Restaurants turned to outdoor dining last year as a way to deal with the indoor capacity limits issued by the state in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Customers embraced it, and seem to keep doing so even as the restrictions are lifted. So, if you want to dine al fresco, here are some of your options:
Allegory, 224 S. Main St.;
Sixty Four Wine Bar & Kitchen, 123 Water St.;
Catch 35, 35 S Washington St.;
Quigley’s Irish Pub, 43 E Jefferson Ave.;
Lazy Dog, 436 S. IL Route 59;
Meson Sabika, 1025 Aurora Ave.;
Granite City Food & Brewery, 1828 Abriter Ct.;
Crosstown Pub & Grill, 909 E. Ogden Ave.;
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, 2752 Showplace Drive;
Fiamme, 19 N. Washington St.;
Wild Tuna, 3344 Route 59;
Bottoms Up Sports Bar and Grill, 1807 S. Washington St.;
Mission BBQ, 376 Route 59;
Up North Ale House, 1595 N. Aurora Road;
Empire Burgers and Brew, 48 W. Chicago Ave.;
Old Town Pour House, 1703 Freedom Drive.;
Sharko’s, 1715 Freedom Drive and 4931 Route 59;
Jimmy’s Grill, 245 S. Washington St.;
Paris Bistro, 2656 Showplace Drive;
Fat Rosie’s, 47 E. Chicago Ave.;
Features, 14 W Chicago Ave.;
Q-BBQ, 103 S. Main St.;
Vasili’s, 135 Water St.;
Quiubo, 120 Water St.;
Rosebud, 22 E. Chicago Ave.;
Blue Sushi Sake Grill, 123 Water St.;
Hugo’s Frog Bar, 55 S. Main St.;
CityGate Grille, 2020 Calamos Court;
Che Figata, 2155 CityGate Lane;
Zorba Cocktail Bar, 2155 CityGate Lane;
Lavazza, 2155 CityGate Lane;
Tap In Pub, 2155 CityGate Lane.
(There are so many restaurants offering outdoor dining in Naperville that it was impossible to compile a complete list. If you know of one that’s missing, send an email to [email protected] and we’ll add it to the online lineup.)