Where to Eat, Drink & Soak Up the Sun
When the weather is right, there’s only one thing on the mind. Where’s the best patio?
Grab your sunglasses, round up your favorite folks, and scroll to find out which patio is perfect for your next NWA itinerary.
🌅 Best for Sunset Views: Feed & Folly | Fayetteville
Feed & Folly is a go-to for rooftop dining just a block from downtown Fayetteville. It offers a wide variety of menu items, including in-house smoked and cured meats. Reservations can be made online to secure your spot in the busy seasons. The rooftop is especially beautiful around sunset, with a view of South Fayetteville.
Best for: Sunset, date night, downtown views, cocktails
🚲 Best for the Bike Gang Gang: The HUB Bike Lounge | Bentonville
The HUB Bike Lounge combines a bike shop, coffee stop, bar, and outdoor hangout that screams Bentonville. This combo spot and patio is just blocks from downtown, so even if you aren’t on two wheels, it’s a great place to gather.
Best for: Cyclists, indoor/outdoor drinks, coffee, trail stop
🚲 Best for the Big Crowd: City Park l Fayetteville
City Park is located just off the Razorback Greenway along Skull Creek and is essentially an open-air restaurant built around the idea of eating, drinking, and enjoying the outdoors. The locally owned spot serves everything from smash burgers and tacos to rice bowls, BBQ, beer, wine, and cocktails.
Surrounded by trees and with picnic tables spread throughout, it’s perfect for large groups, families, and everything in-between.
Best for: Cyclists, families, groups, casual dining, outdoor lovers
🌿 Best for a Slow Afternoon: Sassafras Springs Vineyard l Springdale
In between Fayetteville and Springdale, Sassafras Springs Vineyard & Winery offers a more secluded outdoor experience surrounded by the woods.
Order a wine flight, grab a charcuterie board, and settle in. This is less “quick drink before dinner” and more “let’s stay here for another hour.”
It’s a particularly good option when you’re looking for a patio experience that feels like a getaway without actually leaving Northwest Arkansas.
Best for: Wine lovers, date nights, celebrations, leisurely afternoons
🍹 Best Rooftop Escape: LOMA | Rogers
LOMA in Rogers is an upscale Mexican restaurant that pairs colorful cuisine with cocktails and offers a rooftop outdoor patio filled with plants, string lights, and comfortable seating.
Best for: Date nights, cocktails, dinner, celebrations
🍺 Best Post-Trail Beer: Natural State Beer Company | Rogers
Natural State Beer Company is a brewery that features both uncovered and covered seating areas that overlook a pond, with at walking path loop that connects to the Razorback Greewnay. On Wednesday nights you can join Natural State Run Club to run/walk/bike in a group setting.
Best for: Beer, cyclists, groups, laid-back afternoons
☕ Best Patio for Coffee & Trails: Airship Coffee at Coler | Bentonville
For coffee and beer in the woods, head Airship Coffee at Coler. This patio is located 1 mile into the woods which makes it a great spot to explore along the way.
Best for: Coffee, morning rides, hikers, weekend adventures
🌳 Best Hidden-Gem Patio: Crisis Brewing Company | Fayetteville
Crisis Brewing Company offers a more tucked-away experience, with outdoor seating surrounded by trees. With Penguin Ed’s BBQ next door, what else could you need? They have games and homemade seasoned spicy too!
Best for: Locals, craft beer, casual afternoons, groups
🏛️ Best Historic Setting: Lambeth Lounge | Fayetteville
For a patio experience that feels uniquely Fayetteville, it’s hard to beat the Lambeth Lounge.
Located directly on the University of Arkansas campus, its wraparound porch overlooks the historic Old Main Lawn. The setting gives you a front-row seat to one of the city’s most recognizable landscapes while offering a more relaxed alternative to the typical restaurant patio.
It’s particularly good when you want a little history with your outdoor experience.
Best for: Visitors, Razorback fans, historic scenery, relaxed drinks
🍽️ Best for a Group with Different Tastes: 8th Street Market | Bentonville
8th Street Market has a great mix of restaurants, food trucks, drinks, and communal outdoor areas, where everyone can choose what they want without splitting up the group. Grab tacos, barbecue, pizza, beer, or something sweet, then meet outside
🌿 Best for a Neighborhood Hangout: Hail Fellow Well Met | Johnson
Tucked into Johnson, Hail Fellow Well Met is an Onyx Cafe spin-off that has a full menu of coffee, wine, and food. If you’re looking for the best food in town, you don’t have to go far… just step into Pizzaria Ruby next door.
Best for: Brunch, wine, coffee, design lovers, relaxed afternoons
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