Cozy up at these 90-plus Philadelphia area spots offering heated outdoor dining
Where to find warm outdoor dining in Philly.
The dip into 60-degree weather (and below) means it’s time for chunky sweaters, hot drinks, and cozy seating.
While dining indoors may seem cozy with temperatures dropping, the search for suitable outdoor dining continues.
Last year, Philly experienced a “tripledemic” with flu, COVID-19, and other respiratory viruses enshrining a need for safer dining options; this year’s forecast is similar.
If you’re eager to gather but prefer to stay outside, have no fear. The city still has plenty of comfy, heated outdoor seating despite changes in regulations.
Here is a comprehensive list of bars and restaurants setting up outside.
Dine at the streetery with individual heating at each table. It’s comfortably spaced for guests to stay warm and enjoy drinks like the seasonal sidecar riff Losing Daylight, a mix of blanche armagnac, pear, fennel, luxardo bitter bianco, drambuie, lemon, and absinthe. Expect to pay $12 to $38.
📍 135 S. 18th St., 📞 215-825-7030, 🌐 akitchenandbar.com
Head to this rooftop lounge and enjoy breathtaking views of the city while warming up to four firepits and overhead and standing heaters.
📍1840 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., 📞 215-783-4171, 🌐 assemblyrooftop.com
On Baltimore Avenue, tables and chairs sit under wooden pergolas with nearby heaters. Enjoy a variety of food, including Creole vegan jambalaya with a spicy mushroom tarragon red sauce, but be ready to have it without alcoholic drinks outdoors. Booker’s has a menu of seasonal cocktails —such as the Horchata martini made with dark rum and pineapple juice, but you can only drink them indoors. Dishes range from $10 to $30. Make your reservation on OpenTable.
📍 5021 Baltimore Ave., 📞 215-883-0960, 🌐 bookersrestaurantandbar.comntandbar.com
Covered seating with built-in heaters will keep you comfortable in cold weather at Bridget Foy’s. Order a hot toddy to accompany entrées that run $14 to $27.
📍200 South St., 📞 215-922-1813, 🌐 bridgetfoys.com
Bar Bombón outdoor seating has standing heaters to keep you warm. Dishes run $11 to $18. Look for winter cocktails or check out happy hour with drinks starting at $5 (Monday-Wednesday, from 4 to 6 p.m. and Thursday-Friday, from 3 to 6 p.m.).
📍133 S. 18th St., 📞 267-606-6612, 🌐 barbombon.com
Dine in “hygge houses” — wooden cabin-like structures for individual parties — with heated lamps as you enjoy spiced red sangria ($12) and other cocktails. Still cold? The restaurant offers blankets as well.
📍 1720 Fairmount Ave., 📞 215-765-2274, 🌐 barhygge.com
Sit at one of five tables on the outdoor patio and sip on an Annie are you okay ($16), black pepper infused gin with lemon, lime, and honey served in a glass garnished with balsamic flaky salt and a black lime rim. Or try their take on a rum margarita called Jayne’s crying ($15), with fig-infused rum, lemon, and orange honey. Standing heaters will keep you warm, but if you’re looking for a firepit, check out the lounge area by the L-shaped couch.
📍 382 E. Elm St., Conshohocken, 📞 610-234-0561, 🌐 barsera.com
A firepit and propane heaters keep diners warm as they sip on a spiced pear martini ($15), a salted caramel white Russian ($14), and more. There will be a tent set up by Nov. 15 for heated enclosed seating.
📍 601 W. Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, 📞 215-646-2010, 🌐 bluebellinn.com
Heaters and outdoor tents will be installed to keep the cold at bay as you dine on dishes like pasilla pepper filled with tortilla strips, crema, queso fresco, avocado, and fried pasilla pepper, or enchiladas Potosinas with queso fresco, red corn tortillas, lettuce, and crema (dishes range from $10 to $40). If you need a bit more heat, firepits are available next to the garden. Cantina la Martina’s outdoor seating is dog-friendly so feel free to bring your pups.
📍 2800 D St., 📞 267-519-2142, 🌐 cantinalamartinapa.com
Propane heaters keep the patio warm as you enjoy hot cocktails like Irish coffees ($11) and apple cider mules ($12).
📍1700 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., 📞 267-687-1128, 🌐 conmurphyspub.com
Head to the rooftop for views of Chestnut Street, open Monday through Sunday. Standing outdoor heat lamps and mounted heaters offer cozy dining. Bites and cocktails are $6, plus wine is $5 and beer is $4 during happy hour.
📍 1801 Chestnut St. 📞 215-567-1800, 🌐 continentalmidtown.com
Dine in a limited number of plastic-covered, domelike structures in the front of the building. There is also a covered pergola area with standing propane heaters. The menu, with fare like fajitas and enchiladas, ranges from $14 to $32. Be sure to keep an eye out for spiked Mexican hot chocolate and other cocktails.
📍 8201 Germantown Ave., 📞 267-766-5372, 🌐 elpoquito.com
At Fork, you might notice the restaurant’s electric heating system, the better to enjoy happy hour cocktails and accompaniments, brunch meals, and dinner offerings that range from $15 to $70.
📍 306 Market St., 📞 215-625-9425, 🌐 forkrestaurant.com
Roast s’mores, toast with European beers, and enjoy snacks near the large firepits in the outdoor garden. Fire-heated lamps at every table also keep you warm as you sip on hot cider (spiked if desired) and mulled wine. Drinks are $8 to $15, and dishes are $8 to $18. S’mores kits are available for $4.
📍 1210 Frankford Ave., 📞 215-634-3338, 🌐 frankfordhall.com
On East Passyunk, Le Virtu offers infrared heaters under a patio awning and beneath a pergola. Order their own spin on the negroni with bitter rum, sweet vermouth, and bariano or other seasonal cocktails. Prices run between $9 and $30.
📍1927 E. Passyunk Ave., 📞 215-271-5626, 🌐 levirtu.com
At the historic Wayne Hotel, whether you are having brunch, lunch, or dinner, order a cocktail or two while enjoying the warmth of Rosalie’s enclosed porch. Try the Smokey Hibiscus negroni ($18) with Del Maguey mezcal, Punt e Mes vermouth, and hibiscus liqueur or the Tuscan Embers ($18) made with Bulleit bourbon, Laphroaig 10-year single malt scotch, apple cider, lemon, cinnamon, and black walnut bitters. If you are looking for brunch, they also have family specials for $30 per person.
📍139 E. Lancaster Ave, Wayne, 📞 610-977-0600, 🌐 rosaliewayne.com
Order a round of hot cider (spiked if you’d like), hot buttered rum, or creamy hot chocolate (can also be spiked) for your friends in Silk City’s fully tented 3000-square-foot garden. Get comfortable on furniture crafted in Lancaster as industrial-grade hot air and electric heaters spread warmth throughout the space, with the temperature never dropping below 65 to 70 degrees. Additional cocktails, $10 to $15, arrive weekly and feature local distilleries.
📍435 Spring Garden St., 📞 215-592-8838, 🌐 silkcityphilly.com
Looking for more outdoor dining? Check out these spots in Philly, the ‘burbs, and Jersey.
Añejo (1001 N. Second St.)
At The Table (118 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, Pa.)
Avola Kitchen + Bar (625 N. Morehall Road, Malvern, Pa.)
Barbuzzo (110 S. 13th St.)
Bing Bing Dim Sum (1648 E. Passyunk Ave.)
Brittingham’s (640 E. Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill, Pa.)
Bud & Marilyn’s (1234 Locust St.)
Butcher Bar (2034 Chestnut St.)
Cantina Los Caballitos (1651 E. Passyunk Ave.)
Carlucci’s Waterfront (876 Centerton Rd., Mount Laurel, N.J.)
Cheu Fishtown (1416 Frankford Ave.)
Cry Baby Pasta (627 S. Third St.)
The Dandelion (124 S. 18th St.)
Devil’s Alley Bar and Grill (1907 Chestnut St.)
Devon Seafood Grill (225 S. 18th St.)
El Camino Real (1040 N. Second St.)
El Rey per request (2013 Chestnut St.)
El Sarape (970 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, Pa.)
El Vez (121 S. 13th St.)
Estia (222 N. Radnor Chester Rd., Radnor, Pa.)
Fare (2028 Fairmount Ave.)
Fette Sau (1208 Frankford Ave.)
Fiorella (817 Christian St.)
Front Street Cafe (1253 N. Front St.)
The Goat’s Beard (4201 Main St. and 103 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne, Pa.)
Gypsy Blu (34 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, Pa.)
The Gypsy Saloon — be sure to call ahead (128 Ford St., Conshohocken, Pa.)
Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar — call ahead for your location (multiple locations)
Hawthornes Cafe (738 S. 11th St.)
Jack’s Firehouse (2130 Fairmount Ave.)
Jet Wine Bar (1525 South St.)
Kensington Quarters (1310 Frankford Ave.)
Khyber Pass Pub (56 S. Second St.)
The Kitchen Consigliere (700 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, N.J.)
L’anima (1001 S. 17th St.)
Laurel (1617 E. Passyunk Ave.)
Little Nonna’s (1234 Locust St.)
Louie Louie (3611 Walnut St.)
The Love (130 S. 18th St.)
MaGerk’s Pub and Grill Fort Washington (582 S. Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, Pa.)
Marathon On the Square (1839 Spruce St.)
Misconduct Tavern (1801 John F. Kennedy Blvd.)
MilkBoy (401 South St. and 1100 Chestnut St.)
Moonshine Philly — heating available soon (1825 E. Moyamensing Ave.)
Osteria (640 N. Broad St.)
Parc (227 S. 18th St.)
Philadelphia Brewing Co. (2440 Frankford Ave.)
Pizzeria Stella (420 S. 2nd St.)
P.J. Whelihan’s — call ahead for your location (multiple locations)
Pub & Kitchen (1946 Lombard St.)
Pub of Penn Valley (826 Montgomery Ave., Narberth, Pa.)
Redstone American Grill (all locations)
Rouge (205 S. 18th St.)
Royal Boucherie (52 S. Second St.)
Sharrott Winery (370 S. Egg Harbor Road, Hammonton, N.J.)
SouthGate (1801 Lombard St.)
Stella New Hope (50 S. Main St., New Hope, Pa.)
StoneRose (822 Fayette St., Conshohocken, Pa.)
Talula’s Garden (210 Washington Square West)
Tamarindo’s (726 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, Pa.)
Tavola at Springfield Country Club — be sure to call ahead (400 W. Sproul Road, Broomall, Pa.)
Tex Mex Connection (201 E. Walnut St., North Wales, Pa.)
Tio Flores (1600 South St.)
Trattoria Carina (2201 Spruce St.)
Tria Cafe (1137 Spruce St. and 123 S. 18th St.)
Tutti Toscani (1491 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, N.J.)
The Twisted Tail (509 S. Second St.)
Urban Village Brewing Co. (1001 N. Second St.)
Varga Bar (941 Spruce St.)
Via Locusta (1723 Locust St.)
Walnut Street Cafe (2929 Walnut St.)
Winnie’s Manayunk (4266 Main St.)
Yards Brewing Co. (500 Spring Garden St.)
White Dog Cafe (379 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, Pa.)