Eatigo is one of the few travel apps that does exactly what it says on the tin: it connects empty restaurant tables with hungry diners, and passes the savings directly to you — no membership fee, no fine print, no waiting for a promo code.
How it actually works
Eatigo partners directly with restaurants — everything from casual local spots to five-star hotel dining rooms — and lets them offer time-based discounts to fill seats during slower hours. You open the app, search by cuisine, location, or specific restaurant, and see a list of available time slots, each with its own discount attached. Off-peak slots (early dinner, late lunch) tend to carry the deepest discounts, sometimes the full 50%; peak dinner hours might only show 10–20% off, or nothing at all.
Booking and actually using it
Pick your date, time, and party size, and the app confirms your reservation instantly — no waiting for a callback or email approval. When you arrive, you show your booking confirmation to the host, order whatever you want off the regular menu, and the discount is applied automatically when the bill comes. One thing worth knowing: drinks are typically excluded from the discount, so the savings apply to food.
Where it works
Eatigo operates across Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Taiwan, with thousands of participating restaurants — so the same habit that saves you money in Bangkok works just as well on a Singapore or Manila trip. It's free to download and free to use; there's no subscription or booking fee layered on top of the discount.
Why it's worth building into your trip
The app rewards a small shift in behavior — eating slightly earlier or later than the standard rush — with real, automatically-applied savings at real restaurants, including some genuinely upscale hotel dining rooms that rarely discount otherwise. For a trip with more than a couple of dinners out, it can add up to a meaningful amount saved with essentially zero effort.