A new index study by Just-eat.fr evaluated cities according to their number of suitable restaurants (those providing a lunchtime takeaway menu), average food quality, service, and overall ratings of 4 million restaurants worldwide to find out which European country is the best for a takeaway lunch.
The best European cities for a takeaway lunch
| Rank | City | Country | Food rating / 5 | Service rating / 5 | Restaurants Per 100,000 | Overall Takeaway score /5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague | Czech Republic | 4.46 | 4.34 | 8.26 | 4.40 |
| 2 | Lisbon | Portugal | 4.40 | 4.32 | 2.81 | 4.33 |
| 3 | Athens | Greece | 4.35 | 4.38 | 6.51 | 4.30 |
| 4 | Bucharest | Romania | 4.34 | 4.23 | 3.71 | 4.28 |
| 5 | Warsaw | Poland | 4.34 | 4.24 | 6.68 | 4.25 |
| 6 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 4.22 | 4.21 | 5.40 | 4.24 |
| 7 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 4.32 | 4.25 | 10.57 | 4.24 |
| 8 | Berlin | Germany | 4.31 | 4.16 | 2.97 | 4.24 |
| 9 | Valletta | Malta | 4.32 | 4.23 | 20.64 | 4.22 |
| 10 | Barcelona | Spain | 4.26 | 4.16 | 6.85 | 4.20 |
Just-eat.fr can reveal that Prague is the best city for a takeaway lunch in Europe and the second-best in the world. The Czech capital had an overall score of 4.40/5, ahead of neighbouring countries’ capitals, Vienna (4.24/5) and Berlin (4.31/5). The average food rating in Prague is the highest in Europe (4.46/5), beating famous gastronomic cities such as Rome (4.22/5) and Paris (4.19/5). Lunchtime foodies in Prague will not only be spoiled for choice but will also benefit from the second-best takeaway service in Europe (4.34/5 rating), behind only Athens with 4.38/5.
Lisbon comes in second place with an overall rating of 4.33 out of five. Quality over quantity is the order of the day in the Portuguese capital: Lisbon offers only 2.81 takeaway restaurants per 100,000 habitants, the lowest amongst all countries. However, hungry visitors to this colourful city will find the second-best culinary delights in Europe, with a food rating of 4.40/5. This is 5.5% higher than Madrid, scoring just 4.17/5 for food quality.
Athens comes in third place, with an overall rating of 4.30/5. Those in the city can relish the fact that they have the best takeaway service in Europe, with a service rating of 4.38/5. Takeaway lovers in the Greek capital also have the third most delicious lunch grub in Europe, with the food rating in Athens scoring a tasty 4.35/5.
With an overall rating of 4.28/5, Bucharest comes in fourth place. Despite not having many restaurant options (only 3.71 per 100,000 people), the city doesn’t disappoint for food and service quality. Out of all the European cities analysed, Bucharest has the sixth-highest score for service rating (4.23/5). Managing the fourth-highest food rating (4.34/5) in Europe, Bucharest not only beats food capitals such as Rome (4.22/5) and Paris (4.19/5), but also neighbouring cities such as Budapest (4.24/5) and Sofia (4.22/5).
Warsaw comes in fifth place, with an overall rating of 4.25/5. Together with Budapest, Poland’s capital offers the fourth-best takeaway food quality in Europe at 4.22/5. Interestingly, Warsaw offers 6.68 suitable restaurants per 100,000 people – over twice the number of venues in the neighbouring capital of Berlin (2.97 per 100,000 people). The Polish capital city doesn’t disappoint with its service rating, achieving 4.24/5, the fifth-highest in Europe.
Barcelona comes in tenth place
Perhaps surprisingly, Barcelona only managed to claim tenth place in our list, with an overall rating of 4.22/5. With a food score of 4.26/5, the city takes eleventh spot in terms of culinary prowess. Those looking to have a takeaway lunch whilst walking through Barcelona’s iconic gothic alleys will also be disappointed with the number of choices: the city offers only 6.85 suitable restaurants per 100,000 people – over three times fewer options than Malta, which offers the highest number of venues in Europe at 20.64 per 100,000 people.
Hanoi is the world’s best cities for a takeaway lunch
With an overall rating (4.47/5), Hanoi, Vietnam is the best global city for a takeaway lunch. There are 77 suitable takeaway restaurants to choose from in the Asian city, making it another idyllic location to take a midday walk and enjoy a takeaway lunch! The food in Hanoi is also rated at 4.47/5, meaning that a delicious Pho, Cha Ca or Bun Bo Nam will be unlikely to disappoint!
Methodology:
- Just-eat.fr sought to evaluate the suitability of French metropolitan cities for business lunches, and ultimately crown the highest rated.
- To begin, the Natural Earth Populated Places dataset was used to accurately map restaurants to major metropolitan areas, including capital cities and alt-cities. Alt-cities are cities that are “upcoming major cities that offer greater opportunities for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists without the income taxes or capital gains.”
- Proceeding this, restaurant eligibility was assessed for a multitude of categories: eating in, delivery and high end. Restaurants considered for eating in provided table service, free WiFi and served alcohol. Those considered for delivery provided delivery services and served alcohol, and those considered for high end provided valet parking and private dining. A city radius of 15km was used for delivery restaurants.
- Following the categorisation, a baseline filter selected restaurants with open times from at least 11:00am, along with service, food, and overall ratings greater than or equal to three (out of five). Restaurants with fewer than 50 reviews and those not offering lunch or brunch were removed from the study.
- Finally, the data was filtered by country to extract the best French cities for a business lunch, ranking each city by their overall restaurant ratings.
- All data was collected in October 2021 and is subject to change.
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