Frozen dinners were on the menu Wednesday night for hungry New Yorkers who refused to let Winter Storm Gail spoil their appetites.

Diners donned their warmest parkas to grab a bite outside at Fanelli’s Cafe in Soho just as the first flakes fell in the Big Apple.

The eatery kept its red-and-white-checked tableclothed tables — and heat lamps — lined along the sidewalk for patrons to enjoy a smoke and a nightcap.

“I’m trying keep some places alive,” said Cate Sans, 25. “I don’t know, they do it in Paris. It’s just a matter of wearing layers. Depends on how rough a winter we have.”

Jay Kelly said a little snow wouldn’t deter him from grabbing a drink with pal Esperanza Balaguer.

“It’s just a matter of getting by and finding happiness where you can,” he said. “I’ve been drinking in this bar since 1985 and I’m not giving it up.”

Down the block, a few famished others warmed up outdoors with a slice from Prince Street Pizza as the snow bore down.

The city Department of Sanitation put the kibosh on roadway dining due to the massive snowstorm — which dumped more than 6 inches in Central Park — but sidewalk dining was still permitted.

Eateries had to shut down their roadway setups by 2 p.m. ahead of the storm.

Sans, who’s worked in the restaurant industry before, called the restaurant restrictions excessive.

“Indoor dining is the most regulated thing we have right now,” she said. “They don’t take your temperature when you walk into a CityMD or a supermarket.”

With indoor dining shuttered as of this week, some restaurant owners said the new snow restrictions were like rubbing road salt into the wound.

Rocco Sacramone, the owner of Trattoria L’incontro in Astoria, mocked Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s rules by hosting a staff dinner outdoors and toasting the first snowfall of the season.