Instagram Savvy Spots: Haters vs. Enablers

Meet the restaurants, hotels and art institutions who are pushing the boundaries of public social media usage.

Haters

The Waterside Inn

Policy: No foodstagramming, no food blogging.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BK-7zq7BhvE/

Carthage Must Be Destroyed

Policy: No photos of not only the food, but the entire restaurant.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjcLk8nFCcx/

Momofuku Ko

Policy: A photo-free zone since 2008. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BloAbwIFlIJ/

Berghain

Policy: The infamous Berlin club, like many others locally, requires its patrons put a sticker over their phone cameras.

https://www.instagram.com/p/k72fenP4HU/

Enablers

Ibis AccorHotels

Policy: This Swiss hotel chain offers a ‘social media sitter’ to update your feed on your behalf while you vacation.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrUt4qGHpk5/

Two Hands

Policy: With an interior designed with Instagram in mind, photography is strongly encouraged

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq42IT9hTzk/

Somewhere In-Between

Bouley

Policy: No photos once the food is served, but would-be food photographers can take pictures in the kitchen before their dishes arrive.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQ9lanBPeu/

The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Policy: The institution has repealed and reinstated their photography ban multiple times over the years.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVRKvUjl0S/