Grabfood Restaurant Scraper

Extract restaurant listings, full menus with prices, ratings, and delivery info from GrabFood across 7 Asian countries — Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

Features

• Restaurant data — name, cuisine tags, ratings, vote count, delivery fee, ETA, distance, address, coordinates, promo offers, halal status
• Full menu extraction — item names, descriptions, prices (VND/local), categories, photos, availability, modifier groups (toppings, sizes)
• 7 countries supported — Vietnam (34 provinces), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar with city presets
• Hex grid search — comprehensive city coverage using hexagonal grid pattern with automatic deduplication
• Keyword & cuisine filters — search by keyword ("pho", "pizza") or filter by cuisine type
• Fast API-first approach — captures auth token via Playwright, then bulk-fetches data via httpx (no browser scraping)
• Rate limiting — configurable requests per second to avoid API throttling

Supported Countries & Cities

Country	Cities
🇻🇳 Vietnam	34 provinces — HCM, Hanoi, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Can Tho, Hue, and 28 more
🇸🇬 Singapore	Singapore
🇲🇾 Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Malacca
🇮🇩 Indonesia	Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Bali, Makassar
🇵🇭 Philippines	Manila, Cebu, Davao, Quezon City
🇰🇭 Cambodia	Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
🇲🇲 Myanmar	Yangon, Mandalay

Use custom city with custom_latlng for any location not listed above.

How to Use

1. Select country and city — choose from presets or enter custom coordinates
2. Set filters — optional keyword search, cuisine filter, max restaurants
3. Enable grid search (optional) — for comprehensive area coverage
4. Configure menu — enable/disable full menu extraction
5. Run — the Actor captures an auth token, searches the GrabFood API, and pushes results to the dataset

Input Example

{
    "country": "VN",
    "city": "ho_chi_minh",
    "search_keyword": "",
    "max_restaurants": 50,
    "include_menu": true,
    "use_grid": false,
    "requests_per_second": 2,
    "proxy_type": "none"
}

Grid Search

For comprehensive city coverage, enable grid search. This generates a hexagonal pattern of search points:

{
    "country": "VN",
    "city": "da_nang",
    "use_grid": true,
    "grid_radius_km": 8,
    "grid_step_km": 3,
    "max_restaurants": 500,
    "include_menu": true
}

Grid search automatically deduplicates restaurants found from multiple points.

Output

Each restaurant in the dataset contains:

{
    "id": "5-C6JZJB3TAX43DA",
    "name": "Katinat – Đồng Khởi 2",
    "cuisine_tags": ["Coffee", "Milk Tea", "Tea"],
    "rating": 4.3,
    "vote_count": 354,
    "delivery_fee": 0,
    "delivery_eta_minutes": null,
    "distance_km": 0.124,
    "is_open": true,
    "photo_url": "https://food-cms.grab.com/...",
    "promos": [],
    "latitude": 10.778,
    "longitude": 106.701,
    "address": "Katinat – Đồng Khởi 2",
    "minimum_order": 0,
    "small_order_fee": 0,
    "is_halal": false,
    "merchant_type": "",
    "city": "ho_chi_minh",
    "scraped_at": "2026-03-30T03:21:30.123456+00:00",
    "menu_items": [
        {
            "name": "Cóc Cóc Đác Đác (L)",
            "description": "Ambarella Juice With Arenga Pinnata",
            "price": 690,
            "original_price": null,
            "category": "For You",
            "photo_url": "https://food-cms.grab.com/...",
            "is_available": true,
            "modifier_groups": [
                {
                    "name": "Topping",
                    "options": [
                        {"name": "Trân Châu Bắp", "price": 120},
                        {"name": "Thạch Hồng Đài", "price": 120}
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "sold_count": null
        }
    ],
    "total_menu_items": 74,
    "menu_categories_count": 5
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	GrabFood merchant ID
name	string	Restaurant name
cuisine_tags	string[]	Cuisine categories
rating	float	Average rating (1-5)
vote_count	int	Number of reviews
delivery_fee	int	Delivery fee in local currency minor units
delivery_eta_minutes	int	Estimated delivery time
distance_km	float	Distance from search point
is_open	bool	Currently accepting orders
latitude / longitude	float	GPS coordinates
address	string	Restaurant address
minimum_order	int	Minimum order value
is_halal	bool	Halal certified
menu_items	array	Full menu (when include_menu is true)
total_menu_items	int	Number of menu items
scraped_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp

Cost Estimate

Scenario	Restaurants	Menu	Memory	Est. Time	Est. Cost
Quick test	3	Yes	2 GB	~30s	~$0.01
Single city	50	Yes	2 GB	~3 min	~$0.05
City grid	200	Yes	2 GB	~10 min	~$0.15
Large city grid	500	Yes	4 GB	~25 min	~$0.50
No menu (faster)	200	No	2 GB	~3 min	~$0.05

Costs depend on Apify platform pricing. Run a small test first and check compute units consumed.

Proxy

• Vietnam — usually works without proxy (none)
• Other countries — may require residential proxy if running from outside the target country
• Custom proxy — provide your own proxy URLs in the proxy_urls field

Use Cases

• Market research — analyze restaurant density, cuisine trends, pricing by area
• Competitor monitoring — track menu changes, pricing, ratings over time
• Food delivery analytics — delivery fees, ETAs, minimum orders across cities
• Location intelligence — map restaurant distribution with GPS coordinates

FAQ

Q: Why is Thailand not supported? A: GrabFood Thailand uses a different authentication flow that returns FW_ENDPOINT_FORBIDDEN. Other 7 countries use the same guest API.

Q: I'm getting 0 results for a non-VN country. A: Try enabling residential proxy. GrabFood may geo-restrict API access based on your IP location.

Q: How does grid search work? A: It generates hexagonal grid points covering the city area. Each point triggers a search API call. Results are deduplicated by restaurant ID, so you get comprehensive coverage without duplicates.

Q: Can I scrape without menu data? A: Yes — set include_menu to false. This skips the per-restaurant detail API call and is significantly faster.

Q: What's the rate limit? A: Default is 2 requests/second. Lower it if you see errors; raise it (up to 10) for faster runs at your own risk.