# Is there a Web Site that shows the restaurants and reviews in a specific area of town? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762 "2012-02-23T19:11:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/1 "2012-02-23T19:11:09Z")
Mods - this may fit GQ or Cafe. I wasn’t really sure. Please Move it if needed. I’ve seen tv ads for either a smart phone or GPS?? That says it can tell you all the restaurants in that area. I think they even said there were reviews. I don’t have a Smart Phone or a GPS, but I do own a laptop and DSL. They must be getting this information from the internet. Are there web sites I can use to get this info before leaving the house? I live in a big ass city that’s spread out over 25 miles. There’s many areas of the city I visit, that I don’t know the restaurants. I get sick of settling for McDonalds. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/2 "2012-02-23T19:13:28Z")
[Yelp.com](http://Yelp.com) is great for this. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/3 "2012-02-23T19:18:37Z")
yeah, Yelp is great, and depending on where you live Urban Spoon might be good too. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/4 "2012-02-23T19:18:53Z")
Seconded. Yelp can be set by city or zip code, in addition to cuisine and cost. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/5 "2012-02-23T19:22:29Z")
Heading to Yelp right now! Then I’ll check out Urban Spoon. My stomach thanks you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/6 "2012-02-23T19:51:28Z")
Both those sites have some very good suggestions. I sometimes use google maps because they list major business and restaurants on the map. Helps a lot if you’re visiting a specific street, to know a restaurant is only two streets away. But there’s no reviews for it on Google maps. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/7 "2012-02-23T19:52:35Z")
ChowHound and eGullet are message boards with specific forums on major cities… ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-web-site-that-shows-the-restaurants-and-reviews-in-a-specific-area-of-town/613762/8 "2012-02-23T20:14:27Z")
I use Google maps. They’ll show you the restaurants and have some reviews. They also link in company websites, Urban Spoon, and Yelp.