New people, a shared meal, and a topic that matters.
Over coffee, dinner and more, real conversations that spark genuine connection, wherever you are . For travellers, expats and locals: host a table, or join one.
First 20 sign-ups after launch get a free join credit! First 5 hosts get meal cost reimbursed up to 20 euros!
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What is Conriso
We bring small groups together in real life, over a shared meal and a topic that matters.
Every new person brings a fresh perspective, a new possibility, sometimes a new friendship. Yet we're more digitally connected than ever, while meeting new people in real life is getting harder.
Conriso makes it easy by combining three ingredients:
Something you already do
Everyone eats and drinks, every day, across six different formats, from morning coffee to evening drinks, so there's one that fits the life you're already living.
A topic that sparks real talk
Every table has a topic people find relevant, and stays small, 2–6 people, so it's a real conversation, not a conference.
Casual chat Art, Travel, Movies, Food…
Deep talk Business, Crossroads, Life goals…
A place you can see upfront
You always know the venue before you join, the spot, the setting, the details, so you can pick the table that feels right for you.
Deep talk lunch on career sabbaticals hosted by founder
When people meet in real life over a topic they care about, and food they all enjoy, they truly connect.
And the name?
Con, from conversation. Riso: Italian for rice, and for laughter. Rice is also one of the world's most universal foods, a staple for over half the planet, fitting for a table we want to feel just as universal, inclusive, and full of good vibes.
How it works
Host a table, or join one.
Here's exactly how hosting and joining work.
Host-led tables
Anyone can host a table. You pick the topic and the venue, and steer the table once everyone's there.
Conriso curated tables
Conriso picks the topic and venue. There's no individual host, so the group steers the table together.
Women-only tables
Women hosts can choose to make their table women-only, visible and joinable by women only.
Open, or request to join
Some tables need the host's approval before you're in, others let you join right away. It's the host's choice.
Hosting, in three steps
Your first table, on us!
First 5 hosts get their meal cost reimbursed up to €20 for a table with at least 3 confirmed joiners, on top of the free join credit.
Set up and publish your table
Hosting is free, and you're in full control: pick the meal, the topic, the venue, the time, and whether joining needs your approval.
Manage and prepare
Reserve your spot at the venue if it requires one, and approve or decline join requests as they come in.
Meet people, earn a free join credit
Sit down together and enjoy good food and a conversation built around your topic. Show up with at least one confirmed joiner and earn a free join credit for next time.
Joining, in three steps
Browse tables
The topic, host, venue and time are all upfront, so you know exactly what you're joining.
Reserve your seat
A small fee of up to €5 per seat helps support the platform. Tables stay small on purpose, 2 to 6 people, so everyone's part of one real conversation.
Show up and connect
Meet at a public venue at a set time. No endless group chats, just good food and a conversation worth having.
What makes it different
No small talk. No giant meetups. No endless coordination.
Control and flexibility
Host a table, or join one. Topic, venue, and timing are always your choice, across six meal types, from morning coffee to evening drinks, so there's one for any part of your day.
Small group, topic-led
Topic adds a layer on top of food, to bring the right people together. 2–6 people around one topic, intimate enough for a conversation that actually goes somewhere.
Safety and privacy
Always a public venue, and women-only tables are possible. Contact details stay private too, even while messaging between host and joiner.
Simple by design
Every table has a set time and venue upfront, so there's no back-and-forth or big group chats to coordinate.
"The meal is the container. The conversation is the pull. Together they make an everyday meal more meaningful."
Yiwei Liu
Founder story
We all need new people in our lives.
Hi, I'm Yiwei, the founder of Conriso. I'm originally from China, and I've called the Netherlands home for the past 13 years.
For a decade I worked in travel and food tech, helping people better enjoy two of my favourite things. :) Over that time, and through a lot of travelling and meeting people from very different walks of life, I became fascinated by something simple: how much we're shaped by the new people we meet.
A single conversation with someone outside your usual circle can hand you an idea, a perspective, sometimes a friendship, that you'd never have found otherwise. You see something of yourself in them that you weren't even aware of, and suddenly your own life feels wider, full of more possibilities than you'd noticed.
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First 20 sign-ups after launch get a free join credit! First 5 hosts get meal cost reimbursed up to 20 euros!