In Singapore, we live to eat and eat to live. So, when it comes to our meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper, as well as brunch, elevense and tea – we mean business.
We want our favourite foods yummy, freshly prepped, and yester-now. We are willing to travel long distances and queue for hours just to get that one dish that rules them all.
Luckily for us, there are food delivery apps that exist to serve all of our ravenous needs, that send what our heart and tummy desire straight to wherever we are, at our own time and convenience.
See why you should try these top 5 listed below (all available on the App Store and Google Play store), and pick the one app that suits your “taste”. Or, you can just use them all like a true foodie does – we won’t judge.
GrabFood 
We all know Grab for transporting our bodily selves everywhere, so it makes sense that it would expand into moving food to our bodies, too. Good, erm, move, to set up the GrabFood subsidiary since it is now one of the most popular food delivery apps on the island.
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Since it is an industry bigwig, it offers all your expected customer delivery conveniences: Trackable and quick delivery, advanced ordering, scheduled delivery, and islandwide delivery. So, yes, GrabFood does deliver on all fronts, in all aspects.
It works with a huge group of food partners, ranging from smaller-scale hawker fare enterprises to Michelin-starred restaurants. Plus, it offers a “Mix & Match” menu option that allows you to order food from multiple eateries for just one delivery fee. So, you can get to have your fast food with your fine dining, for everyone in the family, for just one nice delivery price.
It has a GrabRewards system, where you can chalk up points from ordering through GrabFood. You can then use these points to redeem for rebates and rewards from a plethora of merchants, across F&B (fast food and bubble tea), shopping (groceries, beauty and fashion) and entertainment and travel (movies and air miles). Eating and ordering more, is definitely of more value, in this case.
SAFRA members can redeem a $5 GrabFood voucher code via SAFRA app from 1 Feb 2023. Limited to the first 2,000 redemptions, while stocks last. More info at safra.sg/promotions/grabfood-treat
Deliveroo
Celebrating a decade in operations this year, this food delivery service prides itself as being a hyperlocal business – meaning it connects local consumers to local restaurants and grocers, and along with its riders, works to offer its services on “a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood level”. Which might explain its success as one of Singapore’s top food delivery services, and its presence in 10 markets worldwide.
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If you are hankering for top-quality restaurant food at any hour of the day, then this app’s your go-to. A sample of the eateries they work with: Cedele Bakery Kitchen, Poulet, PizzaExpress and Sushi Tei. All known, all dependable.
Aside from delivering for some of the most popular restaurants in town, Deliveroo also offers a sizable range of cuisines. Think Chinese, Indian, Western-American, Mexican, Japanese and more!
If cuisines don’t matter, only your very own personal taste, diet and lifestyle, Deliveroo’s site also offers a selection of meals categorised under “Healthy”, “Comfort food”, “Desserts and sweet dishes” and “Deliveroo Editions”. The last category is “a collection of delivery-only kitchens created for your neighbourhood”. How’s that for extra (and special) convenience?
Part family restaurant, part vintage boutique and all good vibes, Old Habits is available for delivery on Deliveroo, Foodbooking, Foodpanda and Grab Food.
Foodpanda
This 10-year-old food delivery service (it’s the first in Singapore) has been around long enough to have gone from a vibrant orange to an attention-getting pink company colour (it rebranded some 3 years ago). Not to mention the brand’s super adorable Panda mascot “Pau-Pau” which champions empowerment and sustainability across the region. Refreshed and more recognisable than ever, it’s both a stayer and a big player – it is one of the top food delivery services in Singapore.
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Since it is the OG and values its partnerships with restaurants and food shops, it has got one of the largest food networks around, working with over a thousand dining spots on its platform and allowing you access to the menus of over 500 restaurants on the island. So, it’s just the good old problem of “decisions, decisions, decisions” for us consumers then.
It’s got a “Foodpanda for business” service that gives all OT/night-shift workers options for late night meals, as well as for work-from-home days, corporate events and client meetings.
Foodpanda itself promotes useful features such as Apple Pay (as well as all of the other major online payment services and digital wallet platforms) that can help with easy payment with debit and credit cards, and a live chat function to lend its app users instant help when they require it.
On top of meals, Foodpanda also provides online grocery shopping from grocer and mart chains such as Marks & Spencer and 7-Eleven, so you get to order everything food-based, even some flowers to go for your date night dinner at home!
Affordable Indian cuisine at Sakunthala’s Restaurant is available for delivery by Deliveroo, Foodpanda, Grab Food. You can also opt for delivery directly by the restaurant.
Oddle Eats
The youngest food-delivery platform amongst those listed, it has grown to be one of the biggest players in the food-delivery scene in Singapore. Born from the onset of the pandemic and restaurants’ need for market visibility, the brand helps form new connections between customers and restaurants.
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Oddle’s name is a play on the word “Order”, which makes it all the more localised and fun. The platform helps restaurants build an online presence so that they can drive online revenue – an important lifeline for many restaurants during the thick of the pandemic when dining-in was not an option.
Its one-stop food directory concept allows you to discover, bookmark, share and even order your desired foods from mobile to doorstep from around 1,500 restaurants islandwide. Found a new Japanese restaurant that serves mouthwatering donburis? Get it without having to leave the comforts of your home.
Order from independent outlets and notable restaurants like those from Les Amis Group, Unlisted Collection and Jumbo Group, and enjoy exclusive deals and promotions. Fancy a chilli crab for dinner? You got it.
Their motto of putting “Restaurants First” and charging a low commission fee of 10% makes this food-delivery platform a brand we can get behind.
Having a dilemma on what to eat? Here are some international fares to satisfy your hunger.
WhyQ
Yes, why queue when you can click on WhyQ? This nearly decade-old app’s bright yellow corporate colours and cute “W” letter logo designed with illustrations of utensils like a fork and ladle, already make us want to put our finger on the app as it just makes ordering in, such a happy affair (visually, at least).
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WhyQ’s tagline is “Hawker Food Delivery. Confirm Shiok.” Which means it specialises in taking orders for fare that’s found in hawker centres, coffee shops and food courts, and delivering hawker food meals to you piping hot. No need to tapao your favourite Hokkien mee all the way from the other side of the island yourself, then.
It can get you food from over 2,500 hawker stalls across the island. That gives you lots of opportunities to try all of the chicken rice dishes in Singapore to find the best one.
It has a low delivery fee of $1.50 per item (the lowest in town), so it’s affordable for you to get just that one favourite indulgence that you crave for.
The service also provides corporate catering and meal plans, which makes the return-to-office routine much more palatable for everyone in the workplace.
WhyQ also offers a Gift-A-Meal initiative that allows you to send a meal to the healthcare heroes to show your appreciation and support for them. An app with heart? We love it!
SAFRA members get to enjoy $5 off their first order with a minimum spend of $20 (for new WhyQ users), and $2 off with a minimum spend of $15 (for existing WhyQ users). Click here for more information.
For even more deals and discounts, don’t forget to activate your complimentary 1-year SAFRA membership for members-only deals!
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