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How many restaurants are in Boston, MA?
There are 11,141 restaurants in Boston, MA. 9,438 of them (85%) have a website.
11,141
restaurants listed
85%
have a website
164.9
per 10,000 residents
Selling to restaurants in Boston?
Small Fish reads each one’s website and keeps the ones that fit what you sell, like “no online booking”, with a phone, an email and a one-line reason to reach out.
Find the ones worth contacting →How Boston compares
Boston ranks 7 of 31 cities we counted for restaurants per resident.
| City | restaurants | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Hempstead, NY | 44,543 | 561.4 |
| The Bronx, NY | 54,505 | 370.1 |
| Manhattan, NY | 54,930 | 324.2 |
| Washington, DC | 15,948 | 237.2 |
| Queens, NY | 52,771 | 219.4 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 53,578 | 195.8 |
| Boston, MA | 11,141 | 164.9 |
| San Francisco, CA | 14,404 | 164.8 |
| Denver, CO | 9,891 | 138.2 |
| Seattle, WA | 10,159 | 137.8 |
| Dallas, TX | 17,640 | 136.9 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 8,440 | 129.1 |
Other businesses in Boston
- real estate agents: 5,394
- law firms: 3,436
- dentists: 2,701
- hair salons: 2,643
- auto repair shops: 2,405
- insurance agents: 2,361
- gyms: 1,765
- landscapers: 1,409
- accountants: 1,289
- nail salons: 1,287
- coffee shops: 1,249
- barbershops: 1,057
- physical therapists: 845
- bakeries: 789
- chiropractors: 699
- HVAC companies: 626
- electricians: 617
- house cleaning services: 588
- roofers: 582
- plumbers: 572
- med spas: 531
- painters: 473
- optometrists: 472
- yoga studios: 465
- veterinarians: 375
- pet groomers: 306
- florists: 258
- pest control companies: 215
- car dealers: 0
How we count
From the open Overture Maps business listings (release 2026-10-21.0), within Boston’s boundary, counted in October 2026. Listings data, not a census: a few may have closed or moved, and a business filed under another category is not included. Population is the city’s own figure from the same release’s boundaries.