Will lockdown expected to continue for several weeks yet, it may still be a while until we can enjoy food and drink with friends.
We asked you where you’ll be heading when hospitality restrictions are lifted - here are a dozen of your venues of choice for a post-pandemic celebration.
![Sonya MacDonald tips the Shish Restaurant, in Galashiels, for a celebratory meal.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI3MDYxYjk1LWM5OTYtNDJjNS05NjNjLWNlN2Y1NGI4OThlYjpiMzE2YzU5ZC0wY2YyLTQ3MmItYjQ4Ny1kNmYxYjVmMmFlOGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. The Shish Restaurant
Sonya MacDonald tips the Shish Restaurant, in Galashiels, for a celebratory meal. Photo: Google Maps
![Tracy Reid is looking forward to tucking in to the sticky chicken salad at the Salmon Inn, Galashiels.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA3MjM1MDc0LTI5ODMtNGE5My1hNTkzLWU4ZDgxZWNmNmVlMDphMzZhZDA2OS0wMDZkLTRkMDUtODJmZC0wYzk0NjNjMjE0ZWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. The Salmon Inn
Tracy Reid is looking forward to tucking in to the sticky chicken salad at the Salmon Inn, Galashiels. Photo: Google Maps
![Irene Terzi shares that the Riversedge, in Hawick, has the best scones in the Borders.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY0MTc1NTEyLTE1MDUtNGE5Zi1hN2YyLWM3YzhkNTM1ZWU1NTo5MzI2OTIzMi05NGZkLTQ3MzQtOGRlYy1iMGM0OTcxZjY4YTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. The Riversedge
Irene Terzi shares that the Riversedge, in Hawick, has the best scones in the Borders. Photo: Google Maps
![Christine Duff can't wait to return to the Court House Coffee Shop, in Selkirk.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZlOWMwZmM2LWNiYTItNDYwOS1iMDczLTZiOTk5ZjQ3ZTAwNjphYmI5YTcyYi1mY2IwLTRmMWMtYTI4MS1mOWRjOGMyNzM3YTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. The Court House Coffee Shop
Christine Duff can't wait to return to the Court House Coffee Shop, in Selkirk. Photo: Google Maps