[rntksi]

Using google maps to spot out a non-touristy area was ingenious.

I live near the spot you showed in the example that you picked.

I would suggest next time trying out another method, not based on restaurants, but on using Historical Map: look at the city and go back 100 years, then look at the city in the present, and either choose a place that has not changed at all, or a place that was a slum and now is housing.