The Breakfast
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Meet new people over breakfast
Lisa Oreshkina

BRIOCHE by The Breakfast — Meet new people by choosing between similarity & diversity

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The Breakfast is an app for modern creatives to meet new people over breakfast. It’s not dating or networking — it’s just breakfast! We are completely redesigning how people meet each other in the modern world and making discovering new people easy & exciting.
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Lisa Oreshkina
Hey Product Hunters! If you ask what inspires us at The Breakfast the most, I would say it’s talking to people. That is why we are building an app for meeting new people in real life, over breakfast. And that’s why we enjoy talking to our users so much! Based on member feedback and a dataset of 50k+ chances (we call every introduction a chance), we crafted the BRIOCHE algorithm that we’re launching today on Product Hunt! BRIOCHE stands for Breakfast Integrated Ongoing Chances Estimation — it finds you the best chance amongst the people who are also looking for chances at the moment. The interesting part is that now you can set your breakfast preference to look for someone similar to you (with more things in common) or for someone diverse (with more things to discover). People are complex, so there’s much more to it than your age or profession — give it a try! And yes, The Breakfast is invite only and subscription-based to maintain the vibe, but we’ve created a special invite code for Product Hunters! Use the code HUNT while onboarding — this will give you 20% off of your first week or first month. Just make sure to fill out your profile properly and let BRIOCHE work its magic!
Eteri Saneblidze
Hey everyone! You might have this question, “Is The Breakfast launched in my city?” Well, we launch new cities whenever a city reaches 151 local profiles. And today, the app is launched in New York, Lisbon, Berlin, Kyiv, and London. We have Paris, Tbilisi, Warsaw, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Los Angeles coming really soon. Download the app and fill out a profile to see your city’s status. Let’s have breakfast!
Rupin Mathur
@eteri Congratulations on the launch and the amazing product, When will you be available in Chandigarh, India?
Matthias Strafinger
@eteri what about Vienna?
HyunGun Jung
@eteri Seoul, maybe? 😁
Eteri Saneblidze
@rupin_mathur As soon as we have 151 people there :)
Eteri Saneblidze
@matthias_strafinger Definitely launching there!
Vera Rose
Refreshing approach to meeting new people! I love how it takes away the awkwardness of traditional networking events. Quick question: will the app expand to include virtual breakfast meetings or stick to in-person gatherings? Keep up the awesome work! 🍳👀
Lisa Oreshkina
@vera_ratovska Thank you, Vira! Yes, we firmly believe in the importance of meeting IRL. People are physical, so we keep breakfasts offline. (Goof luck with the upcoming launch!)
Alexey Yurkevich
Congrats on launch! Living in Amsterdam and can’t wait to try it! BTW, you said that Amsterdam will be available soon. Is it in months, weeks or years?
Lisa Oreshkina
@alexey_yurkevich Thank you! Most likely, it's months or even weeks! You can get onboard and watch the city's progress — it's super transparent on the app
Congrats on your launch. I love the concept as the human relationship is something that will be more emphasized in the world of AI.
Lisa Oreshkina
@djteknokid Absolutely!! People will always need people, even more so when everything gets remote and automated. Thank you for supporting us, David!!
Dmitrij Kurilo
This is great. Having used the classic breakfast in Kyiv and London I’m excited to see new advancements in the community matching. This is true that sometimes one feels adventurous yet conservative some other days due to life situations and mood changes. On top of that it’s nice to see me as a human to have a little control of the “algo” vs fully auto. Upvote!
Lisa Oreshkina
@kurilo thank you!! I love how you put it — ’the classic breakfast.‘
Denis Danilov
Love your design, especially because of CoFo Robert! Btw, how about Buenos Aires?
Lisa Oreshkina
@danilov_den I don't think BA is going to be the first one to launch next, but it's definitely coming!
jack mcclelland
this is awesome! been looking for something like this for a while - also fantastic design and visuals
Lisa Oreshkina
@jack_mcclelland thank you, Jack! 🙌🏻
Bianka Simonidesová
Love this idea! It can be though to meet peeps irl when working remotely. Fingers crossed it spreads fast, so we can all enjoy some talk and eggs. 🍳
Lisa Oreshkina
@bianka_simonidesova Absolutely, yes! You can join the app to keep an eye on the progress in your city!
Bohdan Martovskyi
Such a cool feature, with such a sweet name! I was happy to help you folks with the animation. Wish you to become the "Product of the day"!
Lisa Oreshkina
@martovskyi Bohdan, thank you for your feedback and work — it is a delight to see the concept visualized so smoothly! Great job 🙌🏻
Sohrab Tellaie
hey Team, I signed up and tried it out. couple of feedbacks. 1. Give a free trial. 2. A couple of no-shows, no-responses, it's an issue when the wait is so long for matching. 3. Allow for refund at this stage as the app is broken for me, crashes on launch since yesterday. Thanks, Sohrab
Lisa Oreshkina
@sohrab_tellaie hey Sohrab, thank you so much for your feedback! I guess you are on Android, is that correct? We released Android a couple of weeks ago, so some issues may occur, I'm sorry for that, and thank you for bringing this up! We don't offer a free trial as this completely changes the dynamics within the community. But we do have a weekly subscription plan to give The Breakfast a try. I hear what you say on no-responses, but generally, you can get 15-20-25 chances per month and we don't expect every one of them to end up as breakfast — that would be just over the top. If you go out with someone new once a week — it's a decent result. Can you please reach out to the support chat on the app or to support@thebreakfast.app so we can check on your chances and the device you are experiencing crashes on. And of course, refunds are available. We'll just need you to reach out so we can investigate your particular case and send you the instructions.
Sohrab Tellaie
@lisa_oreshkina hey thanks for the reply, I've reached out to support but haven't heard anything back. Is there a more direct way to reach them, the app is still not working.
Stephan Goupille
Fantastic app and idea - well polished and easy to use! I love meeting new people in Lisbon and this is a great way to match with interesting individuals.
Lisa Oreshkina
@stephangoupille Thank you so much, Stephan!!
Maxim Babichev
I love the Breakfast app and genuinely recommend it. Congrats to the team on the launch! Waiting for the app launch in Limassol since there is a vast community from IT, gaming, forex, etc., here.
Lisa Oreshkina
@maxim_babichev thank you, Maxim! So cool to hear that! Limassol is coming too!
Frida
Interesting idea! Maybe I can only talk to people who live in a similar time zone to me. Anyway, it sounds like fun!
Lisa Oreshkina
@frida_lee The Breakfast is real-life focused, so you must be in one city to get chanced together and meet. So most likely, you gonna be in a similar time zone :)
Andy Kalyakin
Hey @eteri @lisa_oreshkina Congratulations on the launch! I know it takes a lot of hard work to build and grow a highly creative and committed community, so kudos to you and the team! I've been using the app for a couple of years now, and I have to say that the matching algorithm is impressive. It's so cool that I can decide whether to explore wide or deep when looking for like-minded individuals. The more people that try out this app, the more creative and fulfilling the world becomes. Keep up the great work! PS: Thanks again, that I met my previous project co-founder through this app!
Lisa Oreshkina
@andykalyakin wow, Andy, thank you so much! This is so valuable and inspiring to hear ❤️
Douwe Tjerkstra
I love the idea of using algorithms to find new connections over breakfast. It's interesting that you offer the option to find someone similar or diverse. Can you share any insights on the different experiences users have had when choosing one option over the other?
Lisa Oreshkina
@tjerkienator Great question! We've just launched the UI for BRIOCHE, so I don't have the exact data to answer. What we do know is that people have two very distinct scenarios when using The Breakfast: 1. They are either looking for someone with a common interest and a similar situation in life; 2. Or they are looking for new experiences that would bring them out of their professional routines and social bubbles. But the overall experience is the same: two people arrange a time and place, meet and talk over breakfast — to have an inspiring morning, learn something new and get to know a new person.
Vasily Danilenko
I didn't know the breakfast experience could be improved so much, but you really accomplished it! Congrats on the launch!
Penny Hartley
I love this idea. I personally got too tired of the over-saturated market for dating apps. I am not looking for a date, but I enjoy meeting new people for conversations!
Lisa Oreshkina
@tr1p3 Exactly!! And you are not alone here. Thank you, Penny!
🧐 Good find
Congrats on the launch, girls! I just downloaded the app and signed up. Gotta say the design is super cool, and the whole registration process was smooth. Although, I hit a bug while picking my traits and had to restart the app. So, I selected my native language as the app suggested, but I also wanna select English. I wanna meet some cool native English speakers for breakfast. Is there a way to do that in the app that I missed? Can't wait for the app to launch in Barcelona! And I'd be happy to help you pick out some cool breakfast spots. Just let me know!
Lisa Oreshkina
@kate_bovkunova Thank you, Kate, and I'm sorry for the bug you faced! By now, you can only choose languages you feel comfortable having a conversation in. And you'll need to have at least one common language with another person to let the app introduce you to each other.
Victoria Melnikova
I love the breakfast app community in Lisbon and look forward to using the app more over the summer
Eteri Saneblidze
@vicamelnikova Victoria, thank you! ❤️