# Urbanspoon - Restaurant & Food Reviews

> Restaurant discovery app with reviews, menus, and reservation booking. (iPhone/iPad app by Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/urbanspoon-restaurant-and-food-reviews/id284708449 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/434613899)
- Category: Food & Drink, Travel
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.50/5 from 247 App Store ratings · 559 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: European Spanish, Slovak, American English, Italian, Indonesian, Czech, Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish
- Released: 2019-02-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/urbanspoon-restaurant-and-food-reviews/id284708449/reviews.md

## What is Urbanspoon?

Urbanspoon (by Zomato) for iPhone is the #1 FREE app dedicated to helping you find the best food and dining experiences at over a million restaurants.

Featured in the New York Times, PC Magazine, Mashable, and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Urbanspoon is used by millions of App Store users every week to find nearby restaurants with honest restaurant ratings and reviews by consumers and food critics. Whether you’re craving the top-rated cheap eats in your neighborhood or you’re trying to discover a great meal while you travel, Urbanspoon is the best app to help “eat like a local” and find food fast!

•  Top rated app with over 20 million total mobile installs

•  Discover Restaurants - compare food choices by rating, distance, and cuisine

•  Sort and map by popularity or distance within our restaurant directory

•  Quickly find restaurant info such as phone numbers, addresses and driving directions, hours of operation, or find and book a table

•  Browse menus and photos of menu items and restaurant locations

•  Make reservations at any OpenTable (US & Canada), or Dimmi (Australia), or Bookatable (UK) restaurant

•  Browse Online Restaurant Guides by critics, foodies, and people like you

•  Easily change your location to research where to eat while you travel

Available in the US, Canada, and most major cities in Britain and Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ at https://www.urbanspoon.com/faq
Learn more about Zomato at https://www.zomato.com

## Key features

- Discover restaurants by rating, distance, cuisine
- Sort and map by popularity or distance
- Find restaurant info and directions
- Browse menus and photos
- Make restaurant reservations
- Read critic and user reviews

## What do users think of Urbanspoon?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔍 Helpful for finding new places
- 💡 Unique features like the 'shake' to get random suggestions
- 👍 Useful for travelers

**Cons**

- 🐛 Outdated information, with closed restaurants still listed
- 🔍 Limited coverage in certain areas/countries
- 🔀 Confusing transition to Zomato app
- 👎 Zomato app is inferior to the original Urbanspoon

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes and performance issues
- Inaccurate location detection
- Difficulty uploading photos and reviews

**Most requested features**

- Bring back the original Urbanspoon app
- Improve search and filtering options
- Add more cities/countries to the database
- Integrate reservation/delivery functionality

## Recent user reviews (10 of 559)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/urbanspoon-restaurant-and-food-reviews/id284708449/reviews.md

### 1/5 — What???

*2026-08-20, version 3.6*

What happened to the casino style spinner to help you choose a restaurant??

### 1/5 — Don’t Download

*2025-05-28, version 3.6*

Single screen directing you to download another app.  Urban spoon used to be good, why bother even being able to download now.

### 1/5 — So long

*2024-12-31, version 3.6*

Urban spoon used to be my go-to and was by far the best app for discovering restaurants. Zomato killed it. What a shame.

### 5/5 — Good

*2024-01-10, version 3.6*

Good

### 1/5 — Good

*2023-09-02, version 3.6*

Good

### 4/5 — Vandiver

*2023-08-15, version 3.6*

แอบเข้าไม่ได้

### 1/5 — โรจน์

*2023-08-05, version 3.6*

ชอบ

### 2/5 — hjjn

*2023-08-03, version 3.6*

njjjnn

### 5/5 — D

*2023-08-03, version 3.6*

Xxxxx

### 1/5 — New app features offer nothing new.

*2023-07-15, version 3.6*

The new version of this app is hot garbage. The whole appeal of the older version of the app was the unique slot machine approach. Good review apps are a dime a dozen and yelp has the game nailed.

## Frequently asked questions about Urbanspoon

### What does the Urbanspoon app do?

This app helps you find restaurants by providing ratings and reviews from consumers and food critics. You can discover dining options based on cuisine, distance, and popularity, and even browse menus and photos before you go.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include discovering restaurants with detailed filters, sorting and mapping options, quick access to restaurant information like phone numbers and directions, browsing menus and photos, and making reservations at participating restaurants.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is completely free to download and use. It is described as the #1 FREE app for finding restaurants and dining experiences.

### What kind of restaurants can I find with this app?

You can find over a million restaurants, from top-rated cheap eats to more upscale dining experiences. The app allows you to compare food choices by rating, distance, and cuisine, making it suitable for various cravings and budgets.

### Can I use this app when I travel?

Absolutely. The app is designed to help you 'eat like a local' wherever you are. You can easily change your location to research where to eat while you travel and discover great meals in new cities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6 — 2019-02-03

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Thank you for using Urbanspoon!
We regularly update the app to improve your experience in finding the best places to eat.

### 3.5.422 — 2015-05-24

* Bug fixes and performace improvements

### 3.5.421 — 2015-02-07

We are thrilled to have been welcomed into the Zomato family! Zomato is present in 22 countries, has over 1 million restaurant listings, and more than 95 thousand reviewers.

We are releasing a new logo in this update! This new logo uses the spoon from Urbanspoon and carries Zomato's theme color - a perfect mixture of both the brands. We also fixed a critical bug causing slow load times.

### 3.5.420 — 2015-02-05

Don't update the app to this version! New version with fix coming soon. Found severe usability issue. Sorry for any inconvenience.

### 3.5.410 — 2014-10-27

Various fixes and improvements. As always, thanks for using Urbanspoon for finding the best bars and restaurants. Happy eating!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*