Photos: Al fresco dining
Mia Regazza waitress Dawn Kelly serves the Corcoran Family from Whitman on the restaurant's outdoor dining area.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
At Mia Regazza, a white Chestnut Hill-style fence encloses an outdoor patio next to a parking lot.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
The patio at Spiga Ristorante in Needham has potted flowers, herbs, and bushes to block the view of the parking lot.
Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
Danielle Fitzgerald brings out her customers' orders at Spiga.
Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
At Scarlet Oak Tavern in Hingham, hedges block the view of Routes 228 and 53.
Courtesy of Scarlet Oak Tavern
| July 17, 2014
The brick patio at Menotomy Grill & Tavern in Arlington is located off Massachusetts Avenue and includes its own irrigation system.
Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
Scott Martin and his son Prescott Martin of Fairfax, Va., enjoy dinner on the patio at Menotomy Grill.
Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
The outdoor patio at the new Brass Union in Somerville has an area for dining and another for playing games.
Courtesy of Brass Union
| July 17, 2014
At Rosaria Steakhouse in Saugus, Dom Catino sings Sinatra-inspired tunes on the outdoor deck that overlooks a rock wall garden.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
Janice Santarpio serves pre-dinner wine on the deck outside Rosaria Steakhouse.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
| July 17, 2014
