ALFRESCO DINING OPTIONS IN BOSTON

Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Kenmore Square

Eastern Standard

528 Commonwealth Ave.

617-532-9100

easternstandardboston.com

Stake out a place in the shade at Eastern Standard while sipping on one of their uber-creative cocktails. Chill in the air? The patio also offers overhead heating lamps for those not-so-sunny days.

More in the area: Audubon Circle and Lower Depths.