Outside Summer Dining

The sun is out and the restaurants are opening back up. So which places are offering sit down service outside? Here is a list of our favorite restaurant patios for al fresco dining.
Sidewalk Dining
Whether the garage doors roll up or the patio tables scoot out onto the sidewalk, these urban restaurants provide the perfect seats for watching the world go by. Feel the buzz of the street, people watch and sip your coffee. Sidewalk diners are just as much part of the scene as they action they are taking in.
Downtown Eugene launched the "Broadway Streatery" to expand sidewalk dining options during the COVID-19 pandemic—so there is a lot more outside seating! Visit the Streatery website for a full list.









Patio or Courtyard Dining
More private than sidewalk dining, these outside dining spaces are often gardens set back off the street, quiet corners outback behind the restaurant, or comfortable interiors open to the sky. Enjoy the separation from the street and the hubbub of outside activity and instead focus your attention to the cheerful hum of the courtyard or the quiet peace of the shady patio.












On the River Dining
Prime outdoor dining with seating overlooking the Willamette River, these restaurants offer an embrace of nature as well as the comfort of dining out. Watch cyclists whiz by on the riverbank path at McMenimans North Bank, observe kayakers and anglers in the water from Roaring Rapids Pizza Company and stay cool on the porch at Sweetwaters while enjoying the sun reflecting off the river.



Author: Taj Barnhart Morgan
Taj Barnhart Morgan is the Director of Content Strategy for Travel Lane County. A journalism graduate from the University of Oregon, Taj has two decades of special event management and hospitality marketing experience in San Diego, CA and Maui, HI. Passionate about mothering, and back to her Oregon roots, she is discovering the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region all over again through the eyes of her daughter.