With New York City descending into colder weather with every passing day and COVID-19 cases continuing to climb, several restaurants across the city have made the decision to close their doors for the winter months with plans to return in the spring.
Since October, nearly a dozen establishments across the city have announced plans to remain closed for the next few months, including Lower East Side oyster bar and seafood spot Cervo’s, Williamsburg Appalachian restaurant Cozy Royale, and Carroll Gardens cocktail den Barely Disfigured. The list will no doubt keep growing.
For many, plans for this winter hibernation have been months in the making. Moshe Schulman, one of the co-owners of East Village natural wine bars Ruffian and Kindred, says arrangements for the winter pause were already in the works when the two spaces reopened in May after the initial state-mandated shutdown in March.