Restaurants in Richardson, TX

Among the 785 places listed for Richardson are 603 restaurants, 40 quick service spots, 58 cafes and 64 bars. Coffee shops and cafes lead the categories at 62, with bars at 57, Mediterranean at 44 and Mexican at 43. Bakeries and donuts reach 42, and pizza is at 40.

Of all listings, 67 percent are independent. At 66.4 places per ten thousand residents, Richardson is well above the 41.8 median across all cities in this guide.

524 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (13), Subway (10), McDonald's (6) and Jimmy John's (4).

In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Richardson ranks #128 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.

Food in Richardson by cuisine

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