Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He’s making a racket with this noise complaint. A retiree enraged by clamorous cafes and rambunctious restaurants has started a ...

To be fair, the average noise level in restaurants may not be shooting up. Standardized methods to measure restaurant noise are in development, but the latest data from a popular sound-reading app ...

It’s a restaurant owner’s dream: a lively ambience with delicious food, crowded tables, vibrant music and buzzy energy. But is it a diner’s nightmare? A bustling eatery can feel like a dreadful ...

"Loud is not better." It all started with a simple question to our Taste Q&A column about including decibel levels in our restaurant reviews. We published a hallelujah chorus of your responses about ...

Apple earbuds and others can help you hear dining companions. Here’s how to use them. Many users overlook the AirPods settings that can help bring conversations into focus.Credit...Photo Illustration ...

Restaurant noise is a known nuisance. Zagat and Consumer Reports surveys have both named loud environments as the number one irritant for patrons. Many people choose their lunch or dinner destinations ...

Restaurant quiet zones disappear as loud diners dominate dining rooms and turn once-calm spaces into hubs of noise and disruption. Dining rooms once designed for intimate conversation now echo with ...

It's getting louder and louder at New York restaurants -- but city officials are only focusing on noise levels outside. Stefano Giovannini See more of our coverage in your search results. The NYC ...

The restaurant has been closed ever since but Mezu is now looking to install sound-proofing, an expensive process which he ...

Saturday night, 8 p.m., bustling downtown Bethesda. My partner and I, self-appointed members of the noise police, are patrolling the bar at the hot new French bistro, Mon Ami Gabi. "What did you ...

Howard Davis has started a petition to have Big Apple eateries publicly post their decibel levels so those looking for quiet can make informed decisions about where to dine. He is pictured with an app ...