ROAM: Restaurant Discovery

Discover restaurants that match your mood, save your favorites, and turn every evening into a new adventure. Your city is waiting.

ROAM is a restaurant discovery app built for people who want more than just a list of nearby places. It is designed for those who love exploring new neighborhoods, trying unfamiliar cuisines, and turning an ordinary evening into something worth remembering.

Instead of overwhelming you with hundreds of options, ROAM gives you a curated experience. Tell it your mood, let it surprise you, or browse what is nearby — then swipe through handpicked restaurant cards and decide where the night takes you.

Discover with purpose The Surprise Evening mode selects restaurants based on your preferences and location, presenting them as swipeable cards. Swipe right to save a place, swipe left to skip. No endless scrolling, no decision fatigue. Just three great options and a starting point for your evening.

Search by mood, not category Mood Search lets you describe what you are feeling in plain words. Cozy and quiet. Something bold and new. Quick and affordable. ROAM translates your words into real restaurant recommendations from your surroundings using Apple Maps data — no third-party services, no ads.

Build your Food Passport Every cuisine you try adds a stamp to your personal Food Passport. Japanese, Georgian, Italian, Thai — each new experience leaves a mark. Watch your passport fill up over time and discover how much culinary ground you have covered.

Earn achievements as you explore ROAM tracks your exploration habits and rewards you for them. Earn achievements for visiting new places, maintaining weekly streaks, collecting cuisine stamps, and building your wishlist. Three tiers — bronze, silver, and gold — give you something to work toward no matter how experienced an explorer you are.

Dish of the Day Every day ROAM offers a short 10-question quiz that learns your current mood and cravings, then recommends a specific dish for today. Once completed, a personalized dish card stays on your home screen until midnight, when a new day begins. A small daily ritual that keeps the app fresh.

Save what interests you The Wishlist lets you bookmark any restaurant you want to revisit later. No account required, no syncing needed — everything is stored privately on your device. Pull up your list when you are out with friends and already have a shortlist ready to go.

Restaurant detail and maps Tap any restaurant to see its full profile — location on an interactive map, address, distance from you, category, and rating. Open it directly in Apple Maps for navigation with a single tap.

Privacy first ROAM does not require an account. It does not collect or share your data. Location is used only to find nearby restaurants and is never stored or transmitted. Everything lives on your device.

Built with Apple technology ROAM is built entirely with SwiftUI, MapKit, and SwiftData. No third-party SDKs, no subscriptions, no ads. A clean, fast, native iPhone experience from start to finish.