Bar Counter and Booth Seating: A 60/40 Split

A seating arrangement with a specific proportion. Bar seating accounts for about sixty percent, consisting of a continuous row of eight to twelve high stools; the remaining forty percent are three to five groups of banquette seating along the wall. The bar is for individuals, for those who want to watch cocktails being made, and for those who want to talk to the bartender; the banquettes are for two to four people, for those who want to have private conversations. There are no island-style loose tables, nor any standing areas. The nature of the two types of seating is completely different and both are necessary. Avoid: making all seating loose tables, eliminating bar seating, adding standing areas, having an imbalanced proportion of banquette to bar seating.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個座位配置有比例的平面。吧台座位約佔六成,是一整排八到十二張高凳;其餘四成是沿牆的三到五組卡座。吧台給一個人來、給想看調酒、給想跟調酒師說話的人;卡座給兩到四人、給想講私事的人。沒有中島式的散桌,也沒有站位。兩種座位的性質完全不同而且都必要。避免:把座位全部做成散桌、取消吧台座位、加入站位區、讓卡座與吧台的數量比例失衡。