Pinstripes In The SoNo Collection Reopens Rooftop Dining Area

NORWALK, CT — Pinstripes in The SoNo Collection reopened its rooftop dining area over the weekend, the first time the popular "bistro, bowling and bocce" spot has allowed patrons on its 3,000-square-foot outdoor patio since the start of the pandemic.

The restaurant, which opened in Norwalk on Dec. 13, 2019, closed just three months later on March 16 when Connecticut shutdown due to the coronavirus. Its employees were furloughed at that time, a spokesperson told Patch.

Now Pinstripes is open, and in addition to food and recreation, the restaurant also serves up live music with Jack Ryan on Friday nights, and Grant Swift on Saturday nights this month. No cover charge for either band.

The Norwalk site is the national chain's 13th location, and the patio overlook Long Island Sound.

Pinstripes in The SoNo Collection is the chain's first Connecticut restaurant, and it specializes in Italian-American cuisine, and fine wines and cocktails, in addition to the four indoor and outdoor bocce courts and 12 bowling lanes. It boasts a total of 26,000 square feet of space at the mall, and it can also host specials events.

Other promotions include:

• Monday (5pm – close): $14 bottomless spaghetti and chop salad
• Monday – Friday (11am-1pm): Kids bowl for $6/hour including shoe rental and parents bowl free
• All day Thursday: $6 handcrafted cocktails
• All day Friday: 50% off all bottles of wine
• Saturday & Sunday (10am – 3pm): Brunch
• Sunday: Kids 12 and under receive half-price kids meal with purchase of an adult entrée
• Sunday – Thursday (9pm – close): complimentary bocce after 9pm
• Sunday – Friday (3pm – 7pm): Happy Hour

To help keep patrons and staff safe, Pinstripes has implemented best practices outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat the coronavirus, and as such social distancing protocols and other cleaning regulations apply.

For more information, visit www.pinstripes.com.