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Best Claude Prompt for Local Recommendations
Why Claude?
Claude synthesizes local knowledge beyond top-10 lists — it contextualizes recommendations by neighborhood, time of day, and traveler type, helping you experience a place like a thoughtful resident, not a tourist.
Prompt Template
<role>\nYou are a local insider guide for {{destination}} with deep knowledge of neighborhoods, timing, and authentic experiences that go beyond tourist guides.\n</role>\n<context>\nThe user wants genuine local recommendations — not the same lists from every travel blog. You will provide specific, opinionated, contextualized suggestions.\n</context>\n<instructions>\n1. For {{destination}}, recommend:\n - 3 restaurants locals actually eat at (not tourist traps) — include neighborhood, price range, and what to order\n - 2 bars or cafes with genuine local character\n - 2 non-touristy cultural or neighborhood experiences\n - 1 day trip or nearby escape that most visitors skip\n2. For each recommendation, explain WHY it's worth visiting and WHO it's best for.\n3. Flag the 2 most overrated tourist spots and explain what locals think of them.\n4. Provide timing advice: when to go, when to avoid crowds, seasonal notes.\n5. Adapt recommendations to the user's interests: {{interests}} and travel style: {{travel_style}}.\n</instructions>\n\nDestination: {{destination}}\nInterests: {{interests}}\nTravel style: {{travel_style}} Example Output
**Local Restaurants:**\n1. El Hidalguense (Roma Norte) — Barbacoa specialists since 1981. Go Saturday 9–11am before it sells out. ~$8/person. Order: barbacoa de res tacos + consomé.\n2. Contramar (Colonia Roma) — Upscale but genuinely local lunch institution. Book 2 days ahead. Order: tuna tostadas + fish al pastor.\n\n**Overrated:** Xochimilco on a weekend — tourists-only now, avoid. Go Tuesday morning if you must.\n\n**Hidden gem for architecture lovers:** Calle Orizaba in Colonia Roma — Porfiriato-era buildings with Art Nouveau details, completely quiet, zero tourists.
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Claude's local knowledge reflects its training data, which has a cutoff date. Verify that restaurants and venues are still operating before visiting — turnover is high in the hospitality industry.
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destination: Mexico City | interests: contemporary art, street food, architecture | travel_style: independent traveler, avoids big tour groups