Can’t decide what to eat?
Let a little cat pick.
Answer a few questions. It picks 3 dishes from real places near you.
It’s all free. No sign-up, nothing to download.
3 dishes, picked from real places near you
- Free, no sign-up
- Only real places near you
- In English and Chinese
What is Today’s Mealow?
Today’s Mealow (今食喵, or just Mealow) is a free food picker for when you can’t decide what to eat. Pick a way to eat and answer a few quick questions: what style, who you’re with, what you skip. Mealow looks up real places near you on Google Maps (Amap in China), and an AI picks 3 dishes from them, each with the place’s name. It works in English and Chinese with no sign-up, and as a WeChat Mini Program. Made by Ziwei Yu.
How the cat picks
Four steps, from picking a way to eat to your 3 dishes.
Choose how you want to eatA proper meal, a drink, dessert and three more.
Answer a few questionsCuisine, who you’re with, and what you skip.
It finds real places near youIt checks the map for nearby places, their ratings and what they’re known for. When the map lists no dishes, the dish is a likely guess for that kind of place, so check the menu.
It picks 3 dishes from those placesThe AI only picks from that list. Code removes any dish whose name matches something you skip. It can’t see every ingredient, so if you have an allergy, check with the place.
Too tired to think? Let these little helpers decide
One tap and you have an answer: a random dish, a cuisine, a kind of restaurant, or a spin of the wheel. No location, no sign-in.
Lunch wheelSpin for lunch. Shuffle in new ideas or type in the spots near your desk.Try it
Random cuisine generatorTap for a cuisine and a few dishes to start with. Tap again if it’s a no.Try it
Random restaurant generatorTap for a kind of restaurant. Tap again if it’s a no.Try it
Random food generatorCan’t pick? Tap for a dish. Tap again if it’s a no.Try it- Food wheelSpin it, or type in your own options first. The wheel decides, you just eat.Try it
- Fast food wheelCan’t pick a drive-thru? Spin it. Shuffle for new chains or type your own.Try it
A little inspiration for today
No rush to decide. Here’s how other people pick.
How Do You Dice a Potato? Planks, Sticks, Then CubesDicing a potato is three cuts in three directions: planks, sticks, cubes. A flat side keeps it from rolling, and one size per pan keeps it cooking evenly.Read it
Picking a Restaurant: Let One Person Pick, Then RotateA group that votes on where to eat ends up at the place nobody minds. Give one person the pick, let the others raise facts only, and pass the turn next time.Read it
Ziti Pasta vs Penne: Check the Ends, Then the RidgesZiti and penne are close cousins. Look at the ends of the tube, then at the outside, and you know which one you’re holding and whether a swap will show.Read it
Questions people ask about Today’s Mealow
All questionsAre the recommended places real?
Yes. Today’s Mealow first looks up real places near you with a map service, then picks dishes from those places. It doesn’t invent restaurants. Check opening hours and prices with the shop or the map.
Is Today’s Mealow free? Do I need to download anything?
It’s free and there’s nothing to download. The web app runs in your browser and works without an account; signing in with Google just keeps your saved dishes and profile in the cloud.
What if I don’t like the picks?
Tap “Show me others” and the cat picks a new round, trying to avoid the places and dishes you just saw. You can also go back and choose a different way to eat.
Is there a Chinese version or a WeChat Mini Program?
Yes. The web app has English and Chinese versions with the same features, and you can search for 今食喵 in WeChat to open the Mini Program.
Still stuck? Let the cat decide.
Nothing to install. It runs right in your browser.
Let the cat pick