Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Kuala Lumpur: 72,000+
Dashmote counts 72,000+ on-premise outlets in the Kuala Lumpur metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 22% of all outlets in Malaysia. Open on-premise outlets (restaurants, cafes, quick service, bars and pubs, hotels), one record per public map listing.
Kuala Lumpur has the most outlets in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur
- Penang (George Town)
- Johor Bahru
- Kuching
- Kota Kinabalu
Where Kuala Lumpur stands
Kuala Lumpur has the most outlets among metro areas in Malaysia
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in Malaysia, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 68% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 15% |
| Quick service and fast food | 8% |
| Hotels | 6% |
| Bars and pubs | 3% |
Kuala Lumpur has slightly more restaurants than Malaysia as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Kuala Lumpur (bar) against all of Malaysia (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Kuala Lumpur | All outlets in Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 93% | 96% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 35% | 25% |
| Website listed | 27% | 18% |
| 100+ public reviews | 25% | 16% |
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What the numbers show
Kuala Lumpur is the largest metro area in Malaysia.
Across the whole database it is one of the 25 largest metro areas.
22% of the outlets in Malaysia are in the Kuala Lumpur metro area.
The nearest metro area in Malaysia with its own page, Ipoh, is 175 km away, so within Malaysia Kuala Lumpur works as a territory of its own.
Among the 6 metro areas with a page in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur has the highest share of outlets with a website listed: 27%.
Outlets in Kuala Lumpur are clearly more likely to be listed on a delivery app than outlets across Malaysia: 35% against 25%.
Using these numbers
Start from the delivery menus
35% of outlets in Kuala Lumpur are on a delivery app, against 25% across Malaysia; their delivery menus show what they list before the first visit.
Split the city by outlet type
Restaurants are 68% of outlets in Kuala Lumpur; plan them as their own list so other outlet types get visited too.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Kuala Lumpur?
68,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (49,000+ restaurants, 11,000+ cafes and coffee shops, 6,000+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 1,800+ bars and pubs); with 4,400+ hotels, 72,000+ on-premise outlets in the Kuala Lumpur metro area.