Online ordering for takeaways and restaurants in Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland has 1,758 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 3,419 restaurant and café premises across 11 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 Northern Ireland, by number of takeaways
| Council area | Takeaways | Restaurants and cafés | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 411 | 894 | 46.9% |
| Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon (Craigavon, Lurgan) | 194 | 310 | 59.9% |
| Newry, Mourne and Down (Newry, Downpatrick) | 177 | 343 | 72.7% |
| Causeway Coast and Glens (Coleraine, Ballymoney) | 144 | 325 | 68.6% |
| Mid Ulster (Cookstown, Dungannon) | 138 | 252 | 69.2% |
| Derry and Strabane (Derry, Strabane) | 135 | 242 | 51.1% |
| Mid and East Antrim (Carrickfergus, Larne) | 130 | 173 | 73% |
| Ards and North Down (Bangor, Newtownards) | 124 | 286 | 54.2% |
| Fermanagh and Omagh (Omagh, Enniskillen) | 103 | 200 | 53% |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey (Newtownabbey, Antrim) | 102 | 183 | 62% |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh (Lisburn, Carryduff) | 100 | 211 | 78.4% |
Across Northern Ireland, 60.4% of rated takeaway premises hold a 5 and 4.2% are rated 0 to 2; the average for Northern Ireland is 60.4% rated 5.
Trading names containing a cuisine word, across the area: pizza331, chinese127, fish and chips113, kebab90, indian79.
Ordering pages by cuisine in Northern Ireland
4 city and cuisine pages, each with the Food Standards Agency name counts for its council area.
Chicken shops
Pizza shops
Northern Ireland in numbers
Spread over about 1,928,446 residents (ONS mid-2025 estimate), Northern Ireland's 1,758 takeaway premises work out at 9.1 per 10,000 people, close to the UK figure of 9.1. That puts Northern Ireland 3rd of 3 on this site's nation pages for takeaways per 10,000 people.
Inside Northern Ireland the density is uneven: Belfast has 11.7 takeaway premises per 10,000 residents and Lisburn and Castlereagh has 6.6.
On hygiene, the share of rated takeaways that hold a 5 runs from 46.9% in Belfast to 78.4% in Lisburn and Castlereagh, a gap of 31.5 percentage points.
The biggest single market inside Northern Ireland is Belfast with 411 takeaway premises, 23% of the total.
Inspection recency: 51% of takeaway premises here have an inspection dated in the 12 months to 13 November 2026, against 46% across the UK.
In Northern Ireland trading names the leading cuisine words are pizza 1.9% (UK 1.5%); chinese 0.7% (UK 0.8%); fish and chips 0.7% (UK 0.9%), as a share of all takeaway and restaurant premises (name-keyword counts, so a floor, not a census).
77 postcode districts have at least one takeaway, with the six busiest holding 17%.
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share of area | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT48 | 58 | 3% | 53% |
| BT34 | 52 | 3% | 68% |
| BT66 | 48 | 3% | 70% |
| BT47 | 48 | 3% | 64% |
| BT35 | 47 | 3% | 83% |
| BT12 | 46 | 3% | 49% |
Figures come from the FSA register pull of 13 November 2026 and the ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Small areas move a lot between inspections, so read them as a guide, not a verdict on any business.
Late-night hot food (11pm to 5am) is handled by each council, so the rules and forms differ between the areas above (Northern Ireland has no late night refreshment licence, only council closing orders). 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 Northern Ireland?
The FSA register lists 1,758 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 3,419 restaurant, café and canteen premises across the 11 council areas on this page, pulled 13 November 2026. Belfast has the most takeaway premises (411).
Does Chefzi work in every part of Northern Ireland?
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 Northern Ireland has the most takeaways?
Belfast, with 411 of the 1,758 takeaway and sandwich shop premises on the FSA register (23%). Per head, Belfast is the densest, at 11.7 per 10,000 residents.
Which postcode districts in Northern Ireland have the most takeaways?
On the register pulled 13 November 2026 the busiest districts are BT48 (58), BT34 (52), BT66 (48), BT47 (48), and takeaways sit across 77 districts in all.
Do takeaway hygiene results vary much within Northern Ireland?
Among rated takeaways, the share that hold a 5 is 78.4% in Lisburn and Castlereagh and 46.9% in Belfast. 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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