Restaurants in Thailand: 560,000+
Dashmote counts 560,000+ restaurants in Thailand, 61% of the country's on-premise outlets. Open restaurants (full and casual service, including venues listed simply as 'restaurant').
Bangkok has the most restaurants in Thailand
- Bangkok
- Pattaya
- Chiang Mai
- Phuket
- Hat Yai
How this channel compares
Thailand ranks seventh for the share of outlets that are restaurants
Share of all open on-premise outlets that are restaurants, by country: the top five and Thailand
Restaurants have the most outlets among outlet types in Thailand
Open on-premise outlets by type in Thailand, ranked
By metro area
| Metro area | Share |
|---|---|
| Bangkok area | 21% |
| Pattaya area | 5% |
| Chiang Mai area | 4% |
| Phuket area | 2% |
| Hat Yai area | 2% |
| Nakhon Ratchasima area | 1% |
| Khon Kaen area | 1% |
| Rest of Thailand | 64% |
Each metro area's share of restaurants closely tracks its share of all outlets
Each metro area's share of restaurants (bar) against its share of all outlets in Thailand (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Restaurants | All outlets in Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 98% | 96% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 34% | 31% |
| Website listed | 15% | 17% |
| 100+ public reviews | 8% | 8% |
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What the numbers show
Most of the channel sits outside the 7 largest metro areas: 64% of the restaurants in Thailand are elsewhere.
Restaurants are a bigger part of the market in Thailand than in most countries: 61% of all outlets, against a median of 47%.
Counted by restaurants, Thailand is the sixth largest market in this database.
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. Permanently closed and temporarily closed venues excluded.
Put these numbers to work
Plan regional coverage
With 64% 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 Thailand?
Dashmote counts 560,000+ restaurants in Thailand, 61% of the country's on-premise outlets.
Where are most restaurants in Thailand?
The Bangkok area has the most, with 110,000+ (21% of the total), followed by the Pattaya area with 26,000+.
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- Restaurants in Taiwan210,000+ outlets
