Published Date : Jul 11, 2018 / Edited Date : Jul 19, 2019
[Outstanding IT Services for Seoul Tourism 2018]
MANGOPLATE
To find the best restaurants and meals, check MangoPlate before you go: A restaurant search & recommendation service based on authentic reviews
Food is everywhere and there’s a plethora of restaurants, but the act of sitting down to a well-prepared meal at a nice restaurant is becoming ever more important in our lives. MangoPlate is a smart application that removes the uncertainties about dining out: What’s on the menu? Is the food any good? How’s the atmosphere? What’s the price? Can I trust the reviews? MangoPlate eliminates these nagging questions and provides optimized restaurant recommendations customized to the user’s preferences.
Launched in 2013 as a user-participatory information service, MangoPlate is more than a simple search engine. It recommends personalized choices based on big data and the user’s location information. In just four years since its launch, the application exceeded 3 million cumulative downloads, and in addition to the Korean and English language services, it’s now offered in Chinese. With last year’s opening of the Chinese webpage (www.mangoplate.com/zh), the app has attracted a great number of Chinese tourists as its users, providing information about popular hot spots and unique foods in addition to the information on 4,300 restaurants previously offered in Chinese. It’s safe to say that MangoPlate has now become an absolute necessity among Chinese tourists.
What Makes MANGOPLATE Special
Fast and easy restaurant search
MangoPlate provides optimized restaurant information through screening options including region, food type, and price. For example,when filtered through the option settings “Incheon Yeonsu-gu,” “All Cuisines,” “~₩10,000,” and “Parking Available,” the results show a list of restaurants that meet all the requirements. Browse through each result, or sort by rating or distance and just pick the top result. When hunger kicks in but it’s hard to decide what to have, get help from the recommended keywords or other reviewers.
Review credibility ensured
On MangoPlate, you won’t see fake reviews posted by professional bloggers or advertising agencies. Only authentic reviews on restaurants and dishes personally visited and tasted by customers make the cut, which is the core and basis of this service. If users attempt posting advertisements posing as reviews, thepostings are immediately filtered and deleted through MangoPlate’s unique algorithm. Restaurants proven to be connected to the malicious posts are subject to penalty.
More Fun Features of MANGOPLATE
Need a tasting-buddy? Check out “Following”
If you like what you read in a review, then follow the user who wrote it and try other restaurants they liked! You may find you have similar tastes and preferences, so following their visits can help you find new places to try out. It’s also fun to form a community and find kinship with others who share the same culinary enthusiasm. Expand your personal database and develop your interests through communication and exchange on MangoPlate.
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Compile your own personalized lists on MangoPlate, curating your top picks like an editor of a guidebook or magazine. If price is important, make a list of restaurants that are popular yet affordable. If quantity matters as much as quality, create a “generous servings” list, or try any other list of your choice.
* This article has been written based on information provided in May 2018
본 코스는 보행약자(거동이 불편한 고령자, 장애인, 유모차 이용자 등)를 위한 코스입니다.
보호자를 동반하지 않을 시 이용이 불가능 합니다.※ 보행약자 1명당 보호자 최소 1인 이상 동반 ※ 전동보장구(전동휠체어, 전동스쿠터 등) 사용자의 경우 보호자 1인당 보행약자 최대 4인까지 동반 가능
희망하시는 날짜 및 코스에 활동가능한 해설사가 없는 경우 예약은 취소될 수 있습니다.
예약확인을 위해 도보관광 사무국(02-6925-0777)에서 확인 연락이 진행됩니다.(최소 5일~한달 전)3회 이상 전화통화가 이뤄지지 않을 시 예약이 취소될 수 있습니다.
해설 진행 시 발생하는 안전사고에 대해서 도보관광 사무국과 서울문화관광해설사는 책임을 지지 않습니다.
미세먼지 비상저감조치 발령 및 기타 기상악화(폭염, 태풍, 폭우 등)로 인해 도보관광 운영이 어려운 경우 모든 예약은 일괄 취소됩니다. (관광일 전날 기준)
Reservations must be made at least three days prior to the tour date.
Additional reservations, one or two days before the tour starts, are only allowed for the tour that is already fixed.
In the case of group tour, more than 10people, please contact us by e-mail.
Reservations for the following month are available from the 15th of the current month.
Please refrain from participating in any tour programs should you be experiencing any symptoms, including fever, coughing, congestion, muscle pain, stuffy nose, and/or sore throat.
Reservations for tourists 14 years & under without an accompanying adult or guardian shall be canceled on site.
All reservations will be canceled in the event of a weather warning being issued. (e.g. heatwave, typhoon, heavy rain, fine dust, etc.) (Cancellation will be processed immediately upon implementation)
※ Please always check the weather warning on the day of the reservation on the site below.
(https://www.accuweather.com/en/kr/seoul/226081/weather-forecast/226081)
The Seoul Guided Walking Tour administration office and tour guide affiliates are not responsible for any accidents that happen to occur during the tour program.
Reservation shall be made at least 1 week before the tour day.
The course is for tourists with mobility problems (Senior, people with disability, stroller user).
You may not use the course without an assistant (or companion) ※ At least one assistant shall accompany a tourist with mobility problem ※ In case of electric assisting device users (electric wheelchair, electric scooter users), one assistant may accompany up to 4 tourists with mobility problem
Reservation may be canceled when a guide is unavailable on the desired date and course.
Seoul Guided Walking Tour Office (02-6925-0777) will contact you to confirm reservation. (At least 5 days~1 month before tour day) Reservation may be canceled when Seoul Guided Walking Tour Office cannot reach you for more than 3 times.
Seoul Guided Walking Tour Office and Seoul culture and tourism guide are not liable for the safety accidents during the Seoul Guided Walking Tour.
All reservations will be canceled in the event of a weather warning being issued. (e.g. heatwave, typhoon, heavy rain, fine dust, etc.) (Cancellation will be processed immediately upon implementation)
※ Please always check the weather warning on the day of the reservation on the site below.
(https://www.accuweather.com/en/kr/seoul/226081/weather-forecast/226081)