Boston-area patios and rooftops to visit this spring

Boston-area patios and rooftops are opening just in time for warmer weather.

The intrigue: The only thing better than longer days is getting to watch the sunset from a patio over dinner or drinks.

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The latest: Rooftop @ Revere will have a soft opening Monday, including a Boston Marathon afterparty.

State of play: Boston's outdoor dining season officially runs from May 1 to Oct. 31, but rooftops and patios on private property are already drawing customers.

• Head down Newbury and Boylston streets, and you'll see tons of patio options, from The Salty Pig to Atlantic Fish Co.

Here's what's open now:

Back Bay

🥂 Bubble Bath at CitizenM Hotel has a seasonal patio, open 4pm-12am, seven days a week.

Beacon Hill

🥘 The Whitney Hotel, which is home to the Mediterranean restaurant Peregrine, opened its courtyard patio on Wednesday.

Photo: Courtesy of the Whitney Hotel

Dorchester

🍻 The Bowery Bar's massive back patio in Dorchester reopened in early April.

East Boston

☕️ Aloe Natural Açaí & Coffee Shop in East Boston has an enclosed patio in the winter that opens up once temperatures rise.

🌊 Latavernetta, a new tavern by MIDA, has a patio with killer views of the water.

🍻 Downeast Cider's outdoor cider garden opens May 2.

Fenway

🍔 Audubon in Fenway has a cozy, enclosed back patio with heaters for those afternoons when the temperature drops by 20 degrees.

North End

🍝 Forcella has a covered patio.

🇮🇹 MIA Lounge on the top floor of Umbria opened its patio.

MIA Lounge at Umbria Photo: Courtesy of Umbria

Seaport

🏨 Para Maria at the Envoy Hotel and the hotel's rooftop also just reopened.

🍝 Bambola!, a new Italian supper club, plans to open its patio on May 1 for dinner.

🍗 The Smoke Shop's Seaport location offers a more casual setting.

South End

🐟 Bar Mezzana in the South End reopened its outdoor patio to capitalize on the warm weather.

🥘 SRV reopened its back patio on Wednesday.

🍽️ Toro, the Spanish tapas restaurant, plans to open on May 1.

🦪 Baleia, a Portuguese-inspired restaurant, also opened its patio.

Photo: Courtesy of SRV

Cambridge

🍸 The Lexington's rooftop terrace reopened Wednesday six days a week, with views overlooking the Common at CX.

🥗 Gufo in East Cambridge reopened its patio.

Brookline

🥘 Bar 'Cino reopened its patio this month.

• The Brookline restaurant starts offering lunch service Monday.

🍻 Just 1.5 miles down the road, the gastropub Publick House reopened its patio.

• The restaurant plans to expand its patio in the next week or two.