How the Restaurant Was Born in 1760s Paris

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · May 25, 2026 · 26m

The restaurant as we know it—individual tables, menus with prices, eating at your own pace—didn't exist before the 1760s. Before that, you ate at communal tables whatever the cook decided to serve. So what changed? This episode traces the invention of the restaurant in Enlightenment Paris, the parallel birth of the sandwich and the fish and chip shop in England, and how these two lineages—one about choice and privacy, the other about speed and price—merged into modern dining. We also explore what the history of eating out tells us about where it's headed next. Episode 3090 —…