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SEO & Local Search

Local SEOGoogle Business ProfileMulti-Location

Restaurant SEO & Local Search Optimization

Your Tables Stay Empty While Competitors Fill Theirs From Google

+48%

Maps Impressions

With GBP optimization

+27%

Directions Actions

Average lift

+19%

Bookings Increase

Reservation conversions

72%

Mobile Searches

Restaurant queries on phone

What Restaurant SEO Actually Controls — And What Gets You Skipped

A diner taps 'tacos near me' at 7:14pm. Google decides in 0.3 seconds which three restaurants appear in the Local Pack — and yours isn't one of them. Restaurant SEO fixes that gap: your Google Business Profile becomes citation-complete, your menu gets machine-readable schema so AI Overviews can quote your carne asada, your review velocity on Yelp and TripAdvisor sends trust signals that boost your Map Pack rank, and your mobile site loads in under two seconds with tap-to-call and embedded directions. For multi-location operators, it means individual location pages with unique geo-content and centralized GBP management. Without it, you're filtered out before a hungry customer even sees your name — and they book the restaurant that bothered to show up in search.

Waar projecten falen

Your Google Business Profile is incomplete or outdated You're invisible in the Local 3-Pack where 70% of mobile restaurant searches convert.

Menus are PDF-only with no HTML or schema markup Search engines and AI Overviews can't read your dishes, and you're losing 'best tacos near me' queries because of it.

Reviews go unanswered on Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Google Weak trust signals hurt your local rankings and push new diners toward competitors.

No dedicated location pages for each franchise site 39% of multi-location restaurants are missing these, handing neighborhood searches to whoever bothered to build them.

Food photos have no alt text or are low quality You're leaving image search traffic on the table along with the visual trust signals that drive click-to-call actions.

Your reservation system isn't connected to your website or GBP That gap between 'I'm hungry' and 'table booked' costs you direct bookings and pushes diners toward third-party platforms that take a cut.

Compliance

Google Business Profile Management

Full profile optimization covering hours, categories, attributes, weekly posts, and photo uploads. We set up GBP action tracking for calls, directions, website clicks, and bookings as primary KPIs.

Menu Schema & HTML Menus

Structured HTML menus with Restaurant and Menu schema markup so search engines and AI can parse every dish. No more unreadable PDFs killing your 'best [dish] in [city]' rankings.

Review Management System

Multi-platform review generation and response workflows for Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and OpenTable. Real response templates that build trust without robotic keyword stuffing.

Professional Photography Optimization

Alt text strategy, image compression, and structured data for every food photo. Optimized images that load fast on mobile and rank in Google Image search for cuisine-specific queries.

Multi-Location & Franchise Pages

Unique location pages with geo-targeted content, neighborhood landmarks, and per-site schema. Consistent NAP data across every directory and citation source for each location.

Reservation & Ordering Integration

Embedded OpenTable, Resy, or DoorDash booking widgets with schema markup that surfaces reservation actions directly in search results. Convert search intent into confirmed tables.

Wat we bouwen

Appear in the Local 3-Pack for high-intent '[cuisine] near me' and '[dish] in [neighborhood]' queries

Your restaurant ranks in the top three Map Pack results where 70% of mobile diners convert

Get cited in Google AI Overviews and Gemini recommendations with GEO-optimized content and structured data

Search engines and AI tools can read your dishes and recommend your restaurant for specific queries

Synchronize your NAP data across Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google, and 40+ restaurant directories

Your business information stays consistent across platforms, eliminating the trust erosion that kills local rank

Load your menu in under 2 seconds on mobile with tap-to-call, maps, and reservation buttons above the fold

Mobile diners book tables in three taps instead of bouncing to a competitor with a faster site

Scale per-location pages for franchises with unique geo-content and individual GBP profiles per site

Each franchise location captures its own neighborhood search traffic with dedicated ranking pages

Target semantic keywords that capture intent: 'best [dish] in [city]' and neighborhood long-tail queries

You own the queries that signal purchase intent and stop losing bookings to competitors who rank for them

Ons proces

Local SEO Audit

We audit your GBP profiles, review presence, NAP consistency across 50+ directories, website technical health, and competitor positioning in your target neighborhoods.

Week 1

GBP & Directory Optimization

Full Google Business Profile buildout with categories, attributes, photos, and Q&A. We claim and optimize your Yelp, TripAdvisor, Apple Maps, and OpenTable listings with consistent data across all of them.

Week 2-3

Website & Schema Build

Build or rebuild your restaurant site on Next.js with HTML menus, food photography galleries, reservation widgets, and LocalBusiness, Restaurant, and Menu schema markup throughout.

Week 3-5

Review & Content Engine

Launch review generation workflows with post-visit prompts and response templates, plus weekly GBP posts. We create location-specific FAQ content targeting AI Overviews and People Also Ask.

Week 5-7

Tracking & Optimization

Set up per-location dashboards tracking GBP actions, Maps impressions, direction requests, bookings, and AI citation appearances. Monthly optimization cycles run on actual performance data.

Week 7+

Next.jsVercelGoogle Business Profile APISchema.orgOpenTableYelp APIGoogle Maps PlatformSupabase

Veelgestelde vragen

Hoe lang duurt het voordat restaurant-SEO resultaten oplevert?

De meeste restaurants zien echte GBP-bewegingen binnen 4-8 weken — meer Maps-indrukken, routeverzoeken, oproepen. Competitieve keukenwoorden duren langer, meestal 3-6 maanden voor organische rankings. Beoordelingtempo en GBP-berichtfrequentie versnellen beide zaken. We volgen elke week toonaangevende indicatoren, dus je ziet momentum opbouwen lang voordat je piekrankings bereikt.

Heb ik een website nodig als ik al een Google Business Profile heb?

Ja, en hier is waarom het belangrijk is. GBP is krachtig, maar het vertelt slechts een deel van het verhaal. Een snelle, schema-rijke website geeft Google je volledige menu, locatiepagina's, veelgestelde vragen en reserveringslinks — dingen die een GBP-profiel eenvoudig niet kan bevatten. Het verlaagt ook je afhankelijkheid van platforms van derden die commissie op elk boekingsgebeuren afnemen. Restaurants met geoptimaliseerde websites verslaan consistent alleen-GBP-concurrenten in de Local 3-Pack. Het is niet hetzij/hetzij.

Hoe ga je om met SEO voor meerdere restaurantlocaties?

Elke locatie krijgt een eigen pagina — geografisch doelgerichte inhoud, buurtverwijzingen, individuele uren, LocalBusiness schema. We beheren afzonderlijke GBP-profielen per locatie en houden NAP-gegevens consistent in elke directory. Eén gecentraliseerd dashboard laat je Maps-indrukken, recensies en boekingen vergelijken op alle je locaties. Het spotteren van de onderperformer op locatie zeven kost seconden, niet een spreadsheet middag.

Moet mijn menu een PDF of HTML op mijn website zijn?

Altijd HTML. Google kan een PDF niet betrouwbaar parseren, wat betekent dat je gerechten niet naar boven komen in 'beste pad thai in [stad]'-zoekopdrachten. HTML-menu's met Menu schema-markup laten Google en AI-systemen elk item, prijs en voedingsopmerking lezen. We bouwen ze om goed te rangschikken en schoon uit te zien op mobiel — deze twee doelen hoeven niet in conflict te zijn.

Hoe belangrijk zijn Yelp en TripAdvisor beoordelingen in vergelijking met Google?

Google-reviews beïnvloeden rechtstreeks Local Pack-rankings, maar Yelp en TripAdvisor zijn niet irrelevant — ze zijn citatiebronnen die je algehele autoriteit versterken. AI-systemen zoals Gemini en ChatGPT halen uit meerdere beoordelingsplatforms wanneer ze restaurants aanbevelen. Sterke aanwezigheid op alle drie creëert samengestelde zichtbaarheid in de tijd. We bouwen afzonderlijke workflows voor reviewgenerering voor elk platform in plaats van ze als één bucket te behandelen.

Kun je helpen met voedingsfotografie voor SEO?

We optimaliseren wat voor fotografie je al hebt — beschrijvende alt-tekst, juiste compressie, schema-markup. Voor nieuwe opnamen geven we je fotograaf een specifieke shotlijst en alt-tekststrategie zodat de afbeeldingen vanaf dag één voor zowel marketing als SEO werken. Een foto met het label 'wood-fired margherita pizza bij [Restaurant] in [Stad]' drijft echt afbeeldingszoekverkeer. Algemene bestandsnamen zoals IMG_4872.jpg niet.

Restaurant SEO from $4,000

Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support. Multi-location pricing scales per site.

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