Data-Driven Research · June 2026

How Many Thai Restaurants
Are in the UK?

We pulled every registered Thai restaurant from the FSA hygiene database. Here's the first complete count — broken down by every region, city, and chain.

Data updated: 2026-06-08
1275
FSA-Registered Thai Businesses
(UK-wide, inspected)
1238
Dine-in Restaurants
(England, Wales, NI only)
411
In London
(26.4% of UK total)

Key Findings

  • 1 in 4 Thai restaurants in the UK is in London — 411 out of 1275
  • Giggling Squid is the largest named chain with 48 locations, followed by Rosa's Thai Cafe (32)
  • 56.7% of Thai restaurants hold a 5-star hygiene rating — far above the national average across all cuisines
  • Leeds (34) and Manchester (28) lead outside London
  • London has 411 Thai businesses across 32 boroughs — more than the next 10 cities combined
  • Scotland's 71 Thai businesses are now fully tracked via the FHIS scheme — Edinburgh leads with 24, Glasgow has 8

By Region

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 South East
240
21.1% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London
221
19.4% · But 282 restaurants when grouping all boroughs
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West
137
12.0% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 South West
101
8.9% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire
89
7.8% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 East of England
87
7.6% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West Midlands
61
5.4% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 East Midlands
55
4.8% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
46*
4.0% · *Separate scheme; real total ~120
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales
44
3.9% of UK Thai restaurants
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North East
25
2.2% of UK Thai restaurants
Northern Ireland
7
0.6% of UK Thai restaurants

Top Cities for Thai Food

#City / AreaRestaurants
1London411
2Leeds27
3Manchester28
4Edinburgh24
5Bristol19
6Birmingham17
7Bradford15
7Leicester15
9Bournemouth14
9Swansea14
Full City Breakdown: 30 UK Cities Compared →
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