Find Nigerian restaurants by craving or location

Search Nigerian restaurants four ways — chat, form, WhatsApp in five languages, or GPS — and read ranked results tuned by your persona, price, and city.

Four ways to search. One engine underneath.

Web app — Chat mode

Type your craving in plain language. The engine understands Nigerian food vocabulary, city names, and budget signals.

Examples that work:

• “I want amala and ewedu somewhere in Ibadan”
• “Affordable pepper soup in Port Harcourt”
• “Correct jollof, not too expensive, Abuja”
• “Best suya spot near Victoria Island”

Pidgin works. Shorthand works. You don’t need to be formal.

Web app — Form mode

Three fields for precise control:

Field	Options
City	Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, and other major Nigerian cities
Food preference	Free text — any cuisine, dish, or ingredient
Price range	Budget (₦1,500–2,500), Mid-range (₦2,500–5,000), High-end (₦5,000+)

WhatsApp

Message NaijaTaste on WhatsApp in any Nigerian language:

• Pidgin: “Where I go chop correct jollof for Lagos cheap?”
• Yoruba: “Mo fe je amala, nibo ni mo le ri?”
• Hausa: “Ina za a ci abinci mai dadi a Abuja?”
• Igbo: “Ebe ole m ga-eri nri oma na Lagos?”
• English: “Find me a good buka in Surulere”

You get back ranked picks in the same language you sent.

To join the WhatsApp sandbox:

1. Save [phone] to your contacts
2. Send join dress-newspaper to start
3. Then ask anything — restaurants, reviews, recommendations

GPS search

Grant browser location access on the recommendation page and the engine searches within 5km of where you actually are — not just the city centre.

GPS search is optional. City-based search covers all major Nigerian urban areas without location access.

API

curl -X POST https://naijataste-api.onrender.com/recommend \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "cold_start_signals": {
      "city": "Lagos",
      "preferred_food": "jollof rice",
      "price_range": "budget"
    }
  }'

Reading your results

Each recommendation shows:

• Name and address — where to go
• Star rating — from real Google reviews
• Price level — cost indicator
• Open now — live status at time of search
• Cultural note — why this spot fits your persona

Results are ranked by a scoring model that weighs your persona signals against real Google Places data. A buka with high visit frequency and correct price signals for your persona ranks above a higher-rated chain that doesn’t fit your profile.

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