Random Restaurant Generator
Random restaurant picks for when nobody can decide.
Random Restaurant Generator
"Where do you want to eat?" "I don't know, where do you want to eat?" The Random Restaurant Generator ends that conversation. Press a button and get a restaurant chain or a kind of restaurant to go to – from McDonald's and Chipotle to a Spanish tapas bar or an Ethiopian restaurant.
What it can pick
- Fast food chains – McDonald's, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out, Five Guys, Wingstop and more.
- Fast casual – Chipotle, Panera, Sweetgreen, Cava, Jersey Mike's, Nando's and Wagamama.
- Casual dining – Olive Garden, Chili's, Texas Roadhouse, The Cheesecake Factory, IHOP and Benihana.
- Pizza chains – Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Little Caesars and California Pizza Kitchen.
- Coffee & dessert – Starbucks, Dunkin', Krispy Kreme, Crumbl, Cinnabon and Cold Stone.
- Kinds of restaurant – sushi bar, hot pot, dim sum, taqueria, trattoria, French bistro, Greek taverna, Brazilian steakhouse, BBQ smokehouse, food truck, vegan café and many more.
Tips
Date night. Choose the Kinds of restaurant group for a cuisine you haven't tried together, then book the best-reviewed one in your city.
Office lunch. Roll a fast casual chain when the team can't agree, or roll a shortlist of three and vote.
Road trips. Pick from the fast food list to decide which drive-through to stop at next.
Food bucket list. Generate ten kinds of restaurant and try one each month. It's an easy way to discover new cuisines in your own neighbourhood.
How to use
Choose a restaurant group or keep All, set how many suggestions you want and press Generate. Starts with filters by first letter, No repeats keeps every suggestion different, and you can copy or download the list.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of restaurants does it suggest?
Two kinds of answers: about 90 well-known chains (fast food, fast casual, casual dining, pizza and coffee or dessert) and about 35 kinds of restaurant such as a ramen shop, tapas bar, taqueria or Korean BBQ that you can look up near you.
Does it know which restaurants are near me?
No. It doesn't use your location. Pick a kind of restaurant, then search it in your maps app to find the closest one that's open.
Why are most chains American?
The chain lists focus on brands common in the US, with a few international ones such as Nando's, Wagamama, Pret A Manger and Tim Hortons. The Kinds of restaurant group works anywhere in the world.
Can we use it to settle a group decision?
Yes – generate a shortlist of three, let everyone veto one, and roll again if all three are vetoed.