The rise in volume reflects a broader shift in how people dine, socialize and engage ... By the end of the night, many leave ...

I have tested the restaurant — a soaring space with two dining rooms, one open and sun-soaked, the other dark and moody — with differing audiences, at various mealtimes.

For many diners who grew up in the visuals-obsessed Instagram era, a restaurant doesn’t need to have a particular aesthetic — it just needs to have a memorable one. What might that look like?