Top Spots For Outdoor Dining in Philadelphia Starting June 12th

Aversa PR presents 18 top spots around Philadelphia for outdoor dining starting on June 12th. Locations include patios, decks, backyards, sidewalk seating, closed off sidewalks and other unique arrangements to ensure safety, health and social distancing. 

From the largest outdoor dining spot in the region at Morgan's Pier, to the charms of the outdoor patio at Positano Coast in Old City, to the shaded cafe of Pistolas Del Sur on East Passyunk, to Center City sidewalk views of Tradesman's and BRU in Midtown Village, to the beer garden vibes of Germantown Garden in Northern Liberties, the list below includes places across the city in the most notable food neighborhoods. 

1) Morgan’s Pier
221 N Christopher Columbus Blvd,
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-279-7134
Morganspier.com
Reservations: https://resy.com/cities/pha/morgans-pier?date=2020-06-15&seats=2
Open? Outdoor Dining, Curbside Pickup and Delivery
Monday - Sunday, 12:00pm - 10:00pm
Seating aiming for 250 seat to start with room for expansion. 

Morgan’s Pier will reopen for the summer for outdoor dining this week and will be the largest permanent outdoor dining venue in the region. Large wooden picnic tables with oversized umbrellas are perfect for groups for 6 to 10 guests. Smaller metal tables will be available for single diners to 4 guests.  Opening weekend we will have a DJ Friday 5-9 PM, Saturday 1-5 PM and 5-9 PM as background music. It will be table service. Take Out still available to go. Ample signing will be available throughout the venue to remind diners of social distancing and other rules. A poster will be posted at entry along and all disposable menus will have rules and restrictions.
 
2) Harper’s Garden
31 S 18th St,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-886-8552
https://harpersgardenphilly.com/
Reservations: https://harpersgardenphilly.com/reservations
Monday - Sunday, 11:30am - 10:30pm

Best of Philly Winner Harper's Garden - Philadelphia's all-season, plant filled al fresco oasis in the heart of Rittenhouse neighborhood - will open on June 12th and will nearly double the outdoor capacity with an expansion that will take-over the adjacent outdoor property to the South. Reservations for Harper's are available now on Open Table.

Seating for up to 50 to start and then they will expand by July with a new dining section next door. Ample signing will be available throughout the venue to remind diners of social distancing and other rules. A poster will be posted at entry along with a reminder on the menu. Table service, full menu, look for the summer seasonal menu to debut this week. 

3) Germantown Garden
1029 Germantown Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19123
267-214-0086
germantowngarden.com
Reservations:  https://www.opentable.com/r/germantown-garden-philadelphia  
Reservations Only through OpenTable (starts Thursday) or email contact@germantowngarden.com
Seating - looking to get 50 seats to start will maybe add more later
Tuesday-Sunday, 4:00pm to 12:00am

This urban oasis in the heart of Northern Liberties will re-open in time for outdoor dining this weekend - this is an entirely outdoor restaurant with table seats, full bar, full food menu, plants and flowers, beautiful lighting and an escape without leaving the city. They will utilize current space now and they have much room to grow with extra tables later. Menu to start will be appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, wings, bar favorites - and entrees and elevated dishes from "standard" menu will be added closer to July.  

4) Le Virtú
1927 East Passyunk Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19148
215-271-5626
https://levirtu.com/
Reservations:  https://www.opentable.com/le-virtu  
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 5:00pm to 10:30pm, Friday 5:00pm to 11:00pm, Saturday 4:00pm to 11:00pm, Sunday 4:00pm to 10:00pm

Le Virtu will be one of the largest locations for outdoor dining for East Passyunk - Philadelphia's restaurant row! Il Campo (Le Virtu's outdoor spacious and lush garden and outdoor space) plus Le Virtu's patio are available on OpenTable NOW for seatings beginning on Friday or you can call  215-271-5626. Dine with the backdrop of Abruzzo on the giant mural behind! Full menu will be offered. ALSO they are restarting Caviar this week and takeout with most of the entire menu - that part starts today June 10th. They will look to get dozens of socially distance seats with a final count coming closer to the weekend. 

5) Dim Sum House By Jane G's
(Rittenhouse only at this time for outdoor)
1930 Chestnut St,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-563-8800
http://dimsum.house/
Reservations Only by Phone
Time Limit of 75 Minutes During Peak Times
Seats: 20-30 to be determined
Tuesday - Sunday, 12:00pm - 9:00pm
Dim Sum two ways - all day - and now outdoors! Dim Sum House in Rittenhouse will open back up today in preparation for outdoor dining on Friday - they will offer nearly 2 dozen seats socially distanced apart with their entire full menu of Dim Sum favorites plus Chinese specialty dishes.

6) Finn McCool's
118 S 12th St,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-923-3090
https://www.finnmccoolsphilly.com/
Open? Outdoor Dining and Takeout
Monday to Thursday, 4:00pm to 11:00pm (kitchen), 2:00am (drinks)
Friday, 4:00pm to 12:00am (kitchen), 2:00am (drinks)
Saturday, 11:00am to 12:00am (kitchen), 2:00am (drinks)
Sunday,  11:00am to 11:00pm (kitchen), 2:00am (drinks)
Finn McCool's will open back up this week for take-out, delivery and now outdoor dining with an estimated seat count of around 16-20. Seating recommended time limits will be 90 minutes for parties of 6 or less and 120 minutes for 7 or more. Reservations are available on the phone by calling Tradesman's (267) 457-3994. Table service.

7-8) Brü Craft & Wurst, Tradesman's (*Plus in front of U-Bahn)
1316 Chestnut St,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
For all properties one phone is being used:  Reservations (267) 457-3994  as well as Open table
http://www.bruphilly.com/
https://tradesmansphl.com/
Delivery: doordash.comgrubhub.comseamless.comubereats.com
Open? Outdoor Dining, Takeout and Delivery
Monday to Friday, 3:00pm to 2:00am (kitchen stops 1:00am)
Saturday and Sunday, 11:00am to 2:00am (kitchen stops 1:00am)
Outdoor seating will be socially distanced with extra precautions and span from Bru across U-Bahn to Tradesman's creating a mini-restaurant row with sidewalk dining on Chestnut Street - with up to 20-30 seats pending final arrangement and party sizes. The menu across all three properties will be the same - dishes from BRU, Tradesman's and some bar favorites from Finn McCool's - in time for this weekend the BRU and Tradesman's offerings will greatly expand from the current limited menu to much larger.
Table service. Specials will also begin for weekly food dishes and special drinks.

9) Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
212 Walnut St, 2nd Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-238-0499
http://www.positanocoast.net/
Reservations: https://www.opentable.com/positano-coast-by-aldo-lamberti
Monday-Thursday: 11:30am-10:30pm
(Closed Mondays from November thru April)
Friday, 11:30am - 11:00pm
Saturday, 11:30am - 11:00pm
Sunday, 11:00am-9:30pm

Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti will offer beautiful outdoor views above the streets of Old City District -with outdoor and cafe/ patio seating with their full menu, bar and wine-beer-cocktail list. Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti offering Italian inspired Cuisine with a seafood-focused menu, and breathtaking open-air dining plans to reopen with outdoor dining this Friday. That will include a sidewalk cafe and back patio seating. Tables will be spread out between 6 feet or more and will be taking safety precautions. Employees will be wearing masks and taking extra steps for sanitation. There will be between 40-50 seats available along the sidewalk cafe while bigger parties will be set up at the back patio.

10) Sancho Pistolas
19 W Girard Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19125
267-324-3530
http://www.sanchopistolas.com/
Delivery: https://www.trycaviar.com/m/sancho-pistolas-16481
Open? Takeout and Delivery and now Outdoor Dining
Seven days a week Noon to 11:00pm

Pistolas Fishtown location will offer sidewalk cafe seating in the heart of Fishtown with socially distanced tables - aiming to get 12-16 seats. This is a recommendation not requirement - parties will be encouraged during first two weeks and during peak time for 90 minute estimated stays. Full menu. Table service. Specials coming soon.

11) Pistolas Del Sur
1934 East Passyunk Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19148
267-519-2329
https://www.pistoladelsur.com/
Delivery: https://www.trycaviar.com/m/pistolas-del-sur-19349
Open? Takeout and Delivery
Seven days a week Noon to 11:00pm  
Dine outside under the shade and on the beautiful seating outside East Passyunk's Pistolas Del Sur. Take in the Avenue views and sidewalk scene and enjoy tacos, entrees, margaritas, cocktails, wine and beer. This is a recommendation not requirement - parties will be encouraged during first two weeks and during peak time for 90 estimate minute stays. Parties of 4-6 people are strongly encouraged during peak times. Full menu. Table service. Specials coming soon.
 
12) Rosy’s Taco Bar
2220 Walnut St,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-858-4561
https://rosystacobar.com/
Reservations: https://rosystacobar.com/reserve
Monday - Sunday, 12:00pm - 10:00pm
Rosy's Taco will close off the adjacent parking spots to make room for additional sidewalk and space for passerbyers. This will allow them to utilize the entire sidewalk for dining tables - they will aim to for 60 seats. Full menu. Table service. Frozen and standard cocktails, full bar, wine, beer, beer to go, etc. 

13) SliCE
1180 S 10th St,
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-463-0868
http://www.slicepa.com/
Delivery: seamless.comubereats.comgrubhub.com
Open? Outdoor Dining, Takeout and Delivery
Monday to Thursday, 10:00am – 10:00pm
Friday, 10:00am to 12:00am
Saturday, 11:00am – 12:00am
Sunday, 11:00am-10:00pm

Set between the Italian Market and East Passyunk Avenue, dine outside with a view of Capitolo Park - with around 12 to 16 tables pending party size. Order inside and food will be brought outside. Full menu. Social distanced tables.

14) Hawthornes Beer Cafe
738 S 11th St,
Philadelphia, PA 19146
215-627-3012
https://www.hawthornecafe.com/
Reservations: https://www.opentable.com/hawthornes
Delivery: https://www.hawthornesquicksip.com/
16-20 seats
Time Limit: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Wednesday - Sunday, 10:00am - 8:00pm  
Reservations are able to be made by calling the restaurant or on OpenTable. Reservations are strongly suggested but will take walk-ins if there is availability. If there is a wait, grab a frozen margarita at one of our brand new slushy machines. There are 4 kinds of frozen margaritas to choose from. If you can’t find a table and would like to cruise, Wine Dive is open for people to come in and shop along with more slushy machines there as well. 

15) Tio Flores
1600 South St,
Philadelphia, PA 19146
267-687-2220
https://www.tioflores.com/
Reservations: https://www.opentable.com/r/tio-flores-philadelphia
16-20 seats
Time Limit: 1 hour and 15 minutes
  Wednesday - Sunday,10:00am - 8:00pm  
Reservations are able to be made by calling the restaurant or on OpenTable. Reservations are strongly suggested but will take walk-ins if there is availability. If there is a wait, grab a frozen margarita at one of our brand new slushy machines. There are 4 kinds of frozen margaritas to choose from. 

16) Urban Village Brewing Company
1001 N 2nd St,
Philadelphia, PA 19123
267-687-1961
http://urbanvillagebrewing.com/
Reservations: http://urbanvillagebrewing.com/reservations
or call for reservations
Monday - Sunday, 12:00pm - 9:00pm

They are aiming 15 tables for seating up to 100 people pending party size - in their beautiful outdoor patio and sidewalk seating in the heart of No Libs on 2nd Street at the Piazza. The tables will of course be socially distanced - full menu - table service - extra cleaning and precautions. They will be using a new app Up N Go to pay by check on phone to be contactless. They will be offering their famous Froze that debuted at the Pod Park last year - which was the most popular drinks of the summer for the entire park in 2019 - this is a big welcome addition! Call for reservations 267-687-1961.

17) Jerry’s Bar
129 W Laurel St,
Philadelphia, PA 19123
267-273-1632
http://jerrysbarphilly.com/
Reservations: https://www.opentable.com/r/jerrys-bar-philadelphia
Wednesday - Thursday 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday 2:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday 11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday 11:00am - 9:00pm

Jerry's Bar is a cozy neighborhood bar with craft beer, specialty cocktails, fine wine and really great food in Philadelphia Northern Liberties. The Northern Liberties hot spot will aim for 20-30 seats with a combination of two and four tops. Glass partitions were installed to make private spaces for each dining party and following all other precautions as issued by state and city. The Northern Liberties hot spot will aim for 20-30 seats with a combination of two and four tops. Glass partitions were installed to make private spaces for each dining party and following all other precautions as issued by state and city.

18) El Camino Real Restaurant
1040 N 2nd St,
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-925-1110
http://www.elcaminophilly.com/

11:00am to 10:00pm kitchen, with bar until 11:00pm - seven days a week

They will open their sidewalk seating in the middle of the open-air picturesque Liberties Walk with beer garden style seating where you order from stations and they will bring food out to the tables. Full menu of food, with lots of frozen cocktails for the hot weekends coming. First come, first served. No reservations. When ordering must wear mask, social distancing and following all guidelines as given by state and city. They will be serving frozen pineapple margaritas in fresh pineapples this weekend in addition to our regular speciality cocktails.