Number of restaurants, takeaways, cafes, bars and pubs in the UK

Release date:
28 January 2020

You asked

​​Can I know the number of restaurants, takeaways, bakeries, cafes, bars and pubs in the UK as per your latest records?

We said

Thank you for your request for the number of restaurants, takeaways, bakeries, cafes, bars and pubs in the UK as per our latest records. These figures are from the UK Business extract that shows counts of businesses as of 15th March 2019. Here are the counts for each classification with the total at the bottom:

5 Digit SIC and DescriptionCount of Businesses
47240 : Retail sale of bread3,370
56101 : Licensed restaurants28,705
56102 : Unlicensed restaurants and cafes22,970
56103 : Take-away food shops and mobile food stands37,465
56302 : Public houses and bars30,885
Total123,395

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