B
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77%
77% -- share of diners visiting restaurant website before dining or ordering for US restaurant diners (2026)
77% of diners visit a restaurant's website prior to dining in or ordering out.
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77%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
appfront.ai
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Tier C
https://www.appfront.ai/blog/the-digital-dining-revolution-how-restaurants-are-winning-customers-onl… ↗
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The Digital Dining Revolution: How Restaurants Are Winning Customers Online
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appfront.ai
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US restaurant diners: 77% share of diners visiting restaurant website before dining or ordering. Source: appfront.ai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/diners-visit-restaurant-website-before-dining
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/diners-visit-restaurant-website-before-dining" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>77%</strong> -- share of diners visiting restaurant website before dining or ordering for US restaurant diners<br><small>Source: appfront.ai (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/diners-visit-restaurant-website-before-dining" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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