Eat Street, NYC

A tiny bit of Spain in Soho. The Spring Street #OpenStreets makes it feel just a tiny bit more European.  

Cotton candy pink as a monolithic color scheme shows up sometimes, and well, that's a choice that a restaurant can make. (Click the post to see a second picture.)  

 Rainbow umbrellas and inflatable palm trees! Duplex, Kettle of Fish and the Stonewall Inn make up a very festive and colorful block.

It's aesthetically pleasing when a restaurant uses their indoor furniture (though undoubtedly a pain to have to bring it back inside overnight). Bonus points for matching the barrier wall with the furniture.

Brown velour seats + live jazz music on a blocked off street. More places should be bringing outdoor music to their piece of sidewalk. 

  Unique rugs for each table is a distinctive feature. They also do a great job of both providing shade and blocking out adjacent traffic. The fans on top are also a nice touch.

  I'm not even really sure what's going on with this restaurant. I guess the building is actually across the street (I didn't actually see it), but on Google Street View you can see that this is usually a parking lot , that happens to be right at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. The juxtaposition of the white table cloths with some janky asphalt and (the back of) a giant billboard is a bit much.

On the plus side, fans! There are many days this summer when fans might help tip a diner's decision in picking a restaurant. On the minus side, Houston St. It would be hard to pick a less charming street in Manhattan.