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The Pulse
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Readers Predict Moderate Growth for 2026
When asked what their company’s growth outlook is for 2026, 49% of restaurant development + design readers predict “moderate growth,” per a survey fielded in October.
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Which Design Trend Had the Greatest Impact on Restaurant Projects in 2025?
In a reader survey fielded in October, restaurant development + design magazine asked readers what design trend had the greatest impact on restaurant projects in 2025. The open-ended responses ranged from cheeky to sincere. Here's what they said.
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Costs of Construction Tops Concerns for 2026
The cost of construction and materials will be the most important factor in how operators allocate their budgets in 2026, according to 51% of restaurant development + design readers.
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Readers Report Stable to Moderate Growth in 2025
In a survey fielded in October, 36% of readers of restaurant development + design magazine reported moderate growth in their companies in 2025.
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Rising Costs Named Biggest Challenge of 2025
Rising construction and materials costs were the biggest challenge in 2025 for 30% of readers of restaurant development + design magazine, according to a survey fielded in October.
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What’s the Next Big Thing in Restaurant Design?
In a reader survey fielded in October, restaurant development + design magazine asked readers to describe The Next Big Thing in restaurant design. Here's how respondents answered.
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Readers Name Top Restroom Design Trends Right Now
Automation is the top trend in restaurant restroom design, according to 61% of rd+d readers surveyed in August. That means fewer touchpoints and automating everything — from auto-flush toilets to sinks and hand dryers.
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Readers Name Top Trends in Steakhouse Design
Steakhouses have been evolving for some time, deemphasizing formality and dark and brooding interiors in favor of a lighter, brighter and less fussy overall design.
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Top Trends in Bar Design in 2025
Bars are undergoing an evolution, and restaurant designers are leading the way. 58% of rd+d readers say that the top trend in bar design for 2025 is “nostalgic” — but not gritty; think retro but with $15 cocktails and mocktails.
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What’s Behind All the Nostalgia in Restaurants?
Nostalgia has been a big driver in restaurant visits recently and it is influencing decisions that impact everything from menus to design.
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Readers Weigh in on 2025 Woes
Readers of restaurant development + design were split on what their biggest challenge at work is right now — but staffing and inflation were key concerns.
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What’s Going on With Restaurant Bathrooms in 2025?
The state of the bathroom is often a clue to how well (or how poorly) a restaurant is run.
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What Can Designers Do to Combat Loud Restaurant Complaints?
We asked restaurant development + design readers what steps they take to ensure restaurants they work on are lively but not too loud.
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Are Restaurant Project Timelines Longer Post-Pandemic?
Have restaurant project timelines changed five years out from the start of the pandemic era?
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Readers Weigh In: How to Keep Budgets in Check
When asked how to keep budgets in check, readers of restaurant development + design had a mix of answers.
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Restaurant Designers Name Biggest Pet Peeves
Most consumer surveys note that poor acoustics and dirty bathrooms are diners’ biggest complaints about restaurant spaces, but what about the designers themselves?
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Are Declining Alcohol Sales Affecting Bar Design?
The news of declining alcohol sales made headlines recently — and signals a broader trend related to a rise in nonalcoholic offerings at bars and restaurants. To find out what that means for bar design, restaurant development + design asked readers.
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Spring is here! Is Outdoor Dining Still Hot in 2025?
restaurant development + design readers overwhelmingly agreed it’s not going anywhere.
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Nontraditional Locations Driving Restaurant Development in 2025
A total of 39% of restaurant development + design readers said format innovations — including nontraditional locations — will be a top development driver in 2025.
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Readers Split on Social Media Elements in Restaurant Design
Readers of restaurant development + design magazine are split on the use of social media moments in designs, per a survey conducted in February 2025.
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What’s Moving the Needle on Restaurant Design Projects?
What's working for our readers right now? The classics.
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The State of Open Kitchens
Open kitchens are no longer a must-have element in new restaurants.
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Mobile Takeout Necessities, According to Readers
13% of restaurant development + design readers said they were not including mobile or takeout areas in their current restaurant designs.
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Readers Dish and Tell
rd+d readers were asked which types of restaurants they are working on right now
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Are Private Dining Rooms Important to Restaurant Design?
Restaurant development + design readers were split on the importance of private dining in restaurants.
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Readers Weigh in on the Restaurant of the Future
What should the restaurant of the future focus on?
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Readers Name Top Development Drivers of 2025
What will development look like in 2025?
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Readers Optimistic about 2025
Will business be better in 2025 than it was in 2024?
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Budget Constraints Plague Procurement
According to a pulse survey fielded in October 2024, 52% of restaurant development + design readers handle their own procurement.
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Readers Name Top Restaurant Design Trends of 2025
In a pulse survey fielded in October, restaurant development + design magazine readers were split on what they think will be the top restaurant design trend of 2025.