A 70-seat bar spills across about a third of the restaurant and lets customers watch restaurant workers engaged in the art of shucking and serving a variety of oyster dishes. Live entertainment is part of the scene on Friday and Saturday nights.
Next door to Tony's is Dean & Delucca's café, where customers can sip cocktails and communicate with passing pedestrians through the glass frontage.
In a published report, Charlotte City Partners president Rob Walsh says he thinks the big-window trend will continue as restaurants continue to cater to street traffic. He believes the concept will become even more obvious at the soon-to-be-completed Hearst Tower, the city's second-tallest skyscraper.
At the base of the building will be 50,000 sf of retail with restaurants and bars on both the Tryon and College street sides of the structure. Glass installations will allow people to see all the way through the lobby from Tryon Street to College Street.
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