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07.08.2025 - 18:08:54KAYAK and OpenTable launch the ultimate guide to solo travel and dining
To accompany KAYAK's top solo travel picks, OpenTable is dishing out the top 5 solo dining spots in each destination, and launching its inaugural data-backed list of the Top 50 Restaurants for Solo Dining in the UK.5 The list features restaurants across the UK, including Upstairs at Landrace in Bath, The Mayfair Chippy in London, ERST in Manchester and The Black Grape in Edinburgh, as well as practical tips to fully enjoy the solo experience.
About KAYAK
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We also support business travellers with our corporate travel solution.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant tech and part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), helps more than 60,000 restaurants worldwide fill 1.7 billion seats a year. OpenTable's world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most - their team, their guests, and their bottom line - while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.
1. Consumer Research Methodology
An online survey was conducted by PureSpectrum among 1000 UK consumers with an interest in solo travel. Within this sample, major cities have been weighed for direct comparison. The research fieldwork took place between 2-6 August, 2024.
2. OpenTable data
OpenTable looked at online seated diners for parties of 1 from August 1 2023 to July 31 2024, and compared it to the corresponding period in 2023. Average spend per guest for parties of one and overall party sizes from August 1 2023 to July 31 2024 was also analysed.
3. KAYAK and OpenTable data
The top cities have been selected based on the largest share of solo travel searches made on KAYAK and the share of solo dining at OpenTable restaurants. The solo travel share has been identified based on the hotel searches for one person conducted from January 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024 for the travel period between January 17, 2024 and November 30, 2024. To identify solo dining share, OpenTable looked at solo seated diners from phone, online and walk-in reservations from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024 in cities with over 10 restaurants on the platform as of January 1, 2024.
4. KAYAK data
KAYAK looked at the share of hotel searches for one person made on KAYAK.co.uk based on searches conducted from 1/1/24 - 7/31/24 for travel between 1/7/24 - 11/30/24. To compare year-over-year, KAYAK considered hotel searches for one person based on searches conducted from 1/1/23 - 7/31/23 for travel between 1/7/23 - 11/30/23.
5. Top 50 Restaurants for Solo Dining in the UK Methodology
OpenTable's Top Restaurants for Solo Dining is generated from OpenTable diner reviews and dining metrics from August 1 2023 to July 31 2024. Restaurants with a minimum threshold of diner reviews were considered and evaluated by a compilation of unique data points, including diner ratings, the percentage of five star reviews, the number of alerts set, the percentage of reservations made in advance and direct searches. Metrics were weighted to comprise an overall score. A percentage of solo reservations was used as a cutoff and then restaurants were ranked by score.
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