Restaurants in Houston, TX: 9,900 businesses
Updated 2026-07-21 · live from the Resquared database
Resquared's database tracks 9,900 restaurants within about 25 miles of Houston, TX as of July 2026. The count covers distinct businesses, so a chain with a dozen locations counts once. 23.7% of them have a direct owner or decision-maker email on file, not an info@ inbox.
Note on scale: this is one category in one metro, counted as distinct businesses within ~25 miles of Houston. The full Resquared platform covers 14M+ verified US local businesses across every category and metro.
20 of the 9,900 restaurants in the Houston 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 Houston restaurants
14,880 rated listings · 1,572,798 total reviews · 65.3% independent
Where Houston's restaurants are
Distinct businesses by area, within ~25 miles of Houston
| Area | Restaurants (distinct businesses) |
|---|---|
| Houston | 4,632 |
| Spring | 314 |
| Katy | 194 |
| Humble | 175 |
| Sugar Land | 172 |
| Cypress | 146 |
| Pasadena | 126 |
| Pearland | 114 |
| Tomball | 75 |
| Stafford | 63 |
Common questions about this data
How many restaurants are there in Houston?
There are 9,900 distinct restaurants within about 25 miles of Houston, TX as of July 2026, based on Resquared's local business database. Individual chain locations are collapsed into one business for this count.
How many Houston restaurants have owner contact information?
23.7% of restaurants in the Houston area have a direct owner or decision-maker email in the database (generic inboxes like info@ are excluded from that figure), and 56.0% have a named contact person on file.
What is the average customer rating of restaurants in Houston?
Across 14,880 rated listings in the Houston area, restaurants average 3.45 out of 5 stars, with 1,572,798 customer reviews counted in total.
What share of Houston restaurants are independent vs. chains?
65.3% of tracked restaurant listings in the Houston 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 Houston, TX, matched on SIC/NAICS industry codes. See methodology for details. Methodology →