About Yulai
Dining should feel personal.
We are building an AI that understands your taste so every restaurant recommendation feels like it was made just for you.
The Problem
Every day, millions of people scroll through restaurant apps looking for the next meal. They see 4.5 stars, 1,000 reviews, and still have no idea if they will actually like the food.
Taste is personal. Recommendations should be too. That is why we built Yulai, a recommendation engine that learns your palate and matches you to restaurants that genuinely fit you, not the crowd.
The Story
Two and a half years ago, this started as a small side project: an AI chatbot that recommended cocktails based on someone's taste. Then large language models arrived and changed what felt possible.
The more I built, the clearer the real problem became. We have all stared at a menu, defaulting to the "safe" choice, not because the options were bad, but because taste is hard to describe and even harder to compare. So the idea shifted from cocktails to something far more useful: matching people with restaurants they will genuinely love.
With a background in AI and machine learning (Computational Engineering Science, RWTH Aachen University), I turned that side project into Yulai. A system that learns your palate and recommends restaurants that fit your taste, your diet and your budget.
Today, Yulai is on the App Store for iOS and open on Android in our launch cities, and this is only the very top of the iceberg.
What We Believe
Personalization
Your taste is unique. Recommendations should reflect you.
Privacy
Your preferences stay yours. Always.
Simplicity
Complex tech should feel effortless.
Our Journey.
The Spark
A side project: an AI chatbot for cocktail recommendations. LLMs made it feel possible.
The Pivot
From cocktails to the daily problem: restaurants that genuinely fit your taste.
From Project to Startup
The side project becomes a company.
Website Launch
yulai.online goes live and sets the design language for the app.
App Launch
The app ships locally with our first testers.
Public Launch
Android opens in Aachen, Cologne, Gdansk and Milano. iOS on the App Store, with more cities to follow.
Be Part of the Story.
We are building Yulai for people who believe dining should be personal. Join our early community and help shape the future of food discovery.