Lake life hits different outside — a lantern-lit taphouse, a Main Street pizza oven, and a rooftop minutes from the water.
Lake life hits different with a cold one on the patio. Three spots in the Lake Cities where the best seat in the house is actually outside.
The shortlist
Elm Fork Taphouse & Kitchen. The Lake Cities’ patio standout — a rotating craft-beer wall and a dog-friendly, lantern-lit outdoor space that draws the whole neighborhood. Easy, breezy, and all local.
Walter’s Tavern. Chef Chris Walter’s downtown hangout, where the patio wraps a food-truck kitchen and a brick pizza oven. Backyard-cookout energy right on walkable Main Street.
Angelina’s Mexican Restaurant. Head up to the rooftop for margaritas under the string lights and that big Frida mural. Family-run since 1986, minutes from the lake, and made for golden hour.
Save this for your next patio day.