Find Restaurants with Chat Mode

Type your craving in plain language on the recommendation page and get instant Nigerian restaurant picks tailored to your city and taste.

Chat Mode lets you find Nigerian restaurants by describing what you want in plain language — no forms, no dropdowns. Type something like “budget buka in Lekki” or “best suya in Abuja” and the engine parses your message, identifies your city, and returns ranked restaurant picks with cultural context.

How to use Chat Mode

1. Go to the recommendation page

   Open /recommend in your browser.

2. Select the Chat tab

   At the top of the page, click the Chat tab to switch to Chat Mode.

3. Type your craving

   In the text box, describe what you want. Include a dish, a vibe, or a budget — and ideally your city. For example:

   • Budget buka in Lekki
   • Best suya spots in Abuja
   • Affordable amala in Ibadan
   • Fine dining Port Harcourt
4. Send your message

   Press Enter or click the Send button. The engine processes your message and returns restaurant recommendations below the input.

Quick prompts

If you’re not sure what to type, use one of the four built-in quick prompts. Click any prompt to instantly populate the text box and run the search:

Prompt	What it searches for
Budget buka Lagos	Affordable local canteens in Lagos
Suya in Abuja	Suya spots across Abuja
Amala Ibadan	Amala restaurants in Ibadan
Fine dining PH	Upscale restaurants in Port Harcourt

Click a prompt once to load it, then click Send or press Enter to run it.

What you get back

Each recommendation appears as a card with:

• Restaurant name — the name of the spot
• Reason — a short explanation of why it matches your craving
• Predicted rating — an estimated star rating based on your query and taste signals
• Cultural note — context about the restaurant’s vibe or signature dish in a Nigerian dining lens

Tips and notes

Always include a city name in your message. The engine recognises neighbourhoods too — “Lekki”, “Victoria Island”, “Maitama”, and “Wuse” all map to their respective cities automatically.

If you grant location access when prompted, Chat Mode uses your actual GPS coordinates to search within a 5km radius of where you are — not just the city centre. See Geolocation for details.

If no city is found in your message, the engine defaults to Lagos.

City keyword reference

The engine recognises the following city keywords in your message:

Keywords recognised	Resolved city
lagos, lekki, victoria island, ikeja, surulere, yaba	Lagos
abuja, maitama, wuse, garki	Abuja
port harcourt, ph	Port Harcourt
ibadan	Ibadan
kano	Kano