The Village Patio

The Village Patio occupies a historic house on 13th Avenue West inside the Village of the Arts, converted from a residential building into a restaurant and bar with an outdoor patio built around the property’s existing charm rather than a purpose-built commercial space. That renovation-of-a-historic-home approach is fairly typical of how the Village of the Arts has developed over the years, with old bungalows turned into galleries, studios, and now restaurants like this one.

The menu leans casual, with pizza among the offerings alongside a broader restaurant and bar selection, built for the kind of relaxed, sit-outside-for-a-while visit the patio setting encourages. Weekend hours push later than the rest of the week, staying open until midnight Friday and Saturday, which lines up with the neighborhood’s overall nightlife pattern of breweries and bars keeping later hours toward the weekend.

Sunday hours are notably shorter, a midday-to-early-evening window from noon to 6pm, suited to a lighter weekend wind-down crowd rather than a late dinner service. That kind of scaled-back Sunday schedule is common among smaller, independently run restaurants in the neighborhood.

Live music and a lively bar scene are part of the draw here, particularly on weekend nights when the patio fills with both neighborhood regulars and visitors making their way through the Village of the Arts’ cluster of breweries, restaurants, and galleries. The setting inside a converted historic home gives it a distinct atmosphere compared to the more industrial-feeling brewery taprooms nearby.

As one of the newer additions to the Village of the Arts food and drink scene, The Village Patio has settled into the same pattern as its neighbors, an independently owned business built around the specific character of this arts district rather than a formula imported from elsewhere. For visitors working their way through the neighborhood, it is a solid stop for a relaxed patio meal with a side of live music on the right night.

The property’s history as a residential home before its conversion gives it a warmer, more personal feel than a purpose-built restaurant, with small rooms and porch-style seating areas that encourage lingering rather than a quick meal and exit. That character, combined with the patio’s role as a weekend gathering spot, has made it a favorite for groups looking to settle in for a few hours rather than a single fast meal.

The pizza on the menu holds its own against the more dedicated pizzerias nearby, and pairing a pie with a round of drinks on the patio has become a common way to spend a Friday or Saturday evening in the neighborhood. Because the restaurant is still relatively new to the district, its identity continues to take shape, but it has already earned a steady following among both longtime Village of the Arts residents and newer visitors drawn in by word of mouth.