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Top 25 Lunch counter restaurants worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,105 lunch counter restaurants worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 152,373 professional contacts across them, including 3,719 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers lunch counter 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 20, 2026. Country and city lists for lunch counter 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
1,105Companies
152,373Contacts tracked
3,719Verified emails
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The 25 largest lunch counter restaurants worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,105 lunch counter restaurants worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to lunch counter 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 20, 2026n/a26,222 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceNorcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+18,141 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSpartanburg, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+16,289 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“68 years – that is a long time to smile.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceLebanon, TN, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+10,915 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0007,030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ruby Tuesday was built on southern hospitality and great food.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSandy Springs, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0002,506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0002,094 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The first Miller’s Ale House opened in 1988 in Jupiter, FL, based on a ‘come as you are’ environment that quickly became known for its freshly-made food, unmatched value…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceHomewood, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceDunwoody, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0001,398 contacts →

Partial evidence

“It was on October 24, 1932, when the nation’s first Krystal restaurant opened its doors on the corner of Seventh and Cherry Streets in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee amid the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,255 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Luby's Restaurant Corporation”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceLeawood, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceRiverside, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000719 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Celebrating 40 years of farm fresh, Farmer Boys® is a farm-to-table fast casual restaurant chain serving award-winning burgers and all-day breakfast, stacked sandwiches…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000696 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000662 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1996, Another Broken Egg isn't your typical breakfast, brunch and lunch place.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceSouthfield, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000626 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceMount Olive, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000589 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Those fast-casual better-burger guys best watch out: Hwy 55 has drawn a roadmap to success."- Full Service Restaurant Magazine Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries has been serving up…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,000508 contacts →

Indirect 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 20, 2026
20Partial evidenceQuincy, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceBaton Rouge, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000388 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 1944, T.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceAntalya, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+375 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Herkesin Buluşma Noktası" sloganıyla yola çıkan ve ilk şubesini 2002 yılında, Anadolu yakasının kalbi olan Bağdat Caddesi'nde hizmetinize sunan Midpoint, Dünya mutfaklarından…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceEstillac, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000372 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Crescendo Restauration, depuis 1992, a pour concept de cuisiner des plats traditionnels et de saison devant les clients par nos équipes le matin même.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Partial evidenceBellflower, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000284 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Best Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceChester Hill, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026

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Lunch counter restaurants worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
2.4%Verified-email coverage
137.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.0%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
436
11-50
405
51-200
121
201-500
46
501-1,000
33
1,001-5,000
24
5,001-10,000
8
10001+
12

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 lunch counter 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 lunch counter restaurants are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “lunch counter 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 lunch counter 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 lunch counter 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, 3,719 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 20, 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.

Lunch counter restaurants by location

5 lists · largest first

Every Lunch counter 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 lunch counter 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 lunch counter restaurants are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,105 lunch counter 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 lunch counter restaurants?

The United States leads with 667 companies, followed by the Netherlands (163) and Canada (139). Every lunch counter restaurants list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most lunch counter restaurants?

New York leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by London (10) and Los Angeles (8).

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 20, 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.