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There is a lot that goes into choosing the right place to have dinner. Too much. From figuring out how much you want to spend, to considering everyone's cuisine preferences and making sure the ambiance of the restaurant is up to par, finding the perfect place can be Mission: Impossible.
Luckily, this is the 21st century and we don't have to make dinner plans by ourselves. Utilize your iPhone for more than just a game of Angry Birds and download these 10 Great Apps That Make Dining Out Easier.
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Hoppit
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
Whether you're looking for a restaurant that has candle lights or strobe lights, Hoppit is the perfect app to help you find it. The innovative application gathers information from its users including price range, the type of crowd you're dining with, and the ambiance you'd like the restaurant to have to offer you a restaurant that best matches your dining needs.
LocalEats
Download It Now From the Apple Store, $0.99
LocalEats uses ratings from magazines, newspapers, and dining sites to bring you accurate ratings of restaurants in your area. The best sushi, the best tacos—it's all listed on this awesome app. The app even allows users to instantly book a taxi to the restaurant. Talk about easy access.
Ness
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
Similar to Hoppit, Ness locates restaurants based on the mood you're in. This application also uses previous searches to suggest restaurants that you're most likely to enjoy. Ness makes it easier for you to spend more time enjoying the restaurant than struggling to find it.
Tab
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
Take the guesswork (and awkwardness) out of dividing up the restaurant bill with this easy to use app. With Tab, you can just snap a photo of the check and the application splits the check among all the guests, including tax and tip. No more having to use your napkin for simple arithmetic.
Matchbook
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
For all those times you've walked past a restaurant that looked amazing and then forgot the name once you got home, Matchbook is the solution for you. This app enables users to save restaurants recommended by a friend or a restaurant seen in passing. With this app, you'll never forget the name of that bar with the thirty-cent wings.
forkly
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
Stop posting all those delicious meals on Instagram and sign up for forkly. Forkly allows users to share and discover new local bars and restaurants. The more you dine out, the higher your influence over other users will become. Here's an app where people are genuinely interested about what's on your plate.
HealthyOut
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
It's hard to stick to your diet goals when you're dining out. With HealthyOut, you can search for restaurants that fall right in your dieting criteria. The app offers nutrition preferences like low carb, heart healthy, and high protein, and even tells you how to modify your meal to make it more healthful. If you're dieting with Weight Watchers, HealthyOut will also inform you how many points each meal is worth.
Chefs Feed
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
Ever wondered where chefs go when they eat out? Wonder no more. Chefs Feed is an app that allows top chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Charles Phan to review their favorite local restaurants. Now, you can go out and enjoy that Italian cuisine knowing it's Mario Batali approved.
Vegan Guide to NYC
Download It Now From the Apple Store, $4.99
Vegan restaurants are hard to hunt down in the Big Apple. Fortunately, Vegan Guide NYC maps out over a hundred of them on this easy to use app. You can narrow your searches by neighborhood and price range and feel confident in knowing that 100% of your search results are vegan friendly.
OpenTable
Download It Now From the Apple Store, Free
The only application that helps you book reservations to over 20,000 restaurants in the US (and Canada), OpenTable is the go-to app to get a table for two at the always crowded Le Bernadin or even lock in those last minute Valentine's Day plans.