Sidewalk cafe


A sidewalk cafe (sometimes called a pavement cafe, or patio) is an outdoor part of a coffeehouse or cafe. This is an area where customers go to relax, dine, and socialize. Other activities at a sidewalk cafe might include studying, reading, or using, if it is available, the cafe's internet access.

Sidewalk cafe ambiance

Many people who frequent sidewalk cafes, do so for the comfortable and quaint atmosphere. Typically in a sidewalk cafe there are tables and chairs [and sometimes benches] for dining and relaxing. Sometimes they are permanently outside, however they are often taken inside on closing time, or earlier if it gets colder. Usually there are parasols depending on the style and decor of any particular sidewalk cafe and there may be a low fence around it for protection against wind and/or for the purpose of space separation and decoration.

Popular sidewalk cafe activities

Cafes where food is the main attraction usually are for dining, entertainment, and meetings, both business and casual. A cafe where coffee is the main attraction is usually for socializing, internet, reading, studying, entertainment, and dining. There are several types of cafes and venues as well as types of people that frequent these places for different activities.

SideWalk Cafe

The SideWalk Cafe is a music venue and restaurant/cafe in East Village, New York City founded in 1985. It has become a known venue for its underground music scene, and in particular, is known as being the center for Anti-folk in the United States. It offers an eclectic mix of local and national acts ranging from DIY, avant garde music, indie rock, and jazz to pop music and electronic music. The venue also plays host to poetry readings, comedy and live-band karaoke. The New York Times referred to the SideWalk Cafe and its music scene as a "gift to the neighborhood".

A number of well-known acts performed at the Sidewalk at the beginning of their career including Regina Spektor, Lana Del Rey, Hamell on Trial, Lach, The Moldy Peaches. The Sidewalk Cafe is also home to an open mic night that is one of the oldest and largest traditional open mics in the city, garnering the name "the king of NYC open-mic nights." The open mic was originally founded by Lach but is currently being run by Somer Bingham. It also hosts the bi-annual New York Antifolk Festival, which features the largest gathering of anti-folk musicians in the nation.

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The Palm Beach Post 25 Mar 2025
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On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder ... adding more retail storefronts, extending sidewalks, “cafe zones” and more.

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... and 52nd streets, designed by High Line designer Field Operations; a five-foot sidewalk widening on each of the side streets; and a fine-dining restaurant on 52nd Street and a cafe on 51st Street.

San Jose extends ban on lying, sitting on downtown sidewalks

SiliconValley.com 13 Mar 2025
The ordinance carves out exemptions for vendors, sidewalk cafes, people experiencing medical emergencies, and wheelchair users ... enforcement start time less impactful as sidewalks are already in heavy use by that time,” Tibaldi said.

San Jose extends downtown sidewalk sleeping ban hours

NBC Bay Area 12 Mar 2025
The policy doesn't apply to permitted vendors, sidewalk cafes, people experiencing medical emergencies, people using wheelchairs, walkers or similar devices ... Also, wider sidewalks and slower traffic," she told San Jose Spotlight.

San Jose extends ban on lying, sitting on sidewalks downtown

East Bay Times 12 Mar 2025
The ordinance carves out exemptions for vendors, sidewalk cafes, people experiencing medical emergencies, and wheelchair users ... enforcement start time less impactful as sidewalks are already in heavy use by that time,” Tibaldi said.

Joint Personnel Clear Street Vendors and Illegal Parking in Cempaka Putih

Berita Jakarta 11 Mar 2025
Central Jakarta Mayor, Arifin said today's operation targeted illegal street vendors and illegal parking on the sidewalks ... At the same location, he warned the cafe and restaurant owners to make their own parking lot.

Covid-19 changed restaurant industry. A look back at how Brevard dining scene survived

Florida Today 10 Mar 2025
“We have a very large outdoor space that we were able to seat during COVID, and most of our tables spread out anyway, so our (response to) COVID was very fortunate, from the business perspective,” said Stuart Borton, owner-chef of Yellow Dog Cafe.
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