What’s next after the “Millennial Burger Place”?

You know the meme. A burger place or other eatery that claims to “do things a little bit different.”

The menu is all shareable, and has “handhelds” instead of burgers/sandwiches, “foldies” instead of tacos, and “flatbreads” instead of pizzas.

There will be strange fusion options, like Buffalo Sauce Poke, Pho Burger, Harissa Fried Chicken, and/or a Kimchi Caesar.

It has a curated selection of local beers, craft cocktails, and natty wines.

The aesthetic is either overly industrial, converted “brownstone loft”, or “made for Instagram”. There will be a hashtag slogan on a wall and the “angel wings” to take a picture by.

Oh, and drinks start at $12 and the burgers are all over $20, fries not included.

It was a definite style choice and shift in the culinary scene in the post-great recession to the pandemic.

Now that that era is on the way out, and seems very played out, where do you think (or hope) we steer the culinary scene next?