EditorialPete and Cassie Kessler, who moved from Clearwater, Fla., and opened the Stolen Coin Oyster Bar & Bistro, at their restaurant across from the courthouse in Gainesboro, Tenn., Feb. 5, 2022. (Stacy Kranitz/The New York Times)
EditorialAndy Cohen outside the Corner Bistro during the first snowstorm of the season in New York, Dec. 16, 2020. (Christiaan Felber/The New York Times)
EditorialCelebrated chef Alain Ducasse at his bistro Aux Lyonnais, which, due to the coronavirus, has shifted entirely to takeout and delivery, in Paris, March 2, 2021. (Joann Pai/The New York Times)
EditorialJonathan Garcia, left, and Karlie Mestas, right, sit down for dinner at Maria's Bistro Mexicano in Brooklyn on Dec. 11, 2020. (Ryan Christopher Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialAndy Cohen outside the Corner Bistro during the first snowstorm of the season in New York, Dec. 16, 2020. (Christiaan Felber/The New York Times)
EditorialLilly’s Bistro, which permanently closed in June 2020 after four decades in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 5, 2020. (Aaron Borton/The New York Times)
EditorialPatrons sit at sidewalk tables outside the Figaro Bistrot in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, June 28, 2020. (Jenna Schoenefeld/The New York Times)
EditorialA delivery order is prepared at Bogota Latin Bistro in Brooklyn, one of four restaurants owned by George Constantinou, on May 26, 2020. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)
EditorialXavier Denamur, owner of L'etoile Manquante bistro, stands inside the refrigerator in Paris on March 16, 2020. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)