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3 min read 5 stepsApril 19, 2026Verified April 2026

How to Save Your Favorite Places in Google Maps

Google Maps lets you star restaurants, stores, and doctors' offices so you can find them again instantly. How to save and organize your places.

At a Glance

Find a Place to Save

~15s

Open Google Maps on your phone. Search for a location or tap directly on a place on the map. The place's information card appears at the bottom of the screen with the name, address, rating, and hours.

Tap the Save Button

~25s

In the place information card, look for the "Save" button (a small bookmark ribbon icon). Tap it. A list of options appears: Favorites, Want to go, Starred places, or any custom lists you have created. Tap the list where you want to save this place.

Quick Tip

Quick Tip: Tap "New list" at the bottom of the save options to create a custom named list — perfect for organizing places by category like "Good Restaurants" or "Family Activities."

Find Your Saved Places

~15s

Tap the "Saved" icon at the bottom of Google Maps (it looks like a bookmark/ribbon). You see all your lists. Tap any list to see its places. Tap any saved place to open its location card and get directions.

Get Directions to a Saved Place

~15s

Open your saved places list. Tap the place you want to go to. Tap "Directions" in the information card. Google Maps plots a route from your current location. Tap "Start" to begin turn-by-turn navigation.

Share a List With Family

~17s

Open a saved list. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) at the top right. Tap "Share list." Choose how to share — via text, email, or a link. Anyone with the link can view the list. You can also invite specific people to follow and collaborate on the list.

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Google Maps lets you save any location to your personal lists so you can find it again without searching. You can save places to a "Favorites" list, a "Want to go" list, a custom "Starred places" list, or create your own named lists.

Saving places is great for: your doctor's office (so you always have directions ready), restaurants you want to try, your favorite coffee shop, a friend's address, a park you discovered, or any place you plan to return to.

Saved places sync across all your devices. Save a restaurant on your phone and it appears on the Google Maps website on your computer — and vice versa.

You can also create custom lists for different purposes: "Family Restaurants," "Doctor Offices," "Places to Visit on Vacation," or anything else. Share lists with family members so you can coordinate on places together.

Starred places are the simplest — a star symbol marks the location on the map so you can spot when you are browsing the area.

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