About.
Curated, not crowdsourced.
Bites is a curated restaurant guide for travellers and engaged locals, organised by mealtime — breakfast, lunch, and dinner — one city at a time. Every restaurant on the list has been chosen by a human, not surfaced by an algorithm.
Why it exists
Google Maps shows you everything. TripAdvisor shows you whatever wins the SEO game. Most guides are paid placements dressed up as taste. We wanted something simpler: a short, well-considered list of where to eat in a city, organised by when you'd actually want to eat there.
How it works
We start with a long list pulled from public sources. We filter aggressively on quality signals — rating, review count, neighbourhood — and then we cut it down by hand. The list you see is what's left after that second pass.
What's next
Paris and London are live. If real people use this and come back, we'll add more cities. If not, we won't. Pick something better to do.
Frequently asked
What is Bites?
Bites is a curated restaurant guide for travellers and engaged locals, organised by mealtime — breakfast, lunch, and dinner — one city at a time. It replaces the Google Maps scramble with a short, opinionated list of places worth eating at, hand-picked by editors rather than ranked by review volume.
How are restaurants chosen?
Every restaurant is selected by a human editor. We start with a long list pulled from public sources, filter on rating, review count, and neighbourhood signals, then cut it down by hand. The list you see is what survives that second pass.
Which cities are covered?
Paris and London are live as of May 2026. New cities are only added when usage data shows the existing guides retain real users.
Is Bites free to use?
Yes. Browsing every guide and saving restaurants is free and works without an account. Signing in lets you sync saves across devices and leave post-visit feedback that improves recommendations.
How is Bites different from Google Maps, TripAdvisor, or The Infatuation?
Google Maps shows everything. TripAdvisor ranks by review volume, which favours tourist traps. Most magazine guides are paid placements dressed up as taste. Bites is short, editor-picked, and structured by when you would actually want to eat — so a lunch spot does not get buried under a dinner one.
How do I save a restaurant or get recommendations?
Tap Save on any restaurant card to add it to your trip. For tailored picks, open the city you are planning for and click "Ask Hugo for a pick" on the masthead — set the meal, occasion, mood, and price, and Hugo returns three ranked suggestions with an honest reason for each. No LLM hand-waving, just transparent scoring.
Got feedback? chat@menubites.uk.