Wikitravel:Restaurant listings

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Restaurant listings should be in the format below:

  • Name of Restaurant, Address (extra directions if necessary), phone number (email, fax, other contact if possible), [1]. Days and times open. One to three sentences about the food, service, atmosphere, view, specialties, music, what have you. $lowprice-$highprice (extra price info).

Here's the Wiki markup:

*'''Name of Restaurant''', Address (''extra directions if necessary''), phone number (''email, fax, other contact if possible''), [http://www.restaurant.example.com/]. Days and times open. One to three sentences about the food, service, atmosphere, view, specialties, music, what have you. $lowprice-$highprice (''extra price info'').

Here's an example from Montreal:

  • Ouzeri, 4690 Rue St. Denis (one block north of Avenue Mont Royal), +1 514 845-1336. Tu-Th 5PM-1AM, F-Sa 12PM-2AM. Fine Greek dining, great selection of ouzos and Greek wines. Stylish and modern. Try the flambé cheese hors d'oeuvre -- it's dramatic. $25-$35 (prix fixe menu on Friday and Saturday).

[edit] Some notes

  • Addresses should just be the street and number, not a full postal address. If the city is different (for example, in a suburb), add that, too.
  • Phone numbers should be in the format as they would be dialed internationally, but in a way that shows the part that can be dialed locally.
  • Days should be abbreviated (M Tu W Th F Sa Su), times should be AM and PM.
  • Prices should be in the local currency.
  • URLs should point to the official Web site for the restaurant and conform to Wikitravel guidelines for external links. If there's no official Web site, just leave that part out.
  • Properties should be listed in alphabetical order within a single subsection of "Eat"

[edit] Describing a chain of restaurants

Chains of restaurants/cafes should be reviewed in the city/region's main article. Individual locations should be placed in their specific districts (if it's city-wide chain) or towns (if the chain spans multiple towns in the region). Details applicable to all locations should be included into a global review; all individual details of specific locations should be described locally. Please do not copy a global review to every local description in districts; instead refer from district listing to a global review in the main article.

If there're multiple individual locations in a single article, list them all only if there's no more than 7 locations. Otherwise, try to use more compact description, like "most locations are in districts A and B, plus several in the district C".

Example:

  • Harold's Chicken Shack. The great South Side fried chicken chain is cheap, usually a little dirty, and always delicious. Crowded at meal times. $2-5.  edit
  • 917 W 87th St, +1 773 224-4621. 11AM-3AM daily.
  • 10259 S Halsted St, +1 773 568-5906. M-Th 10AM-midnight, F-Sa 10AM-1AM, Su 11AM-10PM.
  • 2521 W 63rd St, +1 773 778-9659. Su-Th 11AM-2:30AM, F-Sa 11AM-4AM.

[edit] See also