Wide umbrellas. Cushy seats. Europe has outdoor dining all figured out. San Francisco, on the other hand, needs to up its cafe culture. And fast.
I am writing to inform you that I will happily accept your offer to head up San Francisco’s Office of Outdoor Dining & Leisure.
This triggered a rush to construct outdoor areas suitable for the task. Instead of going top shelf, in terms of tables, chairs and umbrellas, restaurants threw together a hodgepodge of roadside eateries that turned out more Peoria than Paris. We literally used wooden pallets, plywood and sheets of hard plastic to build our pathetic little parklets. Frankly, it's embarrassing.
The cafes of Europe have taken the humble canopy to a new level, making them bigger, longer, more colorful and propped up by all kinds of nifty contraptions. Using uniform colors and sizes, the city of Zagreb has created truly attractive outdoor spaces that invite strolling and sipping and general happiness.
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