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Food & Drink in the UAE 2026

Database of food and drink businesses in the UAE: restaurants of every cuisine, cafés and coffee shops, fast food and takeaways, bars and pubs, bakeries and dessert shops, caterers — 47,190 food and drink businesses in one file: address and coordinates, postcode, phones, website, e-mail, social media, opening hours, category and chain of every business. The whole country — $80 USD; an emirate or a single category costs less.

47,190 businesses311 categories39,650 with a phone2,689 chains
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How many food and drink businesses are there in the UAE?

47,190 food and drink businesses

As of 12 November 2026, there are 47,190 food and drink businesses in the UAE — 11% of all businesses of the base, in 311 categories. The largest are restaurants (11,042), cafés (4,994), and coffee shops (3,289). That is 434.1 per 100,000 people, one for every 230 people. 8,784 (19%) belong to chains; the largest are ZOOM (184), Starbucks (151), and Costa Coffee (140). The emirates with the most food and drink businesses are Dubai (22,011), Abu Dhabi (11,552), and Sharjah (5,613).

47,190
Food & Drink
11% of all businesses
39,650
With a phone
84% · unique numbers: 35,953
3,766
Unique e-mails
at 6,086 businesses · website at 34%
19%
In chains
2,689 chains

Categories: Food & Drink

Each business is in the main category of its Google listing. The 128 largest categories (20 businesses or more each) have their own pages with emirates, chains and a sample and are sold separately — for the whole country, an emirate or a city; smaller ones are in the file of the sector.

311 categories
CategoryBusinessesChainsWhole country
Restaurant 11,042 13%
Café 4,994 26%
Coffee shop 3,289 14%
Bakery 2,700 13%
Fast food restaurant 1,952 41%
Indian restaurant 1,403 15%
Bar 979 9%
Pakistani restaurant 940 12%
Ice cream shop 765 32%
Asian restaurant 708 8%
Cafeteria 679 5%
Kerala restaurant 616 7%
Pizza restaurant 594 54%
Seafood restaurant 562 13%
Hamburger restaurant 555 31%
Arab restaurant 510 10%
Italian restaurant 494 27%
Chocolate shop 477 35%
Cake shop 463 33%
Chinese restaurant 459 13%
Eclectic restaurant 411 12%
Family restaurant 404 11%
Juice shop 382 17%
Health food restaurant 372 28%
Chicken restaurant 337 43%
Caterer 313 17%
Yemeni restaurant 312 15%
Lebanese restaurant 293 31%
Lounge bar 288 9%
Japanese restaurant 273 29%
Bangladeshi restaurant 268 4%
American restaurant 261 37%
South Indian restaurant 261 9%
Vegetarian restaurant 248 24%
Coffee roaster 233 22%
Shawarma restaurant 233 18%
Egyptian restaurant 220 10%
Syrian restaurant 206 11%
Persian restaurant 203 16%
Filipino restaurant 196 10%
Grill restaurant 189 15%
Internet café 181 6%
Breakfast restaurant 172 34%
Afghan restaurant 165 5%
Middle Eastern restaurant 165 22%
Turkish restaurant 163 25%
Dessert buffet 158 14%
Sandwich shop 149 42%
Hookah lounge 146 11%
Coffee store 141 30%
Meal delivery 140 14%
Nepalese restaurant 138 4%
Thai restaurant 137 18%
Buffet restaurant 136 12%
Snack bar 127 5%
Mexican restaurant 126 48%
Biryani restaurant 117 6%
Food court 116 9%
Bubble tea store 113 29%
Punjabi restaurant 109 10%
Chicken wings restaurant 108 90%
Restaurant supply store 98 11%
Mobile caterer 94 4%
Mediterranean restaurant 92 23%
Sports bar 90 13%
Sushi restaurant 82 28%
Pastry restaurant 81 83%
Fine dining restaurant 76 9%
Pan-Asian restaurant 76 26%
Hookah store 73 4%
Hyderabadi restaurant 73 4%
Steak house 70 36%
Moroccan restaurant 67 9%
Deli 64 50%
Sri Lankan restaurant 64 11%
French restaurant 63 33%
North Indian restaurant 63 6%
Pub 63 11%
Korean restaurant 62 13%
Chocolate café 60 30%
Dessert restaurant 57 19%
Ethiopian restaurant 57 2%
Frozen yogurt shop 56 45%
Falafel restaurant 55 13%
Pizza delivery 55 71%
Tea house 55 13%
Bar & grill 54 9%
Pastry shop 53 36%
Kebab shop 50 6%
African restaurant 48 10%
Fusion restaurant 48 13%
Coffee vending machine 46 13%
Food and drink business 44 23%
Greek restaurant 43 23%
Western restaurant 43 14%
Uzbek restaurant 41 2%
Barbecue restaurant 40 8%
Brunch restaurant 39 18%
Modern Indian restaurant 38 13%
North African restaurant 37 5%
Fish restaurant 36 3%
Palestinian restaurant 36 22%
Indian Muslim restaurant 35 6%
Vietnamese restaurant 35 46%
Popcorn store 32 19%
Chinese takeaway 30 70%
Food and drink 30 3%
Personal chef service 30 17%
Gujarati restaurant 29 0%
Russian restaurant 28 18%
Karaoke bar 27 4%
Bakery equipment 26 8%
Espresso bar 26 0%
Mughlai restaurant 26 19%
Sfiha restaurant 26 0%
Art café 25 16%
Salad shop 25 32%
Wine bar and restaurant 25 24%
West African restaurant 24 4%
Indonesian restaurant 23 4%
Bengali restaurant 22 0%
Drinks bar 22 5%
Irish pub 22 45%
Marathi restaurant 22 5%
Noodle shop 22 5%
Fish and chips restaurant 21 29%
Indian takeaway 21 24%
South Asian restaurant 21 5%
East African restaurant 19 5% in the sector
Fried chicken takeaway 18 17% in the sector
Pizza takeaway 18 0% in the sector
Ramen restaurant 18 39% in the sector
Authentic Japanese restaurant 17 6% in the sector
Brazilian restaurant 17 18% in the sector
Halal restaurant 17 0% in the sector
Latin American restaurant 17 12% in the sector
Lounge 17 12% in the sector
Spanish restaurant 17 0% in the sector
Vegan restaurant 17 18% in the sector
Bistro 16 13% in the sector
English restaurant 16 31% in the sector
Korean barbecue restaurant 16 31% in the sector
Bar association 15 7% in the sector
Pilaf restaurant 15 0% in the sector
Small restaurant 15 13% in the sector
Sushi takeaway 15 20% in the sector
Andhra restaurant 14 0% in the sector
Bar and restaurant furniture store 14 14% in the sector
Chettinad restaurant 14 29% in the sector
Crêperie 14 29% in the sector
Eastern European restaurant 14 50% in the sector
Karnataka restaurant 14 7% in the sector
Koshari restaurant 14 14% in the sector
Modern European restaurant 14 14% in the sector
Momo restaurant 14 29% in the sector
Pie restaurant 14 14% in the sector
Rice restaurant 14 0% in the sector
Meat dish restaurant 13 23% in the sector
Rajasthani restaurant 13 15% in the sector
Cheesesteak restaurant 12 75% in the sector
German restaurant 12 33% in the sector
Lunch restaurant 12 0% in the sector
Mandarin restaurant 12 0% in the sector
Modern French restaurant 12 0% in the sector
Non-vegetarian restaurant 11 36% in the sector
Peruvian restaurant 11 18% in the sector
Tunisian restaurant 11 27% in the sector
European restaurant 10 0% in the sector
Food and drink restaurant 10 20% in the sector
Poke bar 10 40% in the sector
Wok restaurant 10 20% in the sector
Argentinian restaurant 9 33% in the sector
Chinese tea house 9 0% in the sector
Eyebrow bar 9 0% in the sector
Fish and chips takeaway 9 11% in the sector
Haute French restaurant 9 22% in the sector
Portuguese restaurant 9 44% in the sector
Vegetarian café and deli 9 11% in the sector
Belgian restaurant 8 25% in the sector
Burmese restaurant 8 0% in the sector
Chinese noodle restaurant 8 50% in the sector
Continental restaurant 8 25% in the sector
Georgian restaurant 8 25% in the sector
Kashmiri restaurant 8 13% in the sector
Malaysian restaurant 8 0% in the sector
New American restaurant 8 0% in the sector
Sichuan restaurant 8 0% in the sector
Southeast Asian restaurant 8 38% in the sector
Tex-Mex restaurant 8 38% in the sector
Tobacco bar 8 13% in the sector
Traditional coffee house 8 0% in the sector
Wine bar 8 25% in the sector
Algerian restaurant 7 0% in the sector
Australian restaurant 7 43% in the sector
Beer garden 7 14% in the sector
Jamaican restaurant 7 29% in the sector
Kosher restaurant 7 14% in the sector
Live music bar 7 0% in the sector
Self-service restaurant 7 0% in the sector
Appetiser restaurant 6 0% in the sector
Cantonese restaurant 6 0% in the sector
Cat café 6 50% in the sector
Coffee stand 6 33% in the sector
Country food restaurant 6 17% in the sector
Cupcake shop 6 17% in the sector
Gluten-free restaurant 6 33% in the sector
Hot dog restaurant 6 0% in the sector
Jambalaya restaurant 6 17% in the sector
Southern Italian restaurant 6 17% in the sector
Swedish restaurant 6 33% in the sector
Taco restaurant 6 17% in the sector
Awadhi restaurant 5 20% in the sector
Bagel shop 5 0% in the sector
Colombian restaurant 5 0% in the sector
Cuban restaurant 5 0% in the sector
Distillery 5 20% in the sector
Doner kebab restaurant 5 20% in the sector
Japanese steakhouse 5 0% in the sector
Mongolian barbecue restaurant 5 40% in the sector
Singaporean restaurant 5 40% in the sector
Steak frites restaurant 5 20% in the sector
Ukrainian restaurant 5 0% in the sector
Winery 5 0% in the sector
Californian restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Caribbean restaurant 4 25% in the sector
Catering 4 0% in the sector
Catering equipment rental service 4 0% in the sector
Dim sum restaurant 4 25% in the sector
Eritrean restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Goan restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Hoagie restaurant 4 50% in the sector
Ice cream parlour 4 25% in the sector
Japanese sweets restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Liquor bar 4 0% in the sector
Modern British restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Monkfish restaurant 4 25% in the sector
Natural foods restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Oyster bar restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Raw food restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Taiwanese restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Tuscan restaurant 4 0% in the sector
Wedding buffet 4 0% in the sector
Armenian restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Cajun restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Dance restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Darts pub 3 33% in the sector
Dutch restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Hunan restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Meat restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Romanian restaurant 3 33% in the sector
South African restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Tapas restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Tiki bar 3 0% in the sector
Traditional American restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Uyghur cuisine restaurant 3 0% in the sector
Wine cellar 3 0% in the sector
Acarajé restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Animal café 2 0% in the sector
Azerbaijani restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Beer hall 2 0% in the sector
Brewery 2 0% in the sector
Brewpub 2 0% in the sector
Children's restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Comedy café 2 0% in the sector
Dürüm restaurant 2 50% in the sector
Food 2 0% in the sector
Girl bar 2 0% in the sector
Hakka restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Hawaiian restaurant 2 50% in the sector
Irish restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Kazakh restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Konkani restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Mid-Atlantic restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Modern izakaya restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Neapolitan restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Obanzai restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Pacific Northwest restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Paddle steamer restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Pho restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Polish restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Polynesian restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Porridge restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Provence restaurant 2 100% in the sector
Salsa bar 2 0% in the sector
Scandinavian restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Seafood donburi restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Shabu-shabu restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Shochu brewery 2 0% in the sector
Soul food restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Soup restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Standing bar 2 0% in the sector
Teppanyaki restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Tibetan restaurant 2 50% in the sector
Toast restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Udon noodle restaurant 2 50% in the sector
Yakitori restaurant 2 0% in the sector
Anhui restaurant 1 0% in the sector
Charcuterie bar 1 0% in the sector
Conveyor belt sushi restaurant 1 0% in the sector
Cosplay café 1 0% in the sector
Hot dog stand 1 0% in the sector
Lamb grill restaurant 1 0% in the sector
Offal restaurant 1 0% in the sector
Pacha restaurant 1 0% in the sector
Pacific Northwest restaurant (Canada) 1 0% in the sector
Pan-Latin restaurant 1 0% in the sector
Salvadoran restaurant 1 0% in the sector
School cafeteria 1 0% in the sector
Southwestern restaurant (US) 1 0% in the sector
Steamed bun shop 1 0% in the sector
Sundanese restaurant 1 0% in the sector

B2B contacts of food and drink businesses in the UAE: what is inside

How often the fields are filled in — the share of active businesses where the field is not empty.

FieldFormatFilled%
Business nametext, as on the card
100%
Sector and categorye.g. Food & Drink · Restaurant
100%
Other categoriese.g. “Restaurant, Café”
22%
Addresstext
100%
Postcodeas in the address
0%
Emirate, city7 emirates
98%
Coordinateslatitude, longitude
100%
Phone+971 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 35,953
84%
Mobilemobile phone flag
47%
WebsiteURL
34%
E-mailfrom the business website · unique addresses: 3,766
13%
Social mediaFacebook, Instagram, WhatsApp…
22%
Opening hourspublished or not
78%
Chainname of the chain; empty — independent
19%
Need other sectors too? Tick more sectors in the configurator — for example, Retail & Shopping, Health & Medical, and Beauty & Wellness — and the count and the price update. The complete base costs $470 USD.

List of food and drink businesses in the UAE: data sample

Rows of the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone, website or e-mail: contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 10 businesses a day.

BusinessCityPhoneWebsite and e-mailSocial media
Al QamarAl Qamar Sweets Counter, Carrefour Hypermarket | Ibn Battuta Mall - جبل علي الأولى - دبي Dessert buffet chain: Al Qamar Sweets
Al FurjanDubai
SA
Salam Bombay Vegetarian RestaurantMadinat Zayed - Zone 1 - أبو ظبي Restaurant chain: Salam Bombay Vegetarian Restaurant
Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi
AF
African Kingdom RestaurantREEM Avenue - Shop 5 - beside viva supermarket - النهدة الأولى - إمارة الشارقةّ African restaurant Restaurant
Al MajazSharjah
mobile
AR
ARZO KABAB أرزو كباب49W3+462 - الفصيل - إمارة الفجيرة Persian restaurant chain: Own’s Café
FujairahFujairah
mobile
OR
Origins Umm Al Quwainالروضة - AL KHOR 1 - إمارة أم القيوين Restaurant
Umm Al Quwain CityUmm Al Quwain
Golden Fork Restaurant Ajman مطعم الشوكة الذهبية عجمانعمارة الشيخة موزة الراشدية - Al Rashidiya 1 - عجمان Seafood restaurant Soup restaurant chain: Golden Fork
AjmanAjman
AI
Aira RestaurantGrove Village - شارع خزام - خزام - إمارة رأس الخيمة Restaurant Fine dining restaurant
Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah
mobile
Al Safadi Restaurant Festival City MallGround Floor, Mall Main Atrium - الخيران - مدينة مهرجان دبي - دبي Lebanese restaurant Breakfast restaurant, Family restaurant chain: Al Safadi
Dubai Festival CityDubai
SE
Seen Holdingشارع سلطان بن زايد الأول - آل نهيان - شرق 19 2 - أبو ظبي Restaurant
Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi
AL
Al Khan Restaurant897G+C8F - شارع التعاون - الخالدية - إمارة الشارقةّ Buffet restaurant Restaurant, Seafood restaurant
Al MajazSharjah
DA
Dadna Flowers & ChocolateDropped pin https://maps.app.goo.gl - ضَدْنا - إمارة الفجيرة Cake shop Store, Chocolate shop
Dibba Al-FujairahFujairah
mobile
لابيل للشوكولا والزهور أم القيوينC - السلمة - السلمة 3 - إمارة أم القيوين Chocolate shop Sweets shop, Florist chain: لابيل للشوكولا
Umm Al Quwain CityUmm Al Quwain
mobile
PE
Peshawar Hazara RestaurantOpposite Sharjahj Co-op, Ring road, Naeemia 3 - عجمان Pakistani restaurant
Ar RumaylahAjman
mobile
Al Soufi Roastery محمصة الصوفيطريق الحصن - دفان راس الخيمة - إمارة رأس الخيمة Chocolate shop Coffee store chain: Al Soufi Roastery محمصة الصوفي
Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah
AM
Amadio | Italian Restaurant in JVC3643+8C Bloom Heights - Tower A Lazuward S W - البرشاء جنوب الرابعة - Jumeirah Village Circle - دبي Italian restaurant
Dubai Sports CityDubai
Sizzlin' Steak - Bawabat Al Sharq MallBawabat Al Sharq St - بني ياس - بني ياس شرق - أبو ظبي Steak house chain: Sizzlin' Steak
Bani Yas CityAbu Dhabi
mobile
Boba Tea Supplier & Solution.شارع مليحة - أرض المستودعات - إمارة الشارقةّ Bubble tea store Distribution service chain: Latea
SharjahSharjah
مط
مطعم ومقهى بالما بيشالخور - الخور1 - إمارة أم القيوين Restaurant
Umm Al Quwain CityUmm Al Quwain
mobile
MA
Manila Kitchen24 Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Road - النِجيماتْ - Fudschaira Filipino restaurant
FujairahFujairah
mobile
VE
Veetu Suvai Restaurantsouthern sector plot-1064 Unit 3 - الروضة 3 - عجمان South Indian restaurant
Al ḨamīdīyahAjman
mobile
Click a contact to see it — free after signing up, up to 10 businesses a day. The full list is in the file after purchase.1–20 of 47,190

Food & Drink by emirate

Active businesses and the price of the list of each emirate. Click a column to sort.

Emirate ↕Businesses ↓Share of the emirate ↕Chains ↕Price ↕
Dubai 22,011
10%
22% $50 USD
Abu Dhabi 11,552
12%
18% $30 USD
Sharjah 5,613
11%
16% $30 USD
Ajman 3,790
11%
11% $20 USD
Ras Al Khaimah 1,898
15%
14% $20 USD
Fujairah 1,523
16%
14% $20 USD
Umm Al Quwain 803
16%
12% $20 USD
The whole of the UAE — 47,190 food and drink businesses$80 USD

The largest chains: Food & Drink

By the number of active businesses of this sector. Share — of all food and drink businesses of the UAE.

RankChainBusinessesEmiratesMarket shareAddresses
01
ZOOMCafé · 194 businesses in the UAE
184 7
0.4%
02
StarbucksCafé · 151 businesses in the UAE
151 7
0.3%
03
Costa CoffeeCafé · 140 businesses in the UAE
140 4
0.3%
04
ماكدونالدزFast food restaurant · 128 businesses in the UAE
128 7
0.3%
05
KFCFast food restaurant · 113 businesses in the UAE
113 7
0.2%
06
Pizza HutPizza restaurant · 113 businesses in the UAE
113 7
0.2%
07
Papa JohnsPizza delivery · 100 businesses in the UAE
100 7
0.2%
08
ستاربكسCafé · 95 businesses in the UAE
95 7
0.2%
09
Burger KingFast food restaurant · 82 businesses in the UAE
82 7
0.2%
10
Hardee'sFast food restaurant · 80 businesses in the UAE
80 7
0.2%

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Questions about the base of food and drink businesses

As of 12 November 2026, our base has 47,190 food and drink businesses in the UAE. 8,784 (19%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are ZOOM (184), Starbucks (151), and Costa Coffee (140).

The database of food and drink businesses of the UAE costs $80 USD. The price depends on the number of businesses in the selection. The whole base costs $470 USD — it pays off if you need the 3 largest emirates or more.

84% of the businesses have a phone number, 34% a website, 22% social media and 78% published opening hours. E-mails come from the businesses' own websites (13%). Every row has an address and coordinates. 22,173 numbers are mobile.

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