Coloradans have always enjoyed après al fresco and snacking on sunny patios, but 2020 brought myriad new ways to dine outdoors for intrepid and safety-conscious restaurant-goers. From polycarbonate greenhouses and plastic igloos to engineer-built private dining pods and mountain-town gondolas, here are some of the very best—and most comfortable—ways to eat and drink outside right now. Metro Denver Patio and igloo dining at Ace Eat Serve. Photo courtesy of Ace Eat Serve Picture it: Sipping on a ceramic cup of hot junmai sake or an icy pint of Left Hand’s Milk Stout Nitro by a fire pit or inside a translucent igloo as an eye-smiling masked server sets down a sizzling wok filled with crispy lobster, prawns, and sweet potato noodles tossed in a miso-butter-chile sauce. You’re at Ace, of course, where there’s free live music on Saturday afternoons, prizes for Denverites outfitted in their finest retro ski attire, and chef Thach Tran’s tender soup dumplings and curries, which will warm you better than the finest Patagonia puffer. Ping pong, optional.