{"id":57804,"date":"2020-09-01T05:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hamptons-restaurants-preparing-to-stay-open-past-summer-due-to-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-09-01T05:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T02:06:00","slug":"hamptons-restaurants-preparing-to-stay-open-past-summer-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hamptons-restaurants-preparing-to-stay-open-past-summer-due-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hamptons restaurants preparing to stay open past summer due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Hamptons restaurants preparing to stay open past summer due to COVID-19<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Fall is coming \u2014 and Hamptons restaurants are about to enter uncharted territory.<\/p>\n

As coronavirus lockdowns drag on, Manhattanites are in no hurry to return to their pokey apartments. So summer dining spots that would normally close after Labor Day are making unprecedented plans to stay open even as the weather cools.<\/p>\n

But even as chefs draft their fall menus and restaurateurs take steps to insulate their dining rooms and arrange outdoor heat for patrons, they admit they aren\u2019t sure what demand will look like.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of restaurants are staying open at least until New Year\u2019s even though it is unclear what will happ<\/a>en,\u201d said restaurant consultant Don Evans. \u201cNew Yorkers will be staying out east. But a lot of them are families. Will they be going out for dinner during the week?\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the influx of wealthy renters, it has been a tough summer for many Hamptons eateries. Restaurants with no space for outdoor seating have been clobbered, and those with space have been slammed by social<\/a>-distancing regulations that restrict available seating.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, outposts of Manhattan hotspots like Carbone and il Buco, which had a pop-up in Montauk\u2019s Mostrador Marram this summer, say they will play it by ear.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m talking with the hotel about winterizing the restaurant now. We don\u2019t need to do much, just add heat lamps,\u201d says Donna Lennard, il Buco\u2019s owner. \u201cThe plan is to end in October but as most of us in this country do not understand what is coming next, we are living a bit day-to-day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garry Kanfer, meanwhile, counts himself as an optimist. His Japanese pop-up Kissaki \u2014 an outpost of the Bowery eatery in lower Manhattan which launched in Water Mill this summer \u2014 has become a celebrity hot spot, attracting the likes of Paris Hilton and disgraced ex-\u201cToday\u201d host Matt Lauer.<\/p>\n

Kanfer says he expects the momentum will continue.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven with social distancing and 50-percent occupancy, it is still worth it to stay open \u2014 this is where our clients are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a show of faith, Kanfer\u2019s in talks to more than double his space from 1,400 square feet to 3,000 square feet \u2014 an expansion that will add another 25 to 50 seats inside, even with 50-percent occupancy limits.<\/p>\n

During the summer season, he was able to seat 62 people at 17 tables spread out in his garden and in a tent, as well as eight people inside at the sushi bar.<\/p>\n

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Kissaki restaurant in the Hamptons.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He said he rang up around 100 tables a day and 50 takeout orders. Even if that plunges to 25 tables and 25 deliveries a day, it\u2019s still economically feasible to stay open, he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll reduce staff, and the rent is low,\u201d Kanfer said. \u201cWe can adjust to ups and downs and still be profitable and prepare for next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Mallios, who owns Calissa, a Greek restaurant in Water Mill, says he will be open seven days a week this fall instead of just weekends. Recently, he has been doing 200 tables a night on weekdays and 300 to 400 on weekends.<\/p>\n

Mallios also noted that some customers are driving from the city to the Hamptons for dinner, and then driving back home the same evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who like Greek food are driving from Astoria, Queens, to Water Mill just for dinner,\u201d he said. \u201cThat never happened before. People commute for work, not for dinner!\u201d<\/p>\n

In July, Michael Pitsinos launched NAIA, a pop-up at Southampton\u2019s Capri Hotel \u2014 and now he, too, is staying open all year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting to be in the Hamptons. I thought I\u2019d be in Miami this winter, but I am 100-percent sure that there will be people here through December and New Year\u2019s,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The hotel is already booked for September and October, and families are already talking about booking the Hamptons hotel for winter break, according to Pitsinos.<\/p>\n

He just added a new fireplace to the indoor restaurant, along with new insulation and other \u201cmodifications\u201d to the heating system. The total cost will be more than $50,000, but it will be worth it, he says.<\/p>\n

Indeed, heating has become a major focus in recent weeks. Kanfer says he\u2019s waiting for word from town officials about how to proceed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf propane stand-alone heaters are allowed in the tent, we will keep it open in the winter,\u201d he said. \u201cWe hope the tent can stay open all year. Now, it\u2019s time to see how indoor winter dining will fare.\u201d<\/p>\n

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East End Restaurant Week \u2014 whose usual March run got canceled by COVID-19, will run Oct. 1 to Oct. 8 to raise money for the Independent Restaurant Coalition and All for the East End, which supports local East End food pantries and nonprofits, said Steve Haweeli, president of the organizer, Long Island Restaurant and Hospitality Group.<\/p>\n

Participating restaurants will offer a three-course, prix fixe menu for $32.95 every night, although on Saturdays the promotion ends at 7 p.m. Takeout is also an option, and discounts will be offered at hotels.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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