How it works
Each place goes under its neighborhood, the way a city guide is laid out, because that's how the choice is made: you know where you are, then you look at what's there. Search matches names, neighborhoods, cuisines and what to order, as you type, ignoring accents and capitals.
After you go, mark it like a paper guide: circle it if you'd go back, tick it if it was fine once, strike it out if not, and note what to order. There are no stars, because a score doesn't tell you what to do next time.
"Map" opens a search in your own map app: Apple Maps on Apple devices and Google Maps elsewhere, unless you choose. It uses each company's published link format, so no map loads on this page, and nothing is sent anywhere until you tap it; then the place's name goes to that map app, as if you'd typed it there. Your list stays in this browser.
Questions people ask
- What's the best way to keep track of restaurants you want to try?
- Write each one down with the neighborhood it's in and who recommended it, then look it up by where you are. This list groups places by neighborhood and searches as you type, so "river" finds everything near the river.
- Is there a limit on Google Maps saved lists?
- Yes: Google's help page says "Saved Lists are limited to 3,000 entries." Apple Maps allows 300 places across all Guides. This list holds 3,000 places and lives in your browser.
- How do the map links work?
- "Map" opens a search for the place's name and neighborhood (and your city, if you set one) in Apple Maps on Apple devices or Google Maps elsewhere; you can choose in Settings. Opening it sends the name to Apple or Google, the same as typing it into their app. No maps are loaded on this page.
- Why not star ratings?
- Because after a meal the useful question is "would I go back?", not a score. Circle it, tick it or strike it, and write down what to order.
- Where is my list kept?
- Only in this browser on this device. Export a copy from Settings to keep it or move it.