The Beli Connection
You just landed in a new city. After five long hours of traveling, you finally unpack and your stomach starts to rumble. Knowing no one to give you recommendations on restaurants and google only offering general suggestions, you feel helpless and hopeless on your restaurant journey. Meet Beli, the hottest new app that provides users with tailored feeds, reliable reviews, and an organized way to track your favorite food establishments!
Beli launched in the summer of 2021 when a couple of foodies came together over a common frustration - finding the perfect restaurant. Since then, the app’s use has skyrocketed to meet every food lover's needs. Users are able to track restaurants they have already been to and ones they want to try in an organized list and on a map. They can also gain inspiration from where their friends are eating, based on their ratings and ranking of each establishment on their “feed.”
When a user enters a restaurant in the top search bar they are offered two options: “been to” and “bookmark” to save for later. Once they have eaten at a restaurant and they want to rank it, they can select one of three options “I liked it!,” “it was fine,” or “I didn’t like it.” From there, users have the option to add photos and captions, notes, tag a friend, visit date, or labels (good for…). After entering in the details, the user is presented with the restaurant they are currently ranking and one they have already been to. Based on which the user picks, Beli ranks the restaurant with a number instead of the user assigning it a value. The more restaurants one ranks, the more accurate and specific the algorithm will be.
Recommendations become more individualized and based on one’s preferences as the user ranks more restaurants and connects with more friends. Then the next restaurant they search, they are able to see what their predicted score would be, what their friends thought, and general reviews. Users are also able to connect their Beli to different organizations, such as their University. Once registered, Beli users are able to bond with their peers over their profound love for food.
Beli is an app for everyone. Whether looking to find new restaurants or show off the ones you have tried, Beli fosters the food lover community. Everyone is able to connect and interact with their friends close by or far away by seeing where they are eating. Dining out is an experience and Beli allows people to create a holistic view of this by including all aspects of a restaurant. If you’re a food lover and want to share your passion, you might just want to take a bite out of this new app!