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The Berlin lounge to admit vaccinated patrons only
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The bar at The Berlin, above Troy Beer Garden at 2 King St. in Troy. (Provided photo.)Photo courtesy of Matt Baumgartner
TROY — The Berlin, an intimate downtown cocktail lounge that has been closed since the pandemic-related shutdown began 14 months ago, will require patrons to have proof of full coronavirus vaccination when it reopens on Friday, May 21. It is believed to be the first Capital Region bar or restaurant to screen for vaccination status.
"It's so small I didn't want to open it back up until it felt safe to do so," said owner Matt Baumgartner, who also owns the 3-week-old Troy Beer Garden, located on the ground floor of 2 King St., below The Berlin. Baumgartner reimagined the street-level bar into a plant-bedecked space complete with its own florist after earlier this year selling the Wolff's Biergarten brand, which had one of its locations at 2 King St.

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