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I love the city of York, and as a recent graduate and frequent visitor of the city I have been to quite a few places in and around York. There are so many cute, fantastic places to eat and drink in York, including lots of picture-perfect spots and restaurants full of ambience and great food!
At the moment I love finding places that offer outdoor seating. Even though we can sit inside restaurants now, it’s great to have the option to sit outside and make the most of any nice weather we might have- and stay safe as we make our way out of lockdown!
In this post, I’ve put together a few of my favourite, picture-perfect outdoor spots to eat in York. This list also includes a few places that have the option to eat inside- just in case the weather isn’t quite as warm as you wanted!
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is one of my favourite picture-perfect places to eat and drink in York. They serve fantastic Caribbean food and cocktails, and Turtle Bay always adds such a fun, celebratory feel to an evening.
While the outdoor area of Turtle Bay in York isn’t as great as other cities, I really recommend checking out Turtle Bay for its fantastic food and delicious rum cocktails.
Donner Summer
I recently visited my friends in York, and we went for some fantastic vegan food at Donner Summer, a fully-vegan restaurant specialising in vegan junk food such as fried “chicken” and donner “meat”.
The ambience of this restaurant is fantastic, and the garden has a cover and is decorated with beautiful fairy lights. It’s such a picture-perfect outdoor spot to eat in any weather!
I love finding lovely outdoor spots to eat at the moment- and it’s a great way to stay covid-safe whenever you meet up with others! Click here to find out about SquareMeal, a great site that helps you find fantastic places to eat, drink, and meet up with friends wherever you are in the country.
Picnic in the Museum Gardens
The best picture-perfect outdoor spot to eat in York is one of the city’s beautiful gardens or parks! I love the Museum Gardens as a place to have an impromptu picnic, or even meet-up with family in a covid-safe spot.
Rowntree Park is also a lovely spot, and I love the Minster Gardens for a quiet place to relax and eat food.
Las Iguanas
I’ve never actually had food in Las Iguanas before, but they serve lovely drinks and the outdoor area in York is on the roof- which is always fun! Las Iguanas is the best picture-perfect outdoor spot in York to snap a few photos, and enjoy a bit of sun. The food sounds delicious, and I recommend checking out this exciting restaurant.
Have you been to any of these picture-perfect outdoor spots in York? Do you have any outdoor spots you’re excited to check out? Have you ever visited York?
Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below 🙂
Happy reading x
Not-So-Modern Girl 
Wow this looks amazing, so many charming spots.
I love the Museum Gardens and would love to explore
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Thank you! I hope you get the chance one day x
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York is one of my favourite places 🙂 I will probably be visiting later this year. I went to the Cat Cafe last time, have you been?
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I love York! I haven’t actually been there yet- did you enjoy it?
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I did – the capacity was reduced due to restrictions, which meant there were fewer people per cat 🙂 There is not much space to wait in the foyer before you go in, however.
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That sounds ideal! I’ll have to check it out when I next visit the city x
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Pretty!!
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Ohhhhhh…picnic in the museum gardens sounds like my idea of a great lunch! I mean, all of these sound great and I have heard people rave about Turtle Bay (which, of course, means I want to try it!) so thank you for sharing these Eleanor x
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Thank you Simona, I agree I would love to go there for a picnic again soon x
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These look like beautiful places. I haven’t been to York before. Thank you for sharing. Xxx
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I really recommend it x
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I love eating outdoors! And these spots all look so perfect! I wish I could check them out!
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I’ve been to York a few times (it’s only an hour or so away from me), but I’ve never visited any of these places! I’ll have to keep a look out next time I go, I especially like the sound of Donner Summer x
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Aw that’s lovely, it’s only an hour train from me too 🙂 yes it’s fantastic vegan junk food x
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I tried to go to Las Iguanas last week but it was bookings only! We went somewhere else instead but I want to go back as I’ve been to it in other cities and love the food!
Corinne x
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Oh no that’s a shame! I went when I was in Uni for a few drinks but I would love to try the food x
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So many fun restaurants and you also can’t beat a picnic in beautiful gardens xx
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Yes I agree, parks are so beautiful x
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Wow…..there are so many cool places to dine at in York. It’s good that your lockdown is over. Malaysia is back to lockdown again. We are in a really bad shape here.
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Yes we’re very lucky after a long time stuck inside. I’m sorry to hear that, stay safe x
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I love the sound of Donner Summer! The drinks at Turtle Bay are so good x
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Turtle Bay is amazing haha, yes it was such a lovely place, a great ambience x
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I’ve never been to York, even though it has a long history and I find history fascinating. Should I ever make it to York, I’ll certainly try and check out some of these outdoor eating options
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It’s a great place to visit! I hope you enjoy a trip there one day 🙂
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Great post!! The Museum Gardens look so beautiful! I need to visit that place. I try Las Iguanas in Cambridge, and it was good.
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It’s gorgeous! Ooh I’ve only been to Cambridge once and it was so lovely there x
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Great post! I recently went to York and sat in the museum gardens. I’ll definitely check out some of the other spots when I next go to York! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you 🙂 York is such a gorgeous city, and I hope you enjoy these ones next time you visit x
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Thank you for sharing these suggestions. I would love go to York, maybe later on this year.
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I really recommend it for a cute getaway x
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Picnics in gardens and vegan restaurants are always a win for me! If I ever get back to the UK, I will have to visit York again. Thanks for sharing these lovely ideas!
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Yes definitely! I really recommend York as a place to visit, thanks for sharing x
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York is high up on the places I’d like to visit this summer/autumn. Your picks are picturesque and I’d love a little foodie tour!
Rosie
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Aw I really recommend it, it’s a beautiful place x
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Oooo the museum gardens looks like a lovely relaxing space, as well as a great spot to pose for a pic! 😉 Helen
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Yes definitely, it’s perfect! Thank you Helen x
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Wow, York looks absolutely stunning. I’ve never been before but I would love to visit! The museum garden looks beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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They definitely are, thank you 🙂
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I would love to visit York, it sounds and looks absolutely lovely. I would definitely opt for a picnic in the museum Gardens, so dreamy.
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It’s such a fantastic city, I was so lucky to study there for a few years! Thank you x
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