Feature

Eat Here Now

With the humidity behind us and autumn’s chill ahead, September’s the ideal time to eat outdoors. A garden grazing guide.

By Rob Patronite & Robin Raisfeld
Published Sep 11, 2005

1. Franny’s
This was the first summer that Franny’s full menu—from exquisite antipasto to peerless pizza—was served in its leafy garden.
295 Flatbush Ave., nr. Prospect Pl., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; 718-230-0221

2. Gusto
Between Jody Williams’s rustic Italian cooking, the Campari cocktails, and the jumbo umbrellas, this sidewalk café is straight out of a Fellini flick.
60 Greenwich Ave., at Perry St.; 212-924-8000

3. Brooklyn Fish Camp
Eat your lobster roll the way God and Nature intended: outdoors, on a buttered Pepperidge Farm hot-dog bun.
162 Fifth Ave., nr. Degraw St., Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-783-3264

4. Falai
Small and sweet, this backyard has all the personality of chef-owner Iacopo Falai’s distinctive cooking.
68 Clinton St., nr. Rivington St.; 212-253-1960