Subway shops, which make sandwiches to order, have attracted many people who like to see their meal prepared in front of them, choosing from a variety of ingredients, with the option to dine on the premises or take it away.

地铁商店根据订单制作三明治，吸引了许多人，他们喜欢看到自己的饭菜在面前准备好，可以从各种食材中选择，也可以选择在店内用餐或带走。

It is an important signal for consumers to boost confidence by going out to dine," Yin added.

Cook a traditional meal or dine out?

There are so many food options, and I spent most of my time walking around the shopping malls," said Chris Chan, a 32-year-old Hong Kong resident, adding that it has become a trend among his friends to shop, dine and spend their weekends in Shenzhen.

Furthermore, people have shown a stronger willingness to dine out for gatherings during the holiday as evidenced by data released by the Ministry of Commerce.

"I'd like to dine out with my family on the Spring Festival eve to well celebrate the new year.

Although it's not allowed to dine in, it's very convenient to order takeout as restaurants offer self-pickup service and discounts," said Xie Yue, a Beijing citizen.

"But this year, I go there a lot to dine with my friends, as so many new-and-good modern shopping malls and restaurants are located there.

It has become a part of my life to dine with friends, bring my kid to play and shop for accessories in shopping malls.

Business retailers can also consider operating convenience stores with spaces available for passengers to dine in, thus eliminating the inconvenience of eating on subways, said LeadLeo.

"Once I got notified that I was a winner this time, I invited my friends to dine and share the joy.

At a bustling food mall in Changyi, a county-level city in Weifang, Shandong province, a lively scene unfolds as people flock to dine.

Dine, a businessman from Niger, and his partners from Burkina Faso and other West African countries participated in the fair for the first time.

She used to dine out with friends during the weekends.

On a normal day, about 50 people dine in our restaurant.

Restaurants that can provide solo-diner-friendly seating arrangements and comfortable dining settings have been sought after by those who frequently dine alone.

After watching the film, audiences perhaps will dine and tour the resort or just go and have a ride with the artificial dinosaur in the park.

She said she would dine out with friends using coupons given out on Saturday after having meals at home for months.

Particularly on days when she is unwilling to dine out with colleagues on work days, the apps come to her rescue time and again.

They could use Octopus cards to travel, shop and dine without the hassle of cash, so it is difficult to change the local residents' paying habits, according to d'Haussy.

That, market experts opined, is an appropriate, creative and commendable response to newly imposed limits on the number of people who can dine together at restaurants.

The government has been encouraging people to dine at home during the pandemic, in a bid to stem the infectious disease.

I'm not quite the party animal but I'm definitely not a homebody since I dine out almost every day of the week.

Wang used to eat in the office, order takeouts or dine out with friends.

Since the full resumption of normal cross-border transportation between the two cities, Hong Kong residents have flocked to Shenzhen to dine and shop for cost-effective products.