Best Patios for a Summer Evening
7 stops · about 4 hours · Updated October 11, 2026
For a summer evening in Birmingham, MI, start with outdoor seating, dinner menus and drinks that match your plans. La Strada Italian Kitchen & Bar pairs traditional Italian cooking with wine, cocktails and dog-friendly outdoor seating. Vegetarian and vegan options are available, and dinner reservations are required. Its hours run until 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Madam, inside the art-forward Daxton Hotel, offers outdoor seating and seasonal menus centered on fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Small plates, vegetarian and vegan options accompany its steakhouse offerings, while the bar serves cocktails, wine and beer. Dinner reservations are recommended; Monday through Thursday hours run from 5 to 10:30 p.m.
BESOS brings dog-friendly outdoor seating, small plates and late-night food to North Old Woodward Avenue, with daily hours extending to 1 a.m. Its menu includes halal, vegan and vegetarian options. Birmingham Pub adds locally sourced continental cuisine, sommelier-curated wines and happy-hour food and drinks to the lineup. Dogs are allowed outside, and Friday and Saturday hours extend to 11 p.m.
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Birmingham Pub
4.5(530)Birmingham
Birmingham Pub combines locally sourced continental cuisine, sommelier-curated wines and late-night food, with dogs allowed outside and weekend hours extending to 11 p.m.
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La Strada Italian Kitchen & Bar
4.3(422)Birmingham
La Strada Italian Kitchen & Bar pairs dog-friendly outdoor seating with traditional Italian cooking, vegetarian and vegan options, wine and cocktails.
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Madam
4.0(362)Birmingham
Madam offers outdoor seating at the Daxton Hotel, seasonal menus emphasizing locally sourced ingredients, and a bar serving cocktails, wine and beer.
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BESOS
3.5(68)Birmingham
BESOS combines dog-friendly outdoor seating with small plates, happy-hour food and drinks, late-night food, and daily hours extending to 1 a.m.
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Stop 5
Suan and Company P.C. - CPA
5.0(23)Troy
Suan and Company P.C. - CPA offers full-service accounting in Troy, online appointments and onsite services, plus wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance and restroom.
Stop 6
Boogren, Bally & Associates, CPAs, P.C.
4.8(31)Royal Oak
Boogren, Bally & Associates, CPAs, P.C. is a Royal Oak accounting business with a 4.8-star Google rating and wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom.
Stop 7
Churchills Bistro Cigar Bar
4.6(918)Birmingham
Churchills Bistro Cigar Bar combines premium cigars, hand-crafted cocktails and a curated whiskey list in an upscale, relaxed downtown Birmingham, MI lounge.
