The Yard Café

The first hot day of the year calls for three things: good, cold beer, warm tacos and a patio on which to enjoy them. In Greenwood, that holy trinity comes together at the neighborly Yard, where owners Jamie Butler and Kristen Gannon and chef/owner Andy Walls keep a dozen excellent beers on tap: It’s one of the few bars pouring cult California beer Pliny the Elder (when they can get it). Tortilla chips fried-to-order come with just-smashed guacamole, and there’s fresh, wild black cod, too. When the mountain’s out and the sun is shining, scoring a spot at one of the tables in “the yard” feels like winning the lottery.