Phone-Free Dining Gains Ground as American Bars and Restaurants Restrict Screens

‘We believe that the best memories in life are made together, in the moment,’ says one restaurant with a strict no-phone policy.

Increasingly, restaurants and bars are requiring patrons to put aside their cell phones or not even bring them into the premises. — Increasingly, restaurants and bars are requiring patrons to put aside their cell phones or not even bring them into the premises. Via X

JOSEPH CURL

Apr 27, 2026, 12:09 PM ET