Last week, the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut limited all restaurants and bars to takeout and delivery as part of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But the New York State Liquor Authority threw some of those businesses a small lifeline in the form of “new off-premises privileges.” Translation: drinks to go.

This allowance requires drinks to be ordered with a purchase of food. According to Bill Crowley, a spokesman for the Liquor Authority, a bag of chips as part of the order would satisfy the mandate.

Among the New York City bars that quickly began to offer takeout cocktails were PDT, Attaboy, Middle Branch, Sugar Monk and Angel’s Share in Manhattan; Hunky Dory, Leyenda, Seaborne, Donna, Fresh Kills and Fort Defiance in Brooklyn; and Dutch Kills and Selma’s Bar in Queens.

Others, like Existing Conditions in Manhattan, plan to begin soon. Some bars are working with food-delivery services like Caviar, but each bar has worked out a different business model, and many cocktails can be ordered by phone or email for pickup.