Businesses are certainly waiting to welcome us back, although not everyone is ready to get going immediately. Just to remind you what you're missing, including a few we’ve lost along the way, here are just some of the friendly faces working in Sheffield cafes.
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5. Food on the farm
Manager Alison Lewis, left, and Heather Guest in the Farm Kitchen cafe at Heeley City Farm, September 2010 Photo: Roger Nadal
6. A pot for tea
Jon and Kate Jones with their children Eleanor and Holly at the Planet Pot Ceramic Cafe on Hangingwater Road, Nether Green Photo: Steve Ellis
7. Cheers, Ashley
Ashley Charlsworth celebrates the renewal of his lease at the Endcliffe Park Cafe, October 2007 Photo: Roger Nadal
8. Tea time
Pictured is Simon Bower, MD of Pollards Cafe in Meadowhall, with his new range of British teas he is about to sell Photo: Steve Ellis