July 15th, 2011
Top 5: Edmonton Summer Patios
The patio must be pretty, pleasant, popular and playful.
Latitude 53
Rain or shine, this contemporary downtown art gallery is throwing unmatched rooftop patio soirees every Thursday evening until August 18 alongside a rotation of incubator artists and fresh DJ’s.
Latitude 53, 10248-106 St., Edmonton, 780-423-5353, www.latitude53.org
Urban Diner
Just off 124th Street, stroll on over for brunch, lunch or dinner on a private, muraled, garden-style patio and you’ll feel like you’re holidaying in 1950s' Europe.
Urban Diner, 12427-102 Ave. NW, Edmonton, 780-488-7274, www.urbandiner.com
Packrat Louie
Nestled in the heart of Old Strathcona, don’t let the squeals from their Patio Pig Roast ($60) fool you. This classy place is elegance personified.
Packrat Louie, 10335-83 Ave., Old Strathcona, Edmonton, 780-433-0123, www.packratlouie.com
Leva Café & Bar
Quaint and set in the old Garneau District, here’s where the best Italian cappuccinos, pizzas and gelatos lull patio tenants into summer comas. Look for the yellow umbrellas.
Leva Café & Bar, 11053-86 Ave., Edmonton, 780-479-5382, www.levabar.com
The Black Dog
Playing canopy to the mainfloor bar and the grungy-but-popular Underdog, the renovated, elevated Wooftop patio on Whyte Avenue is guaranteed to be heaving on hot summer nights. This is the nightlife. The Black Dog, 10425-82 Ave., Edmonton, 780-439-1082, www.blackdog.ca
—Caroline Gault
