It may be called "the city that never sleeps," but with a ban on sugar-filled drinks, New Yorkers may soon be forced to get some rest.

Restaurants and fast-food vendors are tweaking their menus, and beginning Tuesday, limited options will be available to customers requesting sugary drinks.

The new rule forbids businesses to sell non-diet sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces, or 480 millimeters.

Though some businesses are delaying this option, many are already making the switch.

So while customers at Brother Jimmy's BBQ will still be allowed to order large pitchers of margaritas and cocktails, the 24-ounce pitchers will no longer be offered.

"As long as they keep allowing us to serve beer in glasses larger than 16 ounces, we'll be OK," said Josh Lebowitz who owns the restaurant, according to The Christian Science Monitor.

The new standards attempt to curtail the obesity rate of New Yorkers, which has risen from 18 to 24 percent in the last 10 years, city officials say.

"We're not banning anything. It's called portion control," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday, according to Vibe Magazine. "We've just got to do something. And all we're doing in New York is reminding you that it's not in your interest to have too many empty calories."

Those that won't make the healthy drink list include some fruit-juice drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, slushies, fruit smoothies, and coffee- and tea-based sweetened drinks.

Posters and flyers will be advertised on windows of bowling alleys, notifying customers they will serve smaller increments of soda. Dunkin Donuts employees will no longer offer customers sugar with their latte, but leave it up to the customer's discretion to make that choice.

After hearing about the ban, Frames Bowling Lounge executive general manager Ayman Kamel experimented with healthy drink options.

"It's going to cost a little bit more money, but nothing is more valuable than having freshly squeezed juice available for our clients," he reported to The Huffington Post. "We're taking advantage of the situation to promote the good side - healthy options."

Beginning in June, businesses found selling sugary beverages will be faced with a $200 fine.

But not all businesses will be affected. Places not regulated by the city's health department, such as 7-11 and other convenience stores will still be allowed to sell 2-liter bottles of Coca Cola. The lack of consistency angers restaurant and beverage industries.