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Phones are the new cigarettes: why restaurants are discouraging and even banning them

The Guardian UK · 14 September 2026 at 16:31

Phones are the new cigarettes: why restaurants are discouraging and even banning them

Would you hand in your phone at the door in exchange for a free bottle of wine? One restaurateur has tried that – and there are now many other gambits that are encouraging us to connect Name: Phone bans.

Age: Their provenance is considerable; their time is now.

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Phones are the new cigarettes: why restaurants are discouraging and even banning them

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