{"id":17091,"date":"2014-01-17T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T17:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=17091"},"modified":"2019-07-16T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:11:26","slug":"finding-restaurants-in-a-new-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/17\/finding-restaurants-in-a-new-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Restaurants In A New City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you just moved into a new city or are passing by with a <a title=\"Moving trucks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20140117-findingrestaurantsina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving truck<\/a>, you&#8217;ll get hungry soon enough. But where do you go?&nbsp;Here are a few tips for finding restaurants in a new city!<\/p>\n<h4>Try Specialized Websites<\/h4>\n<p>Most restaurants are on popular sites like&nbsp;<a title=\"Yelp\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yelp<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/urbanspoon-restaurant-food-reviews\/id284708449\">Urbanspoon&nbsp;<\/a>that specialize in restaurant reviews and recommendations. These sites collect addresses, hours of operation, menus and more. Yelp allows anyone to review restaurants, bars, food, and nightlife locations. Urbanspoon has a &#8220;Talk of the Town&#8221; section where the most reviewed and blogged about restaurants are highlighted, as well as featuring critic reviews and tweets from restaurants.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurant-Apps-For-Phone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17144\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurant-Apps-For-Phone-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Apps For Phone\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurant-Apps-For-Phone-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurant-Apps-For-Phone-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurant-Apps-For-Phone.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Utilize Mobile Apps<\/h4>\n<p>You take your phone with you everywhere you go, and you even text and take pictures while you&#8217;re eating so why not download free apps that will help you find a restaurant to have dinner, drinks or dessert at?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Urbanspoon: You can &#8220;shake&#8221; it up by first narrowing your choices down to an area, price range, and type of cuisine and then seeing a variation of choices that fit your criteria. You can browse based on ratings, popularity, and distance. Mobile articles, wish and favorites list, and browsable&nbsp;guides for restaurants in your area are accessible through the app.<\/li>\n<li>Yelp: You can &#8220;check-in&#8221; and share it on Facebook and Twitter, the app offers mobile deals, and the &#8220;nearby feed&#8221; will automatically find locations close to your mobile location. You can upload photos of your food right from your phone to the site, and make reservations using&nbsp;OpenTable without leaving the Yelp app.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"OpenTable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.opentable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenTable<\/a>: You can make reservations in over 30,000 restaurants and 530 million diners, including international locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>&nbsp;Take Tips From Locals &amp; Social Media<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurants-With-Scenic-Views.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17181\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurants-With-Scenic-Views-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurants With Scenic Views\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurants-With-Scenic-Views-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurants-With-Scenic-Views-881x1024.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Restaurants-With-Scenic-Views.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What better way to make new friends in a new city and exploring your new neighborhood than by taking advice from locals?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask co-workers for recommendations of places you should (and shouldn&#8217;t) visit!<\/li>\n<li>Take mental notes on which places look like they&#8217;re in demand, if there&#8217;s a line outside a restaurant it must be worth the wait.<\/li>\n<li>Check out a restaurant&#8217;s Facebook page to see what customers are saying. Search through hashtags on Twitter if you&#8217;re looking for a great #happyhour or the #bestChinesefood in town.<\/li>\n<li>Read local blogs from foodies for more insight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp;How do you find restaurants to eat at in a new city? What suggestions do you have for trying out new places? Post your ideas in the comments below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you just moved into a new city or are passing by with a moving truck, you&#8217;ll get hungry soon enough. But where do you go?&nbsp;Here are a few tips for finding restaurants in a new city! Try Specialized Websites Most restaurants are on popular sites like&nbsp;Yelp&nbsp;and&nbsp;Urbanspoon&nbsp;that specialize in restaurant reviews and recommendations. 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