Somewhere quiet for coffee and a hot breakfast
POP AI hears “quiet”, “coffee” and “hot breakfast”, then checks what is open around you right now. A café that cooks breakfast to order on a quiet soi comes first, with the offer it has running today.
POP AI
Ask for what you actually want.
Not a category, not a keyword. POP AI turns a plain sentence into what you’re after, then matches it against what’s open, what’s on the menu and how far you’ll walk.
Crab omelette for lunch, nothing fancy
POP AI reads what venues actually serve, not just their names. It finds crab omelette at a family Thai kitchen 174 m away, still serving until 15:15, and one more a little further out.
It’s raining. Somewhere indoors for a four-year-old
Indoors, small children, open now. A soft-play room built for under-fives, with capped numbers, is a four-minute walk away and open until 18:30.
Thai massage after work, somewhere still open
POP AI knows closing times as well as opening times, so it only shows places you can still get to. This one is open until 21:45, with 50 baht off a 90-minute massage.
Hot food near me, it’s nearly midnight
Late at night, most kitchens have closed. POP AI finds the khao tom kitchen with its wok going until 01:15, 381 m from where you are standing.
Example venues and offers from POPIRL’s test data, shown for illustration.
From a thought to the counter.
1
Discover
Ask POP AI, or browse what’s live around you right now.
2
Claim
Take a live offer in the app. It waits in your wallet until you get there.
3
Experience
Show it at the counter. The team scans it, and the offer is yours.
Age-restricted venues and offers are shown only to guests aged 20 and over.
For venues in the launch zone
Be the answer when someone nearby asks.
POPIRL is for independent cafés, restaurants and neighbourhood places in Thong Lor, Ekkamai and Phrom Phong. We set you up with you, not for you to figure out alone.
Talk to us about onboardingYour listing
Photos, opening hours, your story and your menu as you print it, so guests know what they’re walking into.
POP AI knows your menu
Your dishes, your hours and what makes you different are what POP AI matches when someone asks for something specific.
An offer that’s always on
One standing offer that stays live, so there’s always a reason to come in.
Timed offers
Set windows for the hours you want to fill, such as a slow mid-afternoon or an early weeknight.
The merchant portal
Edit and publish your listing yourself, protected by two-step sign-in.
The counter app
Your team scans claimed offers on an Android phone at the till. Every redemption is recorded.
What it costs: we’ll take you through the terms when we get in touch.
The launch zone
Three stops on the Sukhumvit Line.
BTS Phrom Phong
Phrom Phong
The sois either side of the station.
BTS Thong Lo
Thong Lor
Sukhumvit Soi 55 and the streets around it.
BTS Ekkamai
Ekkamai
Sukhumvit Soi 63 and the streets around it.
Outside these areas? Tell us where you are and we’ll let you know when we reach you.
Merchant onboarding
Bring your venue to POPIRL.
Tell us a little about your place, and someone from the team will get back to you to walk you through onboarding.
- We get in touch to learn about your venue.
- We set up your listing, menu and first offer with you.
- You check it in the merchant portal, publish, and you’re live.
Prefer to email? merchants@popirl.com
Onboarding opens soon.
We’re getting ready to welcome the first venues in Thong Lor, Ekkamai and Phrom Phong. In the meantime, email us at merchants@popirl.com with your venue’s name and area, and we’ll be in touch.
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