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The Eater Atlanta Guide to Outdoor Dining

Perfect patios, takeout windows, food trucks, and where to buy wine and supplies to create picnic spreads in Atlanta

by Eater Staff Updated
Supremo Taco in Grant Park
| Ryan Fleisher

North Georgia’s temperate climate means Atlantans can enjoy living life outdoors for most of the year. It also means Atlanta and its sprawling metropolitan area offer a robust outdoor dining scene with a lengthy patio season which often lasts from March until early December.

Eater compiled this handy guide to outdoor dining that includes everything from relaxing patios and al fresco dining destinations with the dog to takeout windows, food trucks, and where to grab picnic supplies and bottles of wine for picnicking around Atlanta.

Check back for updates throughout the spring and summer.

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Wood’s Chapel BBQ
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Takeout windows and food trucks

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Picnic supplies

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Staplehouse Market in Old Fourth Ward
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Neighborhood and Locally Owned Markets Around Atlanta

Wonderful Atlanta Wine Shops

Atlanta Restaurants Featuring a Drive-Thru Window

Ice cream and gelato

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Atlanta Shops for Ice Cream and Gelato

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