Online ordering for Croydon restaurants and takeaways

Short answer: Croydon has 418 takeaways and 586 restaurants and cafés on the FSA register, spread across three quite different food scenes, and Chefzi gives each of them commission-free ordering.

Croydon has three food scenes in one borough. South End has become a restaurant quarter, with Sri Lankan, Indo-African, Nigerian, Caribbean, Italian and South Indian kitchens side by side. In the town centre, Surrey Street Market's food traders and the street-food units at Boxpark on George Street feed shoppers and commuters from East and West Croydon. Out in CR7 and SE25, the high streets of Thornton Heath and South Norwood are lined with chicken, Caribbean, pizza and kebab takeaways serving the evening and late trade.

Where the takeaways cluster

• CR0: 181 shops (Croydon, Boxpark Croydon); most on George Street (29), Lower Addiscombe Road (22), London Road (21); 56.8% rated 5.
• CR7: 58 shops (Thornton Heath, Croydon); most on London Road (12), Brigstock Road (11), High Street (10); 41.1% rated 5.
• SE25: 44 shops (South Norwood); most on Portland Road (17), Whitehorse Lane (6), Woodside Green (6); 47.6% rated 5.
• CR2: 35 shops (South Croydon, Station Approach); most on Brighton Road (9), Selsdon Road (5), Limpsfield Road (5); 44.1% rated 5.
• SW16: 34 shops (Norbury); most on London Road (23), Craignish Avenue (9); 54.8% rated 5.
• CR8: 29 shops (Purley, Kenley); most on Brighton Road (8), High Street (5), Godstone Road (5); 44.4% rated 5.
• CR5: 20 shops (Coulsdon); most on Brighton Road (8), Chipstead Valley Road (6); 55% rated 5.
• SE19: 15 shops (Upper Norwood); most on Westow Hill (5), Crown Parade (4), Beulah Hill (3); 80% rated 5.

Zones. Croydon's takeaways spread a median 1.3 miles from their centre point; the 90th percentile is 3.6 miles. A central shop reaches most addresses with zones of 1 to 3 miles, charging more on the outer delivery zones.

What Croydon orders, going by shop names

Chicken (59), pizza (51), Chinese (37), kebab (29), fish and chips (24). Roughly 39% couldn't be classed from the name. Relevant guides: chicken shops, pizza shops, Chinese takeaways.

What holds ratings back here

180 takeaways missed a 5. Paperwork and management cost points in 53.9% of them, the building in 74.4%, handling in 47.2%. Full spread: 5: 210, 4: 112, 3: 48, 2: 20, 1: 10, 0: 2. Ratings age too: 8% date from over two years ago (1.2% over three). Done the work? Croydon will consider a re-rating request, possibly for a fee, with no promise the score rises.

Sit-down restaurants that also deliver

South End restaurants are full on Friday and Saturday, so a delivery app rider queue at the door isn't always welcome. With your own Chefzi ordering page, regulars can order collection for a set time, and you can turn delivery off on your busiest nights while still taking collection orders.

Commuter and lunch orders in the town centre

Office workers around East Croydon want to order ahead and walk straight in. Collection time slots handle that, and QR table ordering suits street-food units and cafés where staff can't take every order at the counter.

Delivery zones from CR0 to Coulsdon

CR0 is compact, but Purley, Coulsdon and Selsdon are further away. Set a small inner zone with a low minimum, and give outer delivery zones a higher fee or minimum so long runs still pay.

Chefzi pricing in Croydon

£39 a month billed annually (£49 if billed monthly), with your own domain and your own branded app (Android & iOS) included, first month free. All per location, excluding VAT, 0% commission ever, no setup fee. Coming from GloriaFood? We move your menu across free. See pricing or try the commission calculator.

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Nearby boroughs: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark · London. For your trade: takeaways · chicken shops · halal restaurants · All locations