Hoppit Reinvents Restaurant Searching with Ambience-Based iPhone App

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hoppit, the leading ambience search engine for restaurants, has launched its iPhone app in Apple’s App Store today. Available in nine cities, it’s the only search app that allows you to virtually “poke your head” inside each restaurant location.

“When I look for a restaurant, I want two things: accurate foodie suggestions and a sense of the ambience. Hoppit’s app makes this research process so easy”

After analyzing over 500,000 tailored restaurant recommendations, Hoppit’s relevancy search engine has been souped-up. It now features improved real-time scenario logic based on your context and comes with a curated collection of eye-catching interior photos of restaurants, bars, lounges, and coffee shops. Hoppit not only personalizes your going out experience but also shows you exactly where you’ll be eating and drinking.

“When I look for a restaurant, I want two things: accurate foodie suggestions and a sense of the ambience. Hoppit’s app makes this research process so easy,” said Steven Dziedzic, CEO of Hoppit. “Consumers kept telling us to show them more interior place shots, so we listened and created the ideal restaurant finding experience. Choosing an awesome place to meet up, while on-the-go, definitely got a whole lot easier.”

Hoppit’s state-of-the-art natural language processing technology and related algorithms take into account a consumer’s unique situation regarding atmosphere and accompanying guests, and provide personalized search results. Originally launched in April 2012, this unique technology is an innovation in the web-world of restaurant search.

Led by Aimee Higgins of Pandora, Hoppit is backed by some of mobile’s leading pioneers.

About Hoppit

Hoppit is the leading ambience search engine for restaurants and bars. Just tell Hoppit who you're with and the atmosphere you want, and Hoppit generates a list of ideal locations, along with a curated collection of eye-catching interior photos. It's all about the ambience. Featured on FOX, CBS, TechCrunch, HuffPo and many more, use the Hoppit app on the go or the Hoppit web to find your ideal location.