Follow the locals

Skip the tourist traps. Find the places locals actually love.

Discover restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, wine bars and hidden gems recommended by people who know the city best. Plan ahead and save your favourites in Trails, or open STAN and find somewhere great nearby.

Real places. Recommended by locals.

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Authentic recommendations from locals

Know a place worth sharing? Recommend the restaurants, cafés, bakeries and hidden gems you genuinely love. You’ll help others discover something special while giving the local places and people in your community the attention they deserve.

Share what you love. Support local. Help others discover better.

Red text saying "STAN." on a black background.
Red text saying "STAN." on a black background.

What makes different

Collection of app feature screens: a photo of a person holding a food item, a map with numbered locations, a route navigation map, rating bars, a recommendations map, and a user profile with name 'TheTravelBook'.
Collection of app feature screens: a photo of a person holding a food item, a map with numbered locations, a route navigation map, rating bars, a recommendations map, and a user profile with name 'TheTravelBook'.

Meet the founders

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Mohamed Ahmed 

Co-Founder

Musician, producer and entrepreneur with a deep passion for food, drinks and the places that make a city worth exploring. Always curious and on the lookout for the next great restaurant, neighbourhood favourite or hidden gem, he believes the best recommendations often come from the people who actually live there.

For him, food and drinks have always been about more than what is on the plate or in the glass. They are about people, atmosphere and bringing others together. That passion for discovering local favourites and sharing them with others became the starting point for STAN.

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Travel professional and founder of TheTravelBook, with nearly 20 years of exploring destinations through food, people and local experiences. His work focuses on sustainable tourism and the belief that some of the best ways to understand a place are through the people who live there and the places they love.

From fine dining and ambitious restaurants to local heroes, neighbourhood favourites and great comfort food, he is always searching for places with a story, character and a sense of belonging. Preferably experienced around a table with good people and a great glass of wine.

Co-Founder

Rasmus Lythcke

FAQs

How does STAN find the best places?

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STAN is built around recommendations from locals and people who genuinely know their city. Instead of relying on anonymous ratings or paid rankings, STAN helps you discover the places real people actually love and recommend.

Can I use STAN when travelling?

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Absolutely. Use STAN to plan ahead, discover local favourites and save places in your Trails before you arrive. Or simply open the app when you’re there and find great restaurants, cafés, bakeries, wine bars and more nearby.

Can businesses pay to be recommended on STAN?

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No. Businesses cannot pay for better recommendations or rankings. We want STAN to be a place you can trust, where recommendations are based on genuine experiences, not advertising budgets.

What are Trails?

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Trails are your personal collections of places worth remembering. Create a Trail for your next trip, favourite restaurants, the best bakeries in town or the perfect date night, and keep all your recommendations and places you want to visit in one place.