A marketplace for local flavor

Good food deserves a bigger table.

Parlye brings restaurants and local creators together to make short-form content people want to watch, share, and discover.

Meet Parlye See how it works

Made for neighborhood restaurants and the creators who love them.

A creator enjoying dessert at a neighborhood restaurant
Local places. Real people.Chicago, and the stories around the table.
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Restaurants × creators

One place to meet, make, and grow. Restaurants share a campaign. Creators find a local opportunity, make the visit, and send their work back for review.

Two sides, one table

A better kind of local collaboration.

Parlye is built around a simple idea: the best stories happen when local businesses and local voices find each other.

01 For restaurants

Put your place on the map.

Set up a campaign, share what you’re offering, and review creators who want to tell your story.

  • Post a paid campaign or an unpaid collaboration.
  • Review applications and choose who visits.
  • Approve submitted content before a paid campaign is released.
Grow your restaurant
A restaurant table set for a meal
02 For creators

Find your next local story.

Discover nearby restaurant campaigns, apply with clear terms, create on site, and submit your work.

  • Explore opportunities from local restaurants.
  • See the offer and expectations before you apply.
  • Track your visit, content review, and payment status.
Make something worth sharing
A creator sharing a restaurant visit

From first hello to final review

The steps stay clear.

Both sides know what happens next, from choosing a creator to sending the finished work for approval.

01

Make the match

A restaurant posts a campaign. Creators explore the details and apply to take part.

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Agree on the visit

The restaurant reviews applicants. The creator confirms the terms before heading to the venue.

03

Create and review

The creator uploads the work. The restaurant reviews it, and approval completes the paid-campaign flow.

Clear terms. Shared expectations.

Good work starts with knowing where you stand.

Parlye is designed around mutual approval. The restaurant chooses a creator, the creator agrees to the campaign terms, and submitted work goes back to the restaurant for review.

01Agree before the visit. Campaign details and expectations are part of the application flow.
02Review before release. Paid campaigns are designed around escrow, with approval releasing the agreed funds.
03Know the next step. Campaign progress makes the journey visible to both sides.

Pull up a chair

Your next great local story starts here.

Download the Parlye app on iOS.

Download on the App Store Available for iOS.