Restaurants in France: 170,000+
Dashmote counts 170,000+ restaurants in France, 47% of the country's on-premise outlets. Open restaurants (full and casual service, including venues listed simply as 'restaurant').
Paris has the most restaurants in France
- Paris
- Marseille
- Lyon
- Nice
- Lille
How this channel compares
France sits mid-table for the share of outlets that are restaurants
Share of all open on-premise outlets that are restaurants, by country: the top five and France
Restaurants have the most outlets among outlet types in France
Open on-premise outlets by type in France, ranked
By metro area
| Metro area | Share |
|---|---|
| Paris area | 18% |
| Marseille area | 3% |
| Lyon area | 3% |
| Nice area | 2% |
| Lille area | 2% |
| Toulouse area | 2% |
| Bordeaux area | 2% |
| Montpellier area | 2% |
| Strasbourg area | 1% |
| Nantes area | 1% |
| Rest of France | 65% |
The Paris 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 France (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Restaurants | All outlets in France |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 94% | 93% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 21% | 14% |
| Website listed | 57% | 53% |
| 100+ public reviews | 53% | 41% |
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts linked where public.
What the numbers show
Most of the channel sits outside the 10 largest metro areas: 65% of the restaurants in France are elsewhere.
For restaurants, France is among the 20 largest markets in this database.
Of the 4 outlet types with a page in France, restaurants have the highest share of outlets with a website listed: 57%.
Restaurants in France are clearly more likely to have 100+ public reviews than outlets across France: 53% against 41%.
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. In France, venues listed as 'Brasserie' count as cafes, not restaurants. Permanently closed and temporarily closed venues excluded.
Put these numbers to work
Plan regional coverage
With 65% of the restaurants outside the largest metro areas, regional reps or distributor partners reach more of the channel than city teams alone.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants are there in France?
Dashmote counts 170,000+ restaurants in France, 47% of the country's on-premise outlets.
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