21.   In Atlanta, at least three new African restaurants have opened in the past year, joining a handful of existing ones.

22.   In the last couple of years, Vietnamese restaurants have opened in midtown, the Upper East and Upper West Sides, SoHo, Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope.

23.   In the last year and a half, at least four Southern-style restaurants have opened in Manhattan.

24.   Jewish and Mexican restaurants opened right in the center of the city.

25.   Later, Shanghai restaurants opened in the Chinatown area, mostly east of Chatham Square.

26.   More upscale restaurants are opening every hour in the Bay Area.

27.   More Italian restaurants are opening every day, and Italian wine is becoming a big part of most restaurant wine lists.

28.   New restaurants have opened, as have art galleries, jewelry shops and clothing stores.

29.   New Neapolitan restaurants have opened in Rome and London.

30.   New restaurants open in Dublin these days more frequently than pubs.