The Story
Built for friends who share great food
Hawkker started with a simple idea: the best restaurant recommendations don't come from algorithms, star ratings or social media. They come from people you actually know and trust.
We built Hawkker to make saving, sharing and storytelling simple. It's a place to save the spots you love, discover new favourites and support the best food in your area.
01
WHY
Tech meets taste
Word-of-mouth has been forgotten in our digital age because it doesn't profit the gatekeepers.
Big Tech want businesses to buy your attention on their platforms and spend money at their clients. In this model good food loses: cash-strapped independent restaurants with awesome food don't get noticed and food-lovers find it harder than ever to find the best food.
Cut the companies out and share your food knowledge directly your friends and trust theirs.
02
HOW
Built around human experiences
Chances are a friend recommended the best thing you ate recently. You've probably been asked "where's good?" in the past week.
On Hawkker, every place you save carries a note in your own words about why it's good, and your friends add theirs. That's the human part: real opinions from real meals. The AI part is Hawkky. Ask it anything, and it searches everything you and the people you trust have said to find the right spot when you want it. No ads, no star ratings.
03
Context
Context is everything
You trust your own judgement, and your friends'. The reasons behind a great meal, what to order and who it's for, are what make a recommendation worth following. Hawkker captures those thoughts and brings them back when you need them, because that's how you find the best food.
Hawkker is simple, focused on the food and will be the last food list you ever make.
The Team
Who we are
What started in 2017 as an app to help people discover independent street food vendors has evolved into something bigger: a platform built around the way people actually find and share the places they love. We built Hawkker because we wanted a tool that matched how we actually discover food — through people we trust.
Founded by Zeid Bsaibes, a trained-chef turned software engineer, support by a team of people passionate about sharing the best food.
The last app you’ll need for restaurants.
Hawkker is almost ready. We're finishing something for people who choose their friends and their food with care, who value great experiences, and who believe the best discoveries come out of trusted relationships.
We'd love for you to be part of it.