Online ordering for takeaways and restaurants in Merseyside
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Merseyside has 1,639 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 2,528 restaurant and café premises across 5 council areas on the FSA register (pulled 13 November 2026). Chefzi gives each of them their own ordering site at 0% commission, first month free, no card, month to month.
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Council areas in Merseyside, by number of takeaways
| Council area | Takeaways | Restaurants and cafés | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool (Liverpool) | 733 | 1,028 | 41.7% |
| Wirral (Birkenhead, Wallasey) | 343 | 585 | 49.7% |
| Sefton (Southport, Formby) | 268 | 543 | 67.9% |
| St Helens (St Helens, Newton-le-Willows) | 183 | 220 | 36.4% |
| Knowsley (Kirkby) | 112 | 152 | 45.3% |
Across Merseyside, 48.2% of rated takeaway premises hold a 5 and 9.1% are rated 0 to 2; the average for England is 62% rated 5.
Trading names containing a cuisine word, across the area: pizza269, fish and chips144, chinese83, indian73, kebab52.
Ordering pages by cuisine in Merseyside
10 city and cuisine pages, each with the Food Standards Agency name counts for its council area.
Chicken shops
Indian and Pakistani restaurants
Middle Eastern and shawarma
Pizza shops
Chinese takeaways
Merseyside in numbers
Per 10,000 residents Merseyside has 11.1 takeaway premises (1,639 for roughly 1,479,007 people on the ONS mid-2025 estimate), above the 9.1 across the UK. That puts Merseyside 4th of 33 on this site's county pages for takeaways per 10,000 people.
Inside Merseyside the density is uneven: Liverpool has 14.4 takeaway premises per 10,000 residents and Knowsley has 6.8.
Hygiene results differ by council area: Sefton has the highest share of rated takeaways that hold a 5 (67.9%) and St Helens the lowest (36.4%).
Liverpool alone holds 45% of the 1,639 takeaway and sandwich shop premises in Merseyside.
39% of Merseyside's takeaways were inspected in the last 12 months, compared with 46% nationally.
The most common cuisine words in trading names, as a share of all takeaway and restaurant premises: pizza 2.3% (UK 1.5%); fish and chips 1.3% (UK 0.9%); chinese 0.7% (UK 0.8%). These are name-keyword counts, so they miss shops with other names.
58 postcode districts have at least one takeaway, with the six busiest holding 25%.
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share of area | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | 85 | 5% | 44% |
| L4 | 80 | 5% | 36% |
| PR8 | 68 | 4% | 91% |
| L13 | 62 | 4% | 39% |
| CH41 | 59 | 4% | 46% |
| L15 | 58 | 4% | 51% |
Sources: FSA open data pulled 13 November 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0) and ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Shares from small samples shift quickly, so use them as a guide.
Late-night hot food (11pm to 5am) is handled by each council, so the rules and forms differ between the areas above. Each area page links its own council's licensing page where we found one, and the late night refreshment licence guide covers the general rules.
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Questions
How many takeaways are there in Merseyside?
The FSA register lists 1,639 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 2,528 restaurant, café and canteen premises across the 5 council areas on this page, pulled 13 November 2026. Liverpool has the most takeaway premises (733).
Does Chefzi work in every part of Merseyside?
Yes. Delivery zones are drawn around the streets each kitchen can reach, so any town or village works. We get you live in 24 to 48 hours, max, with your menu set up for you.
How much does Chefzi cost?
Starter is £12 a month (£9 billed yearly), Plus £22 (£19) and Pro £49 (£39), per location and ex VAT, 0% commission, first month free with no card, month to month with no contract.
Which council area in Merseyside has the most takeaways?
Liverpool, with 733 of the 1,639 takeaway and sandwich shop premises on the FSA register (45%). Per head, Liverpool is the densest, at 14.4 per 10,000 residents.
Which postcode districts in Merseyside have the most takeaways?
On the register pulled 13 November 2026 the busiest districts are L1 (85), L4 (80), PR8 (68), L13 (62), and takeaways sit across 58 districts in all.
Do takeaway hygiene results vary much within Merseyside?
Among rated takeaways, the share that hold a 5 is 67.9% in Sefton and 36.4% in St Helens. Ratings are a snapshot of one inspection each, so treat the gap as a pointer.
Source: Food Standards Agency open data (Open Government Licence v3.0), pulled 13 November 2026. All UK locations.
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