Case Study: OpenRice achieves unified cross‑market access to restaurant and review databases with Microsoft Azure

OpenRice Enables Access to Restaurant and Review Databases across All Markets with Microsoft Azure

OpenRice, founded in Hong Kong in 1999, is a leading online dining guide operating across Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and China, offering tens of thousands of restaurants, user reviews, photos, bookmarks and booking features via web and mobile apps. As it expanded regionally, OpenRice faced the challenge of integrating disparate restaurant databases and platform functions across multiple markets into a seamless, consistent user experience.

Using Microsoft Azure, OpenRice consolidated market-specific data and functionality into a single portal and unified backend, enabling the same website and mobile apps to access restaurants and reviews across all markets. The result is a streamlined, cross-market search and booking experience for users, with consistent access to listings, reviews and social features regardless of location.

OpenRice

Joe Yau

Chief Operating & Technology Officer