In New York City restaurants, the party-of-one is becoming a cause for celebration. OpenTable, the online reservation platform, said that bookings by solo diners at restaurants in the city jumped by 80% from 2014 to 2018. And while OpenTable said those parties-of-one represent a very small slice of overall bookings, some restaurants said that business from solo diners can now account for up to 10% of their sales.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 13, 2019 13:52 UTC