{"id":82509,"date":"2020-10-06T01:24:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T22:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycs-first-weekend-of-indoor-dining-was-a-success\/"},"modified":"2020-10-06T01:24:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T22:24:18","slug":"nycs-first-weekend-of-indoor-dining-was-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-first-weekend-of-indoor-dining-was-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC’s first weekend of indoor dining was a success"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC’s first weekend of indoor dining was a success<\/strong>”
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\n The first weekend of indoor dining in New York City since the pandemic hit proved a resounding success across much of the city, injecting a fresh glimmer of hope into an industry plagued by the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n

Big App<\/a>le eatery owners say they were delighted to see guests asking to sit inside on Friday and Saturday in the first real test of indoor dining at 25-percent capacity since that program got kicked off on Sept. 30. The demand came despite warm weather that reached into the mid- to high 60s, which led to many popular restaurants being filled both inside and out, including 15 East @ Tocqueville near Union Square.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was amazing,\u201d said Marco Moreira, chef and owner of the French-inspired American restaurant. \u201cI was surprised to see so many people request indoor dining.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eatery hosted birthday celebrations indoors, as well as guests who had dined outside and then asked to move indoors for after-dinner drinks, Moreira said. \u201cOne couple who are regulars even brought in two very good bottles of wine. One was for them to enjoy with their dinner and the other was for the staff to celebrate,\u201d Moreira said while reveling in the weekend\u2019s highlights.<\/p>\n

The East Village\u2019s Luthun, which offers a 10-course tasting menu, was also packed at 25-percent capacity. Indoors the restaurant can seat 14, which, while limited, still helped to more than double its outdoor seating capacity of 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were full inside and outside on Friday and Saturday nights,\u201d said Patrick Reno, Luthun\u2019s general<\/a> manager. Customers who got tables reserved in advance \u2014 walk-ins were turned away, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt still doesn\u2019t feel normal but to be busy inside was refreshing and gave us a lot of hope,\u201d Reno said.
The demand is lifting weary spirits despite the knowledge that business could turn south at any time for any reason, including spikes in coronavirus cases that are already threaten to shutter non-essential businesses across nine city zip codes \u2014 including Borough Park and Bensonhurst in Brooklyn and Far Rockaway and Kew Gardens in Queens \u2014 starting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Even if case levels are contained, restaurants remain deeply concerned that they may not survive winter without an increase in the indoor seating limits or more government aid \u2014 or both. \u201cThere isn\u2019t a single restaurant that can survive on 25 percent capacity inside,\u201d Moreira said.<\/p>\n

These concerns were backed up over the weekend in a bombshell audit by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, which found that at least half of all city bars and restaurants will close for good in six months if indoor dining capacity remains at a meager 25 percent. And that doesn\u2019t even include the number of restaurants that have already shuttered because opening at 25-percent capacity \u201cdoesn\u2019t make financial sense,\u201d noted Andrew Rigie, director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel hopeful as long as the weather holds up, but we are really scared about what will happen when the weather turns,\u201d explained Paolo Del Gatto, director of operations for Socarrat Paella Bar\u2019s three locations. \u201cNo one will want to sit outside in the cold and 25-percent capacity inside isn\u2019t enough to pay the bills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be the worst in December when the real winter comes,\u201d Del Gatto said, echoing the concerns of the entire industry. \u201cUntil then, we will wing it. It will be a really hard winter. The idea is to manage to stay open until April, when we will have six more months of outdoor dining and hopefully a vaccine.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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