Essential Patios for Outdoor Dining

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May is often one of the best months of the year to enjoy the great outdoors in Lexington, and what better way to do that than with some fabulous food and drink in hand? Whether you’re looking for fine dining cuisine or a quick afternoon snack, we’ve come up with a list of notable destinations for outdoor dining, both in the heart of town and on the outskirts of Lexington.

We want to preface this by saying that narrowing down this list was HARD. There are lots of fantastic patios that we just didn’t have space for in the main list, so don't overlook honorable mentions list.

Editor’s note: Some entries from this list were revised from this magazine’s 2020 “Lexington Al Fresco: Great Patios for Social Distancing” feature.

Price per average dinner item:

$ = $10-15      •.    $$ = $15-20      •.    $$$ = $20-26      •.    $$$$ = $26 +

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

  • Blue Heron Steakhouse
  • Bru Burger
  • Bear & The Butcher
  • Cole’s 735 Main
  • Distilled on Jefferson
  • Goodfella’s - Distillery District
  • The Goose
  • Smithtown Seafood / West Sixth Brewing
  • The Tulip Bistro
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