findout

Trust the people, not the stars.

Skip the 4.2-star averages. See the spots your friends actually go, with one honest line from someone who's been.

After you confirm, you get an invite link. Every friend who joins with it moves you up 5 spots.

Launching in Minneapolis first. Not there? Request your city. The most-requested cities get findout next.

How plans work

A friend picks the spot. You tap in.

This is what a findout invite looks like. Go ahead, try the buttons.

Maya wants to go
Pizza on a wooden board

pizza

Corner Slice

Friday, 9:30 pm

Get the hot honey pie. That's the order. Don't overthink it.

Sam and Jordan are in

Places with a person behind them.

No star ratings and no 400-review averages. Every spot comes with one honest line from someone who's actually been: a findout curator, a local you follow, or one of your friends.

Espresso being poured

coffee

Hollis Coffee

North Loop

The cortado here changed me. Sit at the bar.
Danafindout curator

Maya and Sam have been

Cocktail on a dark bar

bar

The Low Room

Uptown

Order the smoked old-fashioned. Then order another.
Alexyour friend

Alex and Jordan have been

Fresh pastries

bakery

Fairbank Bakehouse

Northeast

Get there before 9 or the kouign-amann is gone.
Juleslocal you follow

Priya and 4 friends have been

Sample listings. The real ones arrive at launch.

From “we should go” to actually going.

  1. Proposed

    Pick a spot

    Find it in Explore or from a friend's list, then send it to the group.

  2. Picking a time

    Settle the time

    Everyone taps I'm in, suggests a time, or passes. No 40-message group chat.

  3. Happening

    Go

    While you're out, everyone's photos land in one shared roll.

  4. Memory

    Keep it

    The night becomes a memory you can look back on, and a rec for your friends.

Word of mouth

Off the radar. Not off-limits.

A bakery that only exists on Saturday mornings. A private chef opening a counter for three weeks. Ramen out of a record shop window until the pot runs dry. Our curators catch the word-of-mouth stuff and give you the heads-up before it's gone.

Pop-up bakery, croissants till they're gone
Northeast
Saturday, 8 am
Private chef's omakase counter, 3 weeks only
North Loop
Opens Thursday
Ramen out of a record shop window
Uptown
Until sold out
Wine bar inside a flower shop, after close
Lyn-Lake
Friday, 9 pm

What findout isn't.

Founding curators

Be the person behind them.

We're looking for 30 Minneapolis locals with great taste and strong opinions. Bartenders, baristas, cooks, the friend whose texts get screenshotted. You write the one-line notes that make findout worth trusting.

  • Your name on your recsEvery note you write carries your name and a curator badge.
  • In before everyoneFounding curators get the app first, with invites for their friends.
  • Perks from the spotsWe're lining up curator-only tastings and first seats at pop-ups with the venues on findout.

How it'll look on findout

Run a spot in Minneapolis?

We're hand-picking the first places on findout. Tell us about yours and a curator will get in touch.