Highest-rated restaurants with outdoor seating in Kokomo by diners

The average person over 74 minutes eating and drinking on any given weekday. On weekends and holidays, that goes up to over 81 minutes. Where is a better place to spend that time than a restaurant?

Consumers agree. The states that 9 in 10 adults enjoy eating out at restaurants, which give people access to a world of great-tasting food that's often difficult to reproduce at home.

People choose restaurants to scope out the , including deeper dives into Southeast Asian cuisines from Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines, without trying to master these complex dishes at home. Chefs also have the resources to experiment with ingredients and bring new favorites like hot honey, spicy maple, matcha, and pickled foods to the table.

Dining out also offers unique, hyperlocal experiences featuring local farmers, food producers, brewers, winemakers, and distillers in a way that connects diners to the area.

When the weather's nice, diners flock to al fresco seating. At least like eating outdoors and look for great ambience like skyline views, rooftop settings, and waterfront seating to enhance their dining experience.

compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants in the Kokomo area using data from . Data is as of Aug. 4, 2025. Only businesses marked as having outdoor seating on the Yelp website were included. Yelp's ranking system calculates an adjusted rating value that considers the number of ratings and the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews within a 10-kilometer radius of Kokomo were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included. Read on to see if your favorite spot made the list.

Hacienda Mexican Restaurants

1 / 19

#19. Hacienda Mexican Restaurants

- Rating: 2.7/5 (85 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2006 South Plate St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Mexican, Tex-Mex, Cocktail Bars
-

Panda Chinese Restaurant

2 / 19

#18. Panda Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.2/5 (26 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2166 East Markland Ave. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
-

Barker's B & K

3 / 19

#17. Barker's B & K

- Rating: 3.2/5 (21 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1100 East Markland Ave. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Hot Dogs
-

Coffee Junkiez Pizza Junkiez

4 / 19

#16. Coffee Junkiez Pizza Junkiez

- Rating: 3.4/5 (22 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2930 South Washington St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Pizza
-

Ray's Drive In

5 / 19

#15. Ray's Drive In

- Rating: 3.5/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1900 North Courtland Ave. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: New American
-

You may also like: Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Kokomo

Grindstone Charley's

6 / 19

#14. Grindstone Charley's

- Rating: 3.5/5 (86 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3830 South Lafountain St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: American, Bars, Steakhouses
-

Don Pancho Villa

7 / 19

#13. Don Pancho Villa

- Rating: 3.5/5 (38 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1052 South Dixon Road Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Mexican
-

PASTArrific Ristorante Italiano

8 / 19

#12. PASTArrific Ristorante Italiano

- Rating: 3.7/5 (116 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3001 South Webster St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Italian, Pizza, Pubs
-

Gabe's Pizza

9 / 19

#11. Gabe's Pizza

- Rating: 3.7/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 405 East Center Road Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Pizza
-

Cook McDoogal's Irish Pub

10 / 19

#10. Cook McDoogal's Irish Pub

- Rating: 3.7/5 (101 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 100 North Main St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Irish, Pubs
-

You may also like: How much house $1 million buys you in Kokomo

Taku Japanese Steakhouse

11 / 19

#9. Taku Japanese Steakhouse

- Rating: 3.7/5 (113 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1540 East Boulevard St. Ste D Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Japanese, Steakhouses, Asian Fusion
-

Foxes Trail

12 / 19

#8. Foxes Trail

- Rating: 3.9/5 (117 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 305 South Main St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Bars, American, Steakhouses
-

Oscar's Pizza

13 / 19

#7. Oscar's Pizza

- Rating: 3.9/5 (46 reviews)
- Address: 515 North Buckeye St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Pizza
-

Jay's Authentic Thai Cuisine

14 / 19

#6. Jay's Authentic Thai Cuisine

- Rating: 4.0/5 (79 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3710 South Lafountain St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Thai
-

Marble The Steakhouse

15 / 19

#5. Marble The Steakhouse

- Rating: 4.1/5 (74 reviews)
- Address: 500 North Buckeye St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Soup
-

You may also like: Biggest sources of immigrants to Kokomo

Cone Palace

16 / 19

#4. Cone Palace

- Rating: 4.3/5 (64 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 55 West 300th South Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Burgers
-

Pappies Smokehouse & Lunch Box

17 / 19

#3. Pappies Smokehouse & Lunch Box

- Rating: 4.5/5 (30 reviews)
- Address: 505 West Main St. Gas City, Indiana
- Categories: Barbecue, Food Trucks, Hot Dogs
-

Tortas Johann Mexican Grill

18 / 19

#2. Tortas Johann Mexican Grill

- Rating: 4.5/5 (86 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3704 South Lafountain St. Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Mexican
-

Frittatas Restaurant

19 / 19

#1. Frittatas Restaurant

- Rating: 4.6/5 (68 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 306 Espanol Drive Kokomo, Indiana
- Categories: Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch, Burgers
-

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 327 metros.

爆料TV