8 ways nightclubs and bars are getting social distancing right

Monica HumphriesJun 19, 2020, 01:48 IST

Maryland bars and restaurants could open their outdoor seating for guests on May 29.Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS

Around the world, bar and nightclub owners are implementing unconventional ways to promote social distancing between customers.
Some owners are betting on robot bartenders and sit-down dance clubs becoming the new normal.
Here are ways bars and nightclubs around the world have decided to implement social distancing.

As people around the world reemerge from their homes, normal experiences might look, well, no longer normal.

Enjoying a drink during happy hour and heading to a dance club on Saturday night are taking new forms to promote social distancing and safety.

From robots serving drinks in South Korea to drive-in discotheques in Germany, here are some strategies bars and nightclubs have implemented to keep people safe.

A discotheque in Schüttorf, Germany, pivoted to a drive-in model.

The parking lot fits 250 cars, nearly 500 people. Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance/Getty Images

Bartenders don beekeeper suits that function as PPE at a bar in London, England.

The botanical-themed bar plans to use the beekeeper suits as a form of PPE. Mr Fogg's House of Botanicals

These bright red benches in Belfast, Ireland, are filled with quirky messages to encourage drinkers to socially distance.

The bright red benches are filled with funny messages to encourage patrons to keep their distance. Liam McBurney/PA Images/Getty Images

Robots pour drinks at a bar in Seoul, South Korea.

Some worry that the robots will take away from the human element of chatting with a bartender, while others are happy that the experience involves less human contact. Kim Hong-Ji/REUTERS

At a nightclub in the Netherlands, guests enjoyed music, lights, and dancing from the confines of a chair.

The nightclub plans to use the chairs through the month of June. Reuters

Mannequins have become a common sight at bars around the world, like this one in Vienna, Austria.

Some restaurants are using mannequins to promote social distancing. OE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images

Or this bar in Istanbul, Turkey.

Some bars used tape to indicate where customers can and cannot sit. This bar chose mannequins. Umit Bektas/REUTERS

This bar and grill in Maryland added bumper tables to its outdoor areas.

Maryland bars and restaurants could open their outdoor seating for guests on May 29. Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS

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