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Portland's best patios
Update: Restaurants open, restaurants close, and a new rooftop patio seems just around the corner. Check out our 2017 guide to Portland's best patios.
Original story: Portland's 23 best patios for eating and drinking in the sun, including 10 Barrel, Prost!, Veritable Quandary and the rest of the city's top spots.
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10 Barrel: Announced over a year ago, 10 Barrel's rooftop patio opened just in time for this weekend's warm weather.
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Altabira City Tavern: Restaurateur David Machado's latest project features a decent beer list and urban views back toward downtown Portland.
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Apex: Bikes, motorbikes, pinball and craft beer are the hallmarks of this cash-only bar, home to one of Southeast Portland's largest patios.
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Bar Bar: The bar side of Mississippi Studio's has beer, burgers and a wide open patio where you might find movies being projected on the wall.
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The Bye and Bye: This vegan-friendly bar has al fresco drinking opportunities both facing Northeast Alberta Street and around back.
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Bit House Saloon: The Oregonian's 2015 Bar of the Year keeps its patio game tight all year round, with a fire pit in winter and sunny drinking in summer.
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Departure: Great views, sleek design and food from "Top Chef" finalist Gregory Gourdet are the order of the day at this restaurant above the Nines Hotel.
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Edgefield Hotel: With outdoor seating around a number of restaurants and bars, including the Loading Dock Grill, Distillery Bar and Little Red Shed, this McMenemin's property has the patio life down pat.
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Firehouse Restaurant: Patio lights are strung above the petite patio out front of this former fire station turned Italian restaurant. No tables available? Kill time across the street at Breakside Brewery.
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Backyard Social: Though Hop & Vine closed this space in July, the back patio is expected to reopen for business as Backyard Social in August.
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Landmark Saloon: Solid patio drinking and good barbecue courtesy of Leroy's Familiar Vittles food cart make this Southeast Portland honky-tonk a destination.
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Lardo East: The original brick-and-mortar location of Portland's top sandwich chain is front-loaded with a passel of picnic tables, perfect for soaking up some sun.
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Noble Rot: Wine, food (from chef Leather Storrs) and city skyline views dominate this rooftop restaurant on East Burnside Street.
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Produce Row: This venerable craft beer bar has changed owners a few times over the past decade, but the back patio is still among our favorites in town.
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Prost: North Portland's always jammed German beer bar has a pleasant patio surrounded by food carts, with its own bar and a flat-screen TV.
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Radio Room: Not far from the Bye and Bye, Northeast Alberta Street's Radio Room offers a couple of outdoor seating options, including an upstairs area perfect for people watching.
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Renata: One of Portland's best Italian restaurants -- and The Oregonian's 2015 Restaurant of the Year -- has a charming, west-facing patio always kept open for walk-ins.
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Rontoms: A hip East Burnside bar with a secret: One of the city's best patios hides in the back. Just head for the restrooms and keep going.
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StormBreaker Brewing: In inheriting Amnesia Brewing's old space, StormBreaker also took over its chill North Mississippi Avenue patio. Try the red ale.
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Tamale Boy: Posole, tepache and a large side patio are reasons enough to visit this Northeast Portland tamale spot. Don't miss the pint-sized Bassotto Gelato next door.
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Teote: When this Venezuelan food cart went brick-and-mortar, they went big on their back patio. Grab an arepa, head upstairs and check it out.
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White Owl Social Club: From Acme to Plan B to its current iteration, this inner Southeast Portland bar has long had one of the city's most expansive back patios.
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Xico: One of Southeast Portland's most charming patios is found at the back of this modern Mexican restaurant from mezcal afficianado Elizabeth Davis and former Nostrana chef Kelly Myers.
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Read on
Read on: Check out our guides to the city's best Italian restaurants, steakhouses and sushi counters, plus the top spots for after-hours eats and our ranked roundup of Portland's 101 best restaurants.
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