Winter Outdoor Dining Approved At 11 Falmouth Restaurants

FALMOUTH, MA — The Falmouth Select Board last week approved temporary outdoor dining permits for 11 restaurants in town.

Permits allow outdoor dining through March 31, and another round of permits will be allotted after April 1, Town Manager Julian Suso said at the Dec. 21 select board meeting. Some Falmouth eateries already have outdoor dining as part of their regular license and don't need to go through this process, but board members said any restaurant that wishes to expand its outdoor dining would need this approval.

Licenses were issued to Anchor Ale House, Bucatino Restaurant and Wine Bar, C Salt Wine Bar and Grille, Crabapples, Chapoquoit Grill, The Conference Table, Grumpy's Pub, Liam Maguire's Irish Pub, Mary Ellen's Portuguese Bakery, Pickle Jar Kitchen and Quarterdeck Restaurant.

"We appreciate the restaurants for their flexibility, and it's very important we do everything we can to maintain their viability," Suso said.

Restaurants received the permits on the condition that they help with snow removal to ensure residents have access to sidewalks.