Google search adds interactive carousel for restaurants & local places on desktop

Google announced today that it is rolling out a new interactive carousel for restaurants and other local places directly in search results on the desktop. Users will be able to click on thumbnails in the carousel to quickly get more info on a specific place, including: “overall review-based score, address and photos.” The feature was previously available to some Nexus tablet and iPad users since rolling out back in December, but today it’s rolling out to everyone through Google search on the desktop:

Give it a go—type or say “mexican restaurants,” or try any similar search for restaurants, bars or hotels… If you want to see more places, click the arrow at the right of the carousel. And you can zoom in on the map that appears below the carousel to restrict your search to only places in a specific area.

The new feature is available to desktop users in the U.S. using English and Google said more features and languages will eventually be added.