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BUSINESS LUNCHES ARE BACK IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO AS PANDEMIC FADES

Workers return to the office on Wall Street in New York.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Daniela Sirtori-Cortina

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Business lunches are on the rise in major cities across the US, suggesting that
at least some pre-pandemic corporate habits are returning to normal.

In New York, the number of seated diners on weekdays at noon climbed every month
between January and April from the prior year, according to data from online
reservations platform OpenTable. Only Fridays in March were almost unchanged
from 2022. 

Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle and Atlanta also registered gains during weekdays
at noon in April. 


BUSINESS LUNCHES ARE BACK

In NYC, meals at noon on Wednesdays became more popular than last year



Source: OpenTable





“With the rise of hybrid work and widespread return to the office, the business
lunch is making a comeback in major US cities,” OpenTable Chief Executive
Officer Debby Soo said.




Restaurants are also benefiting from increased in-person dining compared to this
time last year, when the omicron wave of Covid-19 kept people at home.



In New York, the 1 p.m. slot was also more popular every weekday in January,
February and April, according to OpenTable. And Google searches for “business
lunch” have hit their highest level in the past decade in recent months, with
the most interest in New York.

Overall dining demand in the US remains relatively stable, Soo added. In just
one example, reservations for Mother’s Day booked at least six days in advance
were 15% higher than last year.

“People are continuing to prioritize dining out despite all the economic
headwinds that we’re all facing,” Soo said.



— With assistance by Matthew Boyle





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