You found the restaurant. Now choose the dish.
Palytt is a free iPhone and iPad app for the moment you open the menu. Explore a restaurant’s Order Guide and the dish details available for each pick.
- Your taste
- Use your saves and verdicts to build a picture of what you like.
- The evidence
- See your verdicts and friends’ ratings when they’re available.
- An honest answer
- When a guide is thin, scan the menu for a place to start.
Your taste, made useful.
Know what to order
Explore dish options and available details in a restaurant’s Order Guide. Your own verdicts, friends’ ratings and community posts can add context when present. Check the restaurant’s current menu before ordering.
Find the best dishes near you
Open Pal’s pick from Home for dishes to explore. Palytt can use your taste activity to inform suggestions; check each dish’s details and the restaurant’s current menu. Restaurants can’t pay to rank higher.
Keep a food journal that remembers
Your verdicts shape your next visit, your profile collects the dishes worth repeating, and every post and interaction earns XP.
Map your food, and your friends’
Every profile has its own food map. Save places from Apple Maps, Google Maps or Instagram links, and the map suggests dishes even where no one has posted yet.
Plan group dinners in one room
Propose dates on a calendar, compare places head to head, and vote. Invite anyone by text, even if they don’t have Palytt yet, and the host locks the pick.
Your next bite
Weekly inspiration · Week of
One guide, one dish to explore, one weekend idea. A new editorial selection each Monday, here on Palytt.
Read the guide
What to order at a Thai restaurant (a guide for first-timers)
Explore the dish
Weekend idea
Share one familiar dish and one new dish. Ask about ingredients and spice before ordering.
Editorial inspiration, not a personal taste match. Check ingredients and dietary needs with the restaurant.
See it in seconds.
Find a dish worth saving, then know what to order. Real app recordings with demo data.
Find your taste type. Meet your taste pal.
Take the free 20-question food personality quiz and meet the original character for your taste type. Compare favorite orders and food habits with other eaters. Anyone can read; sign in to share a thought.
At the table, and after.
Palytt works mid-meal too: read the menu you’re holding, then turn the receipt into verdicts for next time.
Scan the menu
Point your camera at the menu to extract its dishes. Palytt can add ordering context where it has enough information; check the current menu and ingredients before ordering.
Scan your receipt
Palytt reads it on your iPhone (the photo is never uploaded or stored), matches what you ordered, and one tap marks each dish “I’d order again” or “Skip next time.”
Share an order card
Pick up to three dishes and share a card with friends. Dish information and scores depend on what Palytt knows about those dishes.
More reasons to open it.
The newest things Palytt can do, all free.
Dish drift alerts
When recent ratings of a dish you love start to slip, Palytt marks it “May have changed.” When it improves, “Better lately.”
Borrow a Palate
Ask a friend to lend their taste and see dishes ranked the way they’d order. They approve it first.
Save places from anywhere
Paste Apple Maps, Google Maps or Instagram links and the places land in your Want to try list.
XP for every bite
Every post and interaction earns XP, so your food journal grows with you.
Apple Intelligence on device
On supported iPhones, reply and comment suggestions come from Apple’s on-device model, so that text stays on your iPhone.
No sponsored picks
Restaurants can’t pay to rank higher in your Order Guide. What you see comes from your taste and your friends.
Set up in a few minutes.
- Download Palytt. Free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later). Android app coming soon.
- Answer 3 quick questions. Three this-or-that picks give Palytt a first read on your taste. Your verdicts sharpen it from there.
- Get your picks. Explore dish ideas, open an Order Guide where available, and start a room with friends.
Less review hunting. More confidence.
Maps tell you where. Ratings tell you what everyone thought. Palytt tells you what fits you and your table.
| Palytt | Review and map apps | |
|---|---|---|
| What it helps you explore | Dishes and what to order | Restaurants, by average rating |
| What you see | Order Guides, dish details and available friend ratings | Stars and long reviews |
| Where it helps | Deciding what to order | Finding and reaching a place |
| With friends | A room where everyone votes | Sharing links in a group chat |
| Who adds context | Your saves and verdicts, plus friends’ ratings when available | Everyone’s average rating |
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Start with the menu.
Practical first orders for a few cuisines, with room to follow your own taste.
- How to order pho for the first time: a menu guide
Pick beef or chicken pho, choose a cut by texture, then taste the broth before adding herbs or sauces. This first-timer guide decodes the menu.
- How to order sushi for the first time, by taste
Start with a familiar roll, add one nigiri to compare, and order another round only after tasting. A practical sushi menu guide for first-timers.
- What to order at a Thai restaurant (a guide for first-timers)
Share a noodle dish, a curry and a soup or salad, with jasmine rice and mild-to-medium spice. The Thai dishes to try first, and what to order next.
- Dim sum ordering guide: what to order on your first visit
Start with har gow, siu mai, char siu bao, cheung fun and egg tarts, plan on three to four dishes per person, and order tea for the table.
Good to know.
What is Palytt?
Palytt is a free iPhone and iPad app that helps you decide what to order and where to eat. Explore restaurant Order Guides and dish details where available, see friends’ ratings when they have rated a dish, keep a food journal, and plan group dinners in a room.
How does the Palytt match score work?
Palytt uses your saved and rated dishes to learn your taste. Order Guides may show dish scores and reasons, along with friends’ ratings when available. A displayed score is not a guarantee that a restaurant has enough personal taste evidence for you; check the dish details and your own preferences before ordering. Learn more about how taste matching works.
How does Palytt help me decide what to order?
Open a restaurant’s Order Guide to explore its dishes where a guide is available. Your own verdicts, friends’ ratings and community posts can add context when present. If a guide is thin, scan the menu at the table and check the restaurant’s current dish details before ordering.
Can Palytt scan a menu or a receipt?
Yes. At the table, scan the menu to extract dishes and get ordering context when Palytt has enough information. After the meal, scan your receipt: Palytt reads it on your iPhone (the photo isn’t uploaded or stored), matches what you ordered, and lets you mark each dish “I’d order again” or “Skip next time.” You can also share an order card with up to three dishes.
Can I plan a group dinner with Palytt?
Yes. Start a room for a date, dinner with friends or a team meal. Propose dates on a calendar, add places and compare them head to head, and everyone votes; the host locks the pick. Invite anyone by text with a link, even if they don’t have Palytt yet. Learn more about deciding where to eat with friends.
Does Palytt show sponsored picks?
No. Restaurants can’t pay to rank higher in your Order Guide, and every core feature is free to use without inviting anyone.
Can I use Palytt as a food journal?
Yes. Post the dishes you try, mark each one “I’d order again” or “Skip next time,” and your profile keeps them, along with your own food map. Every post and interaction earns XP, and your next visit starts with your own verdicts.
What are dish drift alerts?
When recent ratings of a dish you love start to slip—say, diners mention a thinner broth—Palytt marks it “May have changed” and lets you know. When a dish is getting better, it says “Better lately.”
What is Borrow a Palate?
Ask a friend to borrow their palate and you’ll see dishes ranked the way they’d order, which helps when they know a place better than you do. Your friend approves the request first.
What is my taste type?
Your taste type is a four-letter food personality, plus a Bold or Mellow flavor letter, from a free 20-question quiz. It’s just for fun and made to share; it doesn’t change your match scores.
Can I save places from Google Maps, Apple Maps or Instagram?
Yes. Paste links from Apple Maps, Google Maps, Instagram, Yelp and other apps, several at once, and Palytt saves the places to your Want to try list.
Does Palytt use Apple Intelligence?
Yes, on iPhones that support it. With iOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence turned on, Palytt uses Apple’s on-device model to suggest chat replies and comment ideas, so that text stays on your iPhone. It also writes caption and cuisine suggestions when Palytt’s servers can’t, such as when you’re offline. On other iPhones and iPads, the same suggestions come from Palytt’s servers. Match scores are always calculated the same way for everyone.
How long does it take to set up Palytt?
A couple of minutes. Three quick this-or-that questions give Palytt a first read on your taste. Your saves, posts and verdicts add context over time.
Do I need friends on Palytt?
No. Your taste profile, saves and verdicts shape your picks on their own. Friends add their ratings of specific dishes, which makes Order Guides richer.
How is Palytt different from Yelp or Google Maps?
Review and map apps rate whole restaurants and help you get there. Palytt helps you explore dishes in a restaurant’s Order Guide, record what you would order again, and plan a meal with friends. Many people use Palytt alongside them. Compare Palytt and Yelp, or compare Palytt and Google Maps.
Is Palytt available now?
Palytt is free to download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Android app coming soon.
Is Palytt free, and which devices does it support?
Palytt is free to download on the App Store. It supports iPhone with iOS 17 or later and iPad with iPadOS 17 or later. The Android app is coming soon.
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Palytt is free to download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Android app coming soon.
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