Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Houston: 21,000+
Dashmote counts 21,000+ on-premise outlets in the Houston metro area, within 40 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 2% of all outlets in the United States. Compared with Austin, the nearest metro area with its own page, a smaller share of outlets in Houston list a website.
New York has the most outlets in the United States
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Houston
- Dallas
- Atlanta
What stands out in Houston
- Houston is among the North American metro areas on our map where cafes and coffee shops make up the smallest share of outlets.
- Houston is among the North American metro areas on our map with the lowest share of outlets with a website listed.
- Houston is in the top third of metro areas on our map for outlets with an Instagram account linked.
Where Houston stands
Houston ranks third for the number of outlets among metro areas in the United States
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in United States, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 64% |
| Quick service and fast food | 14% |
| Bars and pubs | 8% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 7% |
| Hotels | 7% |
Houston has slightly more restaurants than the United States as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Houston (bar) against all of the United States (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Houston | All outlets in the United States |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 68% | 69% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 51% | 47% |
| Website listed | 67% | 76% |
| 100+ public reviews | 58% | 60% |
Sample from the list
| Venue | City | Category | Google rating band | Website | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Original Neal's Restaurant | Spring | American restaurant | 4.0 to 4.4 | Website shown | Phone shown |
| Steel House Bar & Grill | Houston | Bar & grill | 4.0 to 4.4 | Website shown | Phone shown |
| Boogies Chicago Style BBQ | Missouri City | Barbecue restaurant | 4.0 to 4.4 | Website shown | Phone shown |
| SheGOAT & More | Cypress | Restaurant | 4.5+ | Website shown | Phone shown |
| J-Bar-M Barbecue | Houston | Barbecue restaurant | 4.0 to 4.4 | Website shown | Phone shown |
What the numbers show
Houston is the third largest metro area in the United States.
The nearest metro area in the United States with its own page, Austin, is 235 km away, so within the United States Houston works as a territory of its own.
Working the Houston area
Do not size for cafes and coffee shops
Cafes and coffee shops are a smaller part of Houston than elsewhere; plan the pitch around the outlet types that lead here.
Split the city by outlet type
Restaurants are 64% of outlets in Houston; plan them as their own list so other outlet types get visited too.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Houston?
20,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (13,000+ restaurants, 3,000+ quick-service and fast-food outlets, 1,600+ bars and pubs and 1,600+ cafes and coffee shops); with 1,400+ hotels, 21,000+ on-premise outlets in the Houston metro area.
How many outlets in Houston list a website?
Compared with Austin, the nearest metro area with its own page, a smaller share of outlets in Houston list a website. 67% of outlets in Houston list a website.
How common are cafes and coffee shops in Houston?
Houston is among the North American metro areas on our map where cafes and coffee shops make up the smallest share of outlets. Cafes and coffee shops are 7% of outlets in Houston.
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Related pages
- New York outlets49,000+ outlets
- Los Angeles outlets25,000+ outlets
- Dallas outlets17,000+ outlets
- Atlanta outlets15,000+ outlets
- Chicago outlets13,000+ outlets
- Philadelphia outlets11,000+ outlets
- Washington DC outlets11,000+ outlets
- San Francisco outlets11,000+ outlets
- Miami outlets10,000+ outlets
- Phoenix outlets8,900+ outlets
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