She says she gets news from restaurateurs about what they offer to attract solo diners.

Our waiter affably put his foot down and did not allow a solo diner to order the hot antipasto ($11.25).

D Map This huge and inviting space is comfortable for everyone from solo diners to groups of noisy backpackers.

One nearby solo diner seemed happy with the view, a whole steamed lobster and a bottle of beer.

Without help, a solo diner would have to call it a night after this appetizer.

But if you talk with restaurateurs, solo diners are not actually that uncommon in New York.

American attitudes toward solo diners may not be relaxed enough to permit such acceptance or intimacies, partly because of restaurant economics.

The small tables near the battered zinc bar of this venerable Belgian restaurant are good for solo diners.

What resembles a bar along the right wall is for solo diners and to accommodate the overflow on busy nights.

The glam gold interior has huge windows, tall pillars, a private dining room and even a library for solo diners.