Restaurants & Cafes
9 ArticlesRestaurant search is decided on a phone, a few minutes before someone eats. These articles cover what a restaurant or café controls in that moment: a menu Google can read dish by dish, photos that match what people search for, posts and offers timed to slow hours, the attributes that put a venue in front of someone looking for live music or a dog friendly table, and how near me results work across Metro Manila.
Several pieces are written for Manila and the Philippines, where most of our restaurant clients are. The mechanics are the same anywhere Google Maps is used.
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Near Me Searches: Winning Local Foot Traffic in Manila
How near me searches work across Metro Manila barangays, and the Google Business Profile and website changes that put a business in the results.
Restaurant SEO in Manila When Food Costs Keep Rising
With food costs rising, Manila restaurants need cheaper ways to win customers. How local SEO lowers what each new diner costs to bring in.
Yahoo Scout and Philippine Restaurants: What to Know
Yahoo Scout is an AI answer engine built on Claude and Bing. What it means for a Philippine restaurant, and what to check and fix now.
Restaurant Photos on Google: What to Upload and Name
Photos and dish names on a Google profile feed the popular dishes list. How Manila restaurants should shoot, name and upload food photos.
Google Business Profile Attributes: Which to Set and Why
How to rank for searches such as live music, dog friendly or remote work friendly by setting the right attributes on a Google Business Profile.
Google Posts for Restaurants: 3 Tactics for Slow Hours
Three ways a restaurant can use Google offer posts, event posts and profile details to bring in customers between the lunch rush and the dinner service.
Google Business Profile Posts: How Often and What to Post
What Google says about Business Profile posts, how often a restaurant should post, and what each post type should contain to give customers a reason to act.
Google Product Posts: Promote Weekend Specials Early
How a restaurant can promote weekend specials on Google with menu items and offer posts, why product posts are not a current post type, and a midweek schedule.
The Invisible Menu Problem: Why Dishes Miss Search
A PDF or image menu is invisible to Google. How to publish a restaurant menu as text and structured data so each dish can show up in search.