Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Sharjah: 13,000+
Dashmote counts 13,000+ on-premise outlets in the Sharjah 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 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 Sharjah stands
Sharjah ranks second 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 | 63% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 23% |
| Hotels | 7% |
| Quick service and fast food | 6% |
| Bars and pubs | 1% |
Sharjah has more restaurants than the United Arab Emirates as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Sharjah (bar) against all of the United Arab Emirates (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Sharjah | All outlets in the United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 91% | 89% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 36% | 35% |
| Website listed | 26% | 33% |
| 100+ public reviews | 30% | 31% |
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What the numbers show
Sharjah is the second largest metro area in the United Arab Emirates.
22% of the outlets in the United Arab Emirates are in the Sharjah metro area.
The Dubai metro area is only 21 km away, close enough to plan the two together.
Among the 3 metro areas with a page in the United Arab Emirates, Sharjah has the lowest share of outlets with a website listed: 26%.
Outlets in Sharjah are somewhat less likely to list a website than outlets across the United Arab Emirates: 26% against 33%.
Using these numbers
Cover Sharjah and Dubai together
Dubai is 21 km away; one sales team can cover both metro areas.
Split the city by outlet type
Restaurants are 63% of outlets in Sharjah; plan them as their own list so other outlet types get visited too.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Sharjah?
12,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (8,600+ restaurants, 3,000+ cafes and coffee shops, 800+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 100+ bars and pubs); with 900+ hotels, 13,000+ on-premise outlets in the Sharjah metro area.