Nowait - Restaurant Wait Times

Nowait is now part of Yelp. This means that you can do everything you did on Nowait on Yelp. We are making the experience even better on Yelp.

Here are six reasons to use Nowait on Yelp:

1. You will get the most up-to-date restaurant list

2. You'll find restaurants where you can make a reservation or join the waitlist

3. At select restaurants, we've added the capability for you to tell the restaurant you are on your way even when there is no wait

4. We are also investing heavily in increasing the accuracy of wait time estimates on Yelp

5. You will encounter fewer bugs on Yelp

6. All future app improvements will be on Yelp

How do you use Nowait on Yelp?

1. When you open the Yelp App, search 'Waitlist' or click the 'Waitlist' icon to see all Nowait restaurants

2. Alternatively, you can just search the name of your favorite Nowait restaurant in the Yelp search bar

3. Once you are on the page of a Nowait restaurant on Yelp, you can see wait times and join the waitlist

4. After you join the waitlist, you can see your arrival time and track your place in line

What does this mean for the Nowait App?

You can continue to use the Nowait App to browse Nowait restaurants and see live wait times. However, when you join the waitlist on the Nowait App you will be linked to Yelp. For the most seamless experience, we recommend that you start your search for Nowait restaurants directly on the Yelp App.