How many classifications of restaurants are there?

March 31, 2009 11:03 pm Denise Fay General Marketing, Segmentation

I’ve been doing strategic marketing for a restaurant client and naturally undertook some research on the restaurant industry.

So far, in my research, I have found 54, that is FIFTY FOUR  types of restaurant in this country of ours. I’m pretty sure that there are more and I’ll be looking for all the readers help on this. Can you believe it?

In case you didn’t know what they are - I’ve made a list. And if anyone can tell me the difference between Modern English and Modern British, then I’ll buy that person a coffee!!!

The 55 (and counting) restaurant classifications are:

A

• African
• American
• Asian

B

• Bistro
• Breakfast
• Brasserie

C

• Cafe
• Cajun
• Californian
• Caribbean
• Casual Dining
• Chicken
• Chilean
• Chinese
• Classic
• Contemporary
• Continental
• Creole
• Cuban

E

• European

F

• Family Dining
• Filipino
• Fine Dining
• Fish
• French

G

• Game
• Greek

I

• Indian
• Indonesian
• International
• Irish
• Italian

J

• Japanese

L

• Lebanese

M

• Malaysian
• Mediterranean
• Mexican
• Modern British
• Modern English
• Modern European
• Modern French
• Modern Irish
• Moroccan

N

• Nepalese

P

• Pakistani
• Portugese
• Pub Restaurant

R

• Romanian
• Russian

S

• Scandanavian
• Seafood
• Spanish
• Steak
• Swedish
• Swiss

T

• Thai
• Traditional Irish

V

• Vegetarian

54 and counting…..