Restaurants Are Seeing a 39% Jump in Mother’s Day Reservations
Bookings are well above pre-pandemic levels, according to OpenTable.
Expect more crowded dining rooms for Mother’s Day than in years past.
Photographer: Koh Sze Kiat/E+After two years of stymied Mother’s Day celebrations, demand for restaurant tables is booming. Bookings at restaurants across the country are up 13% from 2021, according to data from OpenTable Inc. And they’re 39% higher than in 2019.
“Mother’s Day reservations are well outpacing pre-pandemic levels, with some U.S. cities seeing triple-digit dining demand,” said Debby Soo, chief executive officer of OpenTable. “It’s typically one of the biggest dining days of the year. We expect this year to be bigger than ever.”