London restaurant spend topped 2019 before new restrictions

Spending at restaurants, pubs and bars in London climbed above 2019 levels for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic before new restrictions were put in place, data provided exclusively to City A.M has shown. Food and beverage spending was 1.7 per cent higher in September than a year earlier, according to Fable Data, which tracks card payments and bank transactions.

Exclusive: London restaurant spend topped 2019 before new restrictions

City AM –  21 October 2020