More Australia restaurant-goers get a taste of digital menus

Using smartphones to order and pay gain popularity on coronavirus fears

If restaurant customers tap their smartphone on “me&u,” a disk-shaped device about 8cm in diameter and visible at the top right of the pictured table, a digital menu appears on the smartphone screen. The device is likely to expand its footprint in Australia on coronavirus fears. (Photo courtesy of me&u)

FUMI MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

July 18, 2020 11:20 JST

SYDNEY -- "Contactless" is now a buzzword in various parts of the world due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Sydney, Australia's biggest city where restrictions on restaurant operations have been eased, is no exception.