Unlike the Colorado Cafe, which attracts a younger crowd, Dance'n Style in Rockaway is an alcohol- and smoke-free establishment that closes at midnight on the weekends.
The Bawa Continental is a frills-free establishment, with standard rooms ideal for guests who plan to spend most of their time outdoors.
With some 25 restaurants around the world, 3 with 3 Michelin stars each, Mr. Ducasse has taken on the challenge of an alcohol-free establishment with mixed but undeniably interesting results.
In New York, David Chang opened Momofuku Nishi as a gratuity-free establishment, in January, 2016, but by the time summer came around he had decided to accept tips.
For example, a cage-free establishment near Hershey, Pennsylvania, has 18,000 birds in house, all with no access to the outdoors but plenty of opportunity to perch and dust bathe, things chickens instinctively do for safety and hygiene respectively.
Last fall, I was denied service at a commercial gun range in my home state of Oklahoma as a result of the prejudice and misinformation that caused this business to declare itself a "Muslim-free establishment".
Equal time should be given to child-free establishments.
And this is the problem I have with most meat-free establishments: the food just isn't memorable – at least not in a good way.
And where are the meat-free establishments that serve simply cooked, ingredient-led food made from fresh, seasonal or speciality local produce, inspired by the likes of Alice Waters or Deborah Madison?
I'm not suggesting that all meat-free establishments are awful, but rather than dishing up an indistinct menu of global greatest hits like falafel, pad Thai and vegetable curry, I would love to visit vegetarian restaurants that showcase specific regional specialities – be it meat-free Sicilian dishes, traditional Greek classics or the home cooking of Maharashtra.
