When the restaurant debuted at the corner of Sunset Avenue and Bradley Place in February, its 74-seat outdoor dining patio was not yet open. Among other restaurants now welcoming guests to outdoor seating they’ve set up since their approved for such seating: LoLa 41. Sant Ambroeus in Royal Poinciana Plaza was approved for and has set up 36 additional outdoor seats amid the plaza’s courtyard and garden ambiance. Meat Market chief operations officer Sebastien Tribout said patrons dining at the new outdoor tables appreciate “beautiful sunsets” and “a natural breeze.” Next to planter-bound palm trees, the five tables flank and serve Meat Market, which applied and was approved for staging 20 outdoor seats. Other conditions range from compliance with minimum parking requirements if parking lots are used, to not exceeding total seats allowed during normal (pre-coronavirus) conditions.īesides Cucina Beach, new outdoor dining spaces restaurants have set up and now are using include umbrella-canopied tables on Seminole Avenue. They all must comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Federal Drug Administration and other guidelines. On Monday, Café L’Europe was approved to stage 22 outdoor sidewalk seats, according to Deputy Town Manager Jay Boodheshwar. Last week, Surfside Diner and Bice were approved to stage new or additional outdoor seating. In addition to Cucina, which was approved for 51 outdoor seats, they include Coyo Taco, Sant Ambroeus, LoLa 41, Green’s Pharmacy luncheonette, Meat Market and Buccan. To date, nine restaurants have applied and been approved for new or additional outdoor seating. Having new or additional al fresco seating also is beneficial to restaurants because they’re currently subject to occupancy restrictions: 50 percent dining-room capacity, and outdoor tables must be spaced 6 feet apart. That’s when the Town Council, aware that outdoor dining is in demand due to the coronavirus, passed a provision allowing eateries to seek town approval to temporarily stage expanded outdoor seating in private and public spaces. It’s located in a parking lot behind Cucina, which is among other island restaurants that have staged temporary outdoor seating areas thanks to a new town provision allowing that.Ĭucina’s outdoor dining area, open for about a week, has been dubbed Cucina Beach because of its “beachy vibe with music, games and fun,” said executive chef/co-owner Kent Thurston.Ĭurrently open Friday through Sunday, Cucina Beach is among other new and varied outdoor dining areas in town that have sprung up since May 13. But what about Cucina Beach?Ĭucina Beach also is a place for dining and cocktails, but it’s all outdoors, with broad blue- and white-striped umbrellas, picnic tables, pergolas and more. If you’re familiar with the dining-out scene in Palm Beach, you probably know of Cucina on Royal Poinciana Way.
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