Summer seats and where to eat: opentable reveals the season's outdoor dining capitals and their must-visit restaurants

New research reveals americans embrace the alfresco dining experience, rain or shine san francisco , may 20, 2025 /prnewswire/ -- for many parts of the country, the arrival of the summer season means it's time to dine outdoors. in fact, n ew research from opentable  shows that over half of americans (55%) prefer sitting outdoors to dine when the weather is nice and a dedicated third (34%) would rather brave unexpected weather than surrender their open-air table.1  opentable's data also reveals the cities where outdoor dining reigned supreme in the summer months last year (from may 1 - august 31), with austin, boston, chicago, los angeles, new york, san diego, san francisco, and washington d.c.
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