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Restaurants and bars that opened in April include a long-awaited new food hall, an Athens-based favorite, plus bakeries, bubble tea and more.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT Zach Israel owned three restaurants with his wife at the start of the pandemic. Now, its down to two. His 75-person staff was cut to eight for most of the last year. Blank Slate Coffee and Kitchen operated as takeout- and delivery-only and turned the restaurant into a grocery store. Hes not alone. More than 1,000 restaurants in New York City alone shut their doors forever. The June jobs report shows this industry is getting back into the swing of things. The economy added 850,00...