MAP: It’s Patio Season; Where Can You Sit Outside in Iowa and Sip a Cold Beer or Cocktail?

The patio season is here, and there are more than 3,000 places in Iowa that allow adult beverages outdoors. Search the map to plan your next happy hour, bike ride stop or night on the town.

Who hasn't been waiting all winter to kick back on a patio for happy hour cocktails with a group of friends after work, take a break from a long bike ride with an icy cold beer or enjoy a glass of wine with your significant other at the end of the week?

West Des Moines has 64 businesses that serve alcohol outdoors, such as The Longest Yard, Sully’s Irish Pub and Jimmy’s Big 10.

The bulk of the permits – 52 – are for businesses in Polk County, where 342 permits have been issued. Dallas County has comparatively fewer with 49. Iowa as whole has more than 3,000 permits for alcohol outdoors, according to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division.

Information from the ABD was used to create the searchable map above. Scroll around to see what is out there if you are planning a bike ride or are visiting friends in another town.  Let us know if any information is missing or incorrect.