Dionysus gets loungier
The owners of Dionysus (8 E. Preston St.) have converted some of the upstairs dining room space near the front of the building to a lounge area with couches and chairs.
It makes sense -- more people come to Dionysus to chill in the downstairs bar and order food there than sit down for a dinner upstairs.
"We don't want it to be too fancy upstairs," said co-owner James Hafner. "That way when the bar is busy downstairs, people can come up there and sit."
Eventually, Hafner would like to build a bar upstairs too, he said.
(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Sun Photographer)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
