I would pay restaurants to turn their playlists off (considerably less if they only turn it down). I don't want to listen to their music when I eat out.
It was a revelation to eat in Vienna on my honeymoon. I didn't expect the cafes and restaurants to be so quiet. Even the tourist-traps didn't play music. It was enjoyable to eavesdrop and listen to silverware. In an odd way, I felt more connected to the people around me, or as you might put it, these Viennese cafes invited "association" to me with their regulars simply by not playing music. I can't say I've ever felt that at any "great" New York restaurant The Infatuation's promoted.
I have a love-hate relationship with music in restaurants. I think when it's music I recognize, that's almost better because I can hear what I know and then move on, a la Tom Petty. This was the case during a recent meal at Babbo (but also most of the ambiance there is created by the music, it's kind of like dinner and a show).
The music at Wallse is definitely on the quieter side. I didn't touch on the crowd there in this piece but in hindsight would have loved to eavesdrop more on the conversations around me. I'm wondering if music is more an American thing in general? Even empty bars here play Spotify music way too loudly. Thinking of this in contrast to literally any other drinking establishment I've been to in another country.
It’s probably most pronounced in the Americas but I’ve experienced it in every country except Austria. People in Vienna seemed to have a more balanced-that is nonexistent-relationship with their phones. I didn’t see many people walk around with headphones or earbuds. They seemed content to be by themselves. Even as they nervously waited to flirt with a stranger at a bar, they passed the time without staring at their phones. If people are content to do that, they won’t need a soundtrack in a restaurant.
This trip was earlier in the year and I’ve tried to forego AirPods, which is why I’m on this crusade. But in general, I’ll tolerate music in a restaurant so long as it’s quiet. Coffee shops should rarely play music. And I wouldn’t mind if more bars like Burp Castle existed.
(I don’t mean to seem like a grouch. I love karaoke bars!)
i want to go back when it's snowing #wallseplans
Winter menu is the best menu.
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I would pay restaurants to turn their playlists off (considerably less if they only turn it down). I don't want to listen to their music when I eat out.
It was a revelation to eat in Vienna on my honeymoon. I didn't expect the cafes and restaurants to be so quiet. Even the tourist-traps didn't play music. It was enjoyable to eavesdrop and listen to silverware. In an odd way, I felt more connected to the people around me, or as you might put it, these Viennese cafes invited "association" to me with their regulars simply by not playing music. I can't say I've ever felt that at any "great" New York restaurant The Infatuation's promoted.
I have a love-hate relationship with music in restaurants. I think when it's music I recognize, that's almost better because I can hear what I know and then move on, a la Tom Petty. This was the case during a recent meal at Babbo (but also most of the ambiance there is created by the music, it's kind of like dinner and a show).
The music at Wallse is definitely on the quieter side. I didn't touch on the crowd there in this piece but in hindsight would have loved to eavesdrop more on the conversations around me. I'm wondering if music is more an American thing in general? Even empty bars here play Spotify music way too loudly. Thinking of this in contrast to literally any other drinking establishment I've been to in another country.
It’s probably most pronounced in the Americas but I’ve experienced it in every country except Austria. People in Vienna seemed to have a more balanced-that is nonexistent-relationship with their phones. I didn’t see many people walk around with headphones or earbuds. They seemed content to be by themselves. Even as they nervously waited to flirt with a stranger at a bar, they passed the time without staring at their phones. If people are content to do that, they won’t need a soundtrack in a restaurant.
This trip was earlier in the year and I’ve tried to forego AirPods, which is why I’m on this crusade. But in general, I’ll tolerate music in a restaurant so long as it’s quiet. Coffee shops should rarely play music. And I wouldn’t mind if more bars like Burp Castle existed.
(I don’t mean to seem like a grouch. I love karaoke bars!)
I feel like we’re on the same page… I have been eager to visit Vienna and now even more so that it apparently leans luddite.