Restaurants in Boston, MA: 9,196 businesses
Updated 2026-07-21 · live from the Resquared database
As of July 2026, there are 9,196 distinct restaurants in the Boston, MA area in Resquared's local business database. Every figure on this page comes from that one dataset, counted within about 25 miles of the city center. For 32.1% of them, the database holds a direct owner or decision-maker email rather than a generic inbox.
Note on scale: this is one category in one metro, counted as distinct businesses within ~25 miles of Boston. The full Resquared platform covers 14M+ verified US local businesses across every category and metro.
20 of the 9,196 restaurants in the Boston area
These are 20 real records from the database, exactly as they appear in the platform. Emails are hidden here because this is a public page.
Customer ratings of Boston restaurants
10,957 rated listings · 1,392,323 total reviews · 71.4% independent
Where Boston's restaurants are
Distinct businesses by area, within ~25 miles of Boston
| Area | Restaurants (distinct businesses) |
|---|---|
| Boston | 1,362 |
| Cambridge | 427 |
| Somerville | 226 |
| Lowell | 166 |
| Quincy | 148 |
| Lynn | 140 |
| Brockton | 128 |
| Waltham | 123 |
| Dorchester | 117 |
| Salem | 107 |
Common questions about this data
How many restaurants are there in Boston?
There are 9,196 distinct restaurants within about 25 miles of Boston, MA as of July 2026, based on Resquared's local business database. Individual chain locations are collapsed into one business for this count.
How many Boston restaurants have owner contact information?
32.1% of restaurants in the Boston area have a direct owner or decision-maker email in the database (generic inboxes like info@ are excluded from that figure), and 62.4% have a named contact person on file.
What is the average customer rating of restaurants in Boston?
Across 10,957 rated listings in the Boston area, restaurants average 3.49 out of 5 stars, with 1,392,323 customer reviews counted in total.
What share of Boston restaurants are independent vs. chains?
71.4% of tracked restaurant listings in the Boston area are independent businesses rather than chain locations.
How current is this data?
This page was generated from a live database query in July 2026 and is regenerated on a recurring schedule, so the counts move as businesses open, close, and get re-verified.
Restaurants in other metros
Source: Resquared local business database, July 2026. Counts are distinct businesses within ~25 miles of Boston, MA, matched on SIC/NAICS industry codes. See methodology for details. Methodology →