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Launching soon in Philadelphia

Eat for free.Build your brand.

Trade content for meals at Philly's best restaurants, cafes, and food trucks. Free for creators, always.

How it works
A soft pretzel held up on a Philly rowhome block

    Simple by design.

    1. Apply with your profile

      Add your handle and niche. Micro or mega, every creator is welcome.

    2. Browse available offers

      Filter by neighborhood, cuisine, or offer type. New spots every week.

    3. Post, tag, repeat

      Eat, create, tag the business, share. A handshake, not a contract.

    Made for creators,not ad buyers.

    A roast pork sandwich with broccoli rabe at a market lunch counter

    Free meals, not free exposure.

    Real food from real Philly spots, for the content you already make.

    Your city, your feed.

    Local spots your followers can actually walk into.

    Your content, your call.

    You know your audience. Post it your way.

    A portfolio that gets you booked.

    Every collab lands on a public profile restaurants trust.

    A Saturdayon gratis.

    One offer, one brunch, one post. Tap through a creator's Saturday.

    Ricotta pancakes with berries by a sunny cafe window
    gNew offer near youBrunch for two at Fern & Fig
    Brunch for two.Free, this Saturday

    Eat your waythrough Philly.

    • A foil-wrapped cheesesteak handed out of a food truck at night

      Late-night cheesesteak

      1 TikTok

    • A roast pork sandwich with broccoli rabe cut in half

      Roast pork and greens

      1 Reel

    • Two cocktails clinking over fries and a burger at a bar

      Happy hour for two

      1 Reel

    • An open bakery box with rainbow cookies, a cannoli, and tomato pie

      Bakery box to go

      1 TikTok

    • A sushi chef placing tuna nigiri at the counter

      Omakase for two

      1 Reel

    • Eggs, scrapple, and home fries in a diner booth

      Diner breakfast

      1 Instagram post

    • An Italian hoagie and chips outside a corner deli

      Hoagie and chips

      1 TikTok

    Meet the founders.

    We built gratis because the best food content comes from locals, and the spots they love rarely have an ad budget. It starts in Philly because this city eats by word of mouth, one corner spot and one post at a time.

    • Yusef Tohamy

      Yusef Tohamy

      Founder & CEO

      Yusef started gratis to connect Philly food creators with the local spots they love, and leads the company's vision and growth.

    • Rohan Sama

      Rohan Sama

      Co-founder & CTO

      Rohan leads engineering at gratis, building the app that matches creators with offers and keeps every collab running smoothly.

    • Matt Evitts

      Matt Evitts

      Co-founder & CISO

      Matt leads security at gratis, keeping every creator and restaurant account and their data safe so everyone can focus on the food.

    • Elijah Brown

      Elijah Brown

      Co-founder & CGO

      Elijah leads growth at gratis, bringing Philly's best restaurants and creators onto the platform and building the partnerships that keep new offers coming.

    • Jai Sama

      Jai Sama

      CMO

      Jai runs marketing at gratis, helping aspiring food creators grow their audience and reach their goals.