Prime Now In San Diego Keeps Getting Better | Amazon's Prime App Now Offering Free Restaurant Delivery

February 16, 2016

Prime Now customers in San Diego can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants, including Carnitas’ Snack Shack, Dumpling Inn, Rubicon Deli, T Deli, Tajima, Tandoori Hut and many more - free for a limited time on all restaurant orders. Using Amazon's Prime Now mobile app, San Diego customers can view participating restaurants, browse menus, place orders, track the status of their delivery, and watch as the driver travels from the restaurant to the delivery address in real time.

Once an order is placed, Amazon delivery drivers pick up and deliver the food within an hour or less. The average delivery time since introducing restaurant delivery on Prime Now is 39 minutes.

“San Diego has great cuisines from all around the world and we are excited to bring them right to the doorstep of San Diego customers through Prime Now Restaurant Delivery,” said Gus Lopez, general manager of Amazon Restaurants. “Starting today, San Diego customers can browse dozens of great local restaurants and place an order to be delivered in under an hour – no more fighting traffic to get food from your favorite local restaurants.”

Restaurant delivery is available across 16 zip codes in San Diego. Amazon Prime members can download the Prime Now app or visit amazon.com/primenow to enter their zip code and see if Prime Now is available in their area. In zip codes where restaurant delivery is available, customers will see Restaurants on the home page.

“Whether you’re looking to order our Triple Threat Pork Sandwich or you’re craving our house-made Carnitas Tacos, you can now get them delivered right to your door through Prime Now Restaurant Delivery,” said Liz Baird, Carnitas’ Snack Shack. “Customers already trust Amazon to deliver just about everything and now they’re extending that trust to hot food. We see this as a tremendous opportunity to reach customers who may not have time to get out during lunch or wait in line.”

Participating San Diego restaurants include Alforon, Miller’s Field, Native Foods Cafe, Bayside Landing, Cafe21, Papa Luna’s Empanadas, Paris Bakery, Carnitas’ Snack Shack, Poma’s Italian Deli, Rubicon Deli, S&M: Sausage & Meat, Chris’ Ono Grinds, Devine Pastabilities, Dumpling Inn, Sundara, Embargo Grill,  T Deli, Tajima, Tandoori House, Gaglione Brothers, Harbor Town Pub, Tostadas North Park, Lit’l Pepper Gourmet, Mignon Pho + Seafood and many more.

Restaurant delivery on Prime Now offers customers transparent pricing - there are no menu markups or hidden service fees, and delivery on all orders is free for a limited time. Customers pay using the information already stored in their Amazon account.

Prime Now customers in San Diego already enjoy one and two hour delivery on tens of thousands of items from Amazon, including alcohol delivery, and grocery delivery from Sprouts Farmers Market, Bristol Farms, Northgate Gonzalez Market, and Sprinkles Cupcakes. 

To download the Prime Now app and to learn more about restaurant delivery, visit amazon.com/SanDiego-restaurants. For restaurants interested in working with Prime Now, contact [email protected].