Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Melbourne: 17,000+
Dashmote counts 17,000+ on-premise outlets in the Melbourne metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 15% of all outlets in Australia. Open on-premise outlets (restaurants, cafes, quick service, bars and pubs, hotels), one record per public map listing.
Sydney and Melbourne have the most outlets in Australia
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Perth
- Adelaide
Where Melbourne stands
Melbourne has the joint most outlets among metro areas in Australia
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in Australia, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 52% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 23% |
| Quick service and fast food | 12% |
| Bars and pubs | 9% |
| Hotels | 4% |
Melbourne has far fewer hotels than Australia as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Melbourne (bar) against all of Australia (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Melbourne | All outlets in Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 85% | 85% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 52% | 41% |
| Website listed | 70% | 68% |
| 100+ public reviews | 61% | 54% |
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What the numbers show
15% of the outlets in Australia are in the Melbourne metro area.
Put these numbers to work
Start from the delivery menus
52% of outlets in Melbourne are on a delivery app, against 41% across Australia; their delivery menus show what they list before the first visit.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Melbourne?
16,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (9,100+ restaurants, 4,000+ cafes and coffee shops, 2,100+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 1,600+ bars and pubs); with 700+ hotels, 17,000+ on-premise outlets in the Melbourne metro area.