Patios and outdoor dining in Brookhaven: Dresden Drive and beyond

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Brookhaven’s outdoor tables are thickest on Dresden Drive, where four places on this list sit in two buildings, at 1350 and 1441 Dresden Drive. Town Brookhaven has two more, and the rest are on Peachtree Road, Buford Highway, Briarcliff Road, Caldwell Road, Durden Drive and Windsor Parkway.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Brookhaven’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 6, 2026. A place is on this list only if its own site says it has a patio, a rooftop or outdoor seating. We added places from the Explore Brookhaven dining listings and kept them only where the place’s own site gave a Brookhaven address, confirmed against the U.S. Census Bureau’s city boundary. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Avellino’s Pizzeria on Windsor Parkway advertises an outdoor patio on its Brookhaven page.

Chico Cantina at Town Brookhaven has a covered patio and 30 TVs, its site says.

Confab Kitchen and Bar in Parkside on Dresden holds live music on its patio every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., during its burger night.

Dixie-Q on Caldwell Road is a barbecue restaurant. Its site lists an outdoor patio and shows the patio seating area.

HAVEN Restaurant and Bar on Dresden Drive has a garden patio, where it holds its HAVEN Harmonies live music series on the first and third Thursday of the month from May through October. Saturday brunch has live saxophone from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Honeysuckle Gelato in Parkside on Dresden lists outdoor seating on its Brookhaven page.

Mellow Mushroom on Peachtree Road lists a patio on its location page.

Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina on Buford Highway says its patio is lit up at night with views of the city. It does not post hours online, so call ahead.

PURE Taqueria on Durden Drive says its Brookhaven location adds a rooftop bar.

The Flying Biscuit Cafe at Town Brookhaven serves breakfast, brunch and lunch in its dining room or on its patio.

Valenza on Dresden Drive, an Italian restaurant of nearly 20 years, describes a Tuscan-style patio. Its menu centers on handmade pastas.

Willy’s Mexicana Grill lists a patio at both of its Brookhaven locations, on Briarcliff Road and on Peachtree Road.

Related lists: wings, pizza, Mexican and Tex-Mex, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream and desserts, bakeries and every list by category. Also: brunch, date night, dog-friendly Brookhaven and the business directory.

Frequently asked questions

Where is there outdoor seating in Brookhaven?

On Dresden Drive, HAVEN has a garden patio, Valenza a Tuscan-style patio, and Confab and Honeysuckle Gelato list patio or outdoor seating. Chico Cantina and The Flying Biscuit at Town Brookhaven, PURE Taqueria’s rooftop bar and Pancho’s on Buford Highway are other options.

Is there a rooftop bar in Brookhaven?

PURE Taqueria at 3589 Durden Drive says its Brookhaven location has a rooftop bar.

Where is there live music on a patio in Brookhaven?

Confab Kitchen and Bar holds live music on its patio every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. HAVEN holds a live music series on its garden patio on the first and third Thursday of the month from May through October.

Which Brookhaven patios are closed on Monday?

HAVEN, Dixie-Q and Avellino’s Pizzeria all list Monday as closed.