Restaurants in Canada: 81,000+
Dashmote counts 81,000+ restaurants in Canada, 58% of the country's on-premise outlets. Open restaurants (full and casual service, including venues listed simply as 'restaurant').
Toronto has the most restaurants in Canada
- Toronto
- Montreal
- Vancouver
- Calgary
- Edmonton
How this channel compares
Canada ranks joint tenth for the share of outlets that are restaurants
Share of all open on-premise outlets that are restaurants, by country: the top five and Canada
Restaurants have the most outlets among outlet types in Canada
Open on-premise outlets by type in Canada, ranked
By metro area
| Metro area | Share |
|---|---|
| Toronto area | 15% |
| Montreal area | 10% |
| Vancouver area | 7% |
| Calgary area | 4% |
| Ottawa area | 3% |
| Edmonton area | 3% |
| Rest of Canada | 58% |
The Toronto area holds a slightly bigger share of restaurants than of all outlets
Each metro area's share of restaurants (bar) against its share of all outlets in Canada (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Restaurants | All outlets in Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 74% | 71% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 55% | 46% |
| Website listed | 78% | 76% |
| 100+ public reviews | 67% | 61% |
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What the numbers show
Restaurants are a bigger part of the market in Canada than in most countries: 58% of all outlets, against a median of 47%.
For restaurants, Canada is among the 20 largest markets in this database.
How the numbers are defined
- Restaurants
- Open restaurants (full and casual service, including venues listed simply as 'restaurant'). Approximate: the channel comes from the venue's main public listing category, so some quick-service venues and cafe-restaurants listed as 'restaurant' are counted here. Permanently closed and temporarily closed venues excluded.
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Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants are there in Canada?
Dashmote counts 81,000+ restaurants in Canada, 58% of the country's on-premise outlets.
