Most discovery apps rely on reviews, rankings, and SEO lists that surface the same tourist-heavy spots. Dérive is different. Instead of indexing everything, we focus on curation — places that feel like recommendations from someone with great taste. It’s built for wandering through neighborhoods and finding spots you’d actually be excited to walk into.

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Hey Product Hunt! I built Dérive because finding great places in a city has become strangely frustrating. Most apps rely on reviews, rankings, and SEO lists, which usually surface the same tourist-heavy spots. I wanted something that felt more like getting recommendations from a friend with great taste. So instead of indexing everything, Dérive focuses on curation — highlighting places actually worth wandering into. The idea comes from the concept of a dérive: drifting through a city and discovering places along the way. This is an early version, and I’m excited to hear what the PH community thinks. A few things I’d love feedback on: • How you currently discover places in new cities • Whether you prefer curated lists vs reviews • Features you’d want in a discovery app Thanks for checking it out — excited to hear your thoughts!

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Our dérive

The best spots in a city — without the noise.

The best spots in a city — without the noise.