Hospitality businesses are hopeful Wellingtonians will hit the town this weekend

Many night clubs were down by around 80 percent, as the capital spent last Friday and Saturday night in Alert Level Two.

Businesses had to ensure they hosted no more than 100, and had to have customers seated, served and separated.

Restaurant and nightclub owner Jordan Mills says hospitality is part of Wellington's identity, and he expects people will be rush back.

He says it's not just the young - it's everyone who missed the vibrancy of the city.