After these long months of quarantine, San Francisco and the Bay Area are ready to start fresh!
Of course, carefully following the safety guidelines and social distancing restrictions but making small steps towards a new normality, starting with the reopening of shops, hairdressers, nail salons and restaurants. While people can slowly return to gain possession of their city, always equipped with a face mask and hand sanitizer, we have all been growing the desire of dining out. And finally, we can! Certainly not with all the freedom we were used to: there are several rules and guidelines to be respected if dining out, otherwise the risk is to bring the curve of infections up again.
For now, the rule is that only outdoor restaurants, able to maintain 6 feet of distance between tables, can reopen. Restaurant owners have arranged wood and metal structures on the streets to allow guests to enjoy a delicious meal during these warm evenings, while being safe and socially distant from each other. The result? Our city’s streets are full of colors, lights, people conversing, and delicious smells, and it almost looks like Europe! Among the other things, September’s weather is on our favor, with evenings that have almost the flavor of summer.
Yes, but... which outdoor restaurants are open? A question that is far from obvious, since not all the restaurants have reopened immediately after the lockdown, either because they do not have the spatial requirements or because they are not able to, financially.
So, here is a list of our favorite 12 outdoor restaurants where you can eat alone or in the company of your loved ones. The best reward for all those months spent cooking: now it's time to sit down and let yourself be pampered...
