{"id":313317,"date":"2021-05-03T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T07:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=313317"},"modified":"2021-05-03T12:54:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T07:54:21","slug":"islamabad-eateries-offer-unique-car-dining-experience-amid-ban-on-outdoor-dining-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/islamabad-eateries-offer-unique-car-dining-experience-amid-ban-on-outdoor-dining-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamabad Eateries Offer Unique &#8216;Car Dining&#8217; Experience Amid Ban on Outdoor Dining [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the ban on outdoor dining continues, restaurants are getting creative to pull through in these testing times for business. Since the ban on outdoor dining in April, few Islamabad-based restaurants have resorted to &#8216;car dining&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Just an example of businesses getting crafty to adapt to the new normal.<\/p>\n<p>The lockdown was bad enough for everyone financially and the ban on outdoor dining has restaurants concerned once again. Ramadan and holidays like Eid are when people usually go out to eat together, but the pandemic restrictions eat away at a chunk of good business days.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ban-on-indoor-dining-to-continue-through-february\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ban on Indoor Dining to Continue Through February<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>With the surge in Coronavirus cases despite the vaccination drive, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced a ban on outdoor dining last month. That&#8217;s when eateries in Islamabad got creative and began offering &#8216;car dining&#8217;. Since takeaway options were available at many places, this new feature just elevated that idea.<\/p>\n<p>Eateries like Street 1 Cafe are also advertising this dining option now. Take a look.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:352px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Street-1-Cafe-car-dining.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Street 1 Cafe offers a wooden stab to act as a makeshift table of sorts other eateries have similar substitutes.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMeYtqgBfAo\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The idea actually emerged in a few Middle East restaurants first. In Pakistan, Lahore was the first to start offering &#8216;car dining&#8217;, and now the idea has made its way to the federal capital.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMbpRhfrc4I\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMbfDupo0vI\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>Restaurants in Islamabad are now adopting the concept.\u00a0Soon enough eateries nationwide will start offering the same service.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CORFXySAHZ8\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMynrxAg1wI\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CM64HUQMOUl\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Urban Galleria is even selling a specific table to make this easier.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COPnv6oI0Q9\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>Rather than people lining up to get their food picked up, car dining offers better observation of SOPs. People remain inside their vehicles where they are served their meal. Much like contact-free food delivery.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/these-restaurants-in-lahore-let-you-dine-in-your-car-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These Restaurants in Lahore Let You Dine in Your Car [Pictures]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Meanwhile aside from drive-thrus, people stand in line outside their favorite eateries especially at popular dining sites in Rawalpindi like Banni Chowk, Raja Bazaar, etc to pick up their food before Sehri and Iftar.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this idea? Is it something you&#8217;re willing to try? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the ban on outdoor dining continues, restaurants are getting creative to pull through in these testing times for business. Since the ban on outdoor dining in April, few Islamabad-based restaurants have resorted to &#8216;car dining&#8217;. Just an example of businesses getting crafty to adapt to the new normal. The lockdown was bad enough for everyone financially and the ban [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/islamabad-eateries-offer-unique-car-dining-experience-amid-ban-on-outdoor-dining-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":313335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1606,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-313317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-food","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"With the ban on outdoor dining in April, few Islamabad-based restaurants have resorted to 'car dining'","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/car-dining-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/car-dining-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/car-dining.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Food","Social Media"],"title_text":"Islamabad Eateries Offer Unique \u2018Car Dining\u2019 Experience Amid Ban on Outdoor Dining [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1606,1291&exclude=313317","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313317"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=313317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}