How it works

Real people. Real rankings.

RankIt is the food guide where the order means something. Here is exactly how the rankings on every page get made.

1The core idea

Rankings, not star ratings

A 4.2-star average tells you almost nothing. RankIt ranks the actual dishes and restaurants against each other — so you know the best pizza in town, not just a “pretty good” one.

Every list is an order, #1 to #10 — not a pile of similar scores.
You build your own rankings by press-and-hold dragging favourites into order.
A star average vs. a real ranking
4.2
★★★★☆
“Pretty good.” — and nothing else
RankIt does this instead
Best DishesPort Colborne · ranked by locals
1Smash Burger SingleBreakwall Brewing Company · ranked #1 by locals
2Chicken PicattaSan Marco's
3Green CurryLucky Thai
Press & hold to drag your favourites into order
2Where the order comes from

Your votes take over

Cities RankIt has seeded start with a fair baseline built from public data, so day one is never empty. The moment locals start ranking, community votes take the lead — and the baseline steps aside for good.

One trusted vote blends 50/50 with the baseline.
From two votes on, the community ranking is what you see.
User-added cities

Cities added by locals skip the baseline entirely — every ranking there is 100% community, from the very first vote.

As locals vote, the community takes the leadLIVE
Day one (seeded city)Fair baseline from public data
100% baseline
First trusted voteOne local has ranked it
50 / 50 blend
Two votes and onCommunity ranking is what you see
100% community
Public baseline (seeded cities only)Community votes
3What money can't do

No paid placement — ever

Restaurants can never buy a ranking position. Businesses can claim their listing and purchase clearly-labelled sponsored visibility — but the rankings themselves are earned only by what people who ate there actually think.

Sponsored slots are always labelled and sit outside the ranking.
Ranking positions are never for sale, at any price.
Sponsored is labelled. The ranking is earned.
Your restaurantClaimed listing · paid for visibilitySPONSORED
Earned ranking below
1Breakwall Brewing CompanyRanked by people who ate there
2San Marco'sRanked by people who ate there
3Lucky ThaiRanked by people who ate there
×Buy the #1 spot — not for sale, at any price
4Built by people on the ground

Add what is missing

Missing restaurant? Missing dish? A city we have not reached yet? Add it from the app — photos, menus, and new spots come from people on the ground, and a city you add is community-built from its very first ranking.

Photos, menus and new spots all come from locals.
Early rankers shape how their whole city sees its food.
Add a place locals are missing
RestaurantDishCity
add a photo of the place
Name the place locals are missing
Add a dish, menu, or neighbourhood…
Add to RankIt

Browse free. Rank when you want your taste to count.

Every ranking on RankIt is built this way — by people who actually ate there. Get the app to rank, add places, and shape your city’s lists.

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