Other attractions include Irish bars, adult arcades, and urban ping pong clubs.
They always have cobble stone streets, nice street furniture, and private security guards kicking away skate kids and the homeless. They are often conveniently located next to the new publicly-funded billion dollar baseball field or football stadium, where suburbanites turn the neighborhoods into a giant alcohol and piss puddle on game days.
When my city shut down a few roads downtown during the lockdowns it was so fucking awesome. One of the restaurants sectioned off a small street, maybe a block long to setup a minigolf and a few cornhole games. It really made me think about how easy it would be to make things much more interesting in a city than just having roads of cars. Plus it just makes walking around so much more relaxing and enjoyable, and you don't have people honking or blocking crosswalks because they're waiting for a parking spot.
There was similar by me. Entire streets closed so that restaurants could use that space as outdoor dining and it was amazing. It made everything seem so much more alive.
You also dont have to worry about some drunk asshole mounting the curb at 35 mph and testing your deductible for health insurance.