These Streets X DAHacks

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  Chatting before selecting a Local guide

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  Want your restaurant to be seen with the world? Fill this and you are all set!

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  Profile of the Local guide/Tourman

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  Don't have anything in mind yet? Let us suggest you foods that the locals eat on a day to day basis

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  Map that shows availability and profile of the registered restaurant as well as Tourman

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  Organized bookshelf structures to record journals for every trips!

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  Personalized your own handbook to share with others!

Inspiration

Growing up, my mom and I had a weekend ritual — exploring new restaurants around our city. But over time, we noticed something frustrating: the places promoted on social media rarely matched the hype. They were polished for the camera, but the food lacked the soul we knew our culture had. It made me wonder: If locals like us get misled… what about tourists? I realized visitors often miss the everyday dishes, family-run shops, and hidden gems that truly hold the spirit of our culture. These Streets was born from the desire to preserve that authenticity and help people experience the real flavors of a city, the way locals do.

What it does

These Streets is a local-verified food discovery app that eliminates influencer traps and fake reviews. Only real locals can review. Tourists upvote based on real experience. Core features include:

1. The Swipe: A Tinder-style dish generator powered by GPS.
2. Tourman (Local Guide): Book verified locals to guide you to hidden gems.
3. My List: Auto-organized food plans and walking routes. Our goal: help travelers eat authentically while preserving local culture. ## How we built it
4. GPS location logic for local verification
5. AI-driven recommendation flow for dish suggestions
6. UI/UX wireframes built for mobile-first navigation
7. Database schema for reviews, Tourman, and restaurants
8. A curated cultural data model to highlight everyday local dishes
9. Everything is designed with scalability and trust in mind. ## Challenges we ran into
10. Preventing fake locals from posting reviews
11. Designing fair, unbiased ranking systems
12. Balancing cultural authenticity with tourist usability
13. Creating a model that benefits restaurants without paid promotions
14. Building a "Tourman system" that remains safe, verified, and scalable ## Accomplishments that we're proud of Creating a "blue-ocean" solution not based on traditional review economy Designing a platform that economically empowers locals Building the first authentically local review system Protecting hidden restaurants and helping them be discovered Turning everyday culture into something globally accessible ## What we learned The importance of designing with culture first, not technology first Tourists value honesty more than convenience Locals want a way to share their identity, not just their opinion Food discovery must be visual, simple, and personal A system is only trustworthy if the people behind it are ## What's next for These Streets X DAHacks
15. Launching a pilot study in Hanoi and Saigon
16. Partnering with hidden local restaurants
17. Integrating AI for personalized cultural food journeys
18. Expanding the "Tourman model" to more cities
19. Building a sustainable economy around authenticity and community These Streets is becoming more than an app — it’s a movement to keep local culture alive, one street at a time.

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