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24 alternatives to MenuRescu

A relief fund and gift card directory for NYC restaurants

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MenuRescu launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Give Local▲166
Buy gift cards + support a local restaurant through COVID
2020 · givelocal.co · its alternatives →
2
Cellars.NYC▲112
Save NYC restaurants by buying their wine
2020 · its alternatives →
3
Save Hospitality▲127
Map of local restaurants that need your help during COVID
2020 · its alternatives →
4
Help Main Street▲108
Buy gift cards to support local business during COVID-19
2020 · its alternatives →
5AD
A directory of restaurants with links to buy gift cards to support them▲96
2020 · givelocal.co · its alternatives →
6
Takeout COVID▲118
Save restaurants by buying their wine, cocktails, and food
2020 · coastapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Donate to India's Covid Relief▲460
Stepping up to help India through COVID second wave
2021 · donate.indiacovidresources.in · its alternatives →
8
qReveal▲64
Affordable and gorgeous QR code menus and price lists
2020 · admin.qreveal.com · its alternatives →
9
HelpLocalBiz▲82
Donate to local businesses impacted by COVID-19
2020 · leverbiz.com · its alternatives →
10
Gift Card Bank▲84
Give a gift card to someone in need due to Coronavirus
2020 · giftcardbank.org · its alternatives →
11
Generous Support▲68
Support local businesses during COVID-19
2020 · its alternatives →
12
AidTable▲130
Crowdsourced list of discounts to help you during COVID-19
2020 · aidtable.com · its alternatives →
13
Scanfor.Menu▲85
Free QR menu generator for restaurants and coffee shops
2020 · its alternatives →
14
SaaS for COVID▲287
A directory of discounts on popular SaaS companies
2020 · saasforcovid.com · its alternatives →
15
Crisis Response Matching▲85
Donation matching platform in response to the Coronavirus
2020 · wingassistant.com · its alternatives →
16
QR Code Ninja▲78
Pandemic proof digital menus for restaurants
2021 · its alternatives →
17
The Restaurant Project▲86
Co-created apéritifs to support your fav restaurant, by Haus
2020 · drink.haus · its alternatives →
18
Restaurants in Peace – leave a remembrance for a closed restaurant▲181
Hey HN! I go a bit about the project on the about [0] page, but wanted to chime in here as well. It’s been a project long in the making - it started in 2019, before everything shut down/changed. The list of closed restaurants I found - for New York only - was already really long. So now (that I have time to work on it at recurse.com) it really felt like I needed to do something about it. When a restaurant (or any business) shows up on Google Maps as “permanently closed”, in that bright red font, there’s always a tiny bit of a pang of sadness. It’s definitely more than a pang when you…
2023 · restaurants.rip · its alternatives →
19
Businesses united against COVID-19▲149
Companies offering free or discounted tools during COVID-19
2020 · its alternatives →
20
Giftameal▲66
Give a free meal to someone who needs it when you do takeout
2020 · giftameal.com · its alternatives →
21
Help Local Street▲2
Help save a local business (or two).
2020 · its alternatives →
22
COVID-19 SMB Support Directory▲42
Community directory for coming together to support SMBs 🙏
2020 · covidsmallbusinesssupport.com · its alternatives →
23
Feed-A-Friend▲76
Help feed people in need while supporting local business.
2020 · feedafriend.org · its alternatives →
24
Learn From A Chef▲99
Help chefs affected by COVID & improve cooking skill at home
2020 · dehkadehfood.com · its alternatives →

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