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Pasta vs curry: this is Britain’s favourite cuisine

Stuart

9/21/2023 2:21:38 PM

Product Development

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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

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