Salzburg’s late-night restaurants are suffering a huge drop in sales. Michael Kalhammer, top dog in the Gstättengasse with three restaurants, gives some reasons for this. One of them is that young people have not really learned how to leave during Corona.
Michael Kalhammer is a veteran of Salzburg’s night-time gastronomy. In 2006, the now 45-year-old opened his first nightclub, Half Moon, on Gstättengasse. The former kicker and football coach now runs the Humbold Stubn together with business partner Martin Sönmezay (41) and since July the former Take Five, which is now called Balboa. All three restaurants are located on Gstättengasse.
The atmosphere in part of Salzburg’s night catering center is manageable. Whiskey, tequila, gin, beer and the like: the consumption of alcoholic beverages has been noticeably declining for several months. Kalhammer gives a few reasons for this: “In the summer there were more events such as village festivals or club parties, later people came to our bars.
The nice weather could also have encouraged us not to be out for too long the evening before. People leave, but not that often. And what strikes me most is that young people are increasingly staying away. This has to do with the Corona period. “In short, many people no longer learned how to move properly,” Kalhammer explains.
Many restaurants in the country are closing their doors
Simon Schnell (55), disco emperor from Pongau, who runs the traditional Wagrainer Tenne, among other things, also follows the same line. “In our country, eight out of ten night restaurants are closed. It started with the official closures during Corona. This meant that many were sentenced to death. This winter will be crucial for the restaurants that remain.”
Source: Krone
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