Describe your restaurant. Get music to try, one useful next step, and the research behind it.
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Cozy dinner
The field report compared sales with playlists that fit the brand and with silence. Track wine orders in your own test.
Read the HUI & Soundtrack reportLunch rush
In one restaurant experiment, guests stayed for less time with faster music than with the usual playlist. Track revenue separately to see whether faster turnover helps your business.
Read Malcman et al. (2024)Guided wine tasting
A review looked at how sound affects attention and food perception. Pausing music during speech is a practical test inspired by that work.
Read Spence et al. (2019)Start with the experience
More spending per guest, smoother peak service, or a more welcoming atmosphere? Pick one priority so you know what to test.
Use your concept and guest preferences to choose a direction. Check how it feels in the room; an interior style alone does not prove a musical match.
Listen from several tables during service. Music, voices, equipment and room acoustics all contribute to what guests hear.
Customer experiences
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March 23, 2026View source ↗Start with your guests, concept and service. Compare a coherent musical direction at a comfortable volume, then ask guests how it feels. There is no single genre that is best for every restaurant. The free AI adviser helps turn your preferences into a specific starting point.
There are promising tests. In Lammers’ restaurant experiment, mean party bills were $21.63 with quiet music and $18.57 with loud music — about 16.5% higher, calculated from the published means. It was one restaurant and 80 parties, not a forecast for your venue. Keep your playlist constant and test volume in comparable shifts. Lammers, 2003 ↗
If guests are waiting for tables and conversation is comfortable, test a faster selection at the same volume. One experiment found shorter visits with faster music. Track guests served, waiting time and revenue per seat-hour; faster visits alone do not prove more revenue. Malcman et al., 2024 ↗
Spotify says its consumer service is for personal, non-commercial use and cannot be played publicly in businesses such as restaurants. Choose a service intended for business use and check the terms for your location and repertoire. Spotify’s guidance ↗
Yes. You can describe your restaurant or complete the six-question quiz without signing up. Playlist previews are also available on this page. Playing music through the Moodby service is separate; check its current plans and terms.
Look for music that suits your guests, playlists for different service times, and playback controls that fit your team’s routine. Check the business-use terms for your location. Start with the free AI adviser and playlist previews, then explore Moodby’s restaurant music service.
It uses reviewed findings relevant to your answers to propose music and a practical test. The recommendation links to its sources. Musical directions are suggestions to try in your restaurant; research results are not promises of a particular outcome.
Start with your goal. Leave with something practical to try.
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