Every week you should be throwing a small event such as a sushi night or Taco Tuesdays
Invite as many people as you know even if 2 people show up
You have had your first successful event
Now here is the interesting part:
After your small event you can take them out to other activities going on such as ladies night or Industry night
This enables you to walk in with people immediately conveying social proof and slight status
However, doing these weekly events can get tedious over time
The point of them is too fomo others via social media with flyers and in essence make them seem a lot more fun than they actually are
It also gets you in groove of going out weekly
As you get more daring and gain experience you can simply walk in by yourself on ladies night and industry night and now everyone knows you
The owners watch very carefully who returns every week and how much they spend or their group spends
I used to throw an event with my best friend and if it was just me and him that was fine