A restaurant list app for every place you actually want to try
A food Reel here, a Maps pin there and three tips in the group chat. By Friday night, nobody remembers the name of that one place.
Download Swiva for free and start your first restaurant list.
What does Swiva do as a restaurant list app?
Swiva keeps restaurants from different apps in your own lists. Share a find from Instagram, TikTok, Google Maps or the web to Swiva, review the draft and add why you want to go.
You can keep lists alone or edit them with other people. When it is time to eat, you do not need to search four apps and an old chat. Open the right list and choose from places that already caught your attention.
From a restaurant tip to a useful list
Four short steps. The third one matters most.
- Step 1
Find a restaurant
It might appear in a Reel, arrive as a TikTok link or show up while you are browsing a map.
- Step 2
Share it to Swiva
Open the app's share menu and choose Swiva. You do not need to connect an Instagram or TikTok account.
- Step 3
Give the draft a quick check
Check the name and location. Add the dish, terrace or occasion that made you save it. That one sentence is what rescues the find later.
- Step 4
Put it in the right list
“Dates in Vienna,” “quick after work” or “with visitors” helps more when choosing than one endless food list.
Where restaurant recommendations fit best
No app needs to do everything. What matters is what you want to do with the find next.
| Tool | Good for | Gets awkward when | Best use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instagram and TikTok | Watching food videos and discovering new places | the name or reason disappears among lots of saves | Keep the source and inspiration |
| Google Maps | Checking location, directions and current place details | a tip from a Reel needs context | Double check before visiting |
| Notes or chat | Capturing one recommendation quickly | several people add lots of links | Use for quick coordination |
| Swiva | Collecting finds from several apps and choosing together | you expect reservations or guaranteed live data | Use as the shared restaurant shortlist |
Restaurant lists that answer a real question
Do not organize by where a tip came from. Organize by when you will need it.
By occasion
Date night, family visiting, a big group or somewhere quick before the cinema. That turns a collection into a shortlist.
By place
A weekend in Berlin needs a different list from your own neighborhood. Put the city or area in the name.
By an honest constraint
Under 20 euros, vegan choices or a late kitchen. Use criteria that genuinely change your decision.
Collect together without making one person the manager
Invite the people you actually eat with. Everyone with editing access can add restaurants and keep the list useful. The person with the best algorithm does not automatically become the full time leisure planner.
When it is time to choose, open the right list and look at one idea at a time. Swiva does not book a table or secretly vote for you. It turns scattered recommendations into a manageable choice.
Check once more before you leave
Opening hours, prices, menus and locations change. A creator video may be old, a restaurant may move and a lunch deal may be over. Check time sensitive details with the restaurant or a current map listing.
The original social media post may also be deleted or made private. Swiva keeps the activity and source link, but it does not promise a permanent copy of someone else's content.
A few quick answers
Is Swiva a free restaurant list app?
Swiva is free to download from the App Store and Google Play. You need an account for personal and shared lists.
Can I save restaurants from Instagram and TikTok?
Yes. Send the post to Swiva through the share menu and review the draft. You do not need a social media login inside Swiva.
Can I share a restaurant list with friends?
Yes. You can invite other people as editors. Collaborative editing and public visibility are separate settings.
Does Swiva show current opening hours and prices?
Swiva may add details from a shared find to the draft, but it does not guarantee live data. Check opening hours, prices, address and reservations with the official source before visiting.
Can I book a table in Swiva?
No. Swiva helps with collecting and choosing. Book through the restaurant or a dedicated reservation service.
Let the next food recommendation stay findable.
Swiva is available for iPhone and Android. Start a list before the next Reel arrives.
Free to download, for iPhone and Android.