How listings are chosen, how they change, who pays us, and how to suggest a place. If your question isn't here, the contact form goes to a real person.
What BestOKC is, who makes it, and why.
A practical Oklahoma City directory built from official sources — not a review aggregator, not a star-vote system, and we do not accept payment for placement.
Listings are compiled by the BestOKC automated research system from official sources (business websites, public agency records), with human oversight on inclusions and corrections. Summaries are drafted from source material — we do not scrape user reviews or copy other directories.
Yes, the entire site is free for readers. We do not run a paywall on the things that matter — listings, neighborhoods, and the editorial copy. The site is funded by an optional newsletter and a small number of clearly-labeled partnerships.
The core OKC metro: downtown, Bricktown, Midtown, the Plaza District, Asia District, Classen Curve / 39th Street, Uptown, Crown Heights, Paseo, Film Row, Deep Deuce, and selected spots in Nichols Hills, The Village, Warr Acres, Moore, Norman, and Edmond. If you’re outside that ring, we may still cover you if you’re a destination — but we’re not trying to be a state-wide guide.
How listings are chosen and how they change.
Three likely reasons. One, we haven’t researched it yet — the OKC scene is large, so we add new spots in waves. Two, we couldn’t verify its core facts from an official source. Three, it didn’t fit a category we cover. Use the contact form and tell us — it bumps a place up the queue.
Core facts come from official sources and are updated when those sources change or when readers report an error. We don’t claim a fixed re-check schedule — if you spot something outdated, tell us and we’ll fix it.
You can flag a correction on any listing using the “Suggest an edit” link at the bottom of the page, or email hello@bestokc.com. We verify every correction and update within a few business days. You can’t edit a listing directly — that gate is what keeps the index trustworthy.
No. Placement is never for sale, and businesses cannot pay to raise, lower, or remove their listing. We do not run sponsored listings, and the rare paid partnerships we accept (e.g. a newsletter sponsorship) are always labeled and never influence placement. If a business owner asks us to change a listing, we review the request independently and on our own timeline.
Accounts, saved places, and your data.
No. You can browse, search, and read every listing without signing in. An account is only required if you want to save favorites, build a wishlist, or get the weekly newsletter.
Click the heart icon on any listing or listing card. You’ll need to be signed in. Saved places live at /favorites and stay synced across devices tied to your account.
Email hello@bestokc.com from the address on your account, with the subject line “Delete my account.” We delete the account, saved favorites, and any personal data within 7 days. Confirmation comes back from a real person, not a bot.
No. We do not sell your data, we do not run cross-site tracking, and we do not share your favorites with third parties. Auth runs on Supabase with row-level security. The full breakdown is in our Privacy Policy.
Suggesting a place, contacting the editors, and corrections.
Use the /contact form, or email hello@bestokc.com with the business name, address, a one-line description of what makes it different, and (optionally) what to order. We read every submission. We can’t visit every suggestion, but every tip gets logged and prioritized against the editorial queue.
No. The submission queue is the same for everyone, paid or not. We do not offer paid placement, paid reviews, or “verified business” badges. If someone is offering to sell you a BestOKC listing, they’re not us. Report it to hello@bestokc.com.
Use the “Suggest an edit” link on the listing, or email hello@bestokc.com with the listing URL and the correction. We confirm the change, update the listing, and (for material errors) publish a date-stamped correction note so readers can see the change history.
Yes, send it to press@bestokc.com. We open everything but a press kit doesn’t substitute for an unannounced editor visit — it just helps us know you exist. We won’t trade coverage for an interview or a comped stay, and we’ll tell you on the front end if we’re not the right fit.
We read every message that comes through the contact form. If it's something we should add to this page, we will.