🥂 I Built a Web App to Help You Find Liquor Stores Near You — Here's How (and Why)

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Hey Dev Community! 👋

I'm excited to share a side project I recently launched: nearmeliquorstore.net — a simple, location-based web app that helps users quickly find liquor stores near them. Whether you’re new in town, planning a party, or just don’t want to drive around looking, this app gets you sorted fast. 🍻

🚀 Why I Built It
I noticed that while Google Maps does a decent job, it’s often cluttered with unrelated results, sponsored content, or doesn’t always focus specifically on liquor stores. I wanted a lightweight, user-friendly tool that:

Shows only liquor stores nearby

Works on both mobile and desktop

Is privacy-aware (no account required)

Loads fast and works in low-connectivity areas

🛠️ Tech Stack
Here's what I used to build it:

Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Backend : .NetCore MVC,C#
Hosting: Contabo

🔐 Privacy First
User location is only used client-side to show nearby results. No personal data is stored or tracked. I'm exploring options to make this even more transparent via open-sourcing the code.

📈 Features (So Far)
One-click location access

Auto-fetches top-rated nearby liquor stores

Click-to-call and click-for-directions options

Mobile-first responsive design

🧪 What I Learned
How to balance simplicity with usefulness

Handling location permissions smoothly across browsers

🎯 What's Next?
Add filters (e.g. open now, delivery available)

User reviews integration

Offline-first caching

Open-source the project and invite community contributions

Feel free to try it out and let me know what you think:
🔗 https://nearmeliquorstore.net

If you have any feedback, feature ideas, or want to collaborate — I’d love to hear from you in the comments!

Cheers! 🥃

Top comments (14)

Nevo David • Apr 30

been cool seeing tools like this pop up - def appreciate stuff that respects privacy and skips the clutter. you ever worry about keeping things simple as you add more features or does it just happen if you focus on the right stuff?

Arun1989ninja • Apr 30 • Edited

Thanks David, I tried to make product very simple. Just what it required. No over engineering..

sarat • May 3

May I know the following please
1) Are you using the places API to get the list of locations?
2) Are you cherry picking the places based on some params?

Also the location feature does not seem to be using my exact coords. It is off by atleast 15km.