beautiful, twinkling twilight atmosphere, but the bar offers incredible cocktails and delicious, unusual pub grub on top of that. Read more.
