You know how few new bars are left in this city?

I've begun getting food and a beer at restaurants with vestigial lounge areas that seem to be no longer in use, so I can have a beer and stare at the lounge, in case anyone ever disputes that I haven't been there.

I've done this twice already, once at a (Mexican) restaurant last spring, and now most recently at a (Polish) buffet a few weekends ago.