Guillaume Dominguez, edited by Thibault Nadal 7:58 p.m., February 16, 2022
Since Wednesday, the French can again consume standing up in bars and restaurants.
Good news for customers, who can celebrate again, but also for professionals in the sector.
In this Parisian establishment, standing drinks represent almost a third of turnover.
It's D-Day.
Since this Wednesday, the French can now again go to nightclubs, consume on trains and in stadiums, but also drink their drink or their coffee standing up in restaurants and bars.
In this great Parisian restaurant, the room is full is full.
Customers came to have a tea or a drink on the terrace.
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But for the first time in two years, some remain standing, leaning on the counter, like Vincent, a regular who savors this moment: "I drink coffee, always at the counter and I rarely sit in the dining room. I really like this little moment that does not take a lot of time, but which is convivial", explains Vincent.
A habit which, for him, is above all the identity of French bistros.
"It's a bit theatrical place to live and all that, so, yes, it's important that it comes back. It's important that it reexists again because it had disappeared a bit", he says all smiles .
A third of the turnover of this restaurant
A small return to life before which is already beginning to be felt.
Elisabeth, the manager, notices a recovery with the return of old habits.
“We noticed that people were starting to stand up a little more at the bar and that the regulars, who usually sit down, stay up,” she explains.
A return from customers that greatly satisfies Elisabeth, since she makes a third of her turnover thanks to standing drinks.