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Agnieszka Sękiewicz-Magoń Where Digital Natives Eat Out

If you were born between 1997 and 2012, you belong to Generation Z whose whole life has been based on online activity, so it is no wonder that the food you choose is also influenced by it. Even though Gen Zers are stereotyped as always staring at their phone screens, this should be taken with a grain of salttaken with a grain of salt [take with a grain of salt]taken with a grain of salt, because the truth is that you valuevalue (verb)value experiences, dining experiences to be exact, as much as your electronic gadgets. Going out with your friends is more like a social event, during which you can enjoy time spent with them and have something cool to eat at the same time. So where do you go to eat out? We will spill the beansspill the beans (idiom)spill the beans here about the places frequentedfrequented [frequent]frequented by young people.

Fast food restaurants are still one of the most popular choices because of their prices, speed, and convenience. They offer a set menuset menuset menu with meals such as crispycrispycrispy fries with burgers and creamy milkshakes, and when compared with other types of restaurants, their meals are as cheap as chipsas cheap as chips (idiom)as cheap as chips.  However, there is a new type of such restaurant, called fast casualfast casualfast casual, which offers a more wholesomewholesomewholesome and diversediversediverse menu selection with slightly higher prices. Since Gen Zers don’t mind paying a bit more for food they perceive asperceive as perceive as healthier, the meals in these restaurants, such as customisedcustomised [customise]customised choppedchopped [chop]chopped salads or signature paninis, are selling like hot cakesselling like hot cakes [sell like hot cakes] (idiom)selling like hot cakes.

If you would like to spicespice (sth) upspice things upspice (sth) upup a bit and go for something more special, for example to celebrate an important occasion with your friends, you can choose a casual diningcasual diningcasual dining type of restaurant. This is a place where you will still get a relativelyrelativelyrelatively quick meal, but you will also be able to sit down and enjoy table servicetable service table service. Depending on the cuisinecuisinecuisine, you can eat practically all kinds of dishes there: startersstarters [starter]starters like salads, main coursemain course main course meals like pad thai or spaghetti and meatballs with a  side dishside dishside dish of stuffed peppers or garlic bread, or even breakfast staplesbreakfast staplesbreakfast staples like pancakes and waffles. There is usually a theme, as well as unique decordecordecor and ambienceambienceambience that make the dining experience there stand outstand out stand out.

Nowadays, young people are growing more and more interested in healthy eating, and a lot of Gen Zers are nuts aboutare nuts about [be nuts about something] (idiom)are nuts about natural, organic, and sustainable foods. At the same time, they are open to new dining experiences and adventurous eats,adventurous eatsadventurous eats, and that’s why a relatively new type of restaurant, called contemporary casualcontemporary casualcontemporary casual, has been very popular among them. It balances a relaxed atmosphere with modern culinary trends, such as fusion cuisinefusion cuisinefusion cuisine or farm‑to‑tablefarm‑to‑tablefarm‑to‑table, offering meals like a ramen burger, instant noodle sandwich, or beet and watermelon salad.  An extra bonus is that if you decide to dine at such a place, you are guaranteed to have great new content for your Instagram feedfeed (noun)feed, as the focus there is on the visual appeal of the foodvisual appeal of the food visual appeal of the food.

Finally, if going to restaurants is not your cup of teanot your cup of tea [not one’s cup of tea] (idiom)not your cup of tea, you can always choose places like cafés, pubs, or coffee bars, so in a nutshellin a nutshell (idiom)in a nutshell, the simplest choice. Offeringsofferings [offering]Offerings there usually include coffee, tea, and a smaller menumenumenu of foods and snacks, because these places serve mainly as leisure spotsleisure spots [leisure spot]leisure spots, social meeting places, or mobile offices. There is a low‑keylow‑keylow‑key atmosphere there and once you have eaten your meal, you can still stay as cool as a cucumberas cool as a cucumber (idiom)as cool as a cucumber, because there is no pressure on you to leave after eating.

The eaterieseateries [eatery]eateries mentioned above are just some types of places where you can go with your friends, but all of them offer food that will definitely whet your appetitewhet your appetite [whet appetite] (idiom)whet your appetite, so I would be surprised if, while reading it, you still haven’t got hungry!

1 Źródło: Agnieszka Sękiewicz-Magoń, dostępny w internecie: 19 Types Of Restaurants: Complete Guide For Potential Owners, https://getsling.com/blog/types-of-restaurants/ [dostęp 26.02.2022], licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.