Search is a primary discovery funnel for Uber Eats: a large share of orders start with people typing into the search bar to find stores, dishes, and grocery items. Strong search directly translates into higher conversion, better basket quality, and faster time-to-order—especially for long-tail queries, new or seasonal items, and multilingual markets. When search misses intent, people bounce or fall back to browsing. When it understands intent, they find what they want in seconds.