With 564 places listed in Thousand Oaks, the guide counts 440 restaurants, 41 quick service spots, 46 cafes and 32 bars. Coffee shops and cafes lead at 49, with Mexican restaurants at 47, pizza at 42 and desserts and ice cream at 34. Bakeries and donuts also reach 34.
Independent-owned places are 62 percent of listings. At 45.4 places per ten thousand residents, the city is above the 41.8 median across all cities in this guide.
351 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (20), Jersey Mike's Subs (6), Subway (6) and Taco Bell (5).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Thousand Oaks ranks #193 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Thousand Oaks by cuisine
Coffee shops and cafes in Thousand Oaks
- Cafe · Chain · 3366 Thousand Oaks Blvd Suite 2
- Cafe · Chain · 540 N Ventu Park Rd
- Cafe · Chain · 401 N Moorpark Rd
- Cafe · 2860 Camino Dos Rios
- Cafe · Chain · 111 S Westlake Blvd
- Cafe · 2955 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
Mexican in Thousand Oaks
- Restaurant · Mexican · 2951 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Mexican · 139 N Reino Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · 2684 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 935 Broadbeck Dr Ste C
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 162 W Hillcrest Dr Ste 300
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1712 E Avenida De Los Arboles
Pizza in Thousand Oaks
- Restaurant · Pizza · 1710 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Pizza · 245 N Moorpark Rd D
- Restaurant · Pizza · 2869 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 2200 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Ste 10
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 723 East Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 2220 N Moorpark #104
Desserts and ice cream in Thousand Oaks
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1696 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3345 Kimber Dr Ste D
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 935 Broadbeck Dr Ste B
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1015 Broadbeck Dr
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1724 N Moorpark Rd
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 111 S Westlake Blvd
Bakeries and donuts in Thousand Oaks
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1080 E Avenida De Los Arboles
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 205 N Moorpark Road
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 2326 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 33 N Moorpark Rd Ste I
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 1610 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste D
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 960 S Westlake Blvd
Sandwiches and delis in Thousand Oaks
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2000 E. Avenida de Los Arboles
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 3900 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste 205
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2799 Townsgate Rd
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 2626 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 1940 Newbury Rd
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 2110 Newbury Rd # C
Own a restaurant in Thousand Oaks?
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