Restaurant Menu Scraper

Extract restaurant menus, prices, ratings, hours and contact info from Yelp without an API key. Bulk scrape multiple restaurants. Export to JSON/CSV.

Features

• Complete Restaurant Data: Name, cuisine, rating, review count, price range
• Contact Information: Address and phone number
• Operating Hours: Weekly schedule with daily hours
• Menu Extraction: Organized by categories with items, prices, and descriptions
• Photo Support: Optional photo URLs for menu items
• Bulk Processing: Scrape multiple restaurants in one run

Input Configuration

Required Input

• restaurantUrls: Array of Yelp restaurant URLs (e.g., ["https://www.yelp.com/biz/restaurant-name"])

Optional Input

• maxRestaurants: Maximum number of restaurants to scrape (default: 10)
• includePhotos: Whether to include photo URLs for menu items (default: false)

Output Format

Each restaurant is returned as a dataset item with the following structure:

{
  "url": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/restaurant-name",
  "name": "Restaurant Name",
  "cuisine": ["Italian", "Mediterranean"],
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 1247,
  "priceRange": "$$",
  "address": "123 Main St, City, State",
  "phone": "(555) 123-4567",
  "hours": [
    {"day": "Mon", "hours": "11:00 AM - 10:00 PM"},
    {"day": "Tue", "hours": "11:00 AM - 10:00 PM"}
  ],
  "menuCategories": [
    {
      "name": "Appetizers",
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "Garlic Bread",
          "price": "$8",
          "description": "Freshly baked bread with garlic butter"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Usage

1. Deploy on Apify: Upload this actor to your Apify account
2. Configure Input: Provide restaurant URLs and optional parameters
3. Run Actor: Execute the actor and wait for completion
4. Export Results: Download data in JSON, CSV, or other supported formats

Technical Details

• Built with CheerioCrawler from Crawlee
• Supports Yelp's HTML structure variations
• Robust error handling for individual restaurant failures
• Modular code design for easy maintenance

Limitations

• Works with Yelp restaurant pages (yelp.com/biz/...)
• Menu extraction depends on Yelp's current HTML structure
• May require updates if Yelp changes their website layout

Support

For issues or feature requests, please contact the actor maintainer.