This exploratory research examines the dining-out preferences of 346 domestic tourists at a gastronomic destination following the COVID-19 pandemic. A conceptual model based on five variables (four independent variables—neophilia, neolocalism, gastronomy knowledge, and sensory appeal—and one moderating: generation) that could influence tourists' preferences for elite, local, and familiar dining was tested on French tourists in France using PLS-SEM. The findings show that dining-out preferences are mainly oriented toward local dining and are positively influenced by neophilia for Gens X, Y, and Z; neolocalism for Gens X and Y; and gastronomy knowledge and sensory appeal for Gen Z. This study therefore suggests that dining-out preferences are determined by localness—defined here as the preference for local dining explained by individual traits and gastronomy expectation related to local food. This research fills an important knowledge gap regarding domestic tourists at gastronomic destinations, with theoretical and managerial implications.

这项探索性研究调查了 COVID-19 大流行后 346 名国内游客在美食目的地的外出就餐偏好。一个基于五个变量（四个自变量——新喜好、新地方主义、美食知识和感官吸引力——以及一个调节变量：一代）的概念模型可以影响游客对精英、当地和熟悉餐饮的偏好，并在法国对法国游客进行了测试使用PLS-SEM。研究结果表明，X、Y、Z 世代的外出就餐偏好主要面向当地就餐，并受到新奇癖的积极影响；X 世代和 Y 世代的新地方主义；因此，这项研究表明，外出就餐偏好是由当地性决定的——这里定义为对当地就餐的偏好，由个人特征和与当地食物相关的美食期望来解释。这项研究填补了有关国内游客美食目的地的重要知识空白，具有理论和管理意义。