Best of Boston

Best Al Fresco Restaurant

2006 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Martha's Vineyard

Sweet Life Cafe

Oak Bluffs
Ten bucks says if you were asked to imagine your ideal evening of outdoor island dining, you'd pick something with a water view. Oh, naive [...] read more»
2005 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Affordable

Croma

Boston
Croma's patio provides the perfect portion of sun to shade—not to mention delectable thin-crust pizza and fruity cocktails—for everyone from hipsters to stroller-toting moms. The [...] read more»
2005 Best Al Fresco Restaurant

Oleana

Cambridge
Oleana's candelit garden feels a world away from the bustle of Cambridge. Tucked at a table under the vine-laden trellis, you could easily be in [...] read more»
2004 Best Al Fresco Restaurant

Oleana

Cambridge
Boston has no shortage of outdoor dining options, but for our money, none is as transporting as the backyard terrace at Oleana. It's a fairyland [...] read more»
2004 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Affordable

Garden of Eden

Boston
Few summertime pleasures are greeted as enthusiastically in this town as the chance to dine outdoors. But even considering the growing abundance of patio cafés, [...] read more»
2003 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Affordable

Armani Cafe

Boston
When it comes to sidewalk repasts, it's been years since we felt the call of Newbury Street—too much pretense, not enough table space. But something [...] read more»
2003 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Upscale

Oleana

Cambridge
The backyard patio of Oleana puts chef Ana Sortun's superb North African- and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine into context. Visually, the area is stunning. A weave of [...] read more»
2002 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Affordable

Casa Romero

Boston
If you think outdoor dining in the Back Bay is only about people-watching, take a detour to this hidden enclave off Gloucester Street. The restaurant's [...] read more»
2002 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Upscale

Oleana

Cambridge
Most outdoor dining in Boston consists of nothing more than a few cramped, wobbly tables set up hastily on the sidewalk along a traffic-choked street. [...] read more»
2001 Best Al Fresco Restaurant

Harvest

Cambridge
With the doors at UpStairs at the Pudding closed, we've turned to another gem for outside dining. Just sitting in Harvest's enclosed, shaded garden patio [...] read more»