Tripadvisor, Google, Uber Eats, TheFork… These names are now part of your daily life as a restaurant owner. In 2026, these tools and apps no longer just help you get noticed.
They are genuine growth levers to increase your local visibility, attract new customers and effectively list your restaurant online.
Why list your restaurant on platforms and apps?
According to Sunday App, 85% of customers say they check the internet before choosing a restaurant.
Having a website is essential, but showing up on the first page of Google is even better!
A well-optimized Google Business Profile listing attracts traffic. It boosts your conversion rate and makes you more visible on Google.
The better you're listed, the more customers choose you!
👉 Listing your restaurant on as many local, tourism, social and GPS platforms as possible lets you:
- send positive signals to Google's algorithms
- boost your local SEO
- multiply your points of contact with potential customers
- outperform your competitors
- collect qualified leads
But beyond simple visibility, these platforms have a real impact on customer acquisition.
Booking, delivery, geolocation, customer reviews, social media… all these features help generate more visits and orders.
The 35 best platforms to list your restaurant at a glance
| # | Platform | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Business Profile | Local SEO / Maps | Everyone (essential) |
| 2 | Pages Jaunes | Local directory | French local search |
| 3 | L'Internaute | Guide / Rankings | City-based rankings |
| 4 | Le Petit Futé | Tourist guide | Reaching tourists |
| 5 | Up Review #1 Reviews | Review collection + local SEO | Boosting Google reviews (QR, games, NFC, SMS, AI) |
| 6 | 118000.fr | Local directory | Directory-loyal customers |
| 7 | Justacoté | Neighborhood reviews | Local credibility |
| 8 | Opendi | Online directory | Local discovery |
| 9 | Yalwa | Global directory | International visibility |
| 10 | Apple Business Connect | Maps / iOS | iPhone users |
| 11 | Nextdoor | Neighborhood network | Local word of mouth |
| 12 | Facebook Business | Social network | Community + local ads |
| 13 | Instagram Maps | Social network / Maps | Geolocated discovery |
| 14 | Mapstr | App / Map network | Personal recommendations |
| 15 | Foursquare | Social suggestions | Tech-savvy urban customers |
| 16 | Snapchat | Social network | Young audience |
| 17 | Tripadvisor | Reviews / Tourism | Tourist customers |
| 18 | TheFork | Booking | Filling your tables |
| 19 | Guide Michelin | Food guide | Upscale credibility |
| 20 | Le Fooding | Food guide | Foodies, brand image |
| 21 | Time Out | City guide | Major cities, international |
| 22 | Yelp for Business | Reviews | Foreign customers (US) |
| 23 | Resy | Booking | Fine dining, big cities |
| 24 | Dianping | Reviews / Booking | Chinese customers |
| 25 | Naver Map | Maps / Local search | Korean customers |
| 26 | Yandex Maps | Maps | Russian-speaking audience |
| 27 | Uber Eats | Delivery | Delivery / click & collect |
| 28 | Deliveroo | Delivery | Young urban professionals |
| 29 | Glovo | Delivery | Tourist areas |
| 30 | Siouplait | Independent French platform | Short supply chains, ethics |
| 31 | Google Assistant | Voice assistant | Local voice search |
| 32 | Amazon Alexa | Voice assistant | Long-tail voice queries |
| 33 | TomTom | GPS | Customers on the move |
| 34 | MapQuest | Mapping | Maps alternative (US) |
| 35 | Navmii | GPS | Passing customers |
| ★ | ChatGPT & AI BONUS | AI / AEO | AI recommendations |
Where to list your restaurant and attract more customers
1) Google Business Profile

Google My Business is now called Google Business Profile, and it's the essential tool for strengthening your restaurant's local visibility.
It's often the first point of contact between your restaurant and future customers: listing, photos, reviews, directions… it all starts here.
Through your profile, you can add appealing photos, respond to customer reviews and update your key information (hours, menus, booking links, promotions).
A well-optimized profile significantly improves your ranking on Google Maps, where most local searches now take place.
Why this matters so much: 70% of consumers use Google Maps to search for nearby businesses! (SEO.com)
By keeping a complete, regularly updated listing, you increase your chances of appearing in the local Top 3, where most clicks and bookings happen.
👉 10 tips to optimize your restaurant's Google Business Profile listing

2) Pages Jaunes
Forget the traditional yellow pages book! Pages Jaunes is still a go-to source for local searches in France.
Listing your restaurant on Pages Jaunes is essential there and gives a real boost to your local SEO.
3) L'Internaute
L'Internaute is a heavily visited French website that publishes selections, rankings and restaurants by city or cuisine style. It attracts an audience looking for reliable, local recommendations.
Listing your restaurant on L'Internaute helps optimize your visibility and get featured in themed rankings that generally rank well on Google.
4) Le Petit Futé
Le Petit Futé is a must-have tourist guide in France, listing a wide variety of establishments: fine-dining restaurants, bistros, local canteens... It's widely used by travelers and locals alike.
Getting listed helps you reach tourists looking for good deals, and strengthens your online presence through a high-authority media outlet.
5) Up Review: the go-to tool to boost your restaurant's visibility

Up Review is much more than a simple review tool: it's a complete solution designed for local businesses looking to stand out in their area.
With its all-in-one interface, you can:
- Boost your Google reviews with prize games,
- Manage and automate your Google review responses,
- Manage and generate QR codes,
- Launch SMS campaigns to build customer loyalty,
- Use AI to optimize your Google Business Profile listing,
- Centralize the essential tools for your reputation and customer relationships.
Up Review helps you show up wherever your customers are looking for you: Google Maps, local search, social media and much more!
👉 Discover how Up Review helps you become the #1 restaurant on Google
6) 118000.fr
118000.fr is a French digital directory still widely used to search for local services.
You improve your visibility in Google Maps searches and reach customers who remain loyal to traditional directories.
7) Justacoté
Justacoté is a French platform built around neighborhood reviews and recommendations. Customers leave comments, ratings and local tips there.
A good rating on Justacoté boosts your local credibility and makes your restaurant more visible to nearby customers.

8) Opendi
Opendi is an online directory listing many local businesses, including restaurants.
Being listed on Opendi increases your restaurant's local visibility and boosts your chances of being found by visitors looking for a restaurant nearby.
9) Yalwa
Yalwa is a global network of online directories, active in more than 60 countries, that lets restaurants and local businesses set up a professional profile.
Being present on Yalwa increases your international visibility, improves your local ranking and connects you with a broad audience looking for good addresses based on location.
10) Apple Business Connect
With Apple Business Connect, you can manage your restaurant's listing on Apple Maps and every iOS device. Add photos, update your hours and manage customer reviews.
Your presence on Apple matters: you have a better chance of being found by iPhone users, a customer base that's often mobile, demanding and loyal.

11) Nextdoor
Nextdoor is a neighborhood social network that favors local recommendations, especially for restaurants.
List your restaurant to communicate directly with neighborhood residents, increase your local visibility and encourage digital word of mouth within an engaged community.
Getting recommended through social media and local apps
12) Facebook Business
Facebook is no longer just a simple social network: with Facebook Business, you can create a professional page for your restaurant. You can publish your menus, photos and events there, while interacting directly with customers through messages and comments.
The platform also lets you run targeted ad campaigns, which are highly effective for reaching a local or wider audience, or for testing special offers.
A perfect tool for building a community around your restaurant and growing your local reputation.
13) Instagram Maps
Instagram Maps lets users discover nearby restaurants through geotagged posts and stories.
It's an interactive map built into the app, ideal for attracting local or tourist customers looking for new places to try.
👉 Post photos and Reels regularly and tag your location to boost your restaurant's visibility directly on Instagram.
14) Mapstr
Mapstr works both as an app and as a social network built around custom maps. It lets users pin their favorite restaurants on a map, build themed lists and share their favorite addresses with friends.
Mapstr is ideal for reaching customers looking for personalized recommendations. List your restaurant there to increase your local visibility and get on the radar of influential customers and food lovers.

15) Foursquare
Foursquare is a social suggestion service that helps users find restaurants based on their location. Every venue can be rated, reviewed, illustrated with photos and recommended by the community.
Used by a tech-savvy urban crowd, Foursquare helps you reach an online audience looking for new discoveries and good local addresses to recommend.
16) Snapchat
Snapchat offers restaurant-specific features: custom geofilters, ads and location sharing by customers. Having your restaurant present lets you engage a young, connected audience that consumes visual content.
Perfect for building closeness with customers, generating word of mouth and standing out with creative campaigns.
The international and tourism platforms
17) Tripadvisor
TripAdvisor is one of the most visited platforms in the world for finding a restaurant, a must for reaching tourists and travelers.
With more than a billion reviews published, the platform ranks establishments based on listing quality, review consistency and how actively restaurant owners engage.
Tripadvisor pages are also very well ranked on Google, which strengthens your visibility for local searches like "best Italian restaurant in Paris".
👉 Take the time to maintain your profile, encourage customers to leave reviews and reply to every one: it's one of the most effective ways to improve your online reputation and local ranking.

18) TheFork (formerly LaFourchette)
TheFork is THE leading restaurant booking app in Europe. It helps you fill your tables while offering management tools (calendar, promotions, statistics...).
The platform ranks very well on Google and is used by a large community of customers looking for good addresses. Listing your restaurant there is ideal for automating your bookings and growing your online visibility thanks to their authority on Google.
TheFork generates €1,650 in extra revenue per restaurant on average. (TheFork)
19) The Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide is THE global reference in fine dining. Being featured, whether online or in the print edition, boosts your restaurant's standing with a demanding clientele in search of quality culinary experiences.
This kind of recognition strongly boosts your credibility, authority and visibility among food lovers, including internationally.
20) Le Fooding
Le Fooding is a French food guide that highlights modern, creative, urban restaurants. Very active on Instagram, it attracts an influential audience passionate about food culture.
Being featured there boosts your brand image with foodies and makes you visible to a knowledgeable, engaged audience.
21) Time Out
Time Out is an international city guide that curates the best restaurants, bars and events in major cities around the world (Paris, London, New York…).
Being featured there helps you attract curious urban customers while boosting your international visibility.
22) Yelp for Business
Yelp is a leading name in customer reviews in the United States and remains influential in many major tourist cities. Sign up on Yelp and also benefit from indirect visibility on other services like Apple Maps or Citymapper, which rely on its data.
Create a complete Yelp listing (reviews, photos, description) to strengthen your online reputation. A complementary channel for growing your restaurant's reputation and attracting foreign customers.

23) Resy
Resy is an online booking platform designed for restaurants, especially fine-dining ones. It offers customer management tools, advanced scheduling and an interface built for restaurant owners.
Widely used in major cities, Resy helps increase a restaurant's bookings and makes it more visible to connected customers.
24) Dianping
Dianping is one of the largest online recommendation and booking platforms in China. Comparable to Yelp, it lets users search for restaurants, read customer reviews and make bookings.
Listing your restaurant on Dianping connects you to a massive Chinese audience, whether international tourists or residents searching for the best addresses.
25) Naver Map
Naver Map is the most widely used mapping and local search app in South Korea. It helps people find nearby restaurants, cafés and shops, complete with photos, ratings and user reviews.
It's a must-have platform for reaching Korean customers or South Korean tourists, especially in major French cities where this community has a strong presence. Being listed on Naver Map increases your chances of being discovered by foreign visitors searching for restaurants through their favorite app.
26) Yandex Maps
Yandex Maps is the mapping service from Russia's #1 search engine. It works like Google Maps, but for a Russian-speaking audience.
If your restaurant targets this audience, being listed and visible there is essential, and it also sends a positive signal to Google about your global presence.
Delivery, click & collect and food apps
50% of French consumers order at least once a week through delivery or takeout services. (Extencia)

27) Uber Eats
Uber Eats is the go-to app for offering delivery or click & collect. It gives restaurants access to customers used to ordering online, while offering order management and tracking tools, and even ad campaign options!
28) Deliveroo
Deliveroo is a food delivery app mostly present in major cities. Restaurant owners get access to an urban customer base that orders via mobile, and listing your restaurant helps you gain visibility with young professionals used to ordering online.
An effective lever for generating extra revenue and showing up in local delivery searches.
29) Glovo
Glovo is a European delivery and errand-running app popular in several countries. It offers strong visibility in tourist and border areas.
Joining Glovo lets you reach an international mobile audience, providing strong exposure and visibility for restaurants open to click & collect and delivery.
30) Siouplait
Siouplait is a French platform that showcases independent restaurants and short supply chains. It highlights local establishments over big chains.
Listing your restaurant there is ideal for gaining authentic visibility and reaching customers who care about ethical consumption, artisanal cooking and local products.
GPS and voice assistants: get found by voice or on the road
31) Google Assistant
👉 58% of consumers use voice search to find information about local businesses (BrightLocal).
Google Assistant is one of the most widely used voice assistants in the world. In 2026, more and more local searches happen by voice: "Find an Italian restaurant near me" or "Where can I eat tonight in Montpellier" are typical queries.
Being listed in the right databases (Google Business Profile, partner platforms) helps your restaurant show up directly in voice answers.

32) Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa lets users find a nearby restaurant through voice search. By adding your restaurant to this platform, you make it accessible through connected devices (speakers, smartphones, etc.).
Being listed on Alexa helps you attract customers who use long-tail voice queries like "find a vegan brunch spot with a terrace nearby", improving your local SEO in the process.
33) TomTom
TomTom, known for its built-in GPS devices, also includes restaurants among its points of interest.
Being listed there strengthens your local ranking and helps you get found by people on the move, directly through their navigation device.
34) MapQuest
MapQuest is an online mapping service that lists nearby restaurants and other points of interest, with the option to generate directions.
Being listed on MapQuest means reaching users who rely on a Google Maps alternative, especially in the United States. A useful presence for diversifying your geolocated visibility and reaching a broader audience.
35) Navmii
Navmii is a GPS navigation app that also includes restaurants.
By getting listed, you reach customers on the move who are often looking quickly for a nearby place to eat. A growth lever built on passing customers!
Bonus: the platform you shouldn't overlook
ChatGPT and AI tools (Gemini, Perplexity...)
Since 2024, AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity have played a growing role in online restaurant searches.
Your future customers no longer stick to Google alone: they ask an AI directly, "where can I eat near me?" or "what's the best Italian restaurant in Lyon?".
These tools pull their answers from public data available online: your Google listing, your customer reviews, your social media and local listing platforms.
Having a complete, consistent presence across these sources increases your chances of being cited by these AI tools in their recommendations.
This is now known as AEO, or Answer Engine Optimization: a new form of SEO focused on visibility in AI-generated results.
👉 By optimizing your Google reviews, your local descriptions and your content, you're already preparing your restaurant for the search visibility of tomorrow.

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Listing your restaurant everywhere: the key to attracting more customers in 2026
Listing your restaurant on as many local, social, tourism and GPS platforms as possible has become essential for boosting your visibility. Google, TheFork, TripAdvisor, Instagram Maps, Apple Maps, ChatGPT…
👉 Your customers are looking for you everywhere: be present wherever they're looking!
A multichannel presence lets you:
- Climb Google's rankings (stronger local SEO)
- Build credibility with more customer reviews, recommendations and ratings
- Attract a local, mobile, connected customer base that's ready to book
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