{"id":329576,"date":"2021-08-24T05:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T02:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/grand-central-oyster-bar-to-reopen-september-7\/"},"modified":"2021-08-24T05:33:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T02:33:00","slug":"grand-central-oyster-bar-to-reopen-september-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grand-central-oyster-bar-to-reopen-september-7\/","title":{"rendered":"#Grand Central Oyster Bar to reopen September 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Grand Central Oyster Bar to reopen September 7<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Shell-shocked bivalve lovers can rejoice \u2014 the Grand Central Oyster Bar, closed for most of 17 months, will reopen on Sept. 7, the restaurant announced on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The piscine palace\u2019s return will soon be followed at other iconic places that remained dark even as business picked up around town. But a few marquee eateries are stubbornly holding out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The more than a century-old Oyster Bar, famed for its soaring Guastavino-tile ceiling and daily-changing bivalve selection, has been sorely missed by fans since March 2020, except for a quickly aborted, nine-day reopening last fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A scarcity of Grand Central commuters crippled the institution even after indoor dining was restored. The landmark terminal saw 160,000 people pass through on weekdays daily before the pandemic, but the number is estimated today at one-quarter of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, Oyster Bar president Janet Poccia is betting the oyster farm on recent upticks in traffic and tourism despite the Delta virus spread. \u201cWe relish the opportunity to be of service again and fill our customers\u2019 hearts, and ours, with joy, and do what we do best,\u201d she said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it won\u2019t quite be business as usual. The menu will be \u201cfull but more limited.\u201d And although the announcement said the Oyster Bar will reopen at \u201cfull capacity,\u201d it also said tables will be spaced six feet apart \u2014 a rule no longer required, and unlike its tighter spacing in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/093020nycdiningopen32MATT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Janet Poccia, co-owner of the Grand Central Oyster Bar, happily opens the restaurants doors\" class=\"wp-image-19223038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/093020nycdiningopen32MATT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/093020nycdiningopen32MATT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/093020nycdiningopen32MATT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Grand Central Oyster Bar closed for most of 17 months of COVID-19, aside from a nine-day reopening last fall.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spokesman John Cirillo explained the seeming contradiction, \u201cWe\u2019re not expecting to have every seat full at the start, so people can be seated farther apart.\u201d The Oyster Bar normally seats up to 200 in the main dining room and 80 more in the cozier Saloon area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Oyster Bar joins a gathering tide of returns to life that have included Veronika, Bond 44 and Barbetta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The biggest future <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is that The Grill and The Pool \u2014 successor to the Four Seasons \u2014 will reopen on Sept. 9 along with sister Seagram Building eatery the Lobster Club, Major Food Group owner Jeff Zalaznick told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/041421Restaurants7HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Sardi\u2019s\" class=\"wp-image-19223066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/041421Restaurants7HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/041421Restaurants7HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/041421Restaurants7HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sardi\u2019s has yet to say when they\u2019ll reopen.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also set to join the party are the Carlyle Hotel dining room (rebranded as Dowling\u2019s), Le Coucou on Lafayette Street in October and The Clocktower on Madison Square Park \u2014 the latter \u201cas soon as we can assemble a staff,\u201d said owner Stephen Starr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Danny Meyer\u2019s The Modern re-launches its dining room in mid-September (the bar has been open). Skyscraper-top Manhatta at 28 Liberty St. will also reopen but the timing \u201cis more dependent on return-to-office timelines in FiDi,\u201d said rep Jetty-Jane Connor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the expected reopenings of some other popular places are on hold. Yet to say when they\u2019ll reopen indoors are:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shun Lee Palace, the most luxurious old-school Chinese restaurant.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Polo Bar, Ralph Lauren\u2019s Midtown power scene for movers and shakers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>DB Bistro, Daniel Boulud\u2019s theater-district favorite.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sardi\u2019s, the most legendary of all Broadway-centric eateries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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