Salem's Best Places to Dine Outside

Looking to soak in some spring weather in Salem? Here's a handy list of some of our favorite places in the city to dine outside.

Spring has definitely sprung in Salem and restaurants and cafes across the city are setting up their outdoor dining areas for the season. In honor of the welcome return of warm weather, here's a quick list of some of the best places to dine outside in Salem. Click through the photo gallery attached to this post for a closer look at each of these outdoor dining areas. Brodie's Seaport Cafe Salem Willows Park The Lobster Shanty Murphy's Restaurant & Pub Finz Seafood & Grill Naumkeag Ordinary Victoria Station Gulu Gulu Cafe Capt's Waterfront Regatta Pub Tavern in the Square Adriatic Restaurant & Bar Salem Beer Works Rockafella's Flying Saucer Pizza Did your favorite place to dine outside in Salem not make our list? Let us know in the comments…

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You Ask...Patch Answers

When is Opus Going to Open?

Wondering when Opus is going to open on Washington Street in Salem? We've got an answer for you.

Every week we answer a question sent in by one of our readers as part of our You Ask...Patch Answers column. This week, we fielded a question on our Salem Patch Facebook page from a local resident who wondered when she could expect the Serenitee Restaurant Group's new restaurant, Opus, to open in the former home of the Green Land Cafe on Washington Street. They asked: Any idea when Opus is opening on Washington Street? Although the original plan was to open sometime this month, the latest timeline forecasts a March opening, a Serenitee Restaurant Group representative said Monday afternoon. At a meeting in August, the Salem Licensing Board unanimously approved the transfer of the Green Land Cafe's liquor license to applicant Nolo Opus. Do …

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LivingWell Making the Best of Situation After Tuesday Car Crash

The business is open for gift cards but closed for services during emergency construction.

LivingWell is closed for appointments after a car crashed into the business earlier this week, but Maureen Bankson and her team are making the best of the situation. Luckily, Bankson said, nobody was injured. "[We're] so thankful that no one was hurt and that everyone [is] safe," she said." Though the store is closed for service due to unexpected construction, Bankson said it is still open for Gift Card sales and to schedule future appointments. Gift Cards fall right in line with Valentine's Day shopping and, since "Valentine's weekend is always special at LivingWell, and because we cannot be opened we are planning to celebrate the Valentine’s holiday next weekend (Feb. 18, 19, 20)," Bankson said.  "It is a long weekend and it will be …

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