Re:Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
by 9x39 on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @06:40PM
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There's the calorie. Not always a good metric of health, but it's still a signal.
$/cal varies meaningfully between home cooking, Costco, Chipotle, fast casual, sit-down, frozen meals, etc.
Re:Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
by wnolens on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @11:58PM
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Actually I'd love to see this metric.
Re:Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
by jaep1 on Thursday July 30, 2026 @12:19AM
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New Project for me!(I'm laid off, so I got time)
Re:Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
by jasonfarnon on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @08:25PM
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It's a little different, instead of maximizing gas/price they're maximizing community rating subject to 10$ limit. I have often wanted to query google reviews in this way. I think yelp might have let you do this back in the day. If this data is already being scraped continuously what I'd really like is a query interface.
Re:Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
by ant6n on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @09:03PM
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The unit should be a Meal. Not just an appetizer, a full meal. (Does it include drink? In US, many places give free tap water, but not others. Is it okay if it’s only lunch, or should it be available for dinner too? What about tipping?)
Re:Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
by jaep1 on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @10:59PM
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Yes, adding this as default recommandation from now on, adding filter so user can filter out single item like taco and appentizer
GasBuddy has a standard: price per gallon
But this is just a map of the lower-priced items, which are available everywhere. You can find a cheap sandwich, bowl of soup, slice of pizza, or taco virtually anywhere. There is no corresponding standard point of comparison (no "gallon").