# Ticket-Based Dining Next Restaurant Nixes Reservations for Online Ticketing By Katherinev123 | Published 2010-06-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/next-restaurant References: [springwise](http://springwise.com/food_beverage/nextrestaurant/) & [nextrestaurant](http://www.nextrestaurant.com/) If you're looking to dine at Chicago's [Next Restaurant](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/al-dente), which specializes in world cuisine, forget making a reservation. Instead, you'll have to get yourself to a computer to buy online tickets for seats. Selling seat tickets much like that of sporting events, Next Restaurant is creating an [innovative solution to overbooking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-one-exclusive-tables), and cutting out the need for an employee to take reservations. The restaurant's fare, according to its website, will feature four different menus per year that include [five or six courses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigma-yorkville) taken from "great moments in culinary history--or the future." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Online Ticketing:** Restaurants can implement online ticketing systems to streamline reservations and minimize overbooking. - **Seasonal Menus:** Offering four different menus per year based on culinary history or the future can create unique and immersive dining experiences. - **Cutting-edge Cuisine:** Exploring unconventional and future-forward flavors can set restaurants apart and attract adventurous diners. ### Where This Applies - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can adopt online ticketing systems to improve reservation management and enhance the dining experience. - **Technology:** The technology industry can develop specialized online ticketing platforms tailored for the restaurant industry. - **Food and Beverage:** Restaurants and culinary professionals can explore experimental and futuristic flavors to innovate their menus and attract food enthusiasts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Restaurant Reservation App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-eats-dine-out.md) - [Multi-Media Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-3d-journey-through-time.md) - [Website-Based Restaurant Customizations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wix-restaurant-experiences.md) - [Branded Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-taste-of-homegoods.md) - [Bidding Reservation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diibs.md) - [AI-Enhanced Restaurant Reservation Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restaurant-reservation.md) - [Real-Time Reservation Alerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waitlistwizard.md) - [Next-Gen Restaurant Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velada-launches.md) - [16-Course Fine Dining Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fine-dining-restaurant.md)