Looking to get away this Independence Day weekend? We’ve got you covered! Yelp’s data scientists took a look into search and review data to come up with this year’s top Fourth of July destinations, perfect for a weekend full of fireworks and festivities. From breezy beaches to towering redwoods, here are the best places to… Read more
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As summertime approaches, rosé season is once again upon us. After all, nothing pairs better with sunshine and warm weather than a refreshing glass of the beloved pink drink. While there are countless ways to indulge in the light, fruity flavors of rosé, frozen rosé — better known as frosé — has quickly established itself… Read more
King Keto
This post originally appeared on Locally Optimal, our data science Medium publication. Paleo is down. Keto is up — way up. In the contest between the popular, fat-rich diets, Yelp reviewers are voting every day on which one is more relevant to their food lives. And after years of paleo dominance, peaking in 2014, keto has overtaken… Read more
Memorial Day Weekend is fast approaching and that means summer is just around the corner. For many people, MDW means remembering loved ones and those who served in the armed forces, a cookout with family or friends, opening up the pool or lake house, and a day off work. For others, it means taking the… Read more
Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook: Home Automation is on the Rise
Today we’re releasing the third installment of Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook, a program to rank U.S. metro areas by the pace of growth in their local-business population. This program is part of a larger, ongoing project to surface insights from Yelp’s deep data stores to help businesses succeed and arm policymakers with the information they… Read more
Predicting Business Revenue with Yelp Consumer Metrics
How we tapped engagement data to understand Texas alcohol sales At Yelp, we recognize how hard small business owners work to give their customers great experiences, and how essential it can be to identify which elements lead to success. So we asked ourselves, could our data help business owners, investors, and others predict business outcomes?… Read more
Top 25 Record Stores In Canada & The U.S.
When you visit or move to a city, are you the type of person whose first thought is where you’ll shop for records at? In St. Louis, you go to Vintage Vinyl instead of visiting the Gateway Arch. When you get off the plane in San Francisco, the first thing you do is plan a trip to Amoeba Records…. Read more
Who is Winning in Casual Dining? Yelp’s Restaurant Report Highlights Search Trends, Reviews and Diner Preferences to reveal which chains are leading the pack.
It’s no surprise that restaurants are one of Yelp’s most popular categories. In fact, more than a third of all reviews on Yelp are for restaurants, which is why Yelp decided to analyze searches, reviews, and diner preferences in a new report on the industry. The report breaks the restaurants category down into 3 sub-categories:… Read more
Yelp’s Top 50 Places to Eat in Detroit 2018
We’re excited to announce our annual Yelp’s Top 50 Places to Eat in Detroit! Spring is around the corner, and we think it’s time to get up, get out, and explore the top places to eat. This year, you’re going to discover some new off-the-beaten path, hyper-local spots to bookmark and eat your way through in 2018. Comb… Read more
Yelp data can tell us so much about the cities we live in. It can tell us the best restaurant for dinner, barbershop for a haircut, or even help find a great plumber. A study released today by three Harvard economists uses Yelp data to provide new insights into gentrification at the neighborhood level –… Read more