OpenTable, the world’s largest online and mobile reservation service, with 28,000 restaurants signed up, is trialling a service that will let diners pay as well as book. At the end of the meal, diners can open the app and pay by tapping a button.

The Apple App Store houses over one million apps. Despite once trying to do everything, apps are now being split into single purpose platforms. But how do people actually use them? And which is more useful – the Swiss Army knife approach or a tailored, single purpose app?

Push for a pizza, swipe for a cleaner and tap for a taxi. The rise of apps like Uber is facilitating the culture of ‘I want it, and I want it now’. For digital-savvy city-dwellers from London to Beijing, everything you need – from your dinner to a ride home – is just an app away.

Dutch restaurant Eenmaal has opened a temporary restaurant in Amsterdam catering purely to solo diners, offering patrons a relaxing eating experience. With no families or couples allowed, is this further evidence that spending time alone is not only normal, but desirable?