Outdoor season around here is short and worth taking seriously. These places have real outdoor setups — courtyards, docks, porches — not two sidewalk tables. Most are seasonal by nature; the beach spots close when the weather turns.
1888 Biergarten courtyard · ten taps · full menu · May until the snow · Thu 3–9, Fri–Sat 11–9
Beachfront since 1984 · Oneida Lake sunsets
Boaters tie up on the canal wall · canal-meets-lake view · ~50 seasons
Dockside on the Erie Canal · Gems Along the Mohawk · seasonal
Estate wine flights · outdoor tables · live music select days
Bar & patio at the rebuilt French Road location · wood-fired pies
Screened porch · May–October · Canal Place, Little Falls
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