"Where do you want to eat?" — "I don’t know, where do you want to eat?" The Restaurant Picker ends that loop. Type a town, address, or landmark and it pulls the real restaurants around you from community map data — up to a hundred, nearest first. Then your picks re-rank them: cuisines you’re craving, the kind of outing (date night, family, quick bite), must-haves like vegetarian options or a price ceiling, and anything that’s off the table tonight.
When you want the crowd’s opinion, one tap runs a live Google check that merges in ratings, review counts, price levels, photos, and tonight’s hours for the top listings — and the list reorders to Google’s take. Every card links straight to the restaurant’s website and map listing, so the last step is just driving there.
What you can do
- Real restaurants around any location, nearest first
- Ranks by cuisine, occasion, diet needs, and distance
- Filters for price, rating, and open-at-your-time
- Optional live Google check: ratings, prices, photos, hours
- Website and map links on every card
- Free to use, no sign-up to browse
Frequently asked questions
Where does the restaurant list come from?
The base list is community map data (OpenStreetMap, via Geoapify) — the real restaurants around the location you type, nearest first. Names, locations, and cuisines are usually solid; hours and diet tags are patchier, so a missing tag never hides a place. The optional Google check layers verified ratings, prices, and hours on top.
What does "Check ratings & reviews" do?
It runs one live Google search for your criteria and location, then merges the returned listings into your ranked list — star ratings, review counts, price levels, photos, descriptions, and hours. Signed-in users get a daily allowance of checks; the list works fine without it, ranked by your picks and distance.
Can it handle dietary needs?
Yes — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and kosher are must-have picks. They filter to tagged places by default, and because community tagging is incomplete you can soften any of them to a preference if the list gets thin.
How accurate are the hours and details?
Treat them as a strong starting point, not a guarantee. Community-tagged hours can lag reality and the Google snapshot is from the moment you checked — the card’s website and map links are there so you can confirm before you drive.
Ready for your recommendation?
The Restaurant Picker: Where Should We Eat Tonight? runs entirely in your browser. Free, no sign-up required to use it.
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