14 lively bars and restaurants to visit now that restrictions have lifted | Mimi’s picks
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I sat at a bar counter.
I was awaiting a takeout order and pulled up a stool. Nothing happened, no one asked me to leave and no one came over and told me I was breaking the rules.
A surprised bartender said, “I don’t even know how to act. You are my first customer at the bar since last June.” He didn’t know how the evening was going to play out but said, “I have hope that things are only going to get better.” I agreed.