Bostonians and visitors to the city opened their wallets this month at a faster pace than any other World Cup host city, according to new data.

Consumer spending at bars and restaurants in Boston increased more than any other host city during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to a new report from payment platform Square.

Transaction volume at bars and restaurants in Boston increased 28% between June 11 and June 27. Other host cities that saw significant increases are Philadelphia at 23% and Seattle at 22%.

Impactful news you won’t find anywhere else Sign Up For Breaking News Alerts Boston is piloting “social districts” and extended last calls from some bars and restaurants, and the 16-day Fan Festival on City Hall Plaza drew ten of thousands of people. But restaurants and bars beyond the open-consumption areas and Fan Festival reported a major uptick too.

At Banners Kitchen & Tap above the TD Garden, that’s playing out with increased beer sales and more adventurous eating. Banners’ general manager Nick Moniz said the sports bar created a World Cup menu with global dishes and drinks inspired by companies competing, with empanadas from Argentina and beer from Japan.

Banners boasts the largest television screen in Boston and is regularly full during big sporting events, but the World Cup schedule is extending peak hours.

“We have a full dining room. It doesn’t matter if it’s 11 a.m. or 9 p.m.” Moniz said. People tend to have a long linger time at Banners because patrons are often there to watch a game, but the World Cup has created an even more positive feel in the space, Moniz said.

“It’s contagious. The energy, the atmosphere,” he said.

For George Aboujaoude, who owns Committee in the Seaport and Eva on Newbury Street in Back Bay, it’s been a tale of two neighborhoods.

While Eva has seen a big increase in foot traffic and patronage, especially in its bar space, Committee has not seen a bump, he said.

Aboujaoude said he’s not surprised that the Seaport hasn’t had the same influx in visitors from the soccer tournament. Committee doesn’t have a television, but Aboujaoude said few customers have come in looking for one.

At Eva, across the city, many a Scottish fan walked in to dine, and Aboujaoude said Scottish midfielder John McGinn — who scored the game-winning goal in the team’s first game, against Haiti, came in with his family.

“It has been incredibly positive.

A lot of the business we are getting is because of the World Cup,” Aboujaoude said.

Beyond host cities, Square’s report said spending was up 8% at bars and restaurants nationally.

Square said it analyzed millions of transitions across the time period, and included posting and pending debit and credit purchases.

This story first appeared in the Boston Business Journal