Build a saved Google Maps list of a city's best restaurants with ChatGPT agent

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Jul 18, 2025 by Frank Andrade (Artificial Corner)

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Last checked

Oct 16, 2026

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Method:

How we verify

Evidence: Shown on videoThe source includes a video or screen recording of the agent doing the task.

Outcome

Frank Andrade asked ChatGPT agent to find the best restaurants in the city he was about to visit and save them as a new Google Maps list with notes on signature dishes. It picked 10 restaurants, collected their signature dishes, paused for him to enter his Google login, then created and saved the list with notes; it took about 23 minutes.

Agent

ChatGPT agent

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Research the best places to eat in a city I'm visiting and save them as a Google Maps list, each with a note on what to order.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- City and neighbourhood I'm staying in
- Trip dates
- Cuisines I love or avoid, and any dietary needs
- Budget per meal
- How many places (default 10)

Rules:
- Use at least two independent sources (food guides, reviews) per restaurant; skip anywhere that looks permanently closed.
- For each place, note the signature dish, price level and whether booking ahead is needed.
- When Google asks me to sign in, stop and let me log in myself.
- Name the list '[CITY] food – [MONTH]' and don't change any of my other lists.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: The saved Google Maps list, plus a table in chat: name, area, signature dish, price level, booking needed, source.

You'll know it worked when: the list appears in my Google Maps with a note on every place, and each place is open during my dates.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Research the best places to eat in a city I'm visiting and save them as a Google Maps list, each with a note on what to order.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- City and neighbourhood I'm staying in
- Trip dates
- Cuisines I love or avoid, and any dietary needs
- Budget per meal
- How many places (default 10)

Rules:
- Use at least two independent sources (food guides, reviews) per restaurant; skip anywhere that looks permanently closed.
- For each place, note the signature dish, price level and whether booking ahead is needed.
- When Google asks me to sign in, stop and let me log in myself.
- Name the list '[CITY] food – [MONTH]' and don't change any of my other lists.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Group the places by neighbourhood so I can plan a day around them.

Output: The saved Google Maps list, plus a table in chat: name, area, signature dish, price level, booking needed, source.

You'll know it worked when: the list appears in my Google Maps with a note on every place, and each place is open during my dates.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://artificialcorner.com/p/my-honest-review-of-chatgpt-agent