Foursquare
@foursquare
FreeEN
Finds restaurants, cafés and other places near a point and sends the address straight into the chat. One of the oldest place-search bots in Telegram, free.
Key features
- Places near a point you give
- Name and address ready to forward
- Restaurants, cafés, bars and shops
- Free, no account
What Foursquare does
The question this bot answers is the one that comes up in every group chat before a meeting: where do we sit. You give it a place and it lists venues nearby — restaurants, cafés, bars, shops — with the address ready to send to whoever is joining you.
Its value is the shape of the answer rather than the size of the database. A venue arrives as a message with a name and an address, which is what the other person actually needs; nobody has to open a maps app, search again and copy a line out of it.
Treat it as a place finder and nothing more: there are no reviews, no opening hours you can trust in every city, no booking and no route. Coverage also varies by country, so a capital gives a long list where a small town gives two lines.
How to start
- Open @foursquare and press Start
- Send a location or the name of an area
- Pick a venue and forward it to the chat
Pricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- The answer is already in a sendable form
- Covers the everyday question of where to meet
- Free
- No reviews, hours or booking
- Coverage is thin outside large cities
Alternatives
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 6 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 7 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 8 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 4 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 74.5 |
FAQ
Does it show opening hours?
Not reliably. Treat it as a way to find the name and address, and check the hours in a maps app.
Can I send a venue to a friend?
Yes, that is the point of the bot — the reply is a message with the name and address, ready to forward.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
