by Tim Smith — 2023-02-02
On this page are some tools for a particular kind of "walk score" I call the walkable restaurant count, intended to count the number of quality restaurants within walking distance of a given point.
The count is computed as follows. I define "walking distance" as 700 meters (~0.43 miles). I consider only restaurants with at least five reviews on Yelp. Each such restaurant is weighted as follows:
| Yelp rating | weight |
|---|---|
| ≥ 4 stars | 1 |
| 3.5 stars | 0.75 |
| 3 stars | 0.5 |
| ≤ 2.5 stars | 0 |
The count of a point is then the sum of the weights of the restaurants within walking distance of that point.
Enter an address, and this tool will compute its walkable restaurant count. Only countries with Yelp are supported.
Here you can see, for each US city, the point in that city with the highest walkable restaurant count.
For each state, you can see its cities ordered by the highest walkable restaurant count of any point in that city. The top 50 are shown.
Choose a state:
Here the US cities are ranked according to the highest walkable restaurant count of any point in that city. The top 100 are shown.
Here is a map showing, for each US city, the point in that city with the highest walkable restaurant count. Only cities with a point whose count is at least the given threshold are included.
Threshold for walkable restaurant count:
Enter a city in the US, and this tool will show you all the hotels in that city, ordered by their walkable restaurant count.