# Food Friends

> Food Friends is a free restaurant simulation game and spiritual successor to Restaurant City. Players own and customize a restaurant in a shared restaurant city, hire chefs and waiters, cook dishes, and visit friends' restaurants. It plays free in any browser, on Android, and on Windows. Food Friends is made by indie developer TIBI4 (tibi4.com) and is an independent game, not affiliated with EA or Playfish.

Key facts:

- Developer: TIBI4 (tibi4.com), independent
- Genre: cozy restaurant simulation / management, social
- Price: free
- Platforms: web browser (playfoodfriends.com, itch.io), Android (Google Play), and Windows (downloadable from itch.io)
- Social play: shared restaurant city — visit friends' restaurants and climb the rankings
- Inspiration: spiritual successor to Restaurant City (Playfish/EA, shut down in 2012)
- Affiliation: none — not affiliated with EA or Playfish
- Status: playable now, in active development (see Posts for devlogs)

## Pages

- [Home](https://playfoodfriends.com/): The landing page, where the game is embedded and playable.
- [About](https://playfoodfriends.com/about/): What Food Friends is, how it plays, and the story behind the game.

## Play

- [Play in your browser](https://playfoodfriends.com/): Food Friends plays free directly on playfoodfriends.com — no download needed.
- [Play on itch.io](https://tibi4.itch.io/food-friends): The game's itch.io page, with the same free browser version plus a downloadable Windows build.
- [Get it on Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tibi4.foodfriends): Food Friends on the Google Play Store.

## Posts

- [Welcome to the new Food Friends site](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/new-website/): Devlogs, news, announcements and the game itself will land here. (2026-07-11)
- [The November 2025 Update Is Out Now](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/november-2025-update/): A new appearance editor, more decor items, an improved item buff system, and a refreshed art style with higher quality 3D models. (2025-11-07)
- [Restaurant City and the Hunt for its Legacy](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/restaurant-city-and-the-hunt-for-its-legacy/): Join Neremik2 in a nostalgic trip through the golden era of Facebook games, reminiscing about PlayFish's unforgettable Restaurant City. (2024-01-17)
- [A fanmade game inspired by Restaurant City](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/a-fanmade-game-inspired-by-restaurant-city/): Food Friends is our tribute to Restaurant City, the beloved game EA shut down in 2012. Here is why we built it and what it carries forward. (2023-08-27)
- [Food Friends Beta Release For Android](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/food-friends-now-in-open-testing-on-play-store/): Food Friends is now open for testing on the Play Store for Android, with a major visual update, ingredient buying, and performance improvements. (2023-08-02)
- [Exciting Enhancements in Food Friends](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/exciting-enhancements-in-food-friends/): New recipes, visual upgrades, and smoother gameplay - here is what changed in the latest Food Friends update. (2023-07-17)
- [New Food Friends Reddit Community](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/new-food-friends-reddit-community/): We created the Food Friends Reddit community today. Join us to connect with other players and share your experiences. (2023-07-17)
- [How the Market System Came to Be](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/how-the-market-system-came-to-be/): From an early concept sketch to the finished market shop and NPC seller, Aldi, this is how the market system took shape over two years. (2023-06-19)
- [A First Look at the New Dish System](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/a-first-look-at-the-new-dish-system/): New dishes from the art team, a level system for them, and a first look at how the dish system will work in-game. (2021-11-10)
- [Food Friends - Online Restaurant Manager Game](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/food-friends-online-restaurant-manager/): Manage your own virtual restaurant in Food Friends - Hire your friends or work for their restaurant - Visit your friends and get rewards! (2021-04-13)

## Optional

- [Posts index](https://playfoodfriends.com/posts/): Full list of devlogs and announcements.
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/6eMkWAb2qd): Community chat, devlog discussion, and support.
- [Food Friends on the Restaurant City wiki](https://restaurantcity.fandom.com/wiki/Food_Friends): Community wiki page about the game.
- [Sitemap](https://playfoodfriends.com/sitemap-index.xml): Machine-readable list of all pages on the site.