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“#Why early-bird dining is here to stay<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Big App<\/a>le may be losing its rep as the city that never sleeps thanks to the throngs of New Yorkers who have decided to stick with the early-bird dining habits they developed in the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Take Jennifer Leuzzi, a food writer and personal trainer. She recently planned a night out with a friend at Keith McNally\u2019s Pastis in Manhattan\u2019s Meatpacking district for 5 p.m. sharp. The place was packed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was completely full inside and out\u201d the Chelsea resident said.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s mass shutdowns forced Americans like Leuzzi to live more simply because there was often frighteningly little to do after work but to go find some grub and then head back home. <\/p>\n

Now, many people are reluctant to give that up even as taboos lift on activities like going to the movies<\/a> or the salon. And it\u2019s driving restaurateurs crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not good for business,\u201d said Joey Campanaro, the chef and co-owner of Little Owl restaurant in the West Village \u2014 the site of the fictional Central Perk Coffee Shop on \u201cFriends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem, Campanaro says, is that the new wave of early birds like to linger. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe 6 p.m. crowd is looking for a drink and to hang out, and then they stay, which is not great for business,\u201d Campanaro said.<\/p>\n

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A food writer tells The Post that she encountered a mob scene at Pastis \u2014 at 5 p.m.<\/figcaption>
Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIf 8 p.m. is the popular hour for reservations, then I have a better opportunity \u2014 with an hour and a half turnover per table \u2014 to get two seatings in before 8 p.m.,\u201d Campanaro said. \u201cThose multiple table turns are essential for business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not discouraging people from coming at 6 p.m.,\u201d Campanaro added. \u201cWe welcome people \u2014 those with reservations and the walk-ins. But it\u2019s definitely a tricky thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

For Leuzzi, the shift started last winter when indoor dining was banned and people who wanted to avoid freezing their tuchuses off were forced to start eating before the sun went down. She\u2019s maintained the habit, she says, because she likes it.<\/p>\n

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Little Owl owner Joey Campanaro says that early birds tend to linger, meaning less turnover.<\/figcaption>
Daniel William McKnight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhen making plans with friends, we talk about late lunch or early dinner. There\u2019s something nice, almost luxurious, about being home earlier at night, with more time to digest and get to sleep at a decent hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s something nice, almost luxurious, about being home earlier at night, with more time to digest and get to sleep at a decent hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Leuzzi, a food writer and personal trainer.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Prior to March 2020, \u201ca Friday night would be 8 o\u2019clock dinner reservation with a drink at the bar beforehand,\u201d Leuzzi said. \u201cWe would all be coming from work, or other things. It would have been impossible to get together earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a major shift from the not too distant past when only elderly people and those towing kids dared step inside a restaurant before 8 p.m. That left restaurants with two or even three waves of customers: the early birds, the prime-timers and the late-nighters.<\/p>\n

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Eatery owner Robert Guarino tells The Post that New Yorkers continue to dine earlier.<\/figcaption>
Tamara Beckwith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, frustrated restaurateurs say, everyone seems to want to eat between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix p.m. is the new 8 p.m.,\u201d said Rick Camac, the director of operations at Tribeca\u2019s Kitchen.<\/p>\n

The Church Street diner was packed on a recent night at 6 p.m. \u2014 and the crowd included a top hospitality exec and his son. But by 9 p.m., \u201cthe place was completely empty,\u201d Camac said. \u201cWe hung out until 11 p.m., But it was just us and the staff. That leads to staff morale issues and all sorts of problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSix p.m. is the new 8 p.m.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rick Camac, the director of operations at Tribeca\u2019s Kitchen.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cHonestly, it is happening across the board,\u201d said Camac, whose eatery was crawling with night owls before the pandemic. \u201cPeople are coming earlier everywhere, at the same time, and leaving at the same time. In Tribeca, every place you see is empty by 8:30 p.m. or 9 p.m. We\u2019ve gotten used to starting earlier. It\u2019s all changed since the pandemic. I can\u2019t think of a place where this isn\u2019t happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Guarino, co-owner of Marseille in Hell\u2019s Kitchen, says he finds that the work-from-home trend is a major factor in the popularity of early dining.<\/p>\n

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The owner of Tribeca\u2019s Kitchen says 6 p.m. is the new 8 p.m.<\/figcaption>
Tribeca’s Kitchen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIf you are working in your apartment all day, it\u2019s like the bell rings at 5 p.m. and you are ready to go out,\u201d Guarino said. \u201cThe pandemic has done so much to shift people\u2019s behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

A renewed focus on health may also be playing a role.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not a health nut, but my acupuncturist says people aren\u2019t eating during the day because of intermittent fasting,\u201d Campanaro said. \u201cLiving through the pandemic, we have learned to have a healthier lifestyle, and I\u2019m all for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And as a trainer, Leuzzi has observed that lots of people are clinging to the less chaotic schedules they adopted during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople\u2019s schedules have general<\/a>ly become more consistent day-to-day, without the extreme swings from the work week to the weekend,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Typical pandemic dining trends meant not only separated booths like these but also changed habits.<\/figcaption>
Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The question now is whether the old patterns will rear up again when people start returning to their offices in droves in September.<\/p>\n

Camac thinks they will.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a problem until we shift our dining patterns back, which I believe we will do over time,\u201d Camac said. \u201cWe acted in a different way for a year and a half. That\u2019s a long time.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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