Uber Eats Food Photo Studio

Uber Eats dish photos that read clearly in a category row

On Uber Eats, customers often browse by cuisine, so your dish sits in a row next to others of the same kind. A tile wins when the dish is instantly recognizable: a burger that looks like a burger, a curry with its color clear. Shoot close, centered and in daylight, plated the way it is packed.

Ghost kitchens and virtual brands rely entirely on photos, since there is no storefront. Use one backdrop and light across every dish of a brand, ideally the same look from the four under the prompt, so the menu reads as one kitchen. Check Uber Eats' current image guidelines for merchants before uploading, as they set the rules on content and format.

Compare every result with its source before it goes live. The portion, the sides and the container should match the order; a photo that shows more than arrives invites complaints. Look at the dish at thumbnail size and up close. Sushi and noodle menus are covered on the sushi page and the noodles page, and the DoorDash page covers batch processing a full menu.