Recommend is a personal market assistant for Lagos. Tell us what you need, and we connect you with verified vendors nearby — then take care of payment and delivery, all in one conversation.
A wet shirt, a closed dry cleaner, and 45 lost minutes.
Chanor James
Founder, Recommend
On the way to an important interview, Chanor James had water splashed across his shirt. He needed a dry cleaner, fast. The nearest one was closed, and nobody could say which vendors nearby were reliable.
Forty-five minutes of searching, scrolling and calling numbers that didn't connect — for something that should have taken forty-five seconds. Lagos is full of great vendors. Finding the right one, right now, shouldn't be the hard part.
“What if one message could fix this?”
The question that started Recommend.
Make getting what you need as easy as asking for it.
We connect people to trusted vendors nearby in a single conversation — and stand behind every order, from payment to hand-over.
The best vendors in every neighbourhood, one message away.
Starting in Lagos, and growing city by city — so local businesses thrive and everyone gets what they need, faster.
No forms, no menus to dig through. Recommend works in your browser — just open it and chat.
Food, groceries, medicine and more — we show you vendors nearby with real prices.
Pay in the chat through Paystack. The vendor starts on your order right away.
Follow every step in the chat. A code makes sure it reaches you, and only you.
Ask, pay securely, and get it delivered — with updates at every step.
Start OrderingPeople looking for what you sell find you by chatting. Orders arrive already paid.
Become a vendorPick up close to where you are, and hand over with a code — no disputes.
Become a riderFast
Seconds, not minutes. Every feature we build answers one question: does this make it faster?
Trusted
Every vendor verified, every payment protected. We stand behind each order.
Simple
Just chat. No forms, no menus to dig through — say what you want and we handle the rest.
Local
Built in Lagos, for Lagos — and for the businesses that make every neighbourhood work.
Trust is the product. Here's how we protect every order.
Verified vendors
Every vendor is checked before they sell — NIN, or CAC and TIN for registered businesses.
Secure payments
Payments run through Paystack. Card details never reach us or the vendor.
Code-checked hand-overs
Every delivery is confirmed with a code only the buyer has.
People behind the chat
When our assistant can't help, it hands you to a real person on our team.
Order something, sell what you make, or ride with us. Recommend is live in Lagos now.
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