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Top 25 Comfort food restaurants worldwide

RevenueBase identified 737 comfort food restaurants worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 113,516 professional contacts across them, including 2,612 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers comfort food restaurants worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for comfort food restaurants follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
737Companies
113,516Contacts tracked
2,612Verified emails
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The 25 largest comfort food restaurants worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 737 comfort food restaurants worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to comfort food restaurants: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidencePasadena, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a26,222 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“There's a lot to love about Applebee's!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+19,478 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Chili's opened as a fun Dallas burger joint with a loyalty to happy hour and blue jeans.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSpartanburg, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+17,175 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We're America's Diner and we love to feed people - body, mind and soul.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLebanon, TN, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+10,915 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cracker Barrel is a vibrant business grounded in a clear belief - the goodness of country hospitality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceGreenwood Village, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+9,687 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since opening in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, Red Robin has welcomed Guests to our casual dining restaurants in the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceCharlotte, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+6,722 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1977 in Charlotte, Bojangles, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+3,409 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Logan's Roadhouse®, Inc, headquartered in Houston, Texas, currently operates 119 Logan's Roadhouse restaurants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceSandy Springs, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,0002,506 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bringing friends and family together over delicious food served from the heart.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHomewood, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0001,599 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 1960, Jack’s fired up its very first grill in Homewood, Alabama.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,255 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Luby's Restaurant Corporation”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceLeawood, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000756 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Houlihan’s is a casual restaurant & bar that doesn't take itself too seriously.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000696 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Metro Diner is proud to offer a diverse menu featuring award-winning comfort food and diner favorites.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceSouthfield, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000626 contacts →

Strong evidence

“A family-friendly casual restaurant serving burgers, breakfast, and classic American comfort food.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000612 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At PDQ Chicken, we’re best-known for perfect hand-breaded, buttermilk chicken and our serious dedication to the community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,000508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1947, Shoney's® has served fresh, tasty food at affordable prices in a place that feels just like home.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceQuincy, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000435 contacts →

Partial evidence

“There was no shortage of restaurants when Not Your Average Joe’s first opened in 1994.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000321 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Maple Street Biscuit Company was started by Scott Moore and Gus Evans in Jacksonville, Florida.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceAlhambra, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000308 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson loved ragtime music.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000273 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Tender Greens is a group of restaurants where super talented chefs get to run each kitchen like their own-and that’s why we call it a chef’s kitchen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceChester Hill, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000269 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“RASHAYS currently have locations feeding over customers per week who have grown to love our unique concept.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceFishers, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500191 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Aspen Creek Grill, we offer amazing food and even more amazing prices.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLima, PeruHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000166 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fridays es considerada una de las compañías líderes en la industria de la comida casual.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidencePlacentia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000151 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Polly’s, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BoomerJack’s Grill & Bar welcomes everyone to enjoy its laid-back atmosphere, wall-to-wall TVs, mouth-watering food, cold drinks, and value pricing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Strong evidenceSpringfield, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500137 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Homemade Comfort Food

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Comfort food restaurants worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
2.3%Verified-email coverage
154.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
279
11-50
278
51-200
77
201-500
40
501-1,000
20
1,001-5,000
19
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
10

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among comfort food restaurants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for comfort food restaurants are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “comfort food restaurants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names comfort food restaurants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among comfort food restaurants, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,612 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Comfort food restaurants by location

1 lists · largest first

Every Comfort food restaurants list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names comfort food restaurants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many comfort food restaurants are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 737 comfort food restaurants worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill BAR, headquartered in Pasadena, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most comfort food restaurants?

The United States leads with 465 companies. Every comfort food restaurants list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most comfort food restaurants?

New York leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (7) and Houston (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.