Restaurants & Food
Restaurant chains, signature dishes, and what the world eats and drinks.
The European Countries That Eat the Most Chocolate per Person
Switzerland leads Chocosuisse's 2023 comparison at 10.9 kg of chocolate per person a year, ahead of Denmark (10.5) and Lithuania (10.2), across 18 European countries.
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The Most Popular Thanksgiving Foods in America
Turkey wins 83% of head-to-head matchups in YouGov's 2020 Thanksgiving dish poll, ahead of mashed potatoes (78%) and stuffing (77%). We rank 14 dishes and add newer survey figures from Butterball, Campbell's and AP-NORC, as of November 2026.
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The Countries with the Most Michelin Stars
Countries ranked by total Michelin stars (1★=1, 2★=2, 3★=3 per restaurant): France leads with 800, ahead of Japan (464) and Italy (462). Based on Michelin's 2025–26 guide editions, as of October 29, 2026.
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A ranking of the 10 oldest restaurants and inns still serving meals, by claimed opening year, from Salzburg's 803 cellar to London's Rules (1798), with each claim's evidence and the Guinness record kept separate. As of 2026.
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M&M's, Sour Patch Kids, Skittles and Reese's Cups lead CandyStore.com's 2026 ranking of America's top Halloween candies, a projection from 18 seasons of the retailer's own sales data, not audited industry figures.
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The Largest Fast-Food and Drink Chains in China
Mixue has 59,609 stores in mainland China, more than McDonald's has worldwide, and Luckin Coffee has four times as many as Starbucks. China's biggest quick-service chains, ranked by number of stores.
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The Largest Fast-Food Chains in the US
McDonald's took $55.1 billion at its US restaurants in 2025, almost as much as Starbucks and Chick-fil-A combined. The 25 biggest quick-service and fast-casual chains in America, ranked by 2025 US sales, with sales per location.
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The Largest Fast-Food Chains in the World by Sales
McDonald's sold $139.4 billion in 2025, more than the next four fast-food chains put together. The world's largest quick-service chains, ranked by annual system sales: what customers spent at all of a brand's restaurants worldwide.
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The Largest Casual-Dining Chains in the US
Texas Roadhouse now out-sells every other sit-down chain in America, ahead of Chili's and Olive Garden. Ranked by US sales for the most recent full year, using Technomic's 2026 Top 500 report (2025 sales) where it is published and company filings where it is not.
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The Countries That Drink the Most Coffee per Person
Luxembourg tops the 2025 estimates at about 5.3 cups per person per day, ahead of Finland and Sweden, though Finland leads the older kilogram-per-year tables. Every figure is one dataset's estimate of average cups per resident, children included.
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The Largest Restaurant Chains in the World by Number of Locations
China's Mixue now has more locations than McDonald's, and several coffee and tea brands have joined the top ranks. A location is any company-reported food-service outlet, franchised or company-owned, as of mid-2026.
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The Countries with the Most Michelin Three-Star Restaurants
Michelin three-star restaurants by country, ranked: France leads with 30 (31 with Monaco), ahead of Japan with 21 and a tie between the US and Spain at 16. Counts as of October 4, 2026.
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