The thoughtful curator

Good coffee is better
when someone shares it.

Good coffee is better
when someone shares it.

Good coffee is better
when someone shares it.

We’re building Grano, an app for discovering specialty cafés, around a simple idea: a good recommendation should feel like it came from someone who knows you.

We’re building Grano, an app for discovering specialty cafés, around a simple idea: a good recommendation should feel like it came from someone who knows you.

We’re building Grano, an app for discovering specialty cafés, around a simple idea: a good recommendation should feel like it came from someone who knows you.

A woman enjoying coffee at a café counter

Made for the places
you’ll be glad you found.

Made for the places
you’ll be glad you found.

Made for the places
you’ll be glad you found.

Fewer places.
Chosen with care.

Fewer places.
Chosen with care.

A city doesn’t need another endless list. It needs a person who can say, “Start here.” Someone who knows the neighborhood and can tell you what makes a place worth your time.

A city doesn’t need another endless list. It needs a person who can say, “Start here.” Someone who knows the neighborhood and can tell you what makes a place worth your time.

A city doesn’t need another endless list. It needs a person who can say, “Start here.” Someone who knows the neighborhood and can tell you what makes a place worth your time.

That’s who we’re building Grano for, and who we’re building it with.

That’s who we’re building Grano for, and who we’re building it with.

That’s who we’re building Grano for, and who we’re building it with.

The reasons behind the recommendations

Our way of choosing.

Our way of choosing.

A person behind every pick.

A person behind every pick.

Each city begins with a local curator. They know the bars, the people, and the details that don’t fit into a star rating.

Each city begins with a local curator. They know the bars, the people, and the details that don’t fit into a star rating.

Each city begins with a local curator. They know the bars, the people, and the details that don’t fit into a star rating.

A reason you can understand.

A reason you can understand.

Short, human notes help you choose. We tell you what makes a place worth knowing and let you decide if it’s your kind of café.

Short, human notes help you choose. We tell you what makes a place worth knowing and let you decide if it’s your kind of café.

Short, human notes help you choose. We tell you what makes a place worth knowing and let you decide if it’s your kind of café.

A place that can’t be bought.

A place that can’t be bought.

Cafés don’t pay for inclusion or editorial stamps. Our picks are curatorial decisions, made for the people who will visit.

Cafés don’t pay for inclusion or editorial stamps. Our picks are curatorial decisions, made for the people who will visit.

Cafés don’t pay for inclusion or editorial stamps. Our picks are curatorial decisions, made for the people who will visit.

Room for every kind of coffee lover.

Room for every kind of coffee lover.

You don’t need the right vocabulary. Your taste belongs here, whether you order a careful pour-over or your usual coffee with milk.

You don’t need the right vocabulary. Your taste belongs here, whether you order a careful pour-over or your usual coffee with milk.

You don’t need the right vocabulary. Your taste belongs here, whether you order a careful pour-over or your usual coffee with milk.

A city starts with someone local

A city starts with someone local

Your city.
Your point of view.

Your city.
Your point of view.

We’re looking for founding curators. If you’re the friend everyone asks for coffee recommendations, we’d like to meet you.

We’re looking for founding curators. If you’re the friend everyone asks for coffee recommendations, we’d like to meet you.

Our next cities. Each begins with someone who calls it home.

Our next cities. Each begins with someone who calls it home.

Our next cities. Each begins with someone who calls it home.