From this Friday evening at midnight, the curfew begins in Île-de-France and in eight French cities for several weeks.
A new constraint for restaurateurs who will have to adapt and resume old habits to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the elimination of the evening service.
"Since we can't do much, we try to find solutions."
Owner of the Parisian establishment Le Bœuf Maillot, George Menut summed up in a few words, at the microphone of Europe 1, the occupation of catering professionals this weekend, while the curfew begins this Friday evening at midnight in Île-de-France and in eight metropolitan areas.
Unless there are compelling reasons, everyone should then be at home between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the coming weeks.
A big blow for restaurant owners who are usually in full service in the evening around 9 p.m.
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"We will open the restaurants at 6 pm"
Hence their obsession with finding solutions to lose as little turnover as possible since the announcement made by President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday.
George Menut, who also owns five other establishments, has chosen the take-out option.
And also believes in the American dream.
"I had a memory of what was happening in the United States, especially in New York. It surprised me, the first I had been there, to be able to go to a restaurant at 6 p.m. So I decided to create a new service, a bit American. We will open the restaurants at 6 pm It is rather convivial to come and have a meal, a glass of wine, then we go home, "he describes.
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What to limit the loss of turnover, she explains: "It is a real compensation, because this service that we lose entirely after 9 p.m., we will be able to partially compensate for it by making delivery for people and customers around us. "
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