Now that Denmark has entered the second phase of its reopening plan, Michelin-starred restaurant Noma will be starting to serve customers once again—but as an outdoor restaurant experience. Like Noma, many businesses will be focusing on open-air eating and drinking spaces that provide room for everyone to continue practicing safe social distancing.
Noma's outdoor wine and burger bar will be set in its own gardens, offering a limited lunch and dinner menu with just two choices: a cheeseburger and a vegetarian burger featuring quinoa and tempeh. A wine bar will also be offered on select days with limited hours as part of the reopening of the restaurant, and takeout will be an option for enjoying both burgers and wine from Noma.
Open-Air Burger Restaurants
Noma's Reopening Menu Has Only Two Burger Options
Trend Themes
1. Open-air Dining - Restaurants are adapting to provide open-air dining experiences to promote social distancing, which presents opportunities for innovation in outdoor restaurant design and portable kitchen technology.
2. Streamlined Menus - Restaurants are simplifying menus to reduce costs and improve supply chain efficiency during the pandemic, which presents opportunities for chefs to create innovative and delicious dishes using limited ingredients.
3. Wine & Burger Bars - Restaurants are creating pop-up wine and burger bars to offer customers a limited but delicious menu, which presents opportunities for wine and burger producers to collaborate on unique flavor combinations and seasonal pairings.
Industry Implications
1. Restaurant Industry - The restaurant industry must innovate to adapt their services and spaces, creating new dining experiences that cater to social distancing guidelines.
2. Food and Beverage Industry - The food and beverage industry must adapt to supply chain disruptions and changing consumer preferences, resulting in new product innovations and improved logistics.
3. Hospitality Industry - The hospitality industry must redefine their offerings to create unique and safe experiences for guests, leading to new opportunities for outdoor dining areas, mobile kitchens, and contactless service.