Discover Dayton's Best Patios: Your Go-To List for Outdoor Dining

As the weather warms up, it's time to think about dining outdoors. Sunshine, cocktails, fresh summer salads, and patio umbrellas—it must be patio season in Dayton! Get ready to enjoy some of the best patio restaurants, where the air is fresh, the drinks are chilled, and the food is delicious.

Whether you're planning a casual lunch or a relaxing evening with friends, Dayton's patios offer the perfect setting. It's a great opportunity to soak up the sun and enjoy the city's outdoor dining scene. So grab your sunglasses and head to your favorite spot to kick off the season right!

Here are a few reasons why you'll enjoy outdoor seating at your favorite restaurants:

Take in the Scenic Views

Outdoor dining is a treat, offering scenic views and a lively atmosphere. You can relax and take in the sights and sounds of the city, or find a quieter spot on a garden patio. Either way, dining al fresco has a unique charm that adds to the overall experience.

Breathe in the Fresh Air

Eating outdoors is a fantastic way to enjoy the great weather. After being indoors for so long, everyone craves the simple pleasure of fresh air and sunshine. Outdoor seating lets you relax in the open air while you enjoy your meal.

Groove to the Beat

Outdoor dining venues often feature live music, adding rhythm and energy to your meal. Whether it's a local band playing your favorite tunes or a solo artist serenading the crowd, live music enhances the dining experience. It's a great way to tap your feet, nod your head, and enjoy the ambiance.

Family-Friendly and Pet-Friendly

Outdoor seating is ideal for families with kids and people with pets. Kids have a bit more freedom to move around, and pets are usually welcome. It’s a win-win for parents, pet owners, and anyone who likes a more laid-back environment.

Perfect for Date Nights

Outdoor seating can turn a regular dinner into a memorable experience. The ambiance created by candles, moonlight, and the sounds of nature provides an ideal setting for a date night. It’s intimate, relaxing, and a great way to reconnect with a loved one.

Break from the Routine

Switching things up with outdoor seating can be refreshing. It’s a change of pace from indoor dining, offering a new perspective and a more social atmosphere. It’s perfect for when you want to try something a little different.

Capture Picture-Perfect Moments

And let’s not forget the photo ops. With cool backgrounds, natural lighting, and unique setups, outdoor dining is perfect for capturing those picture-perfect moments. It’s a great way to share your experience with friends and give your favorite local spots a shout-out on social media.

If you're looking for a place to enjoy a meal outside, having a list of options can be incredibly helpful. Here are some of the best patio spots in our area where you can enjoy the pleasant weather and vibrant atmosphere. Make sure to check the hours and other details online before you head out!

The Oregon District

Belle of Dayton - Van Buren Room: 122 Van Buren St., Dayton; (937) 250-1837, belleofdayton.com/vanburen

Blind Bob’s: 430 E. Fifth St., Dayton; (937) 938-6405, blindbobs.com/

Corner Kitchen: 613 E. Fifth St., Dayton; (937) 938-5244, cornerkitchendayton.com/

The Dublin Pub: 300 Wayne Ave., Dayton; (937) 224-7822, https://www.dubpub.com/

Lily’s Bistro: 329 E. Fifth St., Dayton; (937) 723-7637, https://www.lilysdayton.com/

Oregon Express: 336 E. Fifth St., Dayton; (937) 223-9205, new.oregonexpressdayton.com

Salar Restaurant & Lounge: 410 E. Fifth St., Dayton; (937) 203-3999, salarrestaurant.com

Thai 9: 11 Brown St., Dayton; (937) 222-3227, thai9restaurant.com/dinner.html

Troll Pub: 216 Wayne Ave., Dayton; (937) 723-7709, trollpub.com/dayton

Trolley Stop: 530 W. Fifth St., Dayton; (937) 461-1101, trolleystopdayton.com

Wheat Penny Oven & Bar: 515 Wayne Ave., Dayton; (937) 496-5268, wheatpennydayton.com

Yellow Cab Tavern: 700 E. Fourth St., Dayton; (937) 424 3870, yellowcabtavern.com

Regional Patio Destinations

1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q: 10612 E. Ohio 73, Waynesville; (513) 897-1572, 1572roadhousebarbq.com

Agave & Rye: 2 N. Market St., Troy; (937) 741-8226; 11 N. Main St., Centerville; (937) 936-3742, agaveandrye.com

Archer’s Tavern: 9496 Dayton Lebanon Pike, Centerville; (937) 401-1015, archerstavern.com

Bargo’s: 588 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Centerville; (937) 999-1347, http://www.bargosgrill.com/

Bennett’s Publical: 67 S. Main St., Miamisburg; (937) 866-4200, bennettspublical.com

Bullwinkle’s Top Hat Bistro: 19 N. Main St., Miamisburg; (937) 859-7677, bullwinklestophatbistro.com

Carillon Brewing Company: 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton; (937) 910-0722 daytonhistory.org/visit/shop-dine/carillon-brewing-co

Caroline on the Square: 5 S Market St., Troy; (937) 552-7676, thecarolineonthesquare.com

Carver’s Steaks & Chops: 1535 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Centerville; (937) 433-7099, carversdayton.com

Chiapas Mexican Grill: 2733 W. Alex Bell Road, Moraine; (937) 952-6005, moraine.chiapasohio.com

Chiapas Mexican Grill: 298 N. Main St., Centerville; (937) 949-3390, chiapasmexicangrilloh.com

Coco’s Bistro: 250 Warren St., Dayton; (937) 228-2626, 228coco.com

Coldwater Cafe: 19 E. Main St., Tipp City; (937) 667-0007, coldwater-cafe.com

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant: 5220 Cornerstone N. Blvd., Centerville; (937) 900-9463, chwinery.com/locations/ohio/centerville-oh

Crooked Handle Brewing Co.: 760 N. Main St., Springboro; (937) 790-3450, crookedhandle.com

Double 18 Lounge: 1818 Brown St., above Timothy’s Bar; (937) 222-7666, https://timothys-bar-grill.myshopify.com/

El Meson: 903 E Dixie Drive, Dayton; (937) 859-8229, https://elmeson.net/

Elsa’s Corner Cantina: 6204 Wilmington Pike in the Sugarcreek Plaza; (937) 310-1373, elsas.net

Elsa’s Kettering Sports Grill: 1216 E. Stroop Road, Kettering; (937) 294-9210, elsas.net

Eudora Brewing Company: 3022 Wilmington Pike, Kettering; (937) 723-6863, eudorabrewing.com

Fifth Street Brewpub: 1600 E. 5th St., Dayton; (937) 443-0919, fifthstreetbrewpub.com

Geez Grill and Pub: 6061 Far Hills Ave., Centerville; (937) 439-0001, geezgrillandpub.com

Golden Lamb: 27 S. Broadway St., Lebanon; (513) 932-5065, goldenlamb.com

Hairless Hare Brewery: 738 W. National Road, Vandalia; (937) 387-6476; hairlessharebrewery.com

Hammel House Restaurant and B&B: 121 S. Main St., Waynesville; (513) 855-4044; hammelhouse.com

Haren’s Market: 2 E. Main St., Troy; (937) 335-1399, harensmarket.com

Hidden Valley Orchards: 5474 N. Ohio 48, Lebanon; (513) 932-1869, hiddenvalleyorchards.com

Heather’s Coffee & Cafe: 505 S. Main St., Springboro; (937) 550-9511, heatherscafe.com

Jimmie’s Ladder 11: 11936 Brown St., Dayton; (937) 424-1784, jladder11.com

La Catrina: 845 W. Market St., Troy; (937) 703-9041, acatrinatroy.com

La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant: 836 W. Main St., Troy; (937) 335-6800, lafiestatroyoh.com

The Last Queen: 210 E. Main St., Enon; (937) 340-6032, lastqueenpub.com

Latin Arepas Cafe: 85 W. Central Ave., Springboro; (937) 806-3066, latinarepas.com

Little York Tavern & Pizza: 4120 Little York Road, Vandalia; (937) 890-6700, littleyorktavern.net

Lucky Star Brewery and Cantina: 219 S. 2nd St., Miamisburg; (937) 866-2739, luckystarbrewery.com

Manna Uptown: 61 W. Franklin St., Dayton; (937) 972-1215, mannauptown.com

Meridien: 28 W. Franklin St., Centerville; (937) 723-6687 meridienuptown.com

Mills Park Hotel: 321 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs; (937) 319-0400, millsparkhotel.com

Moeller Brew Barn: 214 W. Main St., Troy; (937) 552-9430, moellerbrewbarn.com

Mother Stewart’s Brewing: 102 W. Columbia St., Springfield; (937) 717-0618, motherstewartsbrewing.com

Mr. Boro’s Tavern: 495 N. Main St., Springboro; (937) 806-3105, mrborostavern.com

Nick’s Restaurant: 1443 N. Detroit St., Xenia; (937) 372-3202, gotonicks.com

Old Scratch Pizza: 812 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton; (937) 331-5357; 440 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Centerville; (937) 886-4513; 2450 Dayton Xenia Road, Beavercreek; (937) 956-6025; 19 E. Race St., Troy; (937) 552-7283, oldscratchpizza.com

On Par Entertainment: 4464 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek; (937) 705-6024, onparbar.com

Peach’s Grill: 104 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs; (937) 767-4850, peachsgrill.com

Ray’s Wine Spirits Grill: 8268 N. Main St., Clayton; (937) 890-0300, rayswinespiritsgrill.com

Rip Rap Roadhouse: 6024 Rip Rap Road, Dayton; (937) 236-4329, ripraproadhouse.com

Ron’s Pizza: 1 S. Main St., Miamisburg; (937) 866-4321, ronspizza.com

Sea Jax Tavern: 5900 Bigger Road, Kettering; (937) 439-1664, seajaxdayton.com

Sky Asian Cuisine: 4090 Wilmington Pike, Kettering; (937) 949-9883, skyasiancuisine.com

Smiths’ Boathouse Restaurant: 439 N. Elm St., Troy; (937) 335-3837, smithsboathouse.com

South Park Tavern: 1301 Wayne Ave., Dayton; (937) 813-7491, southparktavern.com

Stella Bleu Bistro: 20 N. Fountain Ave., Springfield; (937) 717-0478, stellableubistro.com

Stone House Tavern: 258 S. Main St., Waynesville; (513) 855-4203, shtavern.com

Submarine House: 930 E. Dorothy Lane, Kettering; (937) 813-4189, submarinehouse.com

Sunrise Cafe: 259 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs; (937) 767-7211, sunrisecafe.net

Sunset Patio Bar at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway: 777 Hollywood Blvd., Dayton; (844) 225-7057, hollywooddaytonraceway.com

Thai Kitchen: 2335 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Centerville; (937) 436-5079, thaikitchencenterville.com

J Chumps: 1100 East Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn; (937) 318-1250; 12 E. Linden Ave., Miamisburg; (937) 859-4000; 559 S. Main Street, Englewood; (937) 836-4300; 7050 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights; (937) 610-3900, tjchumps.com

Social Tap & Table: 1100 W. Third St., Dayton; (937) 522-0758, westsocialtapandtable.com

The Wandering Griffin: 3725 Presidential Drive, Beavercreek; (937) 956-5216, wanderinggriffin.com

The Winds: 215 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs; (937) 767-1144, windscafe.com

Warped Wing Barrel Room and Smokery: 25 Wright Station Way, Springboro; (937) 222-7003, https://warpedwing.com/

Warped Wing Brewery and Smokery: 6602 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights; (937) 222-7003, https://warpedwing.com/barrel-room-and-smokery

Ye Olde Trail Tavern: 228 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs; (937) 767-7448, oldetrailtavern.com

Yellow Springs Brewery Barrel Room: 1475 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs; (937) 319-6024, yellowspringsbrewery.com/barrel-room

Young’s Jersey Dairy: 6880 Springfield Xenia Road, Yellow Springs; (937) 325-0629, youngsdairy.com/the-dairy-store

Downtown Dayton

2nd Street Market: 600 E. Second St., Dayton; 937-228-2088, metroparks.org/places-to-go/2nd-street-market

AC Lounge: 124 Madison St., Dayton; marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dayac-ac-hotel-dayton/dining

Bar Granada: 5 W. Monument Ave., Dayton; (937) 221-8310. bardayton.com

Brixx Ice Company: 500 E. First St., Dayton; (937) 222-2257, brixxicecompany.com

Canal Street Arcade & Deli: 308 E. First St., Dayton; (937) 220-9333, canalstreetarcadeanddeli.weebly.com

Dayton Beer Company: 41 Madison St., Dayton, (937) 228-2337, thedaytonbeerco.com

Gulzar’s Indian Cuisine: 217 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton; (937) 985-9420; gulzarsindiancuisine.com

Little Fish Brewing Company: 116 Webster St., Dayton; (937) 949-3055, littlefishbrewing.com

Local Cantina: 503 E. First St., Dayton; (937) 999-4230, localcantina.com

Moeller Brew Barn: 416 E. First St., Dayton, (937) 813-8237, moellerbrewbarn.com

Mudlick Tap House: 135 E. Second St., Dayton; (937) 895-4066, mudlicktaphouse.com

Table 33: 130 W. Second St., Dayton; (937) 999-3070, table33dayton.com

The Foundry Dayton: 124 Madison St., Dayton; (937) 965-7520, thefoundryrooftop.com

Austin Landing

BJ’s Restaurant: 10563 Innovation Drive, Dayton; (937) 859-6000, bjsrestaurants.com/locations/oh/dayton

Chuy’s: 10445 Innovation Drive, Dayton; (937) 247-5450, chuys.com

Ele cake Bistro & Wine Bar: 3680 Rigby Road, Miamisburg; (937) 384-2253, elecakeco.com/category/bistro

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill: 3500 Rigby Road, Dayton; (937) 865-9355, miamisburg.firebirdsrestaurants.com

The Greene Town Center BD’s Mongolian Grill: 4488 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek; (937) 427-1900, https://www.bdsgrill.com/

Brio Tuscan Grille: 4459 Cedar Park Drive, Beavercreek; (937) 429-7792, brioitalian.com/the_greene.html

Club Oceano: 4429 Cedar Park Drive, Beavercreek; (937) 988-0909, cluboceanoseafood.com

Condado Tacos: 4482 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek; (937) 431-1242, condadotacos.com

Fleming’s: 4432 Walnut St., Dayton; (937) 320-9548, flemingssteakhouse.com/locations/oh/dayton

Mode X Tequila Bistro: 4492 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek; (937) 988-0371, modextequilabistro.com

Pasha Grill: 72 Plum St., Dayton; (937) 429-9000, pashagrill.com

The Pub: 39 Greene Blvd., Beavercreek; (937) 320-1199, experiencethepub.com/beavercreek

Taste of Belgium: 10 Greene Blvd., Beavercreek; (513) 396-5800, authenticwaffle.com