“No politician has been through here and has seen our investments to ensure that the health measures due to the coronavirus are respected”, underlines Dina El Founti, manager of the Monaco hookah bar, in the Antwerp South district. According to him, the tenants of this type of establishment know only too well that they must “ensure that the virus does not spread”. “We were even prepared to reduce the bubbles to, for example, five clients,” he adds.
The manager deplores being reduced to serving tea or coffee. “Our customers don’t come for that and there are enough beautiful terraces around. In addition, we pay 1,500 euros per year for our license to operate a hookah bar.”
The managers have not received any official communication on the new measure, further point out Dina El Founti and Youssef Badaoui, who runs the Kasbar Royal hookah establishment. “But at the first offense, we will have to close.” The owners are asking for urgent consultation on the matter.
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