The Best Outdoor Dining in Boston
Updated July 2026 · 94 places tracked
Boston has 94 restaurants with outdoor seating on WaitlistWizard's live reservation catalog, clustered in South End, Back Bay, and Beacon Hill. The list below ranks the standouts by diner rating, and we track real-time table availability at 75 of them.
STK - Boston
Steakhouse · Back Bay · $$
4.8(21,325)Avenue Kitchen and Bar
American · Ball Square · $$
4.8(378)The Koji Club
Japanese · Brighton · $$
4.8(146)- Hard to get
Chickadee
Mediterranean · Seaport · $$
4.7(673) Field & Vine
American · Union Square · $$
4.7(607)Lulu Green
South Boston · $
4.7(519)The James Pub & Provisions
American · Needham · $$
4.7(463)Talulla
American · Cambridge · $$$
4.7(340)Gray’s Hall
American · South Boston · $$
4.7(125)Shawmut Inn
American · South End · $$$
4.7(80)Firefly's BBQ
Barbecue · Marlborough · $$
4.6(2,610)Oleana
Mediterranean · Cambridge · $$$
4.6(2,273)Bull Run Restaurant
American · Shirley · $$
4.6(1,659)
Picco
American · Boston · $$
4.6(1,537)SRV
Italian · South End · $$
4.6(1,326)KAVA neo-taverna
South End · $$
4.6(1,159)Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar - Cambridge
Cambridge · $$
4.6(1,124)Semolina Kitchen & Bar
Mediterranean · Medford · $$
4.6(944)Taco Azul
Mexican · Beacon Hill · $$
4.6(670)Cheever Tavern
American · Norwell Center · $
4.6(521)Gufo
Italian · Cambridge · $
4.6(493)Brady's
American · Downtown Leominster · $$
4.6(457)Porter Cafe
American · West Roxbury · $$
4.6(358)Baleia
South End · $$
4.6(313)
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best restaurants with outdoor seating in Boston?
- Ranked by diner ratings across the 94 restaurants with outdoor seating in our Boston catalog, the top picks are STK - Boston, Avenue Kitchen and Bar, and The Koji Club.
- Which Boston neighborhoods are best for restaurants with outdoor seating?
- South End, Back Bay, and Beacon Hill have the highest concentration of restaurants with outdoor seating in our Boston catalog.
- How do I get a table at a fully booked restaurant in Boston?
- WaitlistWizard monitors live reservation availability at 75 of these restaurants. Set a free watch on a sold-out table and you'll get an alert the moment a reservation opens up.