More backyard patios

The Cherry Tree

Photo: Imogen Brown

The Cherry Tree

A sprawling cherry tree, giant chess pieces, exposed brick and ample seating make this sunny Park Slope spot inviting to televised-soccer fanatics (watch on two flat-screen TVs) and locals alike. It’s all very serene until someone orders a one of the ten beers on draft.
Perfect for: Lonely hearts looking to make a soulful connection with someone else into nature and chess—and beer.
65 Fourth Ave between Bergen St and St. Marks Pl, Park Slope,  Brooklyn (718-399-1353)

Gowanus Yacht Club

That terrible striped polo shirt from the Gap—in your closet since Christmas—would be perfect at the Yacht Club, a seasonal spot (open from late spring to early autumn) featuring a hipstery seafaring theme. However cheesy, it’s nice to feel like you’re vacationing in Portsmouth, NH, right after stepping off the F or G. The dirt-cheap hot dogs, veggie options (a No Dog) and beer (all under $5) make it a low-cost trip, too.
Perfect for: Anyone who can’t afford the Water Club.
323 Smith St at President St, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (no phone)

Gowanus Yacht Club

Photo: Jodie Love

Danny and Eddie’s

The slogan here is “Fuck it, it doesn’t matter—it’s all good,” which you might want to remember when you walk into the backyard and suddenly feel like you’ve crashed your dad’s BBQ party. As dudes in blazers mix it up with red-faced college kids, everyone’s united by the great equalizer: not karaoke (though they have that, too), but meat. You can bring your own and cook it up on the grill.
Perfect for: Meeting someone else who misses their screwed-up, suburban childhood.
1643 First Ave between 85th and 86th Sts (212-396-2090)

Maritime Café at Pier I

This is kinda like a backyard patio, if your backyard were the glittering Hudson River. Come here to surprise your date (she’ll think you’re going to the nearby, more-well-known Boat Basin Café) or find a new one over a burger (Upper West Siders linger here, after a run).
Perfect for: Nature lovers, health nuts and dog people (it’s sexier than it sounds).
70th St at the Hudson River (no phone)