Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Abu Dhabi: 9,300+
Dashmote counts 9,300+ on-premise outlets in the Abu Dhabi metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 15% of all outlets in the United Arab Emirates. Open on-premise outlets (restaurants, cafes, quick service, bars and pubs, hotels), one record per public map listing.
Dubai has the most outlets in the United Arab Emirates
- Dubai
- Sharjah
- Abu Dhabi
Where Abu Dhabi stands
Abu Dhabi ranks third for the number of outlets among metro areas in the United Arab Emirates
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in United Arab Emirates, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 60% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 24% |
| Hotels | 8% |
| Quick service and fast food | 5% |
| Bars and pubs | 3% |
Abu Dhabi has slightly more restaurants than the United Arab Emirates as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Abu Dhabi (bar) against all of the United Arab Emirates (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Abu Dhabi | All outlets in the United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 87% | 89% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 38% | 35% |
| Website listed | 34% | 33% |
| 100+ public reviews | 34% | 31% |
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What the numbers show
Abu Dhabi is the third largest metro area in the United Arab Emirates.
15% of the outlets in the United Arab Emirates are in the Abu Dhabi metro area.
The nearest metro area in the United Arab Emirates with its own page, Dubai, is 122 km away, so within the United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi works as a territory of its own.
Put these numbers to work
Split the city by outlet type
Restaurants are 60% of outlets in Abu Dhabi; plan them as their own list so other outlet types get visited too.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Abu Dhabi?
8,600+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (5,500+ restaurants, 2,200+ cafes and coffee shops, 400+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 200+ bars and pubs); with 700+ hotels, 9,300+ on-premise outlets in the Abu Dhabi metro area.