The approachable, high-end restaurant found in Vinings has a 40-seat patio, too. Grab a seat by the outdoor fireplace to make the most of a beautiful evening.

The sprawling Underwood Hills brewpub features a beer garden, which has become the place to dine and drink on a pleasant day. It’s surrounded by mature shade trees and comes complete with fire pits for cool evenings in the A. Order online for takeout.

There’s a great open-air patio at this neighborhood hangout on Brady Avenue and a sunroom featuring a lovely fireplace to hang out by while enjoying a meal and drinks. The windows open to the outside when the weather is warm. Order online for takeout.

Former Atlas chef Christopher Grossman opened his all-day neighborhood restaurant the Chastain in the former Horseradish Grill space. Open for counter-service biscuits and pastries at breakfast and lunch and table service in the evenings, some of the ingredients for the 20 or so dishes served on Grossman’s dinner menu are sourced from the restaurant’s garden. The outdoor seating arrangements at this restaurant are hard to beat, and offer everything from a casual conversation area by the stone fire pit to seating in the garden under an old oak tree. Reservations required for garden seating on the Old Oak Terrace during dinner.

Cypress Street lies within the heart of Midtown, but that’s not apparent on the patio. Warm up by the fire pit, take in some live tunes, trivia, or a ball game on the TV, and indulge in pub grub, like loaded sweet potato nachos. Order online for takeout.

The award-winning restaurant on Edgewood Avenue transformed into a neighborhood market serving food in 2020. Order from the daily menu or purchase cheese, charcuterie, or fresh-baked pastries and desserts at the counter. Then, grab a bottle of wine, beer, or a cocktail and head out back to the heated covered patio or garden patio, complete with a camp-style fire pit and seating surrounding it.

Chef Pasquale “Pat” Pascarella of the White Bull in Decatur opened his Neapolitan pizzeria and Italian restaurant Grana in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood right before the start of the pandemic in 2020. The menu features wood-fired pizzas, meatball selections, and Pascarella’s handmade pastas paired with classic cocktails, Italian wines, and beer. Head up to the rooftop patio overlooking Piedmont for dinner and drinks, and keep warm by the fire pits on chilly evenings. Order online for takeout. Check out the outdoor patio at the White Bull in Decatur, which also features two fire pits.

The rooftop bars atop Ponce City Market aren’t just for summer days and nights. 9 Mile Station keeps warm in the winter with fire pits. Curl up and enjoy those sweeping city views on a chilly evening. Reservations required.

Although it sits along a busy thoroughfare, the patio at Roswell’s the Mill is still inviting. It features a large stone wood-burning fireplace with plenty of lounge seating surrounding it. The fireplace is best enjoyed with a smoked old fashioned. It’s a blend of rye whiskey, angostura, orange bitters, simple syrup, and black cherry served in a smoked glass.

The interior of Kevin Rathbun Steak may be lodge-like, but outside is laid-back and sits along the Eastside BeltLine. Warm up by the fireplace or under one of the heaters before, during, or after a meal here.

Hop off of the Eastside BeltLine and on to Two Urban Licks’ outdoor patio where there are plenty of fire pits to warm up next to on chilly evenings while snacking on salmon chips al fresco.

Vin 25 is a wine bar located in downtown Roswell, just off of Canton Street. Take advantage of the ample seating outside on the patio with its cozy fire pits and enjoy a light meal while imbibing in wine al fresco on a cool evening.

Even though it’s off the main drag — Peachtree Road — it’s easy to feel slightly secluded while on the Ecco-Buckhead patio. The open-air space features a large outdoor fireplace, making it an ideal spot to dine on Italian-Spanish fare when it gets cooler.

This popular Edgewood neighborhood Mexican taqueria upped its patio game during the pandemic and now features plenty of outdoor seating options throughout the property, including some with fire pits and other multi-sized conversation areas. It’s become a real gathering spot for residents and visitors alike. Order online for takeout.

Head to the second story of the swanky Brookhaven steakhouse and cozy up by the lanai fire pits. There are three fire pits with plenty of chairs to gather around each. For extra warmth, sip on the Port Old Fashioned while chowing down on a filet mignon. 

Sitting on the patio of 57th Fighter is pretty cool (especially if folks are with kids.) Watch the planes land and take off at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport while relaxing by the outdoor fire pit with food and drinks here. 

This longtime downtown Decatur beer pub offers a lengthy, rotating list of local, Belgian, and hard-to-find beers on its menu and on its more than two dozens taps. Not to mention, the kitchen serves an excellent pub food menu for lunch and dinner. In 2020, the pub created a secluded beer garden out back, complete with a fire pit, its own beer list, snacks, and plenty of shady spots for the dogs.

The patio at Ocean and Acre in the Halcyon development is inviting, even on chilly days (and nights.) The eye-catching outdoor fireplace has an oyster shell facade that pays tribute to the seafood served at this restaurant. For even more warmth, people can grab blankets while enjoying their surf and turf here. Order online for takeout.