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A sunlit cafe counter with a pastry case and espresso grinders

Places API

Find restaurants open near a person that Layout can order from.

Know where ordering works

Every distance is measured from the person.

  • ConfirmedLayout found an online ordering route there.
  • UnconfirmedNot decided yet. Layout is still checking.
  • UnavailableLayout looked and found no way to order online.

Facts for every place

A fact Layout does not know is never counted as a no.

Vegetarian Takeout Breakfast Curbside Good for groups Dine-in Reservable

Questions, answered

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A restaurant's name, a kind of food, or a drink like latte, cold brew or boba, which finds the places that serve it. Up to three names at once come back as one list.

The device's coordinates when you have them. A geocoded address or ZIP code is next best, and a city name only when there is nothing better.

The first search in a new area can take a moment while Layout checks which places there take online orders. The answer says so, and asking again a minute later fills it in.

No. Every answer says whether Layout searched and why a list is empty, such as everything being closed or nothing matching.

Food ordering,
without the ordering