“…Accordingly, research has also demonstrated that housing prices are correlated with both the quantity and quality of restaurants in a neighborhood (Kuang, 2017). Some have thus argued that restaurants can be a catalyst or predictor of urban development, change, and gentrification (e.g., Carroll & Torfason, 2011; Glaeser et al, 2017; Turco, 2023; Zukin et al, 2017). Urbanist Jacobs (1961) noted long ago that residents are quick to refer to local restaurants as a sign of the vitality and appeal of their communities.…”