So you don’t have much time or energy to cook. No problem — you can always pick something up from the many convenience stores nearby, or eat at a restaurant. But what if you’re tired of getting the same old food at the convenience store? What if you’d like more variety? Or what if you just don’t feel like going out? Enlist one of Tokyo’s many food delivery services (see below for English and Japanese options).
We’ve hunted down the best food delivery services in the Tokyo area and beyond. Their apps and websites feature a variety of dishes from different cuisines, from sushi to burgers to tom yum goong. Let’s start with websites/apps that have English versions.
Tokyo food delivery services with English-language websites/apps
Tokyo has a good number of food delivery options with English-language apps, allowing you to choose from a decent selection of restaurants even if your Japanese isn’t great. Some of the options offer cash on delivery, so you can order without a credit card (Japanese or otherwise).
1. Uber Eats
Uber Eats is probably the most familiar name on our list of Tokyo food delivery apps, and one of the easiest to use.
In Tokyo, the app runs from 7 am to 2 am for all areas. While their restaurant coverage is pretty good, they do have some extra charges. For example, if you order at a particularly busy time, there will be a surcharge, much like the taxi service has. This is only temporary and you will be shown the price before you order, so it’s up to you if you’re willing to pay.
One good element worth noting is that they are cutting down on disposable items, so you must actively request cutlery and single-use items like straws (they no longer come as standard). Yay sustainability!
Uber Eats has been doing this for a while, so they deliver to cities in all 47 of Japan’s prefectures. Their coverage in Tokyo is also comprehensive — if they don’t deliver to you, it’s probably because you live in a village in the mountains.
- Coverage: All 23 special wards of Tokyo, as well as 29 other western Tokyo cities, 26 wards and cities in Kanagawa, 48 wards and cities in Saitama, and 26 wards and cities in Chiba.
- Apps: Available for both Android and iOS
- Payment options: Credit card, LINE Pay, Rakuten Pay, PayPay, Apple Pay, COD
- Delivery charge: Set by store
- Minimum order amount: No
- Contactless delivery: Yes
2. Wolt (DoorDash)
In June 2022 Wolt merged with DoorDash — the largest food delivery app in the US. Presumably, this means their services and coverage have expanded, but for the Japanese market DoorDash was still finding it’s feet. In Japan, if you download the DoorDash app and enter a Japanese address you will be redirected to downloading the Wolt app instead. Considering how clunky the DoorDash app was, this is not exactly a bad thing.
The Wolt app is a much smoother experience, and has a large selection of restaurants on board. You can install the app and browse the restaurants without creating an account, but you’ll need to register as soon as you want to order something. The registration process is very smooth. Using your device location, it will guess your address so you just need to tap next if it’s correct.
Like the other apps mentioned here, Wolt has a native English interface and the whole ordering process is super smooth. They do display most menu items in Japanese, but it offers an easy machine translation option that will switch the Japanese text to an English approximation.
Wolt has good coverage of Kanto, Tohoku, Hokkaido, some parts of Kansai and in prefectures to the southwest of Japan. At the time of this update, they don’t do delivery in Chiba or Kyoto.
- Coverage: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chigasaki, Fujisawa, Kamakura, Kawasaki, and Yokohama.
- Discounts: If you enter the code 75ERTKE when you sign up, or click this link, you should get ¥300 off each of your first three orders
- Apps: Android and iOS
- Payment options: Credit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPay
- Delivery charge: Set by each restaurant, but often 15% of total amount. Pick-up also available
- Minimum order amount:NA
3. FineDine
As the name implies, FineDine brings you quality dining at relatively reasonable prices, although the minimum order is often a little higher than the other options. Another thing that sets them apart is that their delivery people are directly employed by FineDine rather than the “freelancers” used by the other apps.
Despite being around for a while, the delivery area for Fine Dine is relatively limited with service to 12 wards in Tokyo. If you’re not sure if you’re covered, you can simply pop your address into the confirmation box and see.
- Coverage: Bunkyo, Chiyoda, Chuo, Meguro, Minato, Nakano, Ota, Setagaya, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Shinjuku, and Taito
- Discounts: Not listed
- Apps: Android, iOS, and web
- Payment options: Credit card, cash on delivery, or invoice (requires advance registration)
- Delivery charge: Set by each restaurant, but often 15% of total amount
- Minimum order amount: ¥2,000
Japanese language food delivery sites/apps in Tokyo
For those who can understand Japanese, there are a few more options. These websites have a fairly wide range of restaurants, so we understand if you’re a non-Japanese speaker and you feel like you’re missing out! Google Translate, while not entirely accurate, can be your friend.
4. Demaecan
With over 20,000 restaurants, Demaecan has the largest listing among the food delivery websites/apps in this article. Popular chains like Freshness Burger, Domino’s, KFC and CoCo Ichibanya also have listings here. Most restaurants have minimum order values below ¥2,000, and the website displays average user ratings for each restaurant, so you have an idea of what’s hot and what’s not.
Demaecan’s coverage isn’t quite as straight forward as some of the other apps. Rather than covering an area, they have a point within an area — usually a major train station — that covers nearby neighborhoods. For example, the “Ueno” area covers Ueno, Magome, Iidabashi, Akebonobashi, and Asakusa. This means they deliver to a lot of places in Tokyo, but coverage isn’t complete.
Demaecan is backed by messaging giant LINE, and they recently got a huge pile of cash from Softbank, so they’ll try to outlast the likes of Uber Eats and Wolt.
- Coverage: Wide coverage in Tokyo (including western Tokyo cities), Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama, as well as 43 of Japan’s 47 prefectures.
- Discounts: Check out the discounts page they have for all the different offers.
- Apps: Available for both Android and iOS.
- Payment options: COD, credit card, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, LINE Pay, PayPay.
- Delivery charge: Set by each restaurant.
- Minimum order amount:Set by each restaurant.
- Contactless delivery: Yes.
Individual fast-food delivery options
If you know exactly what is you’re after, then you can head straight to these websites — they all have English options, so there’s nothing stopping you.
5. Domino’s Pizza
Looking for some familiar greasy goodness? Then good old Domino’s Pizza might be just up your street. Online orders are available from 9 am to 1 am, and phone orders up to 15 minutes before the store closes. They’ve removed their minimum order requirements, so you’re free to order as little (or much) as you like. It’s worth keeping in mind that Domino’s offer lots of discounts for collection, so if you’re at all willing to leave the house, check out the deals and where your closest store is.
- Coverage: Nationwide, but you need to be near a Domino’s branch
- Discounts: Domino’s isn’t short of deals — they will spam you with emails and even have an app dedicated to them — but they also have a coupon page, which is probably easier.
- Apps: Available for both Android and iOS.
- Payment options: COD / credit card.
- Delivery charge: Free.
- Minimum order amount: None!
- Contactless delivery: Yes.
6. McDonald’s McDelivery McDetails
Worldwide provider of the fastest of foods, Mickey D’s delivers in Tokyo through their own drivers or using Uber Eats. The operating times vary depending on the restaurant but they are generally 7am – 11pm. McDelivery has a ¥300 delivery fee for most areas, but a little higher in rural parts of Japan. Orders must total ¥1,000 or over for breakfast menu items (before 10:30 am) or ¥1,500 for regular menu orders. In a bit of a cute move, you can add ‘Smile’ to your order and you’ll get a bonus message and picture on your delivery!
- Coverage: Nationwide, but you need to be near a McDonald’s branch
- Discounts: Not listed.
- App: Available for both Android and iOS.
- Payment options: Cash on delivery (COD), credit card, R-Points, D-Points, PayPay, Rakuten Pay, au Pay, Line Pay.
- Delivery charge: ¥300 (most areas).
- Minimum order amount: ¥1,000 Breakfast menu, ¥1,500 regular menu.
7. Pizza Hut Delivery
If your dough-based loyalties lie with Pizza Hut, then fear not — they have delivery too, and plenty of deals to choose from. The minimum order total is ¥1,400 (although their FAQ specifies that this can vary between stores). Similar to Domino’s, they have extra deals for collection, so keep that in mind if you’re ok with being outside for a few minutes.
- Coverage: Nationwide, but you need to be near a Pizza Hut branch
- Discounts: Pizza Hut has plenty of deals, but you have to sign up to see them — when you register you get ¥1,000 of your first order, which is a good start!
- Apps: Available on Android and IOS.
- Payment options: Cash on delivery (COD), credit card, R-Pay, PayPay, LINE Pay, Au Wallet, DPoints.
- Delivery charge: Free.
- Minimum order amount: ¥1,400.
- Contactless delivery: Yes.
Local restaurants
Lastly, some restaurants around your neighborhood may offer food delivery services to your area and possibly even nearby areas. They might just not have a listing on Tokyo food delivery websites/apps. For instance, I found out that Rocco’s New York Style Pizza, Tokyo’s first authentic NY-style pizza parlor, delivers to nearby areas. I’ve also seen restaurants in my neighborhood putting up signs that they deliver to selected areas. Look or ask around, because who knows what you might find.
What happened to Food Panda and Didi?
Japan’s food delivery app market is super competitive. Food Panda pulled out at the end of January 2022 citing difficulty in attracting delivery staff, and Didi also left the market in April 2022. Other services that have bitten the dust include Docomo’s D-Delivery in April 2021, Maishoku, GuruNavi Premium and Rakuten Delivery. The latest service to close down was premium delivery app Food-e on June 30, 2023. As noted above DoorDash and Wolt merged in June 2022, and appear to be operating under the Wolt branding in Japan.
While we do our best to ensure it’s correct, information is subject to change. Post first published in January 2017 authored by Tiffany Lim. Last updated by Maria Danuco in September 2022.
