Patios and outdoor dining in Apex: downtown, Kelly Road and more

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Outdoor tables in Apex are easiest to find downtown, where Common Grounds sets tables out front on North Salem Street and Foxtail Coffee has a patio on Hunter Street. Away from downtown, patios are at Kelly Road, Apex Peakway, Beaver Creek Commons, East Williams Street, Teachey Place and Sweetwater on Richardson Road.

How we made this list. The candidates come from OpenStreetMap records inside Apex’s town limits, the same data behind our local directory, and from the other lists on this site. A place is on this page only if its own website, checked on Oct. 12, 2026, says it has a patio or outdoor seating; a map tag alone was not enough, so some places with outdoor tables may be missing. Phones not on a venue’s site come from Wake County’s restaurant inspection data. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Have a patio we missed? Write to us with a link to your site.

The list

The places

Al’s Burger Shack at Teachey Place invites diners to eat on the patio at the shack, its site says, and it also caters.

Apex Wings on East Williams Street says it has a large, heated patio, with TVs inside and space for group events.

Common Grounds Coffee House & Desserts downtown has tables inside and out front, welcomes dogs at the outside tables and usually has live music on weekends, its site says.

Doherty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant lists a covered patio on its Apex page. It serves Sunday brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and has live Irish music on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m.

Eggs Up Grill on Kelly Road serves breakfast and lunch, and its location page lists patio dining and dog-friendly patio seating.

Foxtail Coffee lists outdoor patio seating at both Apex shops, on Hunter Street and at Sweetwater on Richardson Road.

IHOP on Beaver Creek Commons Drive lists outdoor seating among its location’s amenities.

Mr. Dumpling on Apex Peakway lists outdoor seating and free parking on its site.

Related lists: wings, pizza, Mexican and Tex-Mex, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream and desserts, bakeries and every list by category. Also: brunch, date night, dog-friendly places, the business directory and restaurant inspection scores.

Frequently asked questions

Where is there outdoor seating in Apex?

Nine Apex places list a patio or outdoor seating on their own sites, including Common Grounds and Foxtail Coffee downtown, Doherty’s Irish Pub on Apex Peakway, Eggs Up Grill on Kelly Road, Apex Wings on East Williams Street and Al’s Burger Shack at Teachey Place.

Which Apex restaurants have a covered or heated patio?

Doherty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant at 5490 Apex Peakway lists a covered patio, and Apex Wings at 518 E. Williams St. says it has a large, heated patio.

Can I bring my dog to a patio in Apex?

Eggs Up Grill on Kelly Road lists dog-friendly patio dining, and Common Grounds on North Salem Street welcomes dogs at its tables out front.

Where can I eat breakfast outside in Apex?

Eggs Up Grill at 1421 Kelly Road is open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily with patio dining, and both Foxtail Coffee shops open at 6:30 a.m. with patio seating.