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YOUR GUIDE TO EATS, DRINKS, AND SHOPPING

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A TASTING MENU, FIXED PRICE CULINARY EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE! At Delucca you will find an elegant and lively neighborhood pizzeria where you can enjoy the exciting theater of an open kitchen with its wood-fired oven and sexy bossa nova. Come by and unwind over terrific wines, classic cocktails, and the most delicious pizzas!

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Just as restaurants, bars, brands, and — let’s face it, everyone — has changed with the COVID-19 times, so has the Fort Worth Weekly. Two years ago, we were publishing a monthly gourmet magazine called Zest 817. While it was glorious, in the end, the decision was made to go back to our broader focus of solid coverage of food and drinks from $ to $$$$ in our weekly dining section and our annual Eats Magazine each March. Just like our El Fuerte Taco Fest, our weekly and yearly editorial quests for the best tacos ranged from gas stations to gastro pubs, not just the fine dining scene, for example. Then came the pandemic. How delighted we are that 2020 is behind us. With restaurants and bars closed left and right starting March of 2020, FWW hunkered down, ran a lean staff, consolidated our separate food and beverage sections to a simple moniker of Eats & Drinks, canceled El Fuerte Taco Fest, and did not publish Eats Magazine 2020. In celebration of the local food community’s survival, the bars that now serve food, and the stores that give a local edge to shopping for culinary supplies for home cooking, we are proud to relaunch our annual magazine with a new name. As a tip of the hat to our previous culinary adventures, welcome to ZEST 2021, your guide to local eats, drinks, and shops. With thousands of places to choose from, we know how difficult it can be for businesses to stand out in the crowd. Each year, we provide our readers with the most comprehensive guide in DFW. Welcome to ZEST, the Weekly’s 14th annual food and drinks guide! ZEST informs the community about all the best restaurants, gastro pubs, farmers markets, bars, and more...all in one fell swoop. Our readers keep this coffee-table style piece as a reference throughout the year for where to eat, drink, shop, and have fun. ZEST allows businesses, to brag about what makes your business stand out in a sea of options. This special edition can also be found throughout the spring and summer at key high-traffic locations around the area. Plus, ZEST is online at FWWeekly.com for a FULL YEAR in our Magazines section. Enjoy! – Jennifer Bovee, Marketing Director

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It’s easy to eat wisely, even when eating out. Look for Blue Zones-inspired menu items at these Blue Zones Project Approved™ restaurants and see how delicious eating healthy can be! Byblos Mediterranean Restaurant • Café Modern • Central Market Café • Clean Juice • Cuisine for Healing Fixture – Kitchen and Social Lounge • Grand Cru Wine Bar & Boutique • Great Harvest Bread Company Jason’s Deli (Alliance, Camp Bowie, Midtown, Overton Ridge) • Juice Junkies • Local Foods Kitchen Los Vaqueros (Northside) • Nekter Juice Bar (Stayton St., W. Freeway) • Oliva Eatery • Pho District Righteous Foods • SPICE • Spiral Diner • Taco Heads • Thai Rice ‘N’ Noodle • Thai Select • Thailicious The Bangkok • The Table Market + Culinary Studio • Zoe’s Kitchen (Alliance, University, Waterside)

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HICKORY STICK BAR-B-Q “You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!”

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Central Market 4651 W Fwy, Fort Worth | 817-989-4700 1425 E Southlake Blvd, Southlake | 817-310-5600 CentralMarket.com Besides aisles and miles of the most exciting produce and packaged foods from around the world (including lots of local

and organic products), Central Market has a full-service café, often features live music, and has one of the best cheese departments in the country –– along with a staggering buffet of chef-prepared food to go. Also new to the Fort Worth location, Curbside service is now available. You will be able to get all your favorites faster on those busy days when you don’t have time to stroll and just gotta roll! You don’t even have to get out of your car! To sign up and to receive a discount on initial orders visit the Central Market website.

Cowtown Brewing Company 1301 E Belknap St, Fort Worth CowtownBrewCo.com | 817-489-5800 Craft beer and smoked meats developed and perfected on-site just minutes from Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth. Guests can enjoy their libations and succulent barbecue in the air-conditioned taproom or on the expansive outdoor deck amid lively music and a family-friendly atmosphere. Open 11am to 1pm Wednesday and Thursday, 11am to 12am Friday and Saturday, and 11am to 8pm on Sunday.

The Bearded Lady 300 S Main St, Fort Worth TheBeardedLadyFW.SquareSpace.com | 817-349-9832 This tavern located in South Main Village provides scratch made pub style food, wine, cocktails, 25 rotating taps of craft beers, plus a huge selection of canned and bottled beers from all over. They offer a full bar with spirits/ liquor, craft cocktails, and wine by the glass or bottle. The kitchen serves homemade dishes sourced from local producers bringing you the freshest and highest quality items. Big Kat Burgers Facebook.com/BigKatBurger BigKatBurgers.com | 903-363-5723 Big Kat Burgers is a food truck that serves the North Texas area. The burgers are made fresh by hand and are 100% all beef. The sides are fresh — never frozen — and are made to order. Billy Bob’s Texas’ Honky Tonk Kitchen BillyBobsTexas.com/About/Honky-Tonk-Kitchen 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth | 817-624-7117 Whether you’re headed to a show at Billy Bob’s Texas or not, head there sometime soon and have dinner at the Honky Tonk Kitchen. Chef Chris Fersch won the people’s and critics’ hearts at the Fort Worth Weekly’s last Cowtown Chili Cookoff when he came in first in both categories. His menu will not disappoint. Blue Zones Project 1300 Summit Av, Ste 750, Fort Worth FortWorth.BlueZonesProject.com | 817-869-0900 Blue Zones Project is a collaborative effort to help improve the well-being of all people in Fort Worth. By taking an environmental approach to well-being improvement, Blue Zones has an opportunity to create real change in our community –– the kind of change that sparks people’s deepest desires to live well while giving them the tools to do so. Check out all the restaurants that have been approved along with other business that have gotten in involved in one way or another and keep an eye out for cool events. Cattlemen’s Steak House 2458 N Main St, Fort Worth CattlemensSteakhouse.com | 817-624-3945 Cattlemen’s is like the John Wayne of steak houses. It’s uncomplicated, good, and unflinchingly authentic. The lunches come with a dinner salad and your choice of potato style. Make sure to try the superior chicken-fried steak with tender beef and a crispy batter.

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Serving Pub-Style Food, Cocktails, Craft Beer & Wine

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For a set price ($21.95 per adult), Delucca customers enjoy appetizers and the option of sampling from 20 pies, including five dessert pizzas. Del Campo Empanadas 1072 N Beach St, Fort Worth DelCampoEmpanadas.com | 817-562-5888 Del Campo specializes in handmade, baked Argentine style empanadas made from scratch daily in a variety of flavors. They are open Monday thru Thursday from 9am to 7pm, Friday and Saturday from 9am to 8pm, and Sunday 9am to 3pm. Delucca Gaucho Pizza & Wine 3010 S Hulien St, Fort Worth Delucca.com | 682-224-5194 Delucca is a culinary experience unlike anything else, inspired by an old and unique way of enjoying pizzas that has its roots in the gaucho’s land of South America. North Texas locations include Dallas, Plano, Southlake, and Fort Worth. The Dive Burger Bar 3520 Alta Mere Dr, Fort Worth TheDiveBurgerBar.com | 817-560-3483 Great little place with a friendly staff, and patio. Best known for fresh burgers and cold beer. Open Sunday thru Thursday from 11am to 9pm and Saturdays from 11am to 10pm. Fat Daddy’s Sports & Spirits Café 781 W Debbie Ln, Mansfield FatDaddysLive.com | 817-704-7444 Fat Daddy’s is a great place to watch your favorite sports team, get a burger and fries, or dance the night away to live music. Along with great appetizers, burgers, and bar bites, the menu includes a variety of fresh chef-made entrées, sandwiches, pizzas, wraps, tacos, specialty spuds, desserts, and more. The menus for brunch and dinner are available online. Fixture 401 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth FixtureFW.com | 817-708-2663 Fixture serves new American cuisine with an eclectic twist. Casual. We take reservations but always leave room for our walk in guests. We serve up New American cuisine with an

eclectic twist, with vegan and vegetarian options. Located east of Hemphill on W. Magnolia in Fort Worth, Fixture serves lunch, dinner and brunch, with craft cocktails, local craft beers, inside or outside on our totally covered patio. Food Hall @ Crockett Row 3000 Crockett Street, Fort Worth FoodHallAtCrockettRow.com | 817-885-7331 The modern-industrial space has plenty of places to sit and enjoy unique foods, as well as drinks from the bar. On Friday and Saturday nights, enjoy your favorite flavors along with live music when the hall transforms into a lively evening hangout. Whatever you’re craving—barbecue, burgers, beers, Mexican food, mixed drinks, music, and so much more—you’ll find it here. Funky Picnic Brewery & Café 401 Bryan Av, Fort Worth FunkyPIcnicBrewery.com| 817-708-2739 Funky Picnic is dishing out artisan sandwiches, pub-fare, house-made craft beers, and cocktails in the funky, industrial, earthy interior of our family-friendly brewpub in the South Main Village of Fort Worth. Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen 5733 Crowley Rd, Fort Worth GiovannisPastaNPizza.com| 817-551-3713 After 20 years as a Stockyards staple, Giovanni’s brings their traditional, Italian Homestyle Cooking to Crowley Road off I-20 in South Fort Worth. The location may have changed but the fresh ingredients and family recipes have not. Come see Mamma and Papa Giovanni for an authentic Italian experience. Lunch specials daily start at $7.99. Green’s Produce & Plants 3001 W Arkansas Ln, Arlington GreensProduce.com | 817-274-2435 Spring is in the air, so It’s time to start planning your gardens, and Green’s produce can help. Green’s has been a destination for more than 30 years and Is still familyowned and operated. Specializing in local

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seasonal fruits, vegetables, plants and pottery, Green’s also makes custom gift baskets onsite with fresh fruits, canned jellies and jalapeño peanut brittle. Hickory Stick BBQ 900 E Enon Av, Everman HickoryStickBBQ.com | 817-478-9997 Family-owned and operated since 1976, Hickory Stick knows barbecue. Their motto? “You’ve had the rest. Now try the best.” The meat is slow-smoked to perfection and melts in your mouth. Hickory Stick also offers catering and party rooms. Stop on by today, and you’ll feel right at home. Celebrating 45 years! Kincaid’s Hamburgers Six Tarrant County Locations KincaidsHamburgers.com Kincaid’s has a down-home, laid-back attitude while serving up the best hamburgers you’ll ever eat. Kincaid’s burgers are made from the very best USDA Choice chuck available. Top your burger with bacon or chili and add a side of fried okra or onion rings. Kincaid’s deviled eggs are world famous, so don’t leave without throwing a couple of those down the hatch. La Rueda 2317 Oakland Blvd, Fort Worth | 817-877-0700 Facebook.com/La-Rueda-Restaurant-152769608168397

The folks at Groupon — where this Mexican restaurant always has a discount available — touts La Rueda for its tasty food, great services, and stellar to-go options. Kids are welcome and parking is plenty. Lili’s Bistro 1310 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth LilisBistro.com | 817-877-0700 Lili’s is about comfort –– from the service to the food and everything in between. Expect a twist on the expected. Smoked wild turkey sandwich? Yellow curry lobster tail salad? Petite beef wellington with Gorgonzola? Lili’s got ’em. And don’t forget about the amazing wine list. The best part? Lili’s is simple enough for a casual gettogether yet elegant enough for a night on the town. Los Pastores Restaurant 3806 E Rosedale St, Fort Worth LosPastoresFoods.com | 817-531-1220 Los Pastores is a family-oriented business formed in 1996 by husband and wife Alejandra and Rosario Villalpando. “We are dedicated to serving our community authentic Mexican food and Mexican products without forgetting our culture and traditions.” The team serves homestyle dishes and sweet Mexican bread made fresh daily at its bakery next door. No Frills Grill & Sports Bar Multiple Locations | NoFrillsGrill.com No Frills has five locations dishing out fun for the whole family since 1990, with fast

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Taco Paseo at Crockett Hall offers a wide range of traditional and fusion options, including this juicy and flavor-packed barbacoa taco. and friendly servers who make you feel at home. The menu is loaded with burgers, chicken, seafood, and Tex-Mex. Watch the game on 100 HD TVs or play pool, Golden Tee, trivia, or Texas Hold ’Em. Free Wi-Fi and banquet rooms are available.

The Post at River East 2925 Race St, Fort Worth ThePostAtRiverEast.com | 817-945-8890 The Post At River East is a neighborhood restaurant, intimate music venue and event space serving casual dishes and drinks.

Poppin Fresh BBQ & Soulfood 7709 Camp Bowie W, Fort Worth PoppinFreshBBQ.com | 682-707-4936 This southern-cooking restaurant is the place where soul food meets barbecue. Along with a flair for old-school hospitality, Poppin Fresh is known for its entertainment. Along with live music on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, there is a karaoke night every Thursday.

Red’s Bar B Que 12509 US 287 Frontage, Ste 104, Fort Worth RedsBar-B-Que.Square.Site | 817-750-0454 Red’s meats are cooked on-site in a wood fired rotisserie smoker with 100% Post Oak wood. High River Angus beef brisket, St. Louis style pork ribs and cracked black pepper sausage are cooked daily, but Red’s does not stop there. They offer 1/2 pound Angus hamburgers, USA raised fried catfish, and chicken fried steaks.

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restaurant on the Near Southside — serves a seasonal menu of globally-inspired plates, alongside craft cocktails and an eclectic wine list.

Tom, and live music by a mariachi band. Select drinks are $5 and select shots are $3 all day.)

Rogers Roundhouse 1616 Rogers Rd, Fort Worth RogersRoundhouse.com | 817-367-9348 Rogers Roundhouse is a bar and kitchen that celebrates the Union Pacific Railroad: a major part of the city’s history. It is named for the retired engine repair facility – known as a “roundhouse” – that once operated at neighboring Davidson Yard. The dog-friendly patio features TVs, yard games, picnic tables, and live music. The bar serves a rotating lineup of 30 draft beers and patio sippers like frozen margaritas. The food menu puts a spin on classic Texas favorites and Mexican staples. For dessert there’s ice cream sandwiches from Curly’s Frozen Custard.

Yucatan Taco Stand 909 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth TheYucatanGrill.com | 682-385-9395 Yutan Taco Stand Tequila Bar & Grill is a Latin inspired fast casual restaurant with a full bar. We have award winning tacos, nachos, and margaritas! (Note: Saturday March 27th from 2pm to 2am is the official grand opening party with a live mural painting, samplings, giveaways, music by DJ

Zeke’s Fish & Chips 5920 Curzon Av, Fort Worth ZekesFishAndChips.net | 817-731-3321 Zeke’s Fish & Chips is a family-owned and -operated business founded in 1974. Zeke’s is the only restaurant in the area that offers Icelandic cod and serves fresh-water catfish and Gulf shrimp using only pure lowcholesterol vegetable oil. Excellent cooking and customer service are guaranteed.

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Shaw’s Patio Bar & Grill 1051 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth ShawsBurgers.com | 817-927-2118 For the best and most creative burgers and shakes in town, Shaw’s is the place. The Near Southside establishment offers halfpound Angus burgers loaded with flavor. Not only does Shaw’s offer specialty burgers and sides but the restaurant also serves up an assortment of juicy hot dogs, fresh salads and great sandwiches. While Shaw’s is a family establishment, it also has a full bar with great happy hour specials and two fabulous patios.

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Smokestack 1948 2836 Stanley Av, Fort Worth Facebook.com/Smokestack1948 | Smokestack1948.com Come find your new favorite place for beer, craft cocktails, and wine. This new indoor/ outdoor bar and live music venue has a family-friendly play area and serves chefdriven pan pizza, sandwiches, salads and desserts by 817 Pizza. Tuk Tuk Thai 3431 W 7th St, Fort Worth TukTukThaiFortWorth.com |817-332-3339 Tuk Tuk Thai Is a family-run independent neighborhood restaurant offering authentic home-cooked Thai meals in a contemporary setting. This eatery is a great place to meet, eat, and socialize for lunch or dinner. Would you rather have your meal elsewhere? Tuk Tuk offers free delivery for orders over $20 or more in limited areas.

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A Better Mocktail:

Beth Hutson of Elevated Elixir explains why the Sober Curious movement is gaining traction. Tell us about Elevated Elixir The Elevated Elixir is essentially a content platform that includes culinaryfocused beverages that are also alcoholfree. We’re primarily on Instagram, where we’ll share recipes and produce and release video episodes on IGTV as well as other fun pieces of content like profiles, photography, stop-motion photography, and graphics and motion graphics. We want to celebrate the experience of creating and sharing well thought out beverages, just without the added alcohol. Who is your audience? Drinkers and non-drinkers –– anyone who enjoys the experience of a handcrafted beverage. So far, we have noticed our audience skewing towards females, but we definitely have loyal and engaged male viewers, too. I think people are still wanting to be social but are craving fresh alternatives on the beverage side.

What are your goals? To encourage others that non-alcoholic beverages can be elevated in a culinary fashion. Ingredients can be fresh and creative. To get people excited about the experience of creating something delicious and visual. Also, to showcase the restaurants mixing up mocktails and amazing brands out there offering fabulous products, from tonics to simple syrups, kombuchas, coffees, and more. We just want to inspire conversations, get people excited about new flavor combinations, and just to have fun really. Another subset of it is to encourage others that you can socialize just fine without alcohol. What inspired you to create Elevated Elixir? My career has a solid foundation in the food and beverage industry. Over the past few years, I’ve toyed with the idea of “breaking-up” with alcohol, but my friends always tried to tell me that I could just keep drinking. Retrospectively, I think they were just worried about losing me (as a drinking buddy), but I can still toast a mocktail with them! After turning 40, I became clearer on my own personal “brand standards” in life and realized that drinking didn’t align with them. For me, alcohol was a false security blanket in social situations, and I feel like I can connect better without it. Ask my friends, I still have plenty of jokes to share after a #topotuesday happy hour. Can you tell our readers about the national “Sober Curious” movement? What is it? Who is involved? What’s

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your role in it? Statistics are showing that alcohol consumption is ticking down, partially due to the growing interest in wellness, but also because of people wanting to develop more authentic connections in social settings. There are a number of people involved: leaders in recovery, F&B brands, and people like me, who are all about a happier, healthier, and more delicious lifestyle. I see myself as someone who is all about the experience of getting together over a beautiful beverage. I just want to inspire others with some fresh flavors and perspectives. What is your message to people out there who are having a difficult time dealing with the social pressure to drink? At the end of the day, you are the protec-

tor of yourself and chief curator of your life. If your authentic self doesn’t want to have a drink, just listen to that voice inside. Test it out a couple of times. If you can make it through the first 15 minutes without your go-to glass of wine, you’ve made it through the most difficult part. Have you gotten any local bars/restaurants to change or add to their menus to accommodate the sober curious crowd? Currently, you can go see my pals at Clay Pigeon, Piattello, and Brewed to enjoy a creative mocktail. Also, we have plans to collaborate with Leaves in the near future, who started tapping in to this #sobercurious movement earlier this year with special evenings and concoctions.

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drin ks Celebrating Women in Wine

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Women’s History Month — an officially declared month highlighting women’s contributions to events in history and contemporary society — is celebrated each March in not just the United States but also in Australia and the United Kingdom. With California being known for wine and this commemoration having begun in 1978 as “Women’s History Week” in Sonoma, it only fits that we highlight the women of wine today. Carolyn Wente of Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA, is a 4th generation winegrower and CEO of Wente Vineyards, the country’s oldest, continuously operated family-owned winery. Her daughters Niki and Aly have also joined the family business as 5th generation winegrowers. They have estate vineyards in Arroyo Seco and Livermore Valley. Lori Felten of Klinker Brick Wines in Lodi, CA, is

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a 5th generation grape grower who continues the tradition of cultivating “Old Vine” Zinfandel vineyards that her ancestors planted in the early 1900s. The winery is committed to balanced farming practices to produce top-quality fruit while caring for the land. Theresa Heredia of Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery in Healdsburg, CA, is a highly respected specialist in small-lot, single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. She has championed the next generation style of winemaking by focusing on earlier harvesting, moderate new oak, fresh acidity, and whole cluster fermentation. Under Theresa’s leadership, the winery has earned hundreds of 90+ scores. Oregan has its share of women in wine as well. Desiree Noissete — founder of Mermosa Blanc de Blancs in Willamette Valley — describes mermaids as wildly free beings with powerful voices. With this wine, she honors her “family’s first mermaid,” ances-

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tor Celestine Noisette, the Black Haitian woman who arrived on the shores of Antebellum Charleston and negotiated freedom for herself and her children. Right here in Burleson, TX, resides another wine woman, none other than Roxanne Meyers. A mom, globetrotter, and member of the Lost Oak Winery family, Roxanne is known for wearing many hats. From the tasting room to the presidency, she can be credited with growing Lost Oak Winery 600% in the last 13 years, developing a robust event business, and helping Lost Oak expand into the Hill Country. To taste the wines from Gary Farrell Vineyards, Klinker Brick Wines, Mermosa Blanc de Blancs, and Wente Vineyards, one can simply visit your local Central Market. As for Lost Oak Winery, you can take a guided winery and vineyard tour for $20 per person on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To schedule a tour, visit LostOakWinery.com.

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s ho pp in g Pros & Cons of Bar Stools Advertising Feature

There are definite advantages and disadvantages to different furniture pieces, so be sure to think carefully about which ones you’d like to have your guests sit in. One that is often contested is the bar stool. Not all restaurants have them, while others have a surplus. See why they can work for some restaurants but not in others.

Pros:

There are several pros to having bar seats in your restaurant. For starters, having this option allows for a higher seating capacity for your space. Not only that, but it’s also more inviting for solo diners. Many people travel for work and just want to enjoy a casual meal with a drink or two. Sitting on a bar stool allows for customers like this to relax, enjoy their meal, while also having some light conversation with the bartender. In addition to adding more seating, restaurant bar stools also add more variety into the space. It’s appealing to see different types of furniture in a restaurant, and can even impact the customer’s dining experience. It may seem silly, but since most people have regular chairs in their homes, having the ability to sit in something like a bar stool helps them relax more and enjoy getting out, since it’s less like their homes.

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There are so many different ways you can furnish your restaurant. You could go with a more traditional look and have all of your furniture match. Or you could be a bit more contemporary and have a variety of furniture. Either way, you just want your space to look good and make your guests comfortable.

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Cons:

Even though there are some clear advantages to having bar stools, there are also some clear disadvantages. One obvious reason is their height. This is usually a problem for older or very young customers, who have trouble getting on and off the stools. While these groups don’t make up your whole customer base, it certainly makes them less likely to come to, or recommend, your restaurant. There’s also an argument from younger people, that says bar stools are clunky and difficult to move. This can be for a few reasons, but mostly happens when the stools have armrests or they don’t

swivel. While having armrests can be nice at times, when the bar area is crowded, it makes moving and getting out of your space rather difficult. Having a swivel bar stool is great because it can help you maneuver out of crowded bars. But if your chair doesn’t have a swivel then sometimes it can seem impossible to get out. Another reason people dislike bar stools is because they’re uncomfortable. Not all bar stools have backs, which doesn’t give the person sitting in one much support. While some people might not mind, this could be a deal breaker for some customers, especially older ones. Also, since stools are usually made of wood or metal,

be sure to provide some kind of cushion too. Both of those options can become really uncomfortable if you sit on them for a long period of time, so the best way to avoid this problem is by buying cushioned stools or a cushion for people to add on their own. It’s clear that bar stools can be great for your restaurant, but they’re not a necessity. Before deciding, look at your space to see if you have room for them in the bar space for them. Keep some features in mind such as armrests, cushions, and the swivel ability when you’re looking, as they may alter the price of the stools.

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