Sixty percent of Irish diners in relationships plan to dine out this Valentine’s Day, according to new research commissioned by OpenTable.
The research shows that 69% of Irish diners plan to spend more or the same on Valentine's Day than last year.
Singles
The data indicates that millennials will be the main segment enjoying Valentine’s Day as 51% (27-42) plan to dine out for the holiday vs 46% of Gen Z (18-26).
Interestingly, 27% of Irish singles would happily take themselves out this year, 15% of whom have done it before.
'Going All Out'
“New research suggests that Irish diners will be going all out this 14th of February, with 69% planning to spend more or the same on a meal out than last year,” said Robin Chiang, SVP of Growth at OpenTable.
“In 2023, more than half of reservations (53%) were made at least four days out, so book before February 10th to help better your chances of securing your favourite table."
Top 10
To help diners discover the perfect restaurant, OpenTable is debuting two new lists for Irish diners this year - Top 10 Restaurants for a Table of Two in Ireland 2024 and Top 10 Solo Dining Restaurants in Ireland 2024.
The lists were created by analysing more than 148,000 diner reviews, and metrics including ratings and the percentage of reservations for one and two people.
TOP 10 RESTAURANTS FOR A TABLE OF TWO IN IRELAND 2024
1. Aperitivo Cicchetti (Dublin)
2. Bovinity (Dublin)
3. D'Olier Street (Dublin)
4. Glas (Dublin)
5. Glovers Alley (Dublin)
6. Grano Restaurant (Dublin)
7. Host (Dublin)
8. Orwell Road (Dublin)
9. The Butcher Grill (Dublin)
10. Vintage Cocktail Club (Dublin)
TOP 10 SOLO DINING RESTAURANTS IN IRELAND 2024
1. Bar 1661 (Dublin)
2. Davy Byrnes (Dublin)
3. Elephant & Castle – The Mayson (Dublin)
4. Gallaghers Boxty House (Dublin)
5. Gourmet Food Parlour - Santry (Dublin)
6. House Dublin (Dublin)
7. Millstone Restaurant (Dublin)
8. Ryleigh's (Dublin)
9. The Woollen Mills (Dublin)
10. Ukiyo (Dublin)
