Many Brooklyn restaurants, bars and cafes are taking part in the citywide celebration of outdoor dining.
Running from Sept. 5 to Sept. 12, Open Plan's Curbside Dining Restaurant Week highlights the benefits of curbside dining for small businesses and communities while pushing for reforms to make the program more accessible and sustainable.
“New Yorkers are hungry for vibrant public space; the immediate success of curbside dining proved that. But today, the program is floundering. Our restaurant week is a demonstration and celebration of how curb space can serve people, not just parked cars,” said Sara Lind, co-executive director at Open Plans.
Brooklynites can enjoy special deals at local favorites, including:
- Someday Bar (364 Atlantic Ave.) – $3 Dirty Water Hard Seltzer and $3 HOP WTR
- Postmark Cafe (326 6th St.) – 15% off the entire bill
- Colonie (127 Atlantic Ave.) – 10% off the entire bill
- Threes Brewing – Gowanus (333 Douglass St.) – 10% off beverage bill
- Threes Brewing – Greenpoint (113 Franklin St.) – 10% off beverage bill
- Bar Basic (71 7th Ave.) – Free aperol spritz with the order of a sandwich or entrée
- IXV Coffee (497 Pacific St.) – 10% off the entire bill
- Beepublic (181 Front St.) – 15% off the total bill
- The Beer Garage (148 5th Ave.) – Buy one round, get the second free
- Cafe Grumpy – Park Slope (383 7th Ave.) – 15% off the entire bill
- Oh Boy (84 Havemeyer St.) – Burger and a glass of natural wine for $16
- Bar56 (53 Water St.) – Complimentary glass of bubbly with any food purchase
- Cafe Paulette (1 S Elliott Pl.) – Complimentary crème brûlée for two with two dinner meals
- Osteria Radisa (241 Smith St.) – Complimentary housemade limoncello with dessert order
- Aita Restaurant (132 Greene Ave.) – Complimentary housemade limoncello with dessert order
The weeklong event, organized by Open Plans in partnership with Untapped New York, also serves as a call for improvements to the city’s permanent outdoor dining program. Advocates are urging leaders to make curbside dining a year-round option, simplify the application process and reduce costs for small business owners.
"Business owners have poured their hearts, souls, time, and money into the curbside dining program—but it has become too burdensome," Lind said. "City leaders must make curbside dining year-round, flexible, and equitable so that it truly supports small businesses and reflects the diverse, dynamic energy of this city.”
