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50 essential patios in Toronto for summer nights and weekends

Patios in Toronto are some of the city's favourite places to pass ambling sunny afternoons and satisfyingly sticky nights, all over tapas and perhaps one too many beverages.

From dives to fine-dining stalwarts, the city's restaurants and bars know that once the weather gets balmy, there's only one answer for the best seat in the house: one outside.

We've rounded up 50 of the absolute best spots in the city for a little al fresco affair so that you can make the most of your summer — or, what's left of it, anyway.

Lead photo by

Kris Yue


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