Patios in RiNo: 6 Places With Outdoor Seating

Photo: Cart-Driver RiNo

Six RiNo patios sit on two streets, Larimer and Walnut, and every one of them has outdoor seating. Start at Cart-Driver on Larimer: it has the highest Google rating of the six, 4.7 of 5, and it is open daily from noon to midnight. From there the page moves along Larimer to Los Chingones, then to the three Walnut Street stops, and ends with the pub at 3800 Walnut. Dogs, breakfast, dessert and wheelchair access are what separate one patio from the next, so each is placed where it applies.

Two outdoor-seating stops share the 2500 Larimer St address, so they work as a pair.

Cart-Driver is the pick for wood-fired pizza and oysters outdoors. The intimate restaurant and bar at suite #100 cooks Southern Italian pizza, and it also serves dessert. It pours cocktails, beer and wine. It is open every day from noon to midnight, and happy hour runs daily from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Details are on the Cart-Driver site.

Work & Class is a relaxed spot for homestyle Southern and Latin American cooking, with outdoor seating next door to Cart-Driver. It takes reservations and serves coffee, beer and wine. The doors open Tuesday through Sunday at 4 p.m. and close at 10 p.m., with happy hour Tuesday through Friday at the same 4 p.m. start. The Work & Class site has the menu. Because it opens at 4 p.m., it suits an evening plan.

Los Chingones is the graffiti-splashed Mexican eatery and lounge on this stretch, built around innovative tacos and a patio. It sits at 2463 Larimer St and serves brunch, beer, wine and cocktails. Hours run Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. See the Los Chingones site for more.

Walnut Street holds the two largest outdoor spaces, and both allow dogs.

Breckenridge Brewery RiNo Pub is the one to choose when the weather is a question, since its patio runs year-round. The pub at 3800 Walnut St pairs an extensive beer selection with classic pub grub in a comfy space. It serves brunch, coffee and wine, and it has an accessible entrance and accessible seating. The RiNo Beer Garden site covers the patio and the beer.

Street parking is the plan for the places that give a parking line. Cart-Driver and Work & Class have free street parking and paid street parking, and so do Los Chingones and Peddler. Breckenridge Brewery RiNo Pub has free street parking.

Do all six have outdoor seating? Yes, every place here has outdoor seating.

Which patio serves breakfast, and which serves dessert? Only Improper City on this list serves breakfast, and only Cart-Driver on this list serves dessert.

Which patio is wheelchair accessible? Only Breckenridge Brewery RiNo Pub on this list is wheelchair accessible.

For an evening that covers two stops, start with happy hour on Larimer, then drive or ride to Walnut St for the beer garden.

Updated 2026-10-15: retitled to name what the six patios share, restated the Cart-Driver hours as noon to midnight, and removed the takeout hours, kitchen hours, Breckenridge opening times and the 2 AM Friday answer, which no source states.

Photos: Improper City: Improper City; Improper City: Improper City; Work & Class: S E