As summer winds down and you want to make the most of those long days and warm evenings, dinner on the patio of a waterfront restaurant is an obvious must-do. Here are 10 amazing restaurants that will provide you with serene water views as you enjoy a delicious meal.
- Maxwell’s Beach Cafe, Okoboji
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Facebook/Maxwell’s Beach Cafe Maxwell’s Beach Cafe offers lunch and dinner, with a variety of seafood, sandwiches and other tasty dishes. Their open air deck and views of lake Okoboji are stunning.
- The Port on Lake Panorama, Yale
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Facebook/The Port on Lake Panorama The Port on Lake Panorama offers just that: panoramic lake views on their restaurant deck or at their fun tiki bar. So settle in, get a great meal and fruity drink, and pretend you’re a million miles away from it all.
- Louie’s Lakeside Bistro & BBQ, Moravia
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Facebook/Louies Lakeside Stare out at Lake Rathbun while you enjoy some amazing barbecue and a cocktail or two at Louie’s Lakeside Bistro & Barbecue.
- Bev’s On The River, Sioux City
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Facebook/Bev’s On The River Located in Sioux City, Bev’s On The River offers beautiful river views while you enjoy great food. They’re well-known for their Sunday Brunch, every Sunday from 10am to 2pm.
- Offshore Bar & Grill, Bellevue
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Facebook/Off Shore Bar & Grill The Off Shore Bar & Grill offers stunning views of the Mississippi River, along with a delicious selection of burgers and other tasty things, like loaded baked potato fries and deep fried cheddar cubes. Yum.
- The View Bar & Grill, Dubuque
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Facebook/The View Bar & Grill Another Mississippi-side restaurant, you can enjoy beautiful views, live music and great pizza and sandwiches.
- Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill
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Facebook/Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill has a large deck overlooking the Mississippi with plenty of seafood options, like fish n’ chips, blackened Mahi Mahi tacos or smoked Alaska Sockeye Salmon.
- PM Park, Clear Lake
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Facebook/PM Park At this unique restaurant, you can relax at colorful picnic tables right by the lovely Clear Lake and choose from a large menu of classic American entrees, salads, wraps, burgers and more.
- Catfish Charlies, Dubuque
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Facebook/Catfish Charlies Catfish Charlies offers Mississippi River views and amazing seafood dishes like crab stuffed shrimp, walleye, bourbon salmon and twin lobster tails.
- The General Store Pub, Stone City
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Yelp/The General Store Pub The General Store Pub is a fun and laid back place with a back deck overlooking the Wapsipinicon River. Enjoy some live music and specialty burgers like the BerryGoudaburger, topped with smoked Gouda, bacon and caramelized onions, or Wapsi Willies, fresh caught shrimp caught daily right in their backyard.
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Facebook/Maxwell’s Beach Cafe
Maxwell’s Beach Cafe offers lunch and dinner, with a variety of seafood, sandwiches and other tasty dishes. Their open air deck and views of lake Okoboji are stunning.
Facebook/The Port on Lake Panorama
The Port on Lake Panorama offers just that: panoramic lake views on their restaurant deck or at their fun tiki bar. So settle in, get a great meal and fruity drink, and pretend you’re a million miles away from it all.
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Stare out at Lake Rathbun while you enjoy some amazing barbecue and a cocktail or two at Louie’s Lakeside Bistro & Barbecue.
Facebook/Bev’s On The River
Located in Sioux City, Bev’s On The River offers beautiful river views while you enjoy great food. They’re well-known for their Sunday Brunch, every Sunday from 10am to 2pm.
Facebook/Off Shore Bar & Grill
The Off Shore Bar & Grill offers stunning views of the Mississippi River, along with a delicious selection of burgers and other tasty things, like loaded baked potato fries and deep fried cheddar cubes. Yum.
Facebook/The View Bar & Grill
Another Mississippi-side restaurant, you can enjoy beautiful views, live music and great pizza and sandwiches.
Facebook/Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill
Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill has a large deck overlooking the Mississippi with plenty of seafood options, like fish n’ chips, blackened Mahi Mahi tacos or smoked Alaska Sockeye Salmon.
Facebook/PM Park
At this unique restaurant, you can relax at colorful picnic tables right by the lovely Clear Lake and choose from a large menu of classic American entrees, salads, wraps, burgers and more.
Facebook/Catfish Charlies
Catfish Charlies offers Mississippi River views and amazing seafood dishes like crab stuffed shrimp, walleye, bourbon salmon and twin lobster tails.
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Yelp/The General Store Pub
The General Store Pub is a fun and laid back place with a back deck overlooking the Wapsipinicon River. Enjoy some live music and specialty burgers like the BerryGoudaburger, topped with smoked Gouda, bacon and caramelized onions, or Wapsi Willies, fresh caught shrimp caught daily right in their backyard.
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