Delivery Services in Sendai, Japan

Food delivery services have been gaining a lot of popularity recently. The food delivery business has been blooming because of the pandemic. We are constantly at home and with the current situation, some of us don’t even want to go to the grocery store.
While all of this is understandable, you as a consumer might be struggling to pick a food delivery service that will best fulfill your needs. But we do not have that problem and that’s why we have compiled this list to help you make the right choice. Here are 9 of our favorite food delivery services in Sendai, Japan:

1.  Uber Eats

World-wide known food delivery service with many career option and fast delivery

• Shipping fee: 350 yen
• 30-50 minutes delivery
• Food is transported in heat-retaining bags so it is always warm upon delivery
• The delivery area at the beginning of the service was part of Miyagino Ward, Izumi Ward, Aoba Ward, and Wakabayashi Ward. Currently, it has been expanded to include Yagiyama, Taihaku-ku, Nagamachi, etc.
• You need a registration to order
• Card payment opportunity
• You can check your delivery status in real time
• Partner restaurants: SENDAI COFFEE STAND (Coffee / Sweets), Trattoria Silver (Italian), Restaurant delivery HACHI (deli), Dailies Muffin Sendai Store, IMAGINE (cafe), Shibuki-tei East Exit Main Store (Tonkatsu), Tonkatsu Fukusuke, Ramen Billy Plus, Kuroku Jozenji (ramen), Grape liquor hut (tapioca), Charcoal-fired Yakitori Wakon (Yakitori), Aji no Ushitan Kisuke
• If you refer a new user for the first time, you will get a 1000 yen discount for any order and you will get a 1500 yen discount coupon.
• Business hours – 9:00-24:00 (depending on restaurant partner)
• Over 140 dealers

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2.  Demaecan

Demaecan is promoted as Japan’s biggest delivery order site. It is a service that allows you to easily order food delivery services from many apps and websites. They will provide a new sales channel to the restaurants that are members of the delivery hall, and provide users who use the delivery hall with the convenience of being able to place orders on the Internet, a service that is valuable to both parties.

• You can order by logging in from the official website and selecting the menu.
• No fixed monthly fee.
• Deliver on rainy days and Saturdays and Sundays. Because it is a delivery service that directly employs a large number of shift-based delivery staff, it is possible to deliver properly even during peak hours.
• Shipping fee: 500 yen
• Payment method: Cash or PayPay
• Reception hours: 10:00-21:00

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3.  Holax

• HOLAX covers a wide area from ” Izumichuo ” in the north to “Nagamachiminami” in the south, and provides ” delivery of take-out menus for restaurants” and regular shops”.
• Shipping fee: 500 yen
• Free delivery for orders over 1,650 yen
• Payment method: Cash or PayPay

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4.Rakuten Delivery

• 20-50 minutes delivery time
• Accurate delivery time
• Over 10,000 partner restaurants
• Point system that gives you points when ordering. Points can be used for coupons
• Shipping fee: 1000 yen

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5.  Menu

Menu is the newest food delivery app that operates in Sendai. They launched on 4 February 2021, and are a Japanese company.

• They have an app both for IOS and Android
• There are three ways to receive your food: front door delivery or delivering it to a chosen location. (like a park)
• Convenient interface that shows you all available restaurants in your area
• When you place an order you can see your deliveryman’s face photo, name, and physical condition.
• You can chat with your delivery man
• You can track your order status in real time
• Orders arrive in less than an hour (average delivery time is 40 minutes)
• The delivery service area is part of Aoba Ward, Miyagino Ward, and Wakabayashi Ward
• Partner restaurants: Happy Pancake Sendai, Gorilla cafeteria, Barolo, Beef Tan Cuisine Cabinet, Toshihisa, Menya Togashi Ryuko, Yokocho 377, Kiyatei, Fish / Charcoal / Sake Ohashi Futatsumachi, Pizzeria Padrino del Shozan, Innocent, Forest Kitchen with Outdoor Living, Ebisoba Ebisuke
• Shipping fee: 300-600 yen depending on the distance
• Monthly Premium subscription called “menu pass” for 980 yen/month which includes free for every order and 5% discount on all orders that exceeds 1,500 yen price mark

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6.  Food Panda

World-wide known food delivery app, that offers services to many big cities in the world

• Shipping fee: 350 yen
• A variety of menus
• Deliverymen use their own vehicles and heat retaining bags to ensure your food is warm.
• Payment method: Cash and PayPay
• 30-50 minutes delivery time
• 24/7 delivery

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7.  Wolt

Finland’s food delivery service “Wolt” is now in Sendai.

• When you order food with the app, the delivery partner will be matched and your food will be delivered. It’s almost the same mechanism as Uber Eats, so it’s easy for people who have used it to imagine it. You can make reservations by specifying the date and time, and you can also take out and eat in. Since the payment is made on the app, you can also receive it without contacting the delivery driver.
• Coupon “FZMZD” which will give you a 900 yen discount for your first order
• Warm and cold products are well separated
• Real time delivery tracking
• 30-60 minutes delivery time
• The current delivery area is part of Aoba Ward, Miyagino Ward, Wakabayashi Ward, and Taihaku Ward but it is gradually expanding
• The shipping fee is 99 yen within 1.5km, 199 yen within 2.5km, and 299 yen within 4km.
• Partner restaurants: Beef tongue grilled specialty store Tsukasa, Sushi restaurant Koya, Amora pizza, Vasara Road, FLATWHITE COFFEE FACTORY, SENDAI COFFEE STAND, Gorilla cafeteria, HEY, PUBLIC COFFEE & BAR, Trattoria silver, Sendai Kuroku
• Business hours – Sunday-Thursday: 10:00-22:00 ;
  Friday-Saturday: 10: 00-23: 00

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8.  Kobayashi

Lunch box delivery service. Perfect for days that you do not want to meal prep.

• Lunch box delivery
• Reception hours: 09:00-17:00
• Delivery areas: Sendai City, Natori City, Tagajo City, Shiogama City, Tomiya City and Rifu Town (excluding some areas)
• Minimum products for order: 3
• Shipping fee: 500 yen
• Payment method: Cash or PayPay

• Website

Those were our favorite food delivery services in Sendai, Japan. We hope that it was informative and you were able to make the right choice for yourself. Happy eating!

Photo by Khaled Hossain