Comparison

Resto.be vs The MICHELIN Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Resto.be

Discover restaurants in Belgium with this app. Easily search by location, cuisine, or price, view menus and reviews, and book tables instantly. Find your next dining experience with over 14,000 listed establishments.

Highlights
  • Restaurant search by city, cuisine, price
  • View menus, photos, and opening hours
  • Read over 50,000 user reviews
  • Real-time table booking
  • Add restaurants to favorites
  • Share restaurant information
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Are you looking for sushi in Leuven, top gastronomy in Antwerp or an Italian restaurant in Brussels? With the app of Resto.be you can find your restaurant in a blink of an eye! Choose between more than 14,000 restaurants and search by proximity, location or name. In just one click you can find all restaurants near to you, wherever you are! Refine your search results by filtering on for example kitchen, price, region, promotions and reviews. View photos, menus, contact details and opening hours or consult the map to find your way to the restaurant. Still can’t decide? Then check out our 50,000 reviews and be inspired! Found a restaurant of your choice? Add it to your favorites, share it with your friends or book your table online! Resto.be helps you to easily find a restaurant. Looking for a nice restaurant in your neighborhood or for a particular type of cuisine? Would you like to know immediately where tables are available for you and your company within an hour? You can search by your town, neighborhood, postal code or the restaurant’s name. Choose a date, time, number of people and on you go! Did you find your restaurant? Then you are ready to book. Thanks to our Tablebooker reservation technology you always know if there are still places available. Immediately after your reservation you will receive a confirmation: done with emails or calling in vain! Resto.be has evolved in the last 15 years into the biggest Belgian restaurant website where you can find all Belgian restaurants with their basic data and more than 4200 of them with pictures, reviews and menu. Realtime reservation is available in more than 2,000 restaurants. Our mission is to make your search for a restaurant and the reservation as fun and easy as we can. With that in mind we give our best every day creating for every city our restaurant promotions, suggestions and top 10. If you have any question, idea or suggestion, please let us know through our contact section.

About

The MICHELIN Guide

Discover and book top-rated restaurants and hotels worldwide. Plan your next trip with curated selections, create personalized lists, and access exclusive perks. Expert travel assistance is also available.

Highlights
  • Global restaurant and hotel listings
  • Instant booking for hotels
  • Create and share favorite place lists
  • Exclusive hotel upgrades and amenities (Plus membership)
  • Expert travel specialist assistance
Features
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Stay in amazing places. Eat unforgettable meals. Take the MICHELIN Guide app wherever you go. The MICHELIN Guide app puts the world’s best restaurants and hotels right in your pocket — and lets you book them. It marks the first time in history that the entire global guide — every restaurant in every location — is all together, all in one place. The app also includes the new and improved MICHELIN Guide hotel selection. Now you can instantly book the world’s most unique and exciting hotels, each one chosen for their extraordinary style, service, and personality. The MICHELIN Guide app makes it easier than ever to plan your next adventure or enhance your current one. Use it to quickly find and reserve restaurants and hotels near you or in a future destination; create and share lists of all your favorite places; or trial our “Plus” membership and receive free VIP upgrades and amenities at participating hotels. Need concierge-level care? Our expert travel specialists are waiting just a click away, available to assist with any aspect of your trip. They’re real people, ready to help you go places. So get going. Find great restaurants & hotels in each MICHELIN Guide city. Book amazing hotels wherever you find yourself. Download the app today.

Screenshots

Resto.be4 screens
The MICHELIN Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Resto.be at 100% against The MICHELIN Guide's 41%. Resto.be also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 26.0). The MICHELIN Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resto.be ships an update every 3 months, The MICHELIN Guide every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Resto.be versus The MICHELIN Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResto.beThe MICHELIN Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (7.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better41.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—7.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#159 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB172 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developertablebooker CVBATablet Inc

Customer experience

Resto.be

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The MICHELIN Guide

All ratings7,525 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews358 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative47.2%

Bugs and requests

Resto.be

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The MICHELIN Guide

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Location services not working as expected
  • Search functionality not returning relevant results
  • Inability to save or access user-created lists

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to search by cuisine, price range, and other filters
  • Map view with location-based recommendations
  • User-generated reviews and photos
  • Offline mode for accessing content without internet
  • Landscape mode support for tablets

In-app purchases

None

Resto.be

No in-app purchases

None

The MICHELIN Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Resto.be free?
Resto.be is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The MICHELIN Guide free?
The MICHELIN Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Resto.be or The MICHELIN Guide have ads?
Neither Resto.be nor The MICHELIN Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resto.be or The MICHELIN Guide?
Resto.be ships an update every 3 months, and The MICHELIN Guide every 9 days. Most recently, Resto.be was updated on October 7, 2026 and The MICHELIN Guide on October 16, 2026.

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