Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
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.
The 25 largest comfort food restaurants worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,222 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “There's a lot to love about Applebee's!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 6,722 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1977 in Charlotte, Bojangles, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 2,506 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bringing friends and family together over delicious food served from the heart.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 1,599 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In 1960, Jack’s fired up its very first grill in Homewood, Alabama.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 1,255 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Luby's Restaurant Corporation” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 756 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Houlihan’s is a casual restaurant & bar that doesn't take itself too seriously.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 696 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 626 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “A family-friendly casual restaurant serving burgers, breakfast, and classic American comfort food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 612 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 508 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 435 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 321 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Maple Street Biscuit Company was started by Scott Moore and Gus Evans in Jacksonville, Florida.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 308 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson loved ragtime music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 273 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 269 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 191 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Aspen Creek Grill, we offer amazing food and even more amazing prices.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 166 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Fridays es considerada una de las compañías líderes en la industria de la comida casual.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 151 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Polly’s, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 142 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 137 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Homemade Comfort Food” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: comfort food restaurants. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names comfort food restaurants.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of comfort food restaurants, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name comfort food restaurants. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Comfort food restaurants worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
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 firstEvery Comfort food restaurants list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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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?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,612 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 737 companies.
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.