Across the country cafes and restaurants are busy preparing to open up under Alert Level 3 on Tuesday.
Hospitality businesses shut their doors a month ago to help contain the spread of Covid-19.
It's feared many may never reopen.
The Restaurant Association says it expects about three thousand eateries to open on Tuesday.
To stay within lockdown rules many are having to get creative.
From a safe distance Hamish Cardwell spoke to some Wellington businesses doing just that.
