Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Harlem

We are from Canada and celebrated our 25th Anniversary in NY. We chose Carmines for the wonderful reviews we read. The food was delicious, and the value was outstanding. They serve family style so one dish can easily feed 2 to 3 people. Keep that in mind when looking at the pricing. Absolute 5 star experience. Wait time was minimal with reservation and we booked 2 months in advance. We would 100% recommend this restaurant and their very professional staff made the experience perfect!!!

We were a party of 5 and we ordered the chef menu with extra fried chicken - the sangria was the best and so was the food - love this place !! The level of seasoning and freshness of food was impressive and it is a fun place - would definitely come back We first heard about it from Elvis Duran the radio personality Our friends all thank me for making the reservation

Love the cheeseburger, even if the brioche roll disintegrates pretty fast, and tomato slice is tasteless. Great sauce, though. Fries could have been fresher, as in, just out of the fryer. Cocktails teeny but tasty. Love the hot fudge sundae!

We visited Dagon on Saturday night and it was wonderful! The atmosphere was warm and buzzy and the decor is very nice. A bit of noise, as they were busy, but not too much, ,we could still easily hold a conversation. We started with a couple of cocktails. I had the espresso martini and hubby had the bittersweet spritz, both were lovely. We ordered a trio of Mezze - the spicy feta, the chicken liver mousse and the roasted red pepper with almonds. All were delightful. Ask for extra bread, you're going to need it and it is also delicious. For our entrees, I just ordered a small plate - the cigar of ground lambs meat, ,which was recommended in the Michelin guide. It was very good. My husband had the lamb, which upon his first bite, his eyes rolled into the back of his head as he let out an audible, "mmmmmmmmm!" We ordered a bottle of Pinot Noir to go with dinner. We thought the wine prices were very reasonable. I can't remember which bottle we ordered, but it was delicious and paired perfectly with the lamb. Then came dessert. I can't remember the name of what I ordered, but it was something very unique, so many different textures. It was very sweet and definitely big enough to share. I couldn't finish it. Highly recommend. We'll be back!!

Service was great. Food was very very good. Will definitely go back again.