Restaurants in Sunnyvale, CA

Sunnyvale's 156,792 residents are paired with 602 places listed in this guide, including 468 restaurants, 42 quick service spots, 46 cafes and 28 bars. Indian restaurants lead the categories at 84, followed by Coffee shops and cafes at 48 and Mexican at 41 in the listings.

Sunnyvale has 38.4 listed places per 10,000 residents, which is below the 41.8 median for all cities in this guide. The count reflects listings here, so it is a snapshot rather than a full census of the city.

461 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (12), Subway (8), Round Table Pizza (6) and TOGO'S Sandwiches (4).

In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Sunnyvale ranks #48 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.

Food in Sunnyvale by cuisine

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