Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Strangers for Dinner is a social platform that connects people to meet and share meals together. Launched in 2012, it helps individuals find others in their area interested in dining as a way to build friendships and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. I have no friends so I created Strangers for Dinner to make friends launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dinners App▲295

   Tinder for recipes

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2CS
   Captain's Table – Meet new people every month over dinner▲46

   2015 · captainstable.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Friend.com▲439

   Meet someone new

   2024 · friend.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PathTime▲78

   A collaborative app to plan get-togethers with your friends.

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Eat and Meet▲85

   A virtual meal with people around the world

   2018 · kartikmurthy.wixsite.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Feast▲107

   Food with Friends

   2022 · xoilacchama.tv · its alternatives →

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   Tinder, but to decide what to eat▲266

   Hello HN, My girlfriend and I waste too much energy to decide what to eat. Every day, we would text each other, "what do we eat tonight" messages, and go over options and many times spend too much time on deciding. I am an indie dev and created this app to solve my own problem: decide with my girlfriend what to eat for dinner. Initially, I created a simple app, in which we listed all the recipes we ever prepared, and it would propose randomly three of them. We would then choose together one of them. This app[0] turned into a tinder-like app, which would propose every day a set of recipes to…

   2024 · whatdinner.com · its alternatives →

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   Dinder▲104

   Find someone to make dinner with tonight

   2023 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Party with a Local▲268

   Connecting travelers & locals who want to party.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Like Airbnb but for food▲114

    Join local hosts near you or abroad for intimate dinner parties, hands-on cooking classes, and interactive workshops.

    2013 · cookening.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Meal Sharing▲81

    Eat with people from around the world.

    2014 · travelingspoon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12MM
    Meet me for lunch▲44

    2014 · colunchers.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Meetup for iOS and Androidfree tier▲343

    Discover groups that are all about the things you love

    2016 · meetup.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Okel▲105

    Sharing meals with the right strangers isn't weird

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness▲215

    2017 · sharesolo.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Meet New Friends▲128

    A new tool by Facebook to help you meet new friends

    2019 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Citysocializer▲116

    Meet new social groups for fun nights out

    2017 · citysocializer.com · its alternatives →

18. 18MW
    Meetup with other travelers in a new place▲235

    2022 · travelfriends.xyz · its alternatives →

19. 19MN
    my new project, an app to tell your friends what you need▲46

    2011 · grople.com · its alternatives →

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    recce▲129

    Share Restaurant Recommendations With Friends

    2024 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Forkist▲72

    Food focused social network to eat, connect, and share

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Meetsy▲63

    Invite friends for your events and gather everybody's photos

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23MM
    MealDays – Meal planner for my wife▲64

    2014 · mealdays.com · its alternatives →

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    digiD8▲92

    An interactive dining app for your next virtual date

    2020 · app.digid8.com · its alternatives →

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