The Best Food Delivery Apps For Every Type of Person

Pros: The first delivery fee is free, and they don’t have any minimums. Caviar also has a wide range of restaurants to order from, giving users the chance to order from an old favorite or try out somewhere new.

Cons: Depending on which city you’re in, you might end up waiting a long time (i.e. an hour or even two) for delivery. Also, it’s only currently available in major cities.

Best if: You’re ordering ahead. To counteract the long wait times, Caviar offers an option to order for delivery at a later time, as well as a preorder option for restaurants not open at your time of browsing.

Download the app: Caviar

Pros: They will bring you food from virtually anywhere. Starbucks, ice cream, a muffin, a meal, you name it — Postmates is on its way. They also offer lots of promotional deals, so you can often score snacks that only cost the delivery fee. Plus, they’re expanding quickly — if they’re not already in your city, they will be soon.

Cons: Postmates is ridiculously expensive, and the delivery fee can often be more than the cost of your actual order.

Best if: You’re too hungover to move, or just really, really rich.

Download the app: Postmates

Pros: DoorDash offers the first delivery at just $1, and has a solid offering of restaurants. They employ delivery couriers to allow a larger pool of small businesses to participate in their delivery services.

Cons: They’re still gaining momentum — but they recently raised $40 million in funding, so the expansion will likely be swift.

Best if: You want to order from (or just support) small businesses.

Download the app: DoorDash

Pros: Perhaps the most well-known and often-used service on the list, a 2013 merger brought powerhouses Seamless and GrubHub together under one company. Restaurants set their own minimums and delivery fees, so it’s easy to pick something that’s in your range of affordability. Plus, there are a ton of options — pretty much every major restaurant in every major metropolitan area (and even some smaller cities) is offered.

Cons: Since you’re ordering from a restaurant and not the delivery service itself, it can be difficult to know who to contact if there is an issue with your order. It can also be confusing to navigate through so many options, each with various prices/delivery fees/minimums.

Best if: You want (and have time to sort through) an abundance of options.

Download the app: Seamless

Pros: Earlier this year, Yelp acquired Eat24 — which means all ordering options are integrated with Yelp reviews, making it even easier to decide where you want to order from.

Cons: Like Seamless/GrubHub, it can be difficult to navigate through the seemingly never-ending web of restaurants on Eat24.

Best if: You prefer to use crowdsourced reviews to help gauge which restaurants you might enjoy most.

Download the app: Eat24

Pros: Munchery truly offers a boutique experience: hand-written notes, premium designs, and a streamlined website. Plus, the daily meal offerings are prepared by renowned chefs, and menus change as new chefs rotate in and out. Most meals are under $12, so it won’t break your budget.

Cons: Currently, Munchery only operates four cities: San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City. Additionally, the food is delivered chilled — made to be ready whenever you are.

Best if: You’re ordering for later — because the meals are delivered chilled, it’s perfect for people hoping to grab a meal to store now, eat later.

Download the app: Munchery

Pros: Spoonrocket prides themselves on fast delivery times, estimating delivery at within 15 minutes of ordering. They also focus on using fresh ingredients to create a diverse daily menu (everything from homemade mac-and-cheese to fruit smoothies) at affordable prices (most meals are under $10).

Cons: Unfortunately, Spoonrocket is currently only available in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Also, their system is designed so that customers meet the delivery car at the curb — so if you’re not up for getting past your front door, this isn’t the service for you.

Best if: You’re in need of a fresh, hot meal delivered quickly. And, if you live in SF or Seattle.

Download the app: Spoonrocket

Pros: Sprig was started by the former Executive Chef at Google, Nate Keller, a chef known for his focus on locally-sourced, organic ingredients — and the two other chefs on Keller’s culinary team are no less impressive. The streamlined app puts high-quality, healthy food within reach (delivery time averages 15 minutes), and the dietary notes make it especially easy to navigate for those with restrictions.

Cons: Even compared to other cooking-and-delivery apps, Sprig offers a limited menu of just four main courses. Sprig is also only currently offered in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Chicago.

Best if: You’re a foodie in need of a fresh, healthy, ready-to-eat meal ASAP.

Download the app: Sprig