A new Liverpool bar has closed its doors less than a week after opening due to the new lockdown restrictions in place across Merseyside.
High-end cocktail bar Dwntwn opened its doors on Harrington Street on Friday, September 18 - and now, just days later, has closed for the foreseeable future.
The bar said it had made the “extremely hard decision” to close its doors until “the world is a little more normal”.
The decision comes after the Government announced further restrictions for the UK in order to battle rising cases of coronavirus, including a 10pm curfew for bars and restaurants.
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The bar said the new rules make it “impossible” to “offer the service we wish to provide”.
Sharing the news on Instagram, the Dwntwn team wrote: “Dear all, firstly we want to again thank you all for the support we have received during our opening period, with today’s current climate and the new curfew rules imposed by the government nationally we have made the extremely hard decision to keep our doors shut till the world is a little more normal - opening any type of business in this day and age is tough, but with the new rules it makes it impossible for us to offer the service we wish to provide.
“We are going to monitor the rule changes on a daily basis and will have an update soon. This isn’t a goodbye. It’s see you soon. Love, dwntwn x”
Dwntwn opened beneath its sister venue Abbey Road Bar & Kitchen and was aimed at the 9pm - 2am crowd, meaning it would only be able to open an hour before the Government enforced curfew of 10pm.
Brendan Soprano, operations manager for Dwntwn, said: “This is not the news anyone in the hospitality industry wanted to hear but we have to adapt.
“All full-time staff from Dwntwn will be moved into some of our sister sites which operate more during daytime business hours.”
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Dwntwn offers a range of signature cocktails, along with reimagined classics and spritzes, which visitors can order directly to spacious chesterfield booths.
The bar also features a signature staircase, grand piano and resident lounge singer.
Dwntwn will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
