Restaurant reservation platforms in Paris
TheFork is on 52% of Paris restaurants that take bookings through a platform, but from EUR 30 a head Zenchef is on more of them: 56% against TheFork's 45% at EUR 30 to 60. Across the city, 37% of sit-down restaurants book through a platform, and 69% of those run their own booking software.
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37% book through a platform, 59% show no booking channel
37% of Paris sit-down restaurants take bookings through a booking platform, a marketplace such as TheFork or booking software such as Zenchef. 4% take bookings only through a form on their own website. For 59%, no booking channel was found.
Some of them take bookings by phone or walk-in only.
Sit-down restaurants. Booking platform: a marketplace or booking software. Own channel: a booking form on the restaurant's own website, with no platform behind it.
TheFork reaches 52%, Zenchef 34%
TheFork is on 52% of Paris restaurants that book through a platform. Zenchef follows at 34% and uReserve by Uniiti at 18%. DISH Reservation reaches 9% and OpenTable 8%, followed by OKO at 4% and SevenRooms at 3%.
Paris has a long tail: below the top seven sit dozens of smaller booking tools. Zenchef merged with CoverManager in July 2025, and Guestonline belongs to the same group; their restaurants are shown under each brand, as diners see them.
A restaurant can use several platforms, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Booking platforms we track in Paris
Most used first
- TheFork
- Zenchef
- uReserve by Uniiti
- DISH Reservation
- OpenTable
- OKO
- SevenRooms
- LOR
- Guestonline
- L'Addition
- Bons Restaurants
- CoverManager
- ODY
- Lightspeed
- Overfull
- RestoPro
- 1001 Menus
- Suzzy
- Citineo
- Yonev
- Komdab
- resOS
- FoodCollect
- Reservateur
- resmio
- Octotable
- Tableo
- CarbonaraApp
- AutoReserve
- Tock
- TableCheck
- ResDiary
TheFork, Zenchef and uReserve mostly serve different restaurants
Across all restaurants on TheFork, Zenchef or uReserve by Uniiti, 41% use TheFork alone, 27% Zenchef alone and 11% uReserve alone. 11% use both TheFork and Zenchef, and 8% both TheFork and uReserve. Zenchef and uReserve almost never share a restaurant.
Across all restaurants on a booking platform, 71% use one platform and 29% use several. 49% of uReserve restaurants are also on TheFork or Zenchef, against 33% of TheFork restaurants.
69% run their own booking software, 56% use a marketplace
Paris leans to own booking software: 69% of restaurants on a booking platform run it, against 56% on a marketplace. 44% use own software only, 31% a marketplace only and 24% both.
A restaurant with both keeps its own booking page and is still listed where diners search.
Marketplace: guests book on the platform's own site or app (TheFork, OpenTable and others). Own booking software: a booking tool the restaurant runs, usually on its own website.
Price decides who books through a platform: 5% of casual, 86% of fine dining
86% of Paris restaurants at EUR 60 and up a head take bookings through a platform, against 5% of casual restaurants under EUR 15. At EUR 15 to 30 it is 40%, and at EUR 30 to 60 it is 77%.
The mid-range is the largest open pool: 60% of restaurants at EUR 15 to 30 a head show no booking platform.
Sit-down restaurants with a known price per person.
From EUR 30 a head, Zenchef overtakes TheFork
In mid-range restaurants TheFork leads with 56%; at EUR 30 to 60 Zenchef is ahead, 56% against 45%. At EUR 60 and up the two are close: Zenchef 51%, TheFork 49%.
OpenTable and SevenRooms grow with price too: in fine dining they reach 15% and 12%. uReserve by Uniiti goes the other way, from 23% in the mid-range to 3% in fine dining.
Columns: restaurants on a booking platform in each price band. A restaurant can use several platforms.
The 7th books through a platform most, the 19th least
The 7th has the highest share of restaurants on a booking platform (48%); the 19th the lowest (24%). TheFork has the most restaurants in every arrondissement, with Zenchef near level in the 3rd and 6th.
| Arrondissement | Book through a platform | Leading platform | Next platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 42% | TheFork 49% | Zenchef 36% |
| 2nd | 43% | TheFork 50% | Zenchef 44% |
| 3rd | 37% | TheFork 46% (near level) | Zenchef 45% |
| 4th | 46% | TheFork 58% | Zenchef 34% |
| 5th | 40% | TheFork 56% | Zenchef 26% |
| 6th | 47% | TheFork 50% (near level) | Zenchef 46% |
| 7th | 48% | TheFork 56% | Zenchef 34% |
| 8th | 44% | TheFork 57% | Zenchef 31% |
| 9th | 40% | TheFork 47% | Zenchef 42% |
| 10th | 34% | TheFork 44% | Zenchef 34% |
| 11th | 36% | TheFork 51% | Zenchef 41% |
| 12th | 30% | TheFork 54% | Zenchef 24% |
| 13th | 30% | TheFork 54% | Zenchef 22% |
| 14th | 42% | TheFork 58% | Zenchef 27% |
| 15th | 38% | TheFork 56% | uReserve by Uniiti 27% |
| 16th | 40% | TheFork 53% | Zenchef 35% |
| 17th | 38% | TheFork 51% | Zenchef 36% |
| 18th | 29% | TheFork 48% | Zenchef 32% |
| 19th | 24% | TheFork 46% | uReserve by Uniiti 26% |
| 20th | 26% | TheFork 40% | Zenchef 30% |
Book through a platform: share of the arrondissement's sit-down restaurants. Leading and next platform: share of its restaurants on a booking platform. Near level: the lead is under 5 points before rounding.
What this means for booking platforms
- Two models side by side. 24% of Paris restaurants on a booking platform use a marketplace and their own software at once, so the two models can coexist in one restaurant.
- The top end runs on own software. From EUR 30 a head, Zenchef is on more restaurants than TheFork, and 76% of restaurants at EUR 30 to 60 on a booking platform run their own booking software.
- The mid-range is the open ground. 60% of restaurants at EUR 15 to 30 a head show no booking platform, and they are the biggest price band in the city.
More cities: Milan, London and the six-city market share.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most used restaurant reservation platform in Paris?
TheFork, on 52% of Paris sit-down restaurants that take bookings through a platform. Zenchef follows at 34% and uReserve by Uniiti at 18%. A restaurant can use several platforms.
How many Paris restaurants take bookings online?
37% of sit-down restaurants in Paris take bookings through a booking platform, and 4% only through a form on their own website.
Is TheFork or Zenchef bigger in Paris?
TheFork is on more restaurants overall (52% against 34%), but from EUR 30 a head Zenchef is on more: 56% against 45% at EUR 30 to 60, and the two are close at EUR 60 and up.
Do Paris restaurants use more than one booking platform?
29% of Paris restaurants on a booking platform use several, most often a marketplace next to their own booking software.
What counts as a booking platform here?
A marketplace where guests book the restaurant (TheFork, OpenTable) or booking software the restaurant runs itself (Zenchef, uReserve by Uniiti, SevenRooms and others). Site-builder booking forms and event tools are not counted as platforms. A listing shows where a restaurant can be booked, not how many bookings it takes.