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Genre
The genre array controls the returned location types
Use the genre array to filter the returned locations by their type. This is useful when you want to find a specific type of venue, food type, or vibe such as a café, Italian, cosy, or bar, etc.
Basic usage
"preferences": {
"genre": ["Italian", "Cafe"]
}Genre filters
You can specify one or more genres, and the search will take all provided preferences into account, and return the results ranked by how well they match.
Genres
| Genre | Description |
|---|---|
| Afghan | Afghan cuisine |
| African | African cuisine |
| Alpine | Alpine cuisine |
| Alsatian | Alsatian cuisine |
| Amago Specialities | Amago Specialities cuisine |
| Anago / Saltwater Eel | Anago / Saltwater Eel cuisine |
| Andalusian | Andalusian cuisine |
| Apulian | Apulian cuisine |
| Argentinian | Argentinian cuisine |
| Armenian | Armenian cuisine |
| Asian | Asian cuisine |
| Asian Influences | Asian Influences cuisine |
| Asturian | Asturian cuisine |
| Australian | Australian cuisine |
| Austrian | Austrian cuisine |
| Ayu | Ayu cuisine |
| Bakery | Bakery |
| Balinese | Balinese cuisine |
| Balkan | Balkan cuisine |
| Bangladeshi | Bangladeshi cuisine |
| Barbecue | Barbecue cuisine |
| Basque | Basque cuisine |
| Bavarian | Bavarian cuisine |
| Beef | Beef cuisine |
| Beijing Cuisine | Beijing Cuisine |
| Belgian | Belgian cuisine |
| Bengali | Bengali cuisine |
| Bibimbap | Bibimbap cuisine |
| Bistro | Bistro |
| Bolognese | Bolognese cuisine |
| Brazilian | Brazilian cuisine |
| Breton | Breton cuisine |
| Brewpub | Brewpub |
| British | British cuisine |
| Buffet | Buffet |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian cuisine |
| Bulgogi | Bulgogi cuisine |
| Burger Joint | Burger Joint |
| Burgundian | Burgundian cuisine |
| Burmese | Burmese cuisine |
| Butadon | Butadon cuisine |
| Cafe | Coffee shop |
| Cajun | Cajun cuisine |
| Calabrian | Calabrian cuisine |
| Californian | Californian cuisine |
| Cambodian | Cambodian cuisine |
| Campanian | Campanian cuisine |
| Cantonese | Cantonese cuisine |
| Cantonese Roast Meats | Cantonese Roast Meats |
| Cantonese-Sichuan | Cantonese-Sichuan cuisine |
| Caribbean | Caribbean cuisine |
| Carp Specialities | Carp Specialities |
| Castilian | Castilian cuisine |
| Casual Dining | Casual Dining |
| Catalan | Catalan cuisine |
| Central Asian | Central Asian cuisine |
| Chamorro | Chamorro cuisine |
| Champon | Champon cuisine |
| Chankonabe | Chankonabe cuisine |
| Chao Zhou | Chao Zhou cuisine |
| Cheese, Fondue And Raclette | Cheese, Fondue And Raclette |
| Chicken Specialities | Chicken Specialities |
| Chilean | Chilean cuisine |
| Chinese | Chinese cuisine |
| Chiu Chow | Chiu Chow cuisine |
| Chueotang | Chueotang cuisine |
| Cocktail Bar | Cocktail Bar |
| Colombian | Colombian cuisine |
| Congee | Congee cuisine |
| Corsican | Corsican cuisine |
| Country Cooking | Country Cooking |
| Cozy | Cozy |
| Crab Specialities | Crab Specialities |
| Creative | Creative cuisine |
| Creole | Creole cuisine |
| CrêPe | CrêPe cuisine |
| Croatian | Croatian cuisine |
| Cuban | Cuban cuisine |
| Cuisine From Abruzzo | Cuisine From Abruzzo |
| Cuisine From Alentejo | Cuisine From Alentejo |
| Cuisine From Auvergne | Cuisine From Auvergne |
| Cuisine From Aveyron | Cuisine From Aveyron |
| Cuisine From Basilicata | Cuisine From Basilicata |
| Cuisine From Bresse | Cuisine From Bresse |
| Cuisine From Charente | Cuisine From Charente |
| Cuisine From Franche-Comté | Cuisine From Franche-Comté |
| Cuisine From Lazio | Cuisine From Lazio |
| Cuisine From Lorraine | Cuisine From Lorraine |
| Cuisine From Normandy | Cuisine From Normandy |
| Cuisine From Parma | Cuisine From Parma |
| Cuisine From Picardie | Cuisine From Picardie |
| Cuisine From Romagna | Cuisine From Romagna |
| Cuisine From South West France | Cuisine From South West France |
| Cuisine From The Aosta Valley | Cuisine From The Aosta Valley |
| Cuisine From The Marches | Cuisine From The Marches |
| Cuisine From Valtellina | Cuisine From Valtellina |
| Curry | Curry cuisine |
| Czech | Czech cuisine |
| Dandan Noodles | Dandan Noodles |
| Danish | Danish cuisine |
| Dauphinoise | Dauphinoise cuisine |
| Deli | Deli |
| Dian Xin | Dian Xin cuisine |
| Dim Sum | Dim Sum |
| Diner | Diner |
| Doganitang | Doganitang cuisine |
| Dojo | Dojo |
| Dominican | Dominican cuisine |
| Dongbei | Dongbei cuisine |
| Dubu | Dubu cuisine |
| Duck Specialities | Duck Specialities |
| Dumpling | Dumpling cuisine |
| Dumplings | Dumplings |
| Dwaeji-Gukbap | Dwaeji-Gukbap cuisine |
| Eastern European | Eastern European cuisine |
| Egyptian | Egyptian cuisine |
| Emilian | Emilian cuisine |
| Emirati Cuisine | Emirati Cuisine |
| English | English cuisine |
| Ethiopian | Ethiopian cuisine |
| European | European cuisine |
| Family Restaurant | Family Restaurant |
| Farm To Table | Farm To Table |
| Fast Food | Fast Food |
| Filipino | Filipino cuisine |
| Fine Dining | Fine Dining |
| Finnish | Finnish cuisine |
| Fish And Chips | Fish And Chips |
| Flemish | Flemish cuisine |
| Food Truck | Food Truck |
| French | French cuisine |
| Friulian | Friulian cuisine |
| Fugu / Pufferfish | Fugu / Pufferfish cuisine |
| Fujian | Fujian cuisine |
| Fusion | Fusion cuisine |
| Galician | Galician cuisine |
| Gastropub | Gastropub |
| Gejang | Gejang cuisine |
| German | German cuisine |
| Gomtang | Gomtang cuisine |
| Greek | Greek cuisine |
| Grills | Grills |
| Guatemalan | Guatemalan cuisine |
| Guizhou | Guizhou cuisine |
| Gyutan | Gyutan cuisine |
| Hainanese | Hainanese cuisine |
| Hakkanese | Hakkanese cuisine |
| Hang Zhou | Hang Zhou cuisine |
| Hawaiian | Hawaiian cuisine |
| Home Cooking | Home Cooking |
| Horse Specialities | Horse Specialities |
| Hotel Restaurant | Hotel Restaurant |
| Hotpot | Hotpot |
| Huaiyang | Huaiyang cuisine |
| Hubei | Hubei cuisine |
| Hui Cuisine | Hui Cuisine |
| Hunanese | Hunanese cuisine |
| Hungarian | Hungarian cuisine |
| Indian | Indian cuisine |
| Indonesian | Indonesian cuisine |
| Innovative | Innovative cuisine |
| International | International cuisine |
| Irish | Irish cuisine |
| Isan | Isan cuisine |
| Israeli | Israeli cuisine |
| Italian | Italian cuisine |
| Italian-American | Italian-American cuisine |
| Izakaya | Izakaya |
| Jamaican | Jamaican cuisine |
| Japanese | Japanese cuisine |
| Jazz Club | Jazz Club |
| Jiangsu Cuisine | Jiangsu Cuisine |
| Jiangzhe | Jiangzhe cuisine |
| Jokbal | Jokbal cuisine |
| Kalguksu | Kalguksu cuisine |
| Karaoke Bar | Karaoke Bar |
| Kashmiri | Kashmiri cuisine |
| Korean | Korean cuisine |
| Kosher | Kosher cuisine |
| Kushiage | Kushiage cuisine |
| Kushiyaki | Kushiyaki cuisine |
| Lamb Specialities | Lamb Specialities |
| Lao | Lao cuisine |
| Latin American | Latin American cuisine |
| Lebanese | Lebanese cuisine |
| Ligurian | Ligurian cuisine |
| Lively | Lively |
| Lombardian | Lombardian cuisine |
| Lounge | Lounge |
| Lyonnaise | Lyonnaise cuisine |
| Macanese | Macanese cuisine |
| Madagascan | Madagascan cuisine |
| Malaysian | Malaysian cuisine |
| Mandu | Mandu cuisine |
| Mantuan | Mantuan cuisine |
| Mauritian | Mauritian cuisine |
| Meats And Grills | Meats And Grills |
| Mediterranean | Mediterranean cuisine |
| Memil-Guksu | Memil-Guksu cuisine |
| Mexican | Mexican cuisine |
| Middle Eastern | Middle Eastern cuisine |
| Milanese | Milanese cuisine |
| Modern | Modern cuisine |
| Mongolian | Mongolian cuisine |
| Moroccan | Moroccan cuisine |
| Motsu Specialities | Motsu Specialities |
| Naengmyeon | Naengmyeon cuisine |
| Nepali | Nepali cuisine |
| New Zealand | New Zealand cuisine |
| Nightclub | Nightclub |
| Ningbo | Ningbo cuisine |
| Noodles | Noodles |
| North African | North African cuisine |
| North American | North American cuisine |
| Northern Thai | Northern Thai cuisine |
| Norwegian | Norwegian cuisine |
| Obanzai | Obanzai cuisine |
| Octopus Specialities | Octopus Specialities |
| Oden | Oden cuisine |
| Okinawa Cuisine | Okinawa Cuisine |
| Okonomiyaki | Okonomiyaki cuisine |
| Okoze Specialities | Okoze Specialities |
| Onigiri | Onigiri cuisine |
| Organic | Organic cuisine |
| Oyster Specialities | Oyster Specialities |
| Pakistani | Pakistani cuisine |
| Pa Thong Ko | Pa Thong Ko cuisine |
| Peranakan | Peranakan cuisine |
| Persian | Persian cuisine |
| Peruvian | Peruvian cuisine |
| Piedmontese | Piedmontese cuisine |
| Pizza | Pizza |
| Polish | Polish cuisine |
| Polynesian | Polynesian cuisine |
| Pork | Pork cuisine |
| Portuguese | Portuguese cuisine |
| ProvençAl | ProvençAl cuisine |
| Pub | Pub |
| Puerto Rican | Puerto Rican cuisine |
| Ramen | Ramen |
| Regional Cuisine | Regional Cuisine |
| Regional European | Regional European cuisine |
| Rice Dishes | Rice Dishes |
| Roman | Roman cuisine |
| Romantic | Romantic |
| Russian | Russian cuisine |
| Saengtaetang | Saengtaetang cuisine |
| Salmon Specialities | Salmon Specialities |
| Samgyetang | Samgyetang cuisine |
| Sardine Specialities | Sardine Specialities |
| Sardinian | Sardinian cuisine |
| Sashimi | Sashimi |
| Savoyard | Savoyard cuisine |
| Scandinavian | Scandinavian cuisine |
| Scottish | Scottish cuisine |
| Seafood | Seafood |
| Seasonal Cuisine | Seasonal Cuisine |
| Senegalese | Senegalese cuisine |
| Seolleongtang | Seolleongtang cuisine |
| Seychellois | Seychellois cuisine |
| Shaanxi | Shaanxi cuisine |
| Shabushabu | Shabushabu cuisine |
| Shabu-Shabu | Shabu-Shabu |
| Shandong | Shandong cuisine |
| Shanghainese | Shanghainese cuisine |
| Sharing | Sharing cuisine |
| Shellfish Specialities | Shellfish Specialities |
| Shojin | Shojin cuisine |
| Shun Tak | Shun Tak cuisine |
| Sichuan | Sichuan cuisine |
| Sicilian | Sicilian cuisine |
| Singaporean | Singaporean cuisine |
| Small Eats | Small Eats |
| SmøRrebrøD | SmøRrebrøD cuisine |
| Soba | Soba cuisine |
| Somen | Somen cuisine |
| South African | South African cuisine |
| South American | South American cuisine |
| South East Asian | South East Asian cuisine |
| Southern | Southern cuisine |
| Southern Thai | Southern Thai cuisine |
| South Indian | South Indian cuisine |
| South Tyrolean | South Tyrolean cuisine |
| Southwestern | Southwestern cuisine |
| Spanish | Spanish cuisine |
| Spanish Sausage | Spanish Sausage |
| Sports Bar | Sports Bar |
| Sri Lankan | Sri Lankan cuisine |
| Steakhouse | Steakhouse |
| Street Food | Street Food |
| Sujebi | Sujebi cuisine |
| Sukiyaki | Sukiyaki cuisine |
| Sushi | Sushi |
| Swabian | Swabian cuisine |
| Swedish | Swedish cuisine |
| Swiss | Swiss cuisine |
| Taiwanese | Taiwanese cuisine |
| Taizhou | Taizhou cuisine |
| Takoyaki | Takoyaki cuisine |
| Tapas | Tapas |
| Taqueria | Taqueria |
| Temple Cuisine | Temple Cuisine |
| Tempura | Tempura cuisine |
| Teochew | Teochew cuisine |
| Teppanyaki | Teppanyaki cuisine |
| Teriyaki | Teriyaki cuisine |
| Tex-Mex | Tex-Mex cuisine |
| Thai | Thai cuisine |
| Thai-Chinese | Thai-Chinese cuisine |
| Tibetan | Tibetan cuisine |
| Tofu | Tofu cuisine |
| Tonkatsu | Tonkatsu cuisine |
| Traditional | Traditional cuisine |
| Tunisian | Tunisian cuisine |
| Turkish | Turkish cuisine |
| Tuscan | Tuscan cuisine |
| Udon | Udon cuisine |
| Umbrian | Umbrian cuisine |
| Umen | Umen cuisine |
| Unagi / Freshwater Eel | Unagi / Freshwater Eel cuisine |
| Uzbek | Uzbek cuisine |
| Vegan | Vegan cuisine |
| Vegetarian | Vegetarian cuisine |
| Venetian | Venetian cuisine |
| Venezuelan | Venezuelan cuisine |
| Venison Specialities | Venison Specialities |
| Vietnamese | Vietnamese cuisine |
| Wine Bar | Wine Bar |
| World Cuisine | World Cuisine |
| Xibei | Xibei cuisine |
| Xinjiang | Xinjiang cuisine |
| Yakiniku | Yakiniku cuisine |
| Yakitori | Yakitori cuisine |
| Yoshoku | Yoshoku cuisine |
| Yukhoe | Yukhoe cuisine |
| Yunnanese | Yunnanese cuisine |
| Zhejiang | Zhejiang cuisine |
Real-world examples
preferences: {
genre: ["Italian"],
}
preferences: {
genre: ["Cafe", "French"],
} preferences: {
genre: ["Mexican", "Food Truck"],
} preferences: {
genre: ["Wine Bar", "Cozy"],
}Best practice
- Combine with other preferences: Use genre filters with other preferences to find venues that match your specific needs.
- Use if you know what you want: If you know exactly what you want, use genre filters to find the best matches.
- General terms: If you don't know what you want, you can still use genre terms to find venues that match a vibe.