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I don't think this is really a particularly new concept. I think that there are two factors that have fuelled the rise of this type of restaurant. The first is

I don't think this is really a particularly new concept. I think that there are two factors that have fuelled the rise of this type of restaurant. The first is that people are eschewing more formal dining for casual joints. When was the last time anyone went on a date to an actual fine dining establishment? Let alone gone to one with friends. Secondly, this isn't fine dining dressing down, but rather greasy spoons dressing up. Souva just looks like a hipster version of a the kebab shop around the corner from me run by an old Lebanese bloke. A lot of these places, for better or worse, are ethnic food joints that are owned and operated by white people (to put it bluntly). I've seen a lot of these pop up recently. They're a hipster, more expensive version of traditional ethnic food. Vietnamese and Chinese seem to be particularly popular.

TheChaplain 8y ago
> When was the last time anyone went on a date to an actual fine dining establishment? Last night actually with my wife to a very nice french restaurant, something we do once a week. We live in a cramped apartment without space for a dining table, these moments are very cherished because we get to sit face to face in a nice environment with good food.
dragonwriter 8y ago
> When was the last time anyone went on a date to an actual fine dining establishment? Let alone gone to one with friends. Anyone? I'm going to take zero risk of being wrong and say “within the last hour”. To both questions. This may not be something that happens in your social circle, but it is certainly something that happens regularly.