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)