Restaurants are putting digital detox on the menu with smartphone-free dining

Initiatives encouraging customers to give up their smartphones while dining out are multiplying in restaurants. — AFP Relaxnews

In Italy, certain restaurants are encouraging their customers to set aside their smartphones while they eat to truly enjoy the moment. But to convince diners to give up their phones, they usually have to promise rewards.

Restaurant owners seem to be taking an increasingly taking a dim view of smartphone use at their tables. Now, some of them are testing ways of encouraging customers to try a digital detox while they dine, ensuring their establishments some good publicity in the process.