How to Keep a List of Restaurants to Try (and Actually Go)

The short answer: Keep your restaurant list where you already save restaurants, then put it on a map. Captr recognizes restaurants, cafes and bars in your screenshots and your TikTok and Instagram saves, names each one, and pins it on the Go Out map, sorted by distance from you. Lists like "Boston brunch" or "Date night" build themselves. When you're hungry, open Go Out and pick from what's nearby.

Why restaurant lists don't get used

The trouble is timing. You save a restaurant when you see it: in bed, on the train, in a friend's story. You need it at a different moment: standing on a street corner at 7pm, deciding where to eat. At that moment nobody scrolls through 400 saved videos. So you end up at the same three places.

A restaurant list only works if it answers one question fast: what's good near here?

Build it by hand with Apple Maps

1. Search the restaurant in Apple Maps.
2. Add it to a Guide, such as "Brunch" or "Date night."
3. When you're out, open the Guide and look at the map.

This works well if you do it every time. Most restaurants you save come from videos, where the name is only in the caption or a sticker, so it takes a minute per place.

Let Captr build it for you

It collects. Screenshots sync automatically; on iOS 27 you turn this on once in Settings. Connect TikTok and Instagram, and your saves sync, with your old saves imported right after you connect. Captr reads public posts only.

It recognizes and names. Restaurants, cafes, bakeries and bars are recognized in videos and screenshots, and each one gets its real name, not "Saved video."

It maps them. Everything lands on the Go Out map, sorted by distance from where you are. Filter by city when you travel.

Lists that build themselves. Some you might see:

• Boston brunch
• Date night
• Pizza to try
• Coffee shops
• Lisbon food spots

Smart search. Type "the dumpling place," "rooftop bar" or "that bakery with the croissants." Captr suggests ways to narrow the results as you type.

Directions and plans. Tap for directions. Screenshot a reservation confirmation, and one tap adds it to your calendar.

Habits that make the list useful

• Save the menu too. Handy when choosing between two places nearby.
• Check the hours before you go. Small places that went viral often change their hours or close.
• Remove what you've tried, so the list shows only places that are still new to you.

FAQ

What's the best way to keep a list of restaurants to try?

Keep it where you already save restaurants and put it on a map. Captr does both: it collects restaurants from your screenshots and TikTok and Instagram saves and shows them on a map sorted by distance.

How do I save restaurants from TikTok?

Save the video as usual and connect TikTok to Captr. The restaurants in your saved videos land on the Go Out map with their real names.

How do I find saved restaurants near me?

Open Go Out in Captr. Saved places are sorted by distance, closest first.

Last updated September 2026.