Michelin Guide to Best Outdoor Dining

Sunscreen, $400 sunglasses, and a premium outdoor table is all you need this Summer.

Not sure where the best tables are? Don’t sweat, Michelin Guide’s A-team inspectors have got you covered.

These restaurants feature quality dining in prime outdoor settings such as bamboo gardens, terraces, patios and lakeside dining in Central Park. The selection includes seven different types of cuisine.



Liberty View (Chinese)
21 South End Avenue (West Thames Street), (212) 768-1888

I Trulli (Italian)
122 East 27th Street (Lexington Avenue & Park Avenue South), (212) 481-7372, itrulli.com

5 Ninth (Contemporary)
5 Ninth Avenue (Little W 12th Street), (212) 929-9460, 5ninth.com

Ono at Hotel Gansevoort (Japanese)
18 Ninth Avenue (13th Street), (212) 660-6766, chinagrillmgt.com/ono

Pastis (French)
9 Ninth Avenue (Little West 12th Street), (212) 929-4844, pastisny.com

Kittichai (Thai)
60 Thompson Street (Broome Street), (212) 219-2000, kittichairestaurant.com

Boathouse Central Park (American)
The Lake at Central Park (East 72nd Street), (212) 517-2233, thecentralparkboathouse.com

Five Front (Contemporary)
5 Front Street (Dock & Old Fulton Streets), Brooklyn, (718) 625-5559, fivefrontrestaurant.com