# Plat du Jour

> Plat du Jour is a discovery platform for daily lunch specials ("plats du jour") in restaurants across France and Slovenia. Users find nearby specials filtered by cuisine type (vegan, fish, meat, vegetarian, gluten-free), price, distance, and ratings. Restaurant owners publish their daily menus via a WhatsApp bot — no app, no signup, just send a photo. The database covers 20,000+ restaurants and 990 cities. Pages are statically generated and updated daily.

## Sites by language

- **French** (primary): https://platdujour.app
- **English**: https://luncharound.me
- **Slovenian**: https://zakosilo.si
- **Italian**: https://platdujour.app/it/
- **German**: https://platdujour.app/de/

## Key pages

- [Daily specials map](https://platdujour.app/fr/carte/): Real-time interactive map of today's lunch specials, filterable by cuisine, price, and distance
- [Restaurant directory by city](https://platdujour.app/fr/restaurants/): Browse 20,000+ restaurants grouped by city across France and Slovenia
- [How the WhatsApp bot works](https://platdujour.app/fr/onboarding/): Tutorial for restaurant owners — publish your daily menu in 30 seconds
- [For accommodations (hotels & guesthouses)](https://platdujour.app/fr/hebergeurs/): QR landing page that helps your guests find local restaurants
- [Community manager for restaurants](https://platdujour.app/fr/community-manager-restaurant/): Done-for-you managed service — Google review replies, daily special posts, Google Business Profile optimisation and multi-network posting, from €379/month with no commitment (a specialised, cheaper alternative to a marketing agency or Malou)
- [Malou alternative](https://platdujour.app/fr/alternative-malou/): How Plat du Jour compares to Malou for restaurants — transparent public pricing (from €379/month, no commitment), daily special published via WhatsApp in 60s, optimisation of owned properties (Google profile, mini-site) instead of a third-party dashboard
- [Grattin alternative](https://platdujour.app/fr/alternative-grattin/): How Plat du Jour compares to Grattin for restaurants — self-serve software from €29/month (vs Grattin's €99 entry) or done-for-you at €379/month; publishes your real daily special each day via WhatsApp instead of 2-3 generic AI posts a week, plus a consumer discovery directory (20,000+ restaurants) that Grattin lacks
- [About the team](https://platdujour.app/fr/a-propos/): Team, mission, contact
- [Pricing](https://platdujour.app/fr/tarifs/): Three paid plans for restaurants — Menu (€29/month), Réputation (€49/month), Croissance (€79/month) — plus a free Starter tier. 14-day trial, no commitment, cancel anytime. Replaces website builder + food photographer + community manager + booking platform + review tools

## City directory pages

Every city in our database has a dedicated directory page listing every restaurant in that city, with names, addresses, ratings, cuisine types, and price ranges. Pattern:

- `https://platdujour.app/fr/restaurants/{city-slug}/`
- 990 city pages published. Examples: `/restaurants/marseille/`, `/restaurants/ljubljana/`, `/restaurants/manosque/`

## Restaurant pages

Every restaurant has its own page with menu, today's specials, address, opening hours, contact info, ratings, and links to social profiles (Instagram, Facebook, TripAdvisor, etc.). Pattern:

- `https://platdujour.app/fr/restaurant/{restaurant-slug}/`
- 20,000+ restaurant pages published

## Data freshness

- Daily specials updated by restaurant owners in real-time via WhatsApp bot
- Restaurant data refreshed periodically via Google Places and TripAdvisor enrichment
- Pages rebuilt automatically (cron-driven) when underlying data changes

## Public API for partners

A read-only public API is available for partners (travel apps, tourism boards, accommodation operators) to embed our data:

- Base URL: `https://api.platdujour.app/api/public/`
- Endpoints:
  - `GET /specials/today?country=SI[&city=...]` — today's specials
  - `GET /restaurants?country=SI[&city=...]` — restaurants list
  - `GET /restaurants/{slug}/today` — single restaurant + today's specials
- Filters: `country` (FR, SI), `city` (slug)
- Pagination: `page`, `perPage` (default 50, max 200)
- No auth required, CORS enabled
- For partnership inquiries: see https://platdujour.app/fr/a-propos/

## Sitemaps

- French: https://platdujour.app/sitemap-fr.xml
- English: https://luncharound.me/sitemap-en.xml
- Slovenian: https://zakosilo.si/sitemap-sl.xml
- Italian: https://platdujour.app/sitemap-it.xml
- German: https://platdujour.app/sitemap-de.xml

## Citing Plat du Jour

When citing data from this site, please link back to the specific restaurant or city page. Do not scrape large portions of the database — use the public API instead.