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It's Friday June the 23 around 11:44AM and

Patio Struggles

Summer arrived at a ridiculously early hour on Wednesday morning, and brought the nice weather with it. This means that patio season can officially begin. There is one small problem though, and that is the dearth of decent, sunny patios for a post-work beer. Unless you're prepared to skip out early, getting a table is like finding gold dust.

The Kingston on Richards is a nice little patio oasis if you can get a table... There's lots of plants and umbrellas and even a fireplace. Unfortunately its location means that it slips into the shade rather early, but by that point the beer has usually done it's work and it's not a big deal.

Venturing out from the downtown a little is Havana's on Commercial Drive, but since half the city also appears to love it, you're pretty much guaranteed a long wait for a table unless the gods of fate are smiling upon you.

The criteria for a good patio is not complicated - location, good food and good drink. Anyone who has any ideas should throw them out there, because if I go to Steamworks one more time, they're going to know me by name, and I refuse to be Gastown's version of Norm.

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Posted by: Miriam

June 23, 2006 01:16 PM

The Mill http://www.millbistro.ca/ is a great locale - waterfront (well, almost) and with lots of patio! One of the few places that does not get obscured by building shadow after 5pm!

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