Food & Drinks

Yelp Grabs More Restaurant Reservations in OpenTable Challenge

With strong reported growth come new products, such as a self-check-in kiosk.

February 26, 2019, 5:00 AM EST Corrected February 27, 2019, 12:14 PM EST

Yelp is continuing its evolution from a user-generated review platform to meeting the needs of diners who want to plan ahead, walk in for seating, or get food delivered.

The review and business-listing company managed 22 million diners in December, with bookings directly through the Yelp app showing a threefold increase year-over-year for the fourth quarter, according to internal data released on Tuesday. During the 2019 Valentine’s Day week, Yelp Inc. reported its reservation and wait-list software handled 5.6 million diners.