The Best Food Ordering Apps in India (2019): Satisfy Those Taste Buds Minus the Hassles of Ordering Food and Bag Some Great Deals in the Process!

There is no doubt that technology has made our lives a lot easier. Almost everything we need can today be arranged virtually upon just a few clicks. From entertainment, sourcing information, online shopping, networking, to even education! Moreover, companies are now increasingly investing in the development of apps. One of the most common domains where apps have gained popularity is the food business. With a plethora of food apps available, you do not even need to go out to get your food—it is all in the realms of your smartphone now!

Running late for work? Order breakfast to be delivered to your workplace. Reaching home late again tonight? Call for dinner to be delivered just when you reach home. Have unexpected guests show up? Ditch last-minute cooking and order in. Want to surprise someone? Order a cake or their favourite meal to be delivered at home?

With quick delivery times and extensive coverage of areas in both tier-1 and tier-2 cities, food ordering apps are a favourite in all households, whether you stay alone or with family. Shortlist a restaurant based on cuisine, delivery time, or offers, and enjoy mouthwatering treats at the click of a few buttons! All you need to do is search for a favourite restaurant, place your order and wait for it to arrive at your home. To know where you can search for your favourite restaurants, we have shortlisted some of the best food ordering apps for you.

As per popularity among users, here’s a list of top 10 food delivery apps in India that you can download on your smartphones and order food from.

Swiggy has been one of the top contenders among food ordering apps in India. The main motto of this food delivery app is to arrange, or, in simple terms, be a "middle man" between the restaurants and customers. In a very short span of time, Swiggy emerged as one of the popular and most loved food ordering applications among Indians. Founded in 2013, Swiggy has over 10,000,000+ downloads on Google Play Store. Starting their initiative in Bengaluru, Swiggy quickly spread its wings across the country and began its operation in cities like Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, among others. With the Swiggy app in your smartphones, you can be assured of access to the best restaurants at your fingertips.

Popular cab services provider across the globe, Uber began a food service vertical in 2014. The company launched its food services in Indian cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and more. At present, Uber is running in more than 1,000 cities in India, which includes a number of tier-2 cities, giving a tough competition to other Indian food applications such as Swiggy and Zomato. If you are a first-time user, you can avail a number of discounts and special offers, compiled under the section "Picked For You." Their services are up to the mark with food ordered delivered to your doorstep as soon as possible. If you are paying online for your order, you have the option to provide a small percentage of your total order value as a tip that gets credited to the delivery boy. This food app is a great platform for local food businesses, including popular street food vendors and home-based units.

Starting their core operations as a food blogging web platform and then offering online table reservations at restaurants, Zomato eventually expanded its business and ventured into the food delivery space. Loyal Zomato users were naturally happy with the new features, and the activity on the app grew in leaps and bounds. While the company was founded in 2008, the food delivery services were offered much later, in 2011. Zomato is now functional in 24+ countries. Their excellent services will leave you amazed, with unique features such as live tracking of your food order. The app is perhaps one of the best from a user-experience point of view. Active bloggers and foodies share photographs of the menu, food items, as well as the restaurant's ambiance (should you choose to visit). With honest reviews from food bloggers, information like top dishes and an average cost for a meal is easily available. The app also provides attractive offers such as Zomato Gold, an annual membership through which you can avail 1+1 offers on food or alcoholic drinks for a dine-in experience across select restaurants.

Acquired by the Indian cab aggregator, Ola, Foodpanda was founded in 2012. This food ordering and delivery app accept orders over both the mobile application as well as the desktop website. Foodpanda is loved by many because of its large database across restaurants. As a user, you can add your reviews and rate the food and/or restaurant you ordered from. The app also allows you to bookmark your favourite restaurants so it will be easier to order at a later point in time. They also provide discount coupons with most food orders, giving you extra savings with each meal. Foodpanda is currently functioning across 34 cities in India.

Foodpanda has been bullish about emerging victorious in the Indian food ordering space, with its acquisitions of two other companies— Tasty Khana and Just Eat across 2014 & 2014, respectively. Last year, Mumbai-based Hola Chef was also acquired by this emerging giant.

Announcing its partnership with Hungry Zone, Just Eat was introduced in the Indian market in 2011. While it is a leading food delivery company in the UK, Just Eat is not as popular across the country yet, as it operates in 9 cities of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai.

Founded in 2007, TastyKhana is one of the top best food ordering application. The company claims to have partnered with 9000 restaurants and quick delivery. With operations in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, among others, this app provided a lot of value deals like cash-back on the orders.

Fresh Menu, as the name suggests, believes in delivering freshly prepared meals to your doorstep. You can place your food order on their mobile application or on their desktop website. They don’t have services in a majority of locations even in the top cities like Mumbai, but the app has gained popularity wherever they are operational, primarily because of their top-notch meals prepared by skilled chefs. Like Zomato Gold, Fresh menu also has their own membership program called Fresh Club where the customers get exclusive meals and an extra 10 per cent discounts.

Started in 2014, Hola Chef gained decent popularity in the Indian market. It is believed that Hola Chef delivers the best cuisines directly from the kitchen of chefs that are selected based on a strict application program. The main focus of Hola Chef is to provide excellent quality food at low prices; it is what many call a “cloud kitchen venture.” Hola Chef is also going to merge with Food panda.

Founded in 2012, Food Mingo is currently functioning in Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Pune, and Bengaluru. Food Mingo has features through which you can order food at your address or book a table in your favourite restaurants. Like Zomato, it allows users to track your food. Food Mingo is available for both Android and iOS users. They also provide you with attractive coupons, offers, and discounts.

Now, you do not need to worry if you miss your breakfast because you were getting late for your train or you suddenly feel hungry while travelling but don’t feel like eating the pantry food. Travel Khanna has solved this issue. Travel Khana is based on a novel food delivery concept—it services to passengers of Indian railways, so you can avail a wide range of delicious food while you are travelling via train. All you need to do is place your order via the app, share with them your train details along with the coach number and the station where you would like the food to be delivered, and they will make sure that your food reaches you at your chosen location. The app does not service everywhere owing to logistic reasons, but they have been expanding their services gradually.

Recognized as Internet Heroes by CNN Awaaz, Grab On is one of the most used e-commerce platforms to avail offers and discounts. They make sure that their customers experience updated deals and provide the best services to maintain the standards. With a bunch of interesting offers and deals to avail from various companies, Grab On has emerged as a popular advertisement platform for other companies to increase their sales with greater visibility. They have many categories on their website, including travel, recharge, fashion, food, electronics, and others. In the food sector, they mostly give offers on sub-categories such as pizza, groceries, food delivery apps, and cake. They offer discounts on food delivered from Swiggy, Faasos, McDonald’s, Fresh Menu, Box8, to name a few. They also have a section "Deal of the Day" where you can even get discounts of over 80 per cent.

Based in Mumbai, Coupon Dunia is considered a shopping solution for all expensive items. It claims to receive 5.2 million monthly visits. Like the names says it all, they have coupons for all categories and websites including Flipkart, Amazon, Make My Trip, PayTM, to name a few. It has gained popularity in a very brief time, with 7.5 million email subscribers and more than 2 million application downloads from Google Play Store. They believe in empowering customers so that they can make the best choice for themselves. They have categories like food delivery, travel, recharges, fashion, and others. In the food delivery category, they offer coupons on Swiggy, Pizza Hut, KFC, Dominos, Zomato, FoodPanda and so on. They also have bank and wallet offers, including Airtel Money, Amazon Pay, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank. Finally, there’s also an “Earn and Refer” concept where their customers are given the incentive to refer their site among their family and friends.

Desidime is known to be India’s first largest online shopping community. It focuses more on keeping their customers updated about all possible deals available from their favourite brands and companies. They also provide a forum for discussions, expert shopping advice, tips to help shoppers to get their desired products at low prices, and much more. Deals, offers, coupons, and freebies are updated every day, which makes the website a buzzing one-stop shopping destination. Their top stores include Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, eBay, Myntra, Jabong, Dominos, and ShopClues. They also provide Price Comparison chart for users to select the right deal. Zomato, Swiggy, FoodPanda, and McDonald’s are some of the food delivering services that are advertised on this site, in addition to amazing deals on mobiles, computers, electronics, fashion, cameras, books, games, home decor, food, travel, baby care, freebies, kitchen, and recharge.

As the name suggests, Save my Rupee helps shoppers find great deals to ensure maximum savings. It focuses on giving customers products at lowest price for online and in-store shopping. Shoppers can avail great deals, coupons, and offers on Save my Rupee. Their top stores include Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, ShopClues, Pepperfry, Big Basket, and eBay. Their top categories include electronic, recharge, travel, food and dining, fashion, and others.

Nearby is considered as the best website for deals, coupons, and offers. It provides the best offers for any of the restaurants nearby. Not only dinners and electronics, but it also offers deals for spas and relaxation space. Based on your location and preferences, their search engine will give you information and deals on your desire including new restaurants. Their food and drinks deals include cafe, desserts, lunch, dinner, fast food, clubs, bars, breakfast, and late nights. They are partnered with delivery apps like KFC, Pizza Hut, Mad over doughnuts, Mainland China, Flavours.