Everything is 4.5 stars.
Nothing is helpful.

You know the drill. You want somewhere good to eat tonight, so you open Google Maps and scroll through a thousand pins that all say the same thing. 4.5 stars. 4.3 stars. “Great food, lovely atmosphere.” Helpful. You check a list online. It’s sponsored. You ask a group chat. Seven opinions, no consensus. You end up at the place on the corner again.

Cora exists because that’s broken. Tell us what you’re in the mood for and we’ll give you five places. Not ten blue links. Not a ranked list of everything within half a mile. Five picks, with a reason for each one — and an honest warning about who it’s not for.

We read the critics, the editors, the people who actually eat out for a living. Then we form our own opinion. If somewhere is loud after 9pm, we’ll tell you. If the food is brilliant but the service is glacial, we’ll tell you that too. Every place in our database has earned its spot. Nothing is paid.

The idea is simple: if a friend who’d been everywhere in London or Copenhagen told you where to go, they wouldn’t hand you a spreadsheet. They’d have a take. That’s Cora.

London and Copenhagen for now. More coming. Tell us what we’re missing.