Foursquare 2014.11.17

People are always looking to discover new and exciting places, whether for entertaining friends, meeting with business associates or for a date. Sometimes, it's crucial to find the perfect place, where the music isn't too loud so you can negotiate new business ventures or have a meaningful conversation with friends. Try using Foursquare, one of the top apps with user-rated restaurants and cafes.

Search for places that meet your preferences and standards

The app is clearly oriented towards the user. You must state your preferences by searching from a pool of various tags and selecting the ones that interest you the most, for Foursquare to better filter results and recommend only the top locations.

All results are divided into several categories, like breakfast, lunch, coffee, dinner, nightlife, shopping, sights and more. There's also an option to extend the search radius, so that the app can provide more suggestions. Aside from that, you can manually search for a certain location and check out its rating.

Choose the best location best on ratings and client reviews

Foursquare lets you select as many tastes as you like, but that will only extend the search pool. Still, there are several search filters that you can apply, some related to price, others to features and opening hours. In addition, the app provides you with a map of all restaurants near your location, in case you wish to grab a meal fast.

Each restaurant or cafe on Foursquare is rated by customers. It also comes with details on location, opening hours, a telephone number, the amount of time it takes to drive there and more. There's also information on the menu, payment methods, internet connection, the number of total visitors and whether or not it allows pets.

Add reviews to each place you visit

Foursquare rates restaurants based on customer reviews. Each user that visits a cafe or restaurant featured on Foursquare can write a review and attach a photo. It helps promote the restaurant's best dishes and get an inside view of the venue. You can also rate places by accessing the history section.

In addition, users can save places to their account and create lists, to make it easier to select the location of a next meeting or date. Aside from this, you can also follow other users or connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts and check out places that your friends visited.

Add to watchlist:

Local search

• Booking.com 8.6
• Priceline - Hotels 3.26.96
• Poynt 2.4.25

Portable version:

• Foursquare for iOS
• Foursquare for Windows Phone