//The Power Landlords Have Over Restaurants Right Now

The Power Landlords Have Over Restaurants Right Now

Where a restaurant is located — the city, the neighborhood, the block, even the building — can determine its fate. There are the obvious ways: A restaurant in a buzzy, hip neighborhood with tons of visitors or tourists is likely to pull in more business than one, say, in a neighborhood with just locals, no matter how loyal. A restaurant with a large, sprawling dining room can pack in more diners and tables than a small one, theoretically doing more