Your Outdoor Drinking Starter Pack
The batched cocktails, canned wines and on-the-go gear built for effortless summer drinking.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Terrazza Aperol
If you’ve ever travelled in Italy by car, you’ve surely been to an Autogrill, the chain of rest areas that for decades have been feeding masses of Italians with its…
- story: joanna_h
Mag Cafè
Located right in the middle of the action on the busy Naviglio Grande, Mag Cafè serves some of the best cocktails in town in an utterly charming 1920s Parisian-style café. This…
- story: Sophie Wirt
Ceresio7
The flamboyant brand DSquared2 is mainly known for its daring stripper-style heels. Ceresio7, its restaurant and bar, shares the same over-the-top allure with its retro-chic interiors and twin rooftop pools, offering…
- story: Sophie Wirt
LambicZoon
As the name implies, LambicZoon, which opened in late 2013, celebrates wild fermented beers. Though all the usual Belgian suspects make an appearance on the tap list, there is also…
- story: joanna_h
Hop
When Hop was founded a decade ago, they poured exclusively Birrificio Lambrate beers from their ten taps. Although the beer offerings have expanded slightly, Hop only serves beers from Northern…
- story: Sophie Wirt
The Best Outdoor Drinking in New Orleans
With sub-tropical temperatures and ample amounts of sunshine, New Orleans was made for outdoor drinking. New Orleanians take full advantage of this, and have figured out ways to incorporate patios,…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Best Outdoor Drinking in LA
For a city that has optimal weather year-round, there's obviously going to be some good al fresco locations for eats and drinks. From beach piers to downtown alleyways and tree-covered…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
St. Joe’s
St. Joe's is rife with not-so-subtle religious overtones, with brightly painted church pews making up a good deal of seating in the ample outdoor drinking space. Inside, overhead are a dozen…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Rusty Nail
Bars full of polo shirts and sports gear aren’t usually promising places to drink, but there’s more to The Rusty Nail—a little wood-sided bar tucked almost directly under the interstate…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
