Alfesco

Clubbing alfresco under the summer sky.

Chillers, 239 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, (310) 798-3170, and 1446 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, (310) 394-1993. In Redondo Beach, you can hang out on the marina front patio or the parking lot patio. On Third Street, you can watch the crowds drift by on the Promenade. At both locations, there’s live music outside on Sunday afternoons, and bands and deejays pump it up inside on weekends. 21 and over at night. Cover varies. Full menu.

Boathouse, 301 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, (310) 393-6475. Check out the beachside salsa lessons and dancing till dark every Sunday at this oceanfront beach bar and restaurant. All ages. Cover $5. Full menu.

Sangria, 69 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, (310) 376-4412. 21 and over. If the salsa gets too steamy, if the flamenco gets too hot, and if the music gets too loud, there’s always room to take a breather on the plaza-front brick patio. 21 and over. Cover varies. Full menu.

Hennessey’s Tavern, 8 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, (310) 372-5759. The rooftop deck of this beachside Irish pub overlooks in-line skaters on the Strand by day and the people on the pier by night. 21 and over. No cover. Full menu.

Sky Bar, 8440 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (213) 848-5113. Where stargazers can catch a glimpse of both the Big Dipper and Hollywood A-listers, at the Mondrian hotel. 21 and over. No cover. Reservations required.

Scruffy O’Shea’s, 822 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey, (310) 821-0833. Bands rock the stage, but the lazy brick patio is all the rage at this Celtic bar near the beach. 21 and over. Cover varies. Full menu.

The Dragonfly, 6510 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, (213) 466-6111. “Baywatch” may claim the beach, but there’s lots of people-watching on this grooving club’s patio. 21 and over. Cover varies.

Coconut Teaszer, 8117 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, (213) 654-4773. Rock ‘n’ rollers jam on the stage inside, but wannabe musicians have turned the spacious outdoor patio into a great place to play the air guitar. 21 and over. Cover varies.

Catalina Cantina, 1701 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. (310) 791-5440. Where Baja and the South Bay collide. This Mexican-style cantina features live music almost nightly and an outdoor patio where you can smell the ocean. 21 and over. $5 after 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Full menu.