Eater Restaurant Scraper

Scrapes restaurant information from Eater.com maps and city guides.

Features

• Multi-city Support: Works with any Eater city (NYC, LA, Dallas, Austin, Detroit, Chicago, etc.)
• Comprehensive Data: Extracts 18+ fields per restaurant including contact info, location, pricing, and editorial content
• Editorial Insights: Captures Eater's recommendations: must-try dishes, vibe descriptions, best-for scenarios

Supported URL Types

Type	URL Pattern	Example
City Maps	/{city}.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-{city}	detroit.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-detroit-38
Heatmaps	/{city}.eater.com/maps/{city}-best-new-restaurants-heatmap	dallas.eater.com/maps/dallas-best-new-restaurants-heatmap
Category Maps	/{city}.eater.com/maps/best-{category}-{city}	detroit.eater.com/maps/best-chinese-restaurants-detroit

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	(required)	Eater.com URLs to scrape (maps, guides, heatmaps)
maxItems	number	0	Maximum restaurants to scrape (0 = unlimited)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Proxy settings for requests

Example Input

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://detroit.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-detroit-38" },
        { "url": "https://chicago.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-chicago" },
        {
            "url": "https://detroit.eater.com/maps/best-chinese-restaurants-detroit"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
}

Output

Each restaurant includes:

• Basic Info: name, slug, description, image
• Location: address, city, state, zipCode, country, googleMapsUrl
• Contact: phone, website
• Pricing: priceRange ($ to $$$$)
• Editorial: mustTryItem, bestFor, vibe, openFor
• Metadata: sourceUrl, scrapedAt

Sample Output

{
    "name": "Sweet Potato Sensations",
    "slug": "sweet-potato-sensations",
    "description": "Sweet potatoes take center stage at this Old Redford neighborhood bakery. The sweet options include sweet potato pies, sweet potato cheesecakes, sweet potato cookies, and sweet potato ice cream...",
    "address": "17337 Lahser Rd",
    "city": "Detroit",
    "state": "MI",
    "zipCode": "48219",
    "country": "US",
    "phone": "(313) 532-7996",
    "website": "http://sweetpotatosensations.com/",
    "image": "https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/...",
    "priceRange": "$$",
    "openFor": "Lunch, dinner",
    "mustTryItem": "The sweet potato cookies are what inspired owners Jeffery and Cassandra Thomas to open their shop in 1993.",
    "bestFor": "",
    "vibe": "",
    "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sweet%20Potato%20Sensations...",
    "sourceUrl": "https://detroit.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-detroit-38",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-01-19T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Limitations

• Only works with Eater.com map/guide pages (not individual restaurant pages or articles)
• Some fields may be empty depending on what Eater provides