Finding a good restaurant is never easy. However, it is soon Valentine's Day. And if some and some of you find this old-fashioned party, many of you will take advantage of it to organize a small meeting with on the menu, outing and meals in a beautiful establishment.
So certainly, it is always possible to push the door at random and try your luck, but it is at the risk of being disappointed. You can also go to the same place as last year, at the risk of getting bored.
There is the third solution which is to be advised, to eat (and this is the case to say) in the opinion of others to avoid disappointments. With this in mind, the iPhone is there to help us: "There is an application for everything" and there are even one that I suggest you taste without further delay.In our series of weekly IPhone apps files, the one updated today is devoted to applications tofind the perfect restaurant.
Most of the applications presented here are free, paid are mentioned as such.
Generalists
TheFork
A real reference on the web, Thefork, formerly “Lafourchette” is available on iPhone. In addition to the thousands of restaurants referenced, the APP also offers good deals and allows you to book a table in certain large cities. Search nearby, by place, by name, customer reviews, there is everything you need in one free app.
The Michelin Guide
Unmissable in the gastronomy sector, Michelin only offers one free application. If the digital equivalent of the paper guide has now disappeared from the rays of the App Store, the app described here does the job well. Called Michelin Restaurants, the app is a search engine to find happiness from the selection of the red guide. Enriched with user reviews and capable of offering the right tables nearby, here is a good tool for gastronomes that we are!
Tripadvisor
Downright essential when it comes to finding a hotel, the application backed by the site of the same name can also find restaurants. Among a plethoric selection of establishments, it will be necessary to rely on the opinions of users, which are very numerous, to make your choice. Whether you are in France or abroad, Tripadvisor will probably have something to offer.
Yelp
Although little widespread in France, Yelp is a great database for all kinds of places, including restaurants.
AroundMe
Another application based on geolocation. Not only dedicated to the search for restaurants, it allows, to locate many places, close to the place of which we are (hence the name!). The use of the application is really simple. Once launched, all you have to do is go to the “restaurant” category to find nearby establishments. Once the choice is made, support is enough to obtain the information necessary to get there and book. Clever: it is possible to identify the restaurants in the surrounding area thanks to their augmented reality display. The app even integrates an app for the Apple Watch!
The Guide Restaurants of the Internet user.com
A real directory of restaurants, this application has several assets. The first is the number of restaurants: more than 65,000 are referenced. Classified by cooking category (crêperie, traditional, pizzeria, gastronomic, etc.), each has their file with phone, price range, address, a brief description and of course, customer reviews. It is on these opinions that the real interest of the application is based. More than 300,000 are recorded. Something to get an idea quickly. The application allows you to carry out all kinds of research, by places, type of kitchen, price, but also offers geolocation. In short, a useful app that gives essential information.
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Specialized
OuBruncher
If you are looking for a place to brunch, try this application. It specializes in this type of meal, as its name suggests ... The app lists more than 2,000 brunches in 115 cities around the world, with thematic rankings (buffets, terraces, etc.), research by criteria (opening the Saturday, children's formula, etc.), opinions on brunches and even discounts from time to time. Maybe the “must have” like.
Vegan Maps
Completely free, Vegan Maps also allows you to find very specific restaurants, since it lists “vegan-friendly” places, or where you can eat vegan or even vegan, without difficulty. The app offers a filter per type (restaurant, hotel, bakery, etc.). The big cities of France are present and the management of geolocation makes it possible to find a vegan restaurant around you easily.
See also the free applicationHappyCowwhich also lists vegetarian and vegan stores around you.
Too Good To Go
And for those who do not want to go out to eat, eat cheap, or recover the unsold restaurants from favorite restaurants, here is an app that wants to fight food waste. It allows you to recover the meals and unsold food from restaurants for very low prices, via the application. Each business indicates an hour of collection to which you will have to go to recover your meal.
SWARM (formerly Foursquare)
Let's finish this selection with an application a bit apart. The social network, which consisted in making it known to whoever we wanted to have gone through this or that place, has given way to a brand new application. Thanks to kinds of tags to select, Swarm offers to take us to places that could please us. The idea behind it is to offer the places according to the user. As it visits places, which it notes them, etc., the app will learn its preferences to always refine the proposals a little more. Obviously, each place has its small sheet on which you can learn more about the opening hours, the prices, but also the opinions of those who have passed before us.
Here, I hope you have found your taste for taste in this selection. There are many other apps in the App Store to go further. As this type of file cannot be exhaustive, you will certainly have other applications to advise because you appreciate them and practice them on a daily basis. Share them in the comments indicating their strengths and your preferences!
And to finish, remember that this type of file cannot be exhaustive. You will necessarily have other applications to advise because you appreciate them and practice them on a daily basis. Do not hesitate to do so via comments indicating their strengths and preferences!
