Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Essen: 8,800+
Dashmote counts 8,800+ on-premise outlets in the Essen metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 3% of all outlets in Germany. Open on-premise outlets (restaurants, cafes, quick service, bars and pubs, hotels), one record per public map listing.
Berlin has the most outlets in Germany
- Berlin
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Munich
- Essen
Where Essen stands
Essen ranks sixth for the number of outlets among metro areas in Germany
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in Germany, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 54% |
| Quick service and fast food | 17% |
| Bars and pubs | 12% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 10% |
| Hotels | 8% |
Essen has far fewer hotels than Germany as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Essen (bar) against all of Germany (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Essen | All outlets in Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 91% | 94% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 26% | 14% |
| Website listed | 63% | 67% |
| 100+ public reviews | 51% | 48% |
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What the numbers show
Essen is the sixth largest metro area in Germany.
The Düsseldorf metro area is only 30 km away, close enough to plan the two together.
Using these numbers
Start from the delivery menus
26% of outlets in Essen are on a delivery app, against 14% across Germany; their delivery menus show what they list before the first visit.
Cover Essen and Düsseldorf together
Düsseldorf is 30 km away; one sales team can cover both metro areas.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Essen?
8,100+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (4,700+ restaurants, 1,400+ quick-service and fast-food outlets, 1,000+ bars and pubs and 800+ cafes and coffee shops); with 700+ hotels, 8,800+ on-premise outlets in the Essen metro area.