As winter turns to spring, most cities across the US are opening or expanding indoor dining. Some, like Houston and Dallas, have thrown caution to the wind and are reopening fully with masking and social distancing left to the discretion of the restaurants. Others remain hyper-vigilant, like Los Angeles, which currently permits no indoor dining, but may be moving to 25% capacity within the next week. Most are somewhere in between. Here is a list of restaurant restrictions in the nation’s 15 largest cities as of March 9th, 2021.
Indoor
Dining Outdoor Social
City Capacity Dining Masks Distancing
New York 35% Yes Required Required
Los Angeles 0% Yes Required Required
Houston 100% Yes At discretion At discretion
Chicago 50% Yes Required Required
Dallas 100% Yes At discretion At discretion
Washington DC 25% Yes Required Required
Miami 50% Yes Required Required
Philadelphia 50% Yes Required Required
Atlanta 35% Yes Required Required
* Phoenix 100% Yes Required Required
* Boston 100% Yes Required Required
San Francisco 25% Yes Required Required
Detroit 50% Yes Required Required
Seattle 25% Yes Required Required
Denver 50% Yes Required Required
* Some cities like Boston and Phoenix allow 100% capacity but maintain a requirement that there be at least 6 feet distance between tables, which effectively lowers capacity by lowering the number of tables that will fit into the space.
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