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What works on Instagram near you. Not in general.

We read 9,525 recent posts from the restaurants around you and counted the likes. Here’s what your neighbors’ diners actually respond to: what to show, and when.

What the post shows

Likes on a typical post at restaurants near you

  • The team141
  • Behind the scenes77
  • An event66
  • A dish54
  • The room47

The day it's posted

Likes on a typical post at restaurants near you

  • Monday64
  • Tuesday60
  • Wednesday56
  • Thursday59
  • Friday57
  • Saturday40
  • Sunday52
  • 141

    likes on posts showing the team

    The kind of post that does best near you, ahead of behind the scenes at 77.

  • Mondays

    get the most likes

    64 likes on a typical post, vs. 40 on Saturdays.

  • 9,525

    posts read near you

    What they showed, when they posted, what people liked. Not general advice: your street.

Busy places post what works on their street.

Not what works in general: what gets likes from the diners around you, on the days they're looking. You'll see it from thousands of posts nearby.

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What we found this week

Real, for an Italian place near Union Square, name removed. Every number checked against its own data. Yours will be different.

Nothing to fix here this week for this restaurant. Most places have a few.

How it works

  1. 1

    We read posts around you

    Recent Instagram posts from restaurants near you: what they show, when they post, and how many likes they get.

  2. 2

    We find what works here

    Not in general: on your street, for places like yours. Dishes, team, guests, events, Reels.

  3. 3

    We show you what to post, and when

    The kind of post and the day that get the most likes from the diners around you.

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Have it done

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Questions

Do I need to connect Instagram?+

No, we read public posts. Connecting your account adds your own numbers, like reach, and lets Autopilot post for you.

Which posts do you read?+

Public posts from restaurants near you, labeled by what they show and when they went up.

Will it sound like me?+

Captions are written in your voice and you approve every one.

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