The Infatuation Scraper - Restaurant Reviews

Scrape restaurant reviews and ratings from The Infatuation -- a trusted restaurant review platform covering major cities worldwide.

What it does

• Search mode: Browse restaurant reviews by city, optionally filtering by cuisine type
• Details mode: Provide direct Infatuation review URLs to scrape specific restaurants

Extracts data from the Next.js NEXT_DATA and Apollo cache embedded in each page -- no JavaScript rendering needed.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	string	search (browse by city) or details (direct URLs). Default: search
city	string	City slug (e.g. new-york, los-angeles, chicago, london). Default: new-york
cuisine	string	Optional cuisine filter (e.g. italian, japanese, mexican). Case-insensitive
startUrls	array	List of theinfatuation.com review URLs. Used in details mode
limit	integer	Max number of results. Default: 10, max: 1000
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (residential recommended)

Output Fields

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Restaurant name
rating	number	Rating out of 10
neighborhood	string	Neighborhood name
cuisine	string	Cuisine type(s)
priceRange	string	Price range ($, $$, $$$, $$$$)
address	string	Full street address
phone	string	Phone number
website	string	Restaurant website URL
reviewSummary	string	Brief review summary / preview text
perfectFor	string[]	Tags like "date night", "walk ins", "private dining"
imageUrl	string	Header image URL
url	string	Source Infatuation review URL
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp

Example Output

{
  "name": "Via Carota",
  "rating": 9.5,
  "neighborhood": "West Village",
  "cuisine": "Pasta, Italian",
  "priceRange": "$$$",
  "address": "51 Grove St., New York, NY, 10014",
  "phone": "",
  "website": "http://www.viacarota.com/",
  "reviewSummary": "Via Carota is a mostly walk-in only Italian spot in the West Village...",
  "perfectFor": ["date night", "private dining", "walk ins"],
  "imageUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/the-infatuation/image/upload/...",
  "url": "https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/via-carota",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Example Inputs

Browse New York Italian restaurants

{
  "mode": "search",
  "city": "new-york",
  "cuisine": "italian",
  "limit": 20
}

Scrape specific restaurant reviews

{
  "mode": "details",
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/via-carota" },
    { "url": "https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/bestia" }
  ]
}

Supported Cities

The Infatuation covers 50+ cities including:

• US: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Miami, Seattle, Portland, Nashville, and more
• International: London, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and more

Use the city slug (lowercase, hyphenated) as the city parameter.

How it works

1. Search mode: Fetches the city reviews listing page which contains a Next.js __NEXT_DATA__ script tag with an Apollo cache. PostReview entries contain rating, preview, venue details, cuisine tags, and neighborhood tags. References are resolved against the cache.
2. Details mode: Directly fetches provided review URLs.
3. Data extraction: Each page embeds structured review data in the Apollo cache, including venue coordinates, price level, perfect-for tags, and contributor info.

Notes

• Ratings are on a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest.
• Price range is 1-4 ($ to $$$$), converted to dollar signs for readability.
• The "perfect for" tags indicate occasions and situations the restaurant is good for.
• Residential proxies recommended to avoid rate limiting.