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MENU SCANNER Beta

Scan one dish on a Chinese menu

Take a photo, select one dish, and see the displayed price. If we can safely confirm the English name, we’ll show that too.

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A little help at the table.

Keep the dish name and its price in the photo.

JPEG, PNG or WebP · up to 3 MB and 16 megapixels

No account needed. Chinista doesn’t save your menu photo.

How it works
  1. Choose a menu photo.
  2. Drag over one dish and its price.
  3. Read the displayed information, then show the Chinese name to staff.

Photos are sent to our processing service when you press Read this dish. Chinista does not store the photo. Read about service providers and saved result data in our privacy notice.

AI can misread menus. Confirm important details with restaurant staff.

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Photos and illustrations are AI-generated unless otherwise credited. Explanatory graphics are not current app interfaces, official endorsements or proof of a completed field test.

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