New York spring preview

What's sprouting this season, from new restaurants to outdoor bars

Spring may be getting shorter and shorter every year, but that doesn't mean you need to skip out on enjoying the best that this (brief) season has to offer.

From new restaurants (Zak Pelaccio's long-delayed Fatty Cue) to Fort Greene's new beer garden Der Schwarze Koelner to Neko Case at Nokia Theatre, here's what's sprouting in the next few months. —Metromix Staff

Pictured: The patio at Quartino Bottega Organica