The adage, "You eat with your eyes first," has probably never been more relevant. We step out, pick a place, get a table, place our orders, and we are ready to tuck in as soon as the food is served. But then, a whack on the hand stops us. "Let me take a photo first," someone asserts. In an era where for many of us, our entire lives, beginning from grocery shopping to political activism, are reliant on social media, can establishments survive unless they're riding the tide?

Even a few years ago, "Instagrammable" was simply an aesthetically pleasing space. Today, that's not good enough. And so restaurateurs are being forced to scratch the surface and offer something more. Four of the city's recent openings have upped their game in order to ensure their patrons are toasting and posting in equal measure. Here's what they have to say.