How to find restaurants on Google Maps

GOOGLE Maps offers a one-stop shop service to users for everything they need to know about a location.

One such feature is finding restaurants, saving you the time and effort of having to sample eateries to try and find somewhere you like.

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How do I find restaurants on Google Maps?

Finding restaurants in any location could not be easier.

Whether you are trying to find somewhere you have eaten at before or fancy branching out and exploring what the town or city has to offer.

Simply follow these steps:

1. Open Google Maps in either a browser or smartphone app
2. In the search field simply type “restaurant”
3. This will bring up locations of restaurants which will have ratings scores next to them.
4. Click on any one of the pin icons to see more information about any location

Within each listing you will be able to see all the information you need to know.

It will list what type of food they serve, show you menus, a gallery of images, opening hours and contact details for that particular eatery.

You will also find reviews from users to help you make your decision on where you want to eat.

How do I create a Google restaurant list?

When you follow the steps listed above to find a particular restaurant and have selected a particular place from the map results, you will see at the bottom of the screen is the name, rating, opening or closing time, an indicator showing how long it takes to get there.

Tap this information to bring up the location’s full screen.

Select the save button that you will see in the middle of the screen.

Then select “new list”.

At this point you need to give the list a name and select the privacy setting for your list.

If this is something you will want to send to friends, always select “shared” in this field.

Then tap “create” at the top of the screen.

At this point you will see that you now have a new list with one saved location.

How do I see places I’ve visited on Google Maps?

Open Google Maps in either a browser or the app.

Click the three-line menu in the top left hand corner.

When the menu opens, select “Your timeline”.

Google Maps will now display a map showing all the places you’ve been, while Location History was enabled on your phone. There are two ways to browse this information.

Click the drop-down menus to choose a year and month, or a specific day, to see the places you visited during that time period on the main map.

The second method is to view your Location History by place. 

Click the rectangular red box in the bottom-left corner that shows how many places you’ve visited.

This will open a horizontal panel listing all those locations, which you can filter to show only your “Most visited.”

Use the slider along the bottom to explore the places you’ve been.

Can I order food from Google Maps?

Ordering food from Google Maps could not be easier.

Simply follows the steps below:

1. Open Google Maps and find the restaurant you want to order food from, either for pickup or delivery.
2. Click or tap the name of the restaurant on the map.
3. On your phone, tap “Order.” If you’re using a web browser, click “Order Online.” If you don’t see the button to place an order, this restaurant doesn’t offer online ordering through Google Maps.
4. Choose “Delivery” or “Pickup.”
5. If you choose to have the food delivered, make sure that the correct delivery address is selected — if not, click or tap and edit the address.
6. Select your menu items. When you’re done, select “Go to order” and then check out. (If you’re using a web browser, there’s no need to go to the order — you can simply click “Checkout.”
7. Follow the checkout instructions to pay for the order. If you have a payment method saved to your Google account, you can check out with a single tap. Otherwise, you’ll need to enter a credit card at checkout each time.

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