Home > Latest News > Product Development > Pasta vs curry: this is Britain’s favourite cuisine

Pasta vs curry: this is Britain’s favourite cuisine

Stuart

9/21/2023 2:21:38 PM

Product Development

3 mins read

They're rocking a whopping 8.5% of all restaurants in the UK. Right behind them are Indian joints at 8.4% and Chinese restaurants are bringing up the rear with 6.7%. 

Craving pasta or pizza? A whopping 1,617 Italian restaurants have registered at the Companies House since 2022. An increase of 16,4%. For the first time Italian is topping the list of international restaurants. Surpassing Indian. Even Gordon Ramsey joined in on the trend with the opening of his popular concept Street Pizza. There are currently 11,489 Italian restaurants in The United Kingdom. Closely followed by Indian (11,378 eating places) and Chinese restaurants (9,123 restaurants). It's a tasty battle between pizza and curry, and diners in the UK are loving every bite of it!

Top 10 (international) cuisines in UK

 

  1. Italian restaurants 11489

  2. Indian restaurants 11378

  3. Chinese restaurants 9123

  4. American restaurants 3022

  5. Turkish restaurants 2875

  6. Thai restaurants 1819

  7. Japanese restaurants 998

  8. French restaurants 760

  9. Pakistani restaurants 724

  10. Portuguese restaurants 691

 

London is the pizza place to be

When it comes to pizza and pasta, London is the place to be. London has a whopping 2.165 Italian restaurants, a growth of 67% compared to 2018. Manchester comes in second with 531 restaurants

Other Articles You Might Like

Joanne

10/18/2024 10:07:09 AM

Maximum Flavour Hits Tesco This October: Flava It! x Pinch of Nom Seasoning Sachets Secure First Nationwide Retailer Listing.
This October sees three all-new seasoning sachets from best-selling cookbook brand Pinch of Nom launch in Tesco stores n...
Product Development 4 min read

Gina

12/4/2023 10:04:21 AM

LoveRaw secures national listings in Netherlands
LoveRaw, the UK’s fastest-growing plant-based chocolate brand*, has secured two new international listings at almost 200...
Product Development 3 min read

Rachel

6/5/2025 9:15:36 AM

Popcorn Kitchen adds Mint & Chocolate Brownie Popcorns to Craft Gin Club's Exquisite Irish Spirit Offer
Mutually beneficial collaborations make the world go round and nowhere is this truer than within food & drink, where sig...
Product Development 4 min read

Joanne

2/20/2025 11:56:47 AM

Free webinar explores high risk / low risk barrier management in food production
On 5 March 2025, Teknomek will be hosting a FREE Expert Partner Webinar for customers and colleagues operating in the fo...