Restaurant Picker
Try it right here, no download needed. Tap Fork It below to see how a spin works.
NomBot
Chef's standing by with zero judgment.
Consulting my strong opinions...
Sample picks, Austin TX
NomBot is the food decider: an app built to decide what to eat, not just where. This page shows one expression of that, the restaurant picker. Tap Fork It in the demo above and watch a real spin happen: three picks, checked against hours, with no two from the same cuisine family. Unlike a random restaurant wheel that treats every tap the same, NomBot learns your taste over time and gets better the more you use it. It is free to download on iOS and Android.
What makes NomBot different
Most "restaurant pickers" only ever answer where to eat. NomBot decides what to eat first, and the picker on this page is one shipped expression of that decision, not the entire product. Most restaurant pickers also have no memory: spin twice and you might get the same mediocre place you skipped last week. NomBot does the opposite: it learns your taste over time and gets sharper with use, so the picks lean toward what you tend to go for instead of treating every tap the same.
Every spin gives you three picks, not one, so you have options without being overwhelmed. The more you use it, the better it reflects your real preferences instead of a generic average.
How NomBot works
- Open the app and tap spin. NomBot reads your location and pulls nearby restaurants that look open right now based on current hours data.
- You get three picks. Each one matches filters you have set: cuisine preferences, distance, and meal type.
- Tap a pick to see the details and head out. Or spin again if none of the three land.
- The more you spin, the more NomBot learns your taste, so the picks keep getting better suited to you over time.
There is no manual rating system to fill out. NomBot picks up your taste over time just from regular use.
What every spin guarantees
A few things hold true on every single spin, by design, not by luck. Each pick is open right now, checked against live hours the moment you tap, so you are not sent somewhere that already closed for the night. Each pick sits inside the distance you set, and nothing farther slips in. And no two of the three come from the same cuisine family, so you always get real range instead of three versions of the same thing. Every result also carries a one-line NomBot's Take that sums up the vibe, so you can read the room in a second instead of scrolling through a dozen reviews.
When it helps most
When you are worn out from deciding. Sometimes the mental overhead of picking a restaurant is more exhausting than the meal itself. One tap turns a blank slate into three concrete options, so you stop deliberating and start eating. For more on beating that end-of-day stall, see how to stop overthinking what to eat tonight.
When you are somewhere new. Drop into a city you do not know and you have no idea which streets have what. NomBot surfaces real nearby places that fit what you like, so you do not have to learn the local landscape first.
When you always default to the same spot. Falling back on the usual place is easy, but it gets old fast. A tiered recency penalty quietly rotates results across a 24-hour history window, so the same few restaurants stop crowding out everything else.
When you just want something to react to. Open NomBot, tap spin, and respond to what comes up. Picking from three options is a fifteen-second decision; staring at the entire map is not.
When the group can't agree. Start a group spin and send the link. Everyone votes on three real picks from their own phone, no app needed to join, and NomBot picks the one the group is good with. See what works when a group can't agree where to eat.
Free tier and Pro
NomBot is free to download and use. The free tier gives you three spins per rolling 24-hour window. Each spin returns three nearby picks, open right now, from different cuisine families so you always get real range. Pro ($4.99 per month) unlocks unlimited spins so the window never cuts you off, the taste-memory ranker that gets sharper the more you use it, NomBot's Hunch, and full Spin History. Pro also adds your Flavor Map and unlimited Group Spin. Founders ($49.99 one-time) is lifetime Pro access with the same unlocks.
Available on iOS and Android
NomBot is live on iOS and Android, both free to download.
Download NomBot
If you are tired of the same "where do you want to eat" conversation, give it a try. One tap, three picks, no debate.