Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Delhi: 82,000+
Dashmote counts 82,000+ on-premise outlets in the Delhi metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 4% of all outlets in India. Compared with Jaipur, the nearest metro area with its own page, a larger share of outlets in Delhi list a website.
Delhi has the most outlets in India
- Delhi
- Bengaluru
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
- Pune
Our count covers venues with a public map listing. Industry estimates for India can be higher because they include street stalls and informal food businesses without a listing.
What stands out in Delhi
- Delhi is among the ten Asia Pacific metro areas on our map where cafes and coffee shops make up the smallest share of outlets.
- Delhi is among the ten Asia Pacific metro areas on our map where restaurants make up the smallest share of outlets.
- Delhi is in the bottom third of metro areas on our map for outlets with an Instagram account linked.
Where Delhi stands
Delhi has the most outlets among metro areas in India
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in India, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 46% |
| Hotels | 26% |
| Quick service and fast food | 16% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 9% |
| Bars and pubs | 2% |
Delhi has much the same outlet mix as India as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Delhi (bar) against all of India (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Delhi | All outlets in India |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 91% | 97% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 31% | 15% |
| Website listed | 28% | 13% |
| 100+ public reviews | 19% | 14% |
What the numbers show
The outlet mix in Delhi is close to the national mix: every outlet type is within 2 percentage points of its national share.
Delhi is the largest metro area in India.
Across the whole database it is one of the 25 largest metro areas.
The nearest metro area in India with its own page, Jaipur, is 235 km away, so within India Delhi works as a territory of its own.
Working the Delhi area
Do not size for cafes and coffee shops
Cafes and coffee shops are a smaller part of Delhi than elsewhere; plan the pitch around the outlet types that lead here.
Start from the delivery menus
31% of outlets in Delhi are on a delivery app, against 15% across India; their delivery menus show what they list before the first visit.
Map the groups first
Chains are more common in Delhi (91% independent) than across India (97%); sort out which groups run which venues before planning visits.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Delhi?
61,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (38,000+ restaurants, 13,000+ quick-service and fast-food outlets, 7,600+ cafes and coffee shops and 1,900+ bars and pubs); with 21,000+ hotels, 82,000+ on-premise outlets in the Delhi metro area.
How many outlets in Delhi list a website?
Compared with Jaipur, the nearest metro area with its own page, a larger share of outlets in Delhi list a website. 28% of outlets in Delhi list a website.
How common are cafes and coffee shops in Delhi?
Delhi is among the ten Asia Pacific metro areas on our map where cafes and coffee shops make up the smallest share of outlets. Cafes and coffee shops are 9% of outlets in Delhi.