--- title: Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books... description: Zest launched a text-based AI concierge that recommends restaurants and books reservations without opening an app. Users text the agent at (212) 470-6067, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text | daily.dev og:description: Zest launched a text-based AI concierge that recommends restaurants and books reservations without opening an app. Users text the agent at (212) 470-6067, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JXLjSIG9c.png og:image:alt: Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Zest launched a text-based AI concierge that recommends restaurants and books reservations without opening an app. Users text the agent at (212) 470-6067, and it can be added to group chats to blend everyone's tastes, run an in-thread vote, and book a table through OpenTable, Resy, or SevenRooms. Zest uses Plaid-linked credit card data on food and drink spending to personalize suggestions. CEO Mario Gomez-Hall says booking and ordering are the first revenue lines, with food ordering coming next. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does Zest's text-message AI concierge for restaurants work? Zest's AI concierge lives inside text messages and can be texted directly at (212) 470-6067 or added to a group chat. It recommends restaurants based on cuisine, craving, occasion, dietary restrictions, or neighborhood, answers questions like how busy a place is or whether it has Wi-Fi, runs an in-thread vote to settle group indecision, and books a table through OpenTable, Resy, or SevenRooms without leaving the conversation. _Developers tracking how AI agents move into messaging interfaces can follow similar launches on daily.dev._ ### How does Zest personalize restaurant recommendations using credit card data? Zest imports users' credit card transaction data through the financial services company Plaid and focuses only on food and drink category transactions to build a personalized map of where someone actually eats. This lets it suggest new restaurants matching established tastes without requiring weeks of onboarding conversation, according to founder Mario Gomez-Hall. _Anyone evaluating consumer AI agents built on financial data integrations can track these patterns on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants](https://daily.dev/posts/doordash-rolls-out-zesty-an-ai-social-app-for-discovering-new-restaurants-n6lhfvfgj) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Yelp’s updated AI assistant can answer questions and book a restaurant or service in one conversation](https://daily.dev/posts/yelp-s-updated-ai-assistant-can-answer-questions-and-book-a-restaurant-or-service-in-one-conversatio-iz9vfgkay) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Instinct raised $1B at $10B for an AI agent that rings restaurants on its own phone](https://daily.dev/posts/instinct-raised-1b-at-10b-for-an-ai-agent-that-rings-restaurants-on-its-own-phone-hhqbewdzn) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#conversational-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/conversational-ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T17:49:36.122Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T17:50:01.970Z","description":"Zest launched a text-based AI concierge that recommends restaurants and books reservations without opening an app. Users text the agent at (212) 470-6067, and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d0627673fe17b79e5058d68ec9d41d1d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d0627673fe17b79e5058d68ec9d41d1d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"startup,ai-agents,conversational-ai","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zest-s-new-ai-agent-finds-restaurants-and-books-reservations-over-text-jxljsig9c#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does Zest's text-message AI concierge for restaurants work?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Zest's AI concierge lives inside text messages and can be texted directly at (212) 470-6067 or added to a group chat. 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