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The Best of New York’s Bold Outdoor Dining Experiences
The city’s new normal is a smorgasbord of cafes on closed streets and fine food served in parking lanes. Fourteen restaurateurs reflect on what they’ve learned, and how they and the city’s diners have been willing to evolve.
If there’s a bright spot in the city’s landscape during the summer of Covid-19, it has been the creativity with which the 10,000-plus restaurants approved for outdoor dining have embraced the moment.
The new, complex reality of the pandemic has pushed restaurateurs to redefine their versions of hospitality on the streets, even as the promise of indoor dining fades further into 2020.