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Zomato

by zomato

Find restaurants, read reviews, and order food fast on Zomato — discover great meals near you and get them delivered hot

Search for restaurants and order food on Zomato

github stars

142

Remote — zero setup requiredFull order workflow from search to paymentOAuth authentication with whitelisted redirect URIs

best for

  • / Ordering food without leaving your development environment
  • / Building food delivery integrations or applications
  • / Automating restaurant research and menu browsing

capabilities

  • / Search for nearby restaurants by location and preferences
  • / Browse restaurant menus with prices and ratings
  • / Create and customize food orders in cart
  • / Place food orders with tracking support
  • / Process payments using QR code integration

what it does

Connects to Zomato's food delivery service to search restaurants, browse menus, and place food orders directly from your AI assistant.

about

Zomato is an official MCP server published by zomato that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Find restaurants, read reviews, and order food fast on Zomato — discover great meals near you and get them delivered hot It is categorized under developer tools.

how to install

You can install Zomato in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.

license

MIT

Zomato is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

Zomato MCP Server

An mcp server for your food ordering needs.

Supported Features

  • 🔎 Restaurant Discovery - Find nearby restaurants based on your location and preferences.
  • 📒 Menu Browsing - Browse through detailed menus with prices, descriptions, and ratings.
  • 🛒 Cart Creation - Add items to your cart and customize orders with ease.
  • 🥗 Food Ordering - Place orders seamlessly with order tracking support.
  • 💳 QR code payment - Complete secure payments using QR code integration.

Installation Guide

⚠️ OAuth Redirect URI Warning: Currently, we have only whitelisted the following redirect URIs for OAuth authentication. Please reach out to us to enable your client:

  • claude://claude.ai/settings/connectors
  • https://chatgpt.com/connector_platform_oauth_redirect
  • https://claude.ai/api/mcp/auth_callback
  • https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect
  • https://oauth.pstmn.io/v1/callback
  • https://vscode.dev/redirect

Install in VsCode

<b>One Click Installation</b>

Install MCP

<b>Manual Installation</b>

Add this to your mcp.json file.

{
	"servers": {
		"zomato-mcp-server": {
			"url": "https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp",
			"type": "http"
		}
	},
}

Install on Claude

<b> Using Connectors (Requires claude subscription) </b>

  1. Open Claude
  2. Go to Settings -> Connectors -> Add custom connector
  3. Use the URL: https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp
  4. Save and Restart Claude

<b> Using Manual Configuration (Available on free plan) </b>

  1. Open Claude
  2. Go to Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
  3. Open claude_desktop_config.json in a text editor.
  4. Add the following configuration:
    {
    	"mcpServers": {
    		"zomato-mcp": {
    		"command": "npx",
    			"args": [
    				"mcp-remote",
    				"https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp"
    			]
    		}
    	}
    }
    

Example Prompts

Get started with these example prompts to explore what the Zomato MCP server can do:

  • "Show me the best rated restaurants near me"
  • "Find pizza places within 3km"
  • "Show me vegan restaurants in my area"
  • "Add 2 margherita pizzas from dominoz to my cart"
  • "Order my usual coffee"
  • "Reorder from my last order"
  • "Order butter chicken with naan from a nearby restaurant"

Disclaimer

  • We are not allowing any third party apps to be built on top of Zomato MCP right now due to security and legal considerations. Please reach out to us for any integration discussions.

  • This is only for testing purposes and Zomato disclaims any and all liabilities that may arise due to erroneous / non-functionality of the MCP integration.

FAQ

What is the Zomato MCP server?
Zomato is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for Zomato?
This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
MCP server reviews

Ratings

4.510 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024

    Zomato is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.

  • Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024

    We evaluated Zomato against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Zomato is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024

    Zomato reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024

    I recommend Zomato for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024

    Strong directory entry: Zomato surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024

    Zomato has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024

    According to our notes, Zomato benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024

    We wired Zomato into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024

    Zomato is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.