With stunning views of Los Angeles below, the Green Room is longtime Burbank legend Castaway’s new cocktail and snack-heavy companion. The food menu offers things like cheese, charcuterie, seafood towers, and small bites while the cocktail list is as good as anything you’ll find in the city.

Pasadena’s lovely outdoor patio has subtle heating elements and a nice cover to keep the temperature constant. On the menu, there’s everything from hearty Midwestern-inspired pastas to gorgeous cheeses.

Offering a truly Tulum-level of lush greenery in the heart of Hollywood, Wes Avila’s Ka’Teen serves modern Mexican food with an inordinate amount of heating to keep diners warm during breezy, chilly LA nights. Sip on the well-shaken cocktails and dig into a platter of well-roasted cochinita pibil.

Hollywood’s classic patio has come back after a long pandemic hiatus, with Superba Food and Bread bringing its versatile all-day menu of fried chicken sandwiches, breads, burgers, and daily specials like beef cheek tagine. Previously Hearth and Hound, and for many years Cat and Fiddle, this private outdoor courtyard is a true al fresco gem.

West Hollywood’s minimalist Edition hotel houses a restaurant that takes greenery and plants to a new level, with its incredible outdoor patio and polished vegetable-focused menu. This stylish new restaurant delivers on fine dining flavors thanks to New York chef John Fraser.

One of LA’s first places to adopt adorable greenhouses to keep diners warm, this all-day cafe in Echo Park is a beautiful place to dig into breakfast fare, sandwiches, and salads while enjoying the endless spring/summer vibes.

The front patio at Terrace at Maybourne is one of the most comfortable outdoor dining rooms in Beverly Hills, with a relaxed view of the park and reliable American fare. Try the housemade pastas too.

With fancy, extravagant interior digs, one wonders how this Century City hotel restaurant would make its patio work, given the likely Hollywood types that would gather here for lunch. With a lush, secluded space that looks like a French garden, Lumière is a sleeper outdoor dining option with robust French fare. Time will tell if it can attain the storied status of places like Polo Lounge and the Peninsula nearby.

Alta’s back patio is back in business, and chef Keith Corbin is at the helm turning out some of LA’s most stellar comfort food. The parklet is also a heated oasis to take in oxtails and rice.

Culver City’s ode to wood-fired food has a versatile menu that leans California-Italian but with heftier, shareable plates that please a crowd. The pastas are fantastic while the dry-aged branzino is the dish everyone should order. Etta’s crowded dining room is a stark contrast to the more relaxed and spread out side patio.

The somewhat hidden patio of Ghisallo in Santa Monica is a respite from busy Ocean Park Blvd, where families and locals gather to dig into wood-fired pizzas, pastas, and other Italian American classics in a lush, heated space that feels like a backyard.

Longtime Culver City restaurant Hatchet Hall has always had a handy side patio that works for al fresco dining. Wes Whitsell has come on as the new chef to maintain the restaurant’s focus on stellar seasonal Southern fare.

Tucked to the side of the restaurant, this semi-covered outdoor patio at Jon & Vinny’s has handy heating to make the minimalist space feel cozy. All the better to enjoy meatballs, Greek salads, and blistered pizzas in South LA.