Quarantine life just got a little easier. On Friday, Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to go during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Although a few restaurants had been offering cocktails to go for awhile — they were doing so at their own risk.
Behind the push to legalize cocktail delivery was Jersey City’s own Cellar 335. The tiki bar/restaurant initiated the push to legalize cocktails to go with a petition it started earlier this month. Under the new law — which is already in effect — bars, restaurants, and distilleries can “sell and deliver alcoholic beverages in original containers or in closed and sealed containers and mixed cocktails in closed and sealed containers” for consumption off the premises.
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“New Jersey’s restaurant and hospitality industry, like so many other businesses, has suffered tremendous financial losses due to COVID-19,” said Governor Murphy via press release. “Allowing business owners with certain licenses and permits to sell beverages directly to consumers is a creative way to alleviate some of their financial uncertainty.”
Here in Jersey City numerous restaurants/bars are now offering cocktails to go including The Boil (pictured), Harry’s Daughter, Würstbar, Cellar 335, White Star, and Greene Hook, to name a few.
(Photo Credit: Rachel Vanni)
