Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Penang (George Town): 24,000+
Dashmote counts 24,000+ on-premise outlets in the Penang (George Town) metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 7% 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 Penang (George Town) stands
Penang (George Town) ranks second for the number of outlets among metro areas in Malaysia
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in Malaysia, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 65% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 18% |
| Quick service and fast food | 8% |
| Hotels | 7% |
| Bars and pubs | 2% |
Penang (George Town) has slightly fewer hotels than Malaysia as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Penang (George Town) (bar) against all of Malaysia (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Penang (George Town) | All outlets in Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 97% | 96% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 28% | 25% |
| Website listed | 20% | 18% |
| 100+ public reviews | 19% | 16% |
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What the numbers show
Against the rest of Malaysia: hotels are scarcer, at 7% against 9% nationally.
Penang (George Town) is the second largest metro area in Malaysia.
The nearest metro area in Malaysia with its own page, Ipoh, is 123 km away, so within Malaysia Penang (George Town) works as a territory of its own.
Put these numbers to work
Split the city by outlet type
Restaurants are 65% of outlets in Penang (George Town); plan them as their own list so other outlet types get visited too.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Penang (George Town)?
22,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (15,000+ restaurants, 4,400+ cafes and coffee shops, 1,800+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 500+ bars and pubs); with 1,700+ hotels, 24,000+ on-premise outlets in the Penang (George Town) metro area.