Coronavirus pandemic: Online food delivery services to try in Romania

The stay-at-home orders are still in place in Romania, and the restaurants remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thus, ordering food online has become increasingly more popular these days. Below is a selection of food delivery services to try if you don’t feel like cooking or want to enjoy your favorite foods at home.**

Foodpanda is one of the most popular mobile food delivery marketplaces in Romania, especially among Bucharesters. The service allows users to order food from a wide range of local restaurants, and place orders via its mobile app or website. Users can order Romanian or international dishes, as well as fast food, pizza, pasta, sweets, or coffee. The list of available restaurants depends on the user’s address, and online payment is also possible (in fact, it is recommended during this period). Foodpanda is available in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Brasov, Timisoara, and Constanta.

A similar service is offered by Takeaway.com, an online food delivery company that connects consumers and restaurants. Ordering is possible via its mobile app or website, and the process is quite simple: users have to enter their street address, choose the restaurant and food, and then pay and wait for the food to be delivered. Payment can be made cash or online. Plus, given the development related to the new coronavirus, the company also introduced the contactless delivery service, meaning that all online payment orders are being left at the door, thereby preventing person-to-person contact. Check here to see if Takeaway.com is available in your city.

Another option is Uber Eats, Uber’s online food ordering and delivery platform. There are hundreds of restaurants to choose from, which offer various menus for all tastes: from burgers or pizza to healthy salads, soups, steaks, or sweets. Orders can be placed on the Uber Eats app, and Uber partners (in a car, on a bike, or scooter) make the deliveries. Payment can be made from the app (by card), and the users can also track their deliveries. In Romania, Uber Eats is available in Bucharest, Iasi, and Timisoara.

The on-demand courier service Glovo is also available in Romania, offering users the possibility to buy all sorts of things from the supermarket, pharmacy or other places, or send something. Of course, users can also order food from a selection of partner restaurants, and the Glovo couriers will bring their menus at home. In Romania, the service is available in more than 20 cities, such as Bucharest, Brasov, Iasi, Oradea, and Timisoara. A map is available