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If you run a restaurant, buka, food truck, or any food business in Nigeria, this section explains how NaijaTaste affects your discoverability.

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How your restaurant appears in results

NaijaTaste pulls restaurant data from Google Places in real time. If your business is listed on Google Maps with a correct address, phone number, and opening hours, it is eligible to appear in recommendations across every NaijaTaste channel:
  • The web app (chat mode and form mode)
  • WhatsApp recommendations
  • API integrations built by developers
We do not charge for listings. We do not offer paid placement. A buka with authentic high-quality food and strong customer signals can rank above a larger competitor.

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What the ranking model looks at

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How to improve your ranking

1

Complete your Google Business Profile

Name, address, phone, opening hours, cuisine category, and photos. Missing fields reduce ranking confidence. Manage at business.google.com.
2

Accumulate honest reviews

Ask satisfied customers to leave Google reviews. Review count and quality are the strongest signals we read.
3

Keep hours accurate

Restaurants showing as open when closed get penalised on return visits. Update hours for Ramadan, public holidays, and temporary closures.
4

Tag your cuisine correctly

List the dishes you’re known for using terms Nigerians search: “jollof rice”, “egusi”, “suya”, “amala”, “pepper soup” — not just “Nigerian cuisine”.

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What we don’t do

  • We do not accept payment for placement
  • We do not allow restaurants to manipulate their own ranking
  • We do not create fake reviews or fabricate restaurant data

Get discovered

Step-by-step guide to optimising your Google profile for NaijaTaste visibility.

Review signals

How customer reviews translate into ranking signals on NaijaTaste.