France savours the return of its iconic cafes and restaurants as COVID-19 lockdown eases

Cafes and restaurants reopened across France as the country took its latest step out of coronavirus lockdown, with clients seizing the chance to bask on sunny terraces after 10 weeks of closures to fight the outbreak. | A waiter wearing a face mask serves clients on the terrace of 'Le Bar du Marche' in Paris.

People eat in a typical local restaurant known as 'Bouchon Lyonnais' in Lyon.

People queue to eat at Rue des Archives in the 4th arrondissement in Paris.

People eat on restaurant and cafe terraces in the rue de Buci in Paris.

A waiter wearing face mask serves clients on a restaurant terrace in Strasbourg, eastern France, as cafes and restaurants reopen in France

Customers on a terrace of a restaurant in Paris.

A waiter wearing a face mask serves at Cafe de la Comedie in Paris.

Customers have lunch on a terrace of a restaurant on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris.

A waiter wearing face mask serves clients on a restaurant terrace in Strasbourg, eastern France.

Customers sit at the terrace of a cafe-restaurant in Paris

A masked waiter works at the terrace of the Cafe de la Mairie on the Place Saint-Sulpice in Paris.

Poeple eat at the terrace of the Cafe restaurant Le Compat in Paris.

People eat at a cafe terrace in the rue de Buci in Paris.

Cafes and restaurants reopen in France with the easing of lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic

A waiter serves customers in a cafe of Saint Jean de Luz.

French cafes and restaurants reopened their doors on June 2 as the country took its latest step out of coronavirus lockdown, with clients seizing the chance to bask on sunny terraces after 10 weeks of closures to fight the outbreak.

Customers eat on the terrace of Cafe de Flore in Paris.

Clients seizing the chance to bask on sunny terraces after 10 weeks of closures to fight the outbreak.

A woman rides her bike as people eat on restaurant and cafe terraces in Paris.

People eat on the terrace of the cafe-restaurant boat 'Rosa Bonheur sur Seine' in Paris.