Located in downtown Edmonds, seafood restaurant The Market is a perfect place north of Seattle to dine outside with quality accommodations. Its patio deck has a clear, double-walled roof and infrared heaters. There are also barriers between tables for an extra layer of protection and privacy while enjoying lobster rolls, fish and chips, oysters, and more. As of October 2021, The Market’s Seattle location does not offer outdoor seating.

Maple Leaf’s fast-casual Peruvian restaurant serves up some serious lomo saltado and has built not one, but two patios since the pandemic started, with the intention of keeping them around all year long. There are 16 tables, which are covered and heated, plus some big screen TVs for diners to enjoy on game days.

During the pandemic, this Ballard restaurant didn’t have to do too much to its already existing back patio, which is sheltered from the busy street, but it did use it to launch a daytime cafe called Red Arrow Coffee. Some heaters were installed for winter, but in general, the casual backyard garden vibes are still there, complementing a menu of upscale bistro fare.

Before the pandemic, this seafood-focused restaurant was a draw for its Adirondack chairs lined up on the northern shore of Lake Union. In the colder months, the restaurant is still utilizing its outdoor space, with a covered patio and overhead heaters, plus two fire pits and blankets for diners.

This upscale Queen Anne mainstay (with a more casual sibling restaurant nearby) offers both tasting menu options and shared plates, such as oysters, black cod, and goat cheese and pumpkin dumplings. The enclosed patio has partitions separating dining parties and heaters.

This Madison Valley restaurant with a focus on wine and locally-sourced fare may have one of the more thought-out patios in the city. It’s fully covered, with heaters for each table and canvas to help block the breeze, as well as landing tables where the wait staff drops off dishes and drinks for low-contact service.

Plenty of Clouds is located in Capitol Hill’s Pearl Apartments and features a Pacific Northwest take on Sichuan and Yunnan dishes, like chanterelle and lobster mushrooms stir fried with smoked Chinese bacon and green chilies. The heated, covered patio makes it easy to enjoy popular favorites Sichuan pork dumplings and dry fried chicken on a cold, rainy day.

At this Capitol Hill restaurant from respected chef Tamara Murphy, dishes such as Peruvian chicken and roasted pig shine alongside a robust list of cocktails, excellent in takeout form or for chilling outside on the covered and heated roof deck. Diners who choose to hang out there are surrounded by Murphy’s edible garden.

This longtime Capitol Hill bistro has been serving a variety of well-crafted dishes that support local farms (and has a wonderful brioche bread pudding). Marjorie also has an outdoor patio with heaters, perfect to enjoy its Jamaican jerk chicken and jalapeño hushpuppies.

In addition to the Capitol Hill brewery’s spacious tasting room, there’s an outdoor patio, with tents and heaters. When the weather cooperates, seating can spill onto the recently-established street plaza, and there’s usually a food truck parked nearby — most recently El Chapulin Oaxaqueno, Alaskan Dumplings, and Theo’s Gyros.

The Central District’s Vietnamese street food and cocktail destination Reckless Noodle House offers covered outdoor seating, with fishing nets hung from the ceiling. Some of the sides are covered in clear plastic to reduce the wind and keep in as much heat as possible.

The Italian restaurant in a historic log cabin on Alki beach has outdoor seating that is covered and heated, as well as wheelchair accessible. Tuesday to Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., check out the restaurant’s antipasta menu during aperitivo hour. Online reservations at Il Nido tend to book out months in advance, but a patio reservation can only be accommodated via email.

West Seattle’s smokehouse has a decently-sized patio with a fire pit and heaters over most of the tables. One can embrace the restaurant’s theme with a smoked bologna sandwich and smoked old fashioned, while admiring a painted mural that depicts a “Mount Rushmore” of country greats, including Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings.

This South Park institution disposes with pretensions, rather than try to keep up with some of the hipper establishments in the neighborhood. The outdoor patio — heated and decorated for the season — is a comfortable spot to grab a beer and one of Loretta’s famed burgers.

White Center’s nautical themed bar and restaurant has a relaxed neighborhood vibe, and a reputation for its copious selection of canned beers. Don’t overlook the solid menu items like the fried chicken sandwich, smoked beef dip, and brisket chili. Enjoy a burger and a cold one at their outdoor patio seating area — heated, and also nautical themed.