Restaurants have found creative and unconventional ways to serve diners amidst the global pandemic.

Dining out is just one of the many facets of everyday life that has transformed due to the coronavirus pandemic. With worldwide safety precautions and restrictions, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/fancy-nyc-restaurants-delivery-thanksgiving-home">restaurants</a> had no choice but to take dining in bizarre yet innovative directions. To abide by <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/wellness/social-distancing-activities-ideas-stay-home-coronavirus">social distancing</a> rules, your next restaurant epxerience may just be in your own private bubble or joined by stuffed animals. Here, L&#39;OFFICIEL rounds up the unconventional ways people are dining out across the world.

Plastic Bubbles

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Across New York City, restaurants&nbsp;have adjusted to COVID-19 precautions with outdoor dining and plentiful <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/fancy-nyc-restaurants-delivery-thanksgiving-home">takeout</a> options. As the fall temperatures drop, many restaurants are setting up plastic tents and bubbles for dining-in. Prior to the pandemic, <a href="https://www.230-fifth.com/">230 Fifth</a> already established its &ldquo;heated igloos&rdquo; for visitors with sofas, a TV, and a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/how-to-create-hygge-danish-home-cozy-style">comfy</a>&nbsp;fireplace. Along with a view of the city, it makes the perfect place to sit back and have a&nbsp;drink just in time for the holidays.

See-Through Lampshades

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Located near the <a href="https://lofficielbaltics.com/en/trips/now-you-can-spend-a-night-inside-the-louvre-in-paris">Louvre</a> museum, Parisian restaurant&nbsp;H.A.N.D. requires guests to enjoy their meal in a new socially-distanced way&ndash;under a clear hood that allows you to safely dine near others.&nbsp;French restaurants were notably among the first&nbsp;to use this lampshade-resembling device called <a href="https://www.christophegernigon.com/plex-eat">Plex&rsquo;Eat</a>. Created by designer Christophe Gernigon, the Plex&rsquo;Eat allows guests to enjoy their <a href="https://lofficielbaltics.com/en/gourmand-guide/real-hunger-or-simply-desire-to-eat-learn-about-the-differences-of-eating-habits">food</a> without having to feel constrained to a mask. It&rsquo;s not conventional by any means, but it&#39;s becoming the norm for dining out.

Likelike Dolls

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While it&rsquo;s uncomfortable to dine in an empty restaurant, places in Lithuania and Germany found an alternative to that. Restaurants across Europe are relying on <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/05/19/photos-restaurants-are-using-mannequins-blow-up-dolls-and-more-to-enforce-social-distancing/">mannequins</a> and blow-up dolls to safely fill up the space. Located in Vilnius, Lithuania, <a href="https://www.cozy.lt/en/">Cozy</a> has guests dine among fashionably dressed mannequins. It&rsquo;s a unique alternative to social distancing that&rsquo;ll keep you entertained.&nbsp;

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Much like the bubble dining, many restaurants have set up mini greenhouse-like structures for patrons. In New York City, they can be found on the deck or rooftop&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.industry-kitchen.com/">Industry Kitchen</a> and <a href="https://secretnyc.co/nyc-greenhouses-ampia-rooftop/">Ampia</a>, while in Amsterdam&nbsp;<a href="http://eten.mediamatic.nl/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mediamatic ETEN</a>&#39;s personal greenhouses sit along the scenic&nbsp;Oosterdok River.&nbsp;

Animal Companions

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Across the world, customers are being forced to dine with non-humans&mdash;and in this case, animals. To enforce social distancing and limit the total number of people dining at a time, restauarants from Paris to Japan&nbsp;have opted to host stuffed animals or cardboard cutouts at their tables.&nbsp;In Thailand, a grill chain called <a href="https://barbq-plaza.com">Bar B Q Plaza</a> offers its dragon mascot as companions to diners.

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