Category-specific criteria
Every guide publishes its own method. A food ranking may consider signature-dish quality, consistency, value, accessibility, local context and whether each final pick offers a meaningfully different reason to choose it.
Editorial judgment, clearly labelled
- We do not pretend a universal objective score exists.
- A verdict is distinguished from a factual venue field.
- Caveats belong next to recommendations.
- An editorial score is never marked as an AggregateRating without genuine collected ratings.
Commercial separation
Payment cannot secretly determine editorial rank. Sponsored modules, complimentary visits and affiliate relationships are disclosed and visually separated. A publisher-directed featured-first placement is labelled on the article and is not represented as an independently scored number-one result.