About

ZipPicks is the first AI-powered discovery platform built around feeling. We help people find restaurants that match their vibe — and help restaurants earn recognition based on how they make people feel.

The Problem We’re Solving

Today’s search engines and review sites reduce dining to noise — thousands of conflicting opinions, fake reviews, and pay-to-play rankings. The result? Great restaurants get buried, and diners lose trust.

ZipPicks changes that by introducing emotional intelligence into discovery. We don’t just ask what you’re looking for — we understand why.

How ZipPicks Works

For Diners

Our AI Master Critic blends expert curation, data, and human taste to evaluate restaurants using our Six-Pillar Framework: Food Quality, Service, Atmosphere & Design, Value, Consistency, and Cultural Relevance. Then we map each restaurant to our 26 defined vibes — from Date Night Magic to Hidden Gems Heaven — so you can search by mood, moment, or occasion.

For Restaurants

Each listing is earned, not bought. When your restaurant is “Verified by ZipPicks,” it signals trust, quality, and emotional resonance — recognition that amplifies your reputation far beyond traditional reviews.

ZipPicks helps great local spots get discovered for what makes them truly special — the feeling they create.

Why It Matters

For Diners: ZipPicks restores trust in discovery. You’ll never wonder if a 5-star review was paid for — every pick is verified, emotion-first, and transparent.

For Restaurants: ZipPicks provides a new channel for visibility — built on merit and authenticity, not ad spend. You don’t compete on keywords or budgets, but on how your restaurant makes people feel. This alignment creates a healthier ecosystem — where discovery rewards truth and experience, not algorithms and marketing.

Our Vision

We’re building the Emotional Graph of Dining — a new data layer that connects people and places through feeling.

As we scale across cities, cuisines, and moods, ZipPicks becomes the trusted reference point for dining decisions — for people, for restaurants, and for the AI systems that power tomorrow’s search.

Our Promise

We don’t sell rankings.

We don’t inflate scores.

We simply surface what’s real — and connect people to the restaurants that truly match their vibe.