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title: 36% of business websites publish a menu or price list an agent can read · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu
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# 36% of business websites publish a menu or price list an agent can read

156,163 reachable business websites in 675 indexes, as scanned by 17 October 2026.

Main points

- That is **36%** of 156,163 reachable business websites.
- By kind of business: highest among restaurants (56%), lowest among dentists, clinics and vets (2.4%).
- Among 101 restaurant indexes, Charlotte is highest at 75%; the median is 60%.

Figure 1

## By kind of business

| Kind | Share | Of | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [restaurants](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu) | 56% | 72,031 |
**
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| [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=cafes) | 41% | 29,462 |
**
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| [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=salons) | 9.0% | 15,541 |
**
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| [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=clinics) | 2.4% | 29,430 |
**
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| [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=tours) | 7.2% | 9,699 |
**
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Figure 2

## Restaurants, city by city

[restaurants](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu)[cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=cafes)[hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=salons)[dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=clinics)[tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu?kind=tours)

Highlight a cityNoneAarhusAmsterdamAntwerpAthensAtlantaAucklandAustinBarcelonaBaselBerlinBernBirminghamBordeauxBostonBremenBrisbaneBrusselsBudapestCalgaryCharlotteChicagoCologneCopenhagenDallasDenverDortmundDresdenDubaiDublinDüsseldorfEdinburghEindhovenEssenFlorenceFrankfurtGenevaGhentGlasgowGothenburgGrazHamburgHanoverHelsinkiHoustonIstanbulLausanneLeipzigLilleLisbonLondonLos AngelesLyonMadridMalmöManchesterMarseilleMelbourneMexico CityMiamiMilanMinneapolisMontrealMunichNantesNew YorkNiceNurembergOrlandoOsakaOsloOttawaParisPhiladelphiaPhoenixPortoPragueRomeRotterdamSan DiegoSan FranciscoSan JoseSeattleSingaporeStockholmStrasbourgStuttgartSydneyThe HagueTokyoTorontoToulouseTurinUtrechtValenciaVancouverVeniceVeronaViennaWarsawWashingtonZurichShow

**another restaurant index**median, 60%

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101 restaurant indexes. The median is 60%; the highest is Charlotte at 75%.

| # | Index | Share | Of |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Charlotte](https://directindex.org/city/charlotte) US | 75% | 301 |
| 2 | [Orlando](https://directindex.org/city/orlando) US | 73% | 239 |
| 3 | [San Diego](https://directindex.org/city/san-diego) US | 72% | 720 |
| 4 | [Dallas](https://directindex.org/city/dallas) US | 72% | 640 |
| 5 | [Minneapolis](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis) US | 71% | 389 |
| 6 | [Houston](https://directindex.org/city/houston) US | 71% | 510 |
| 7 | [Austin](https://directindex.org/city/austin) US | 70% | 508 |
| 7 | [Calgary](https://directindex.org/city/calgary) CA | 70% | 558 |
| 9 | [Glasgow](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow) GB | 69% | 219 |
| 10 | [Atlanta](https://directindex.org/city/atlanta) US | 69% | 417 |

 All 101 restaurant indexes

| # | Index | Share | Of |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Charlotte](https://directindex.org/city/charlotte) US | 75% | 301 |
| 2 | [Orlando](https://directindex.org/city/orlando) US | 73% | 239 |
| 3 | [San Diego](https://directindex.org/city/san-diego) US | 72% | 720 |
| 4 | [Dallas](https://directindex.org/city/dallas) US | 72% | 640 |
| 5 | [Minneapolis](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis) US | 71% | 389 |
| 6 | [Houston](https://directindex.org/city/houston) US | 71% | 510 |
| 7 | [Austin](https://directindex.org/city/austin) US | 70% | 508 |
| 7 | [Calgary](https://directindex.org/city/calgary) CA | 70% | 558 |
| 9 | [Glasgow](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow) GB | 69% | 219 |
| 10 | [Atlanta](https://directindex.org/city/atlanta) US | 69% | 417 |
| 10 | [Phoenix](https://directindex.org/city/phoenix) US | 69% | 437 |
| 12 | [Washington](https://directindex.org/city/washington) US | 69% | 1,143 |
| 13 | [Utrecht](https://directindex.org/city/utrecht) NL | 69% | 536 |
| 14 | [Lyon](https://directindex.org/city/lyon) FR | 68% | 776 |
| 15 | [Chicago](https://directindex.org/city/chicago) US | 68% | 1,205 |
| 16 | [Birmingham](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham) GB | 68% | 275 |
| 16 | [Seattle](https://directindex.org/city/seattle) US | 68% | 722 |
| 18 | [Ghent](https://directindex.org/city/ghent) BE | 68% | 407 |
| 19 | [Philadelphia](https://directindex.org/city/philadelphia) US | 67% | 567 |
| 20 | [Valencia](https://directindex.org/city/valencia) ES | 67% | 248 |
| 21 | [San Jose](https://directindex.org/city/san-jose) US | 66% | 514 |
| 22 | [Denver](https://directindex.org/city/denver) US | 66% | 653 |
| 22 | [Vancouver](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver) CA | 66% | 848 |
| 24 | [Strasbourg](https://directindex.org/city/strasbourg) FR | 66% | 353 |
| 25 | [Manchester](https://directindex.org/city/manchester) GB | 66% | 205 |
| 26 | [Lille](https://directindex.org/city/lille) FR | 66% | 248 |
| 27 | [Los Angeles](https://directindex.org/city/los-angeles) US | 66% | 1,167 |
| 28 | [Boston](https://directindex.org/city/boston) US | 65% | 683 |
| 29 | [Toronto](https://directindex.org/city/toronto) CA | 65% | 951 |
| 30 | [Ottawa](https://directindex.org/city/ottawa) CA | 65% | 487 |
| 31 | [New York](https://directindex.org/city/new-york) US | 65% | 3,524 |
| 32 | [San Francisco](https://directindex.org/city/san-francisco) US | 65% | 901 |
| 33 | [Marseille](https://directindex.org/city/marseille) FR | 65% | 189 |
| 34 | [Madrid](https://directindex.org/city/madrid) ES | 64% | 971 |
| 35 | [Rotterdam](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam) NL | 64% | 408 |
| 36 | [Aarhus](https://directindex.org/city/aarhus) DK | 63% | 256 |
| 36 | [Paris](https://directindex.org/city/paris) FR | 63% | 2,646 |
| 38 | [Miami](https://directindex.org/city/miami) US | 63% | 195 |
| 38 | [The Hague](https://directindex.org/city/the-hague) NL | 63% | 493 |
| 40 | [Brussels](https://directindex.org/city/brussels) BE | 63% | 736 |
| 41 | [Bordeaux](https://directindex.org/city/bordeaux) FR | 63% | 336 |
| 42 | [Florence](https://directindex.org/city/florence) IT | 62% | 187 |
| 43 | [Lausanne](https://directindex.org/city/lausanne) CH | 62% | 281 |
| 44 | [Amsterdam](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam) NL | 62% | 1,192 |
| 45 | [Warsaw](https://directindex.org/city/warsaw) PL | 61% | 567 |
| 46 | [Nantes](https://directindex.org/city/nantes) FR | 61% | 353 |
| 47 | [Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh) GB | 61% | 403 |
| 48 | [Barcelona](https://directindex.org/city/barcelona) ES | 60% | 636 |
| 49 | [London](https://directindex.org/city/london) GB | 60% | 2,637 |
| 50 | [Geneva](https://directindex.org/city/geneva) CH | 60% | 219 |
| 51 | [Antwerp](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp) BE | 60% | 392 |
| 52 | [Copenhagen](https://directindex.org/city/copenhagen) DK | 60% | 999 |
| 53 | [Dublin](https://directindex.org/city/dublin) IE | 59% | 375 |
| 53 | [Turin](https://directindex.org/city/turin) IT | 59% | 267 |
| 55 | [Nuremberg](https://directindex.org/city/nuremberg) DE | 59% | 572 |
| 56 | [Singapore](https://directindex.org/city/singapore) SG | 58% | 455 |
| 57 | [Eindhoven](https://directindex.org/city/eindhoven) NL | 58% | 267 |
| 58 | [Auckland](https://directindex.org/city/auckland) NZ | 58% | 325 |
| 59 | [Sydney](https://directindex.org/city/sydney) AU | 57% | 709 |
| 60 | [Hanover](https://directindex.org/city/hanover) DE | 57% | 445 |
| 61 | [Montreal](https://directindex.org/city/montreal) CA | 57% | 699 |
| 62 | [Bremen](https://directindex.org/city/bremen) DE | 56% | 422 |
| 62 | [Toulouse](https://directindex.org/city/toulouse) FR | 56% | 413 |
| 64 | [Venice](https://directindex.org/city/venice) IT | 55% | 190 |
| 65 | [Brisbane](https://directindex.org/city/brisbane) AU | 55% | 247 |
| 66 | [Nice](https://directindex.org/city/nice) FR | 55% | 346 |
| 67 | [Helsinki](https://directindex.org/city/helsinki) FI | 54% | 751 |
| 67 | [Milan](https://directindex.org/city/milan) IT | 54% | 918 |
| 69 | [Athens](https://directindex.org/city/athens) GR | 54% | 305 |
| 70 | [Melbourne](https://directindex.org/city/melbourne) AU | 54% | 927 |
| 71 | [Dortmund](https://directindex.org/city/dortmund) DE | 53% | 296 |
| 72 | [Prague](https://directindex.org/city/prague) CZ | 53% | 1,108 |
| 73 | [Mexico City](https://directindex.org/city/mexico-city) MX | 53% | 190 |
| 74 | [Munich](https://directindex.org/city/munich) DE | 52% | 1,604 |
| 75 | [Rome](https://directindex.org/city/rome) IT | 52% | 689 |
| 76 | [Cologne](https://directindex.org/city/cologne) DE | 52% | 908 |
| 76 | [Frankfurt](https://directindex.org/city/frankfurt) DE | 52% | 888 |
| 78 | [Düsseldorf](https://directindex.org/city/dusseldorf) DE | 51% | 558 |
| 79 | [Graz](https://directindex.org/city/graz) AT | 51% | 265 |
| 80 | [Stuttgart](https://directindex.org/city/stuttgart) DE | 50% | 743 |
| 81 | [Leipzig](https://directindex.org/city/leipzig) DE | 50% | 374 |
| 82 | [Verona](https://directindex.org/city/verona) IT | 49% | 553 |
| 83 | [Dresden](https://directindex.org/city/dresden) DE | 48% | 379 |
| 84 | [Dubai](https://directindex.org/city/dubai) AE | 47% | 184 |
| 84 | [Osaka](https://directindex.org/city/osaka) JP | 47% | 212 |
| 86 | [Hamburg](https://directindex.org/city/hamburg) DE | 46% | 1,873 |
| 87 | [Porto](https://directindex.org/city/porto) PT | 46% | 439 |
| 88 | [Tokyo](https://directindex.org/city/tokyo) JP | 46% | 412 |
| 89 | [Istanbul](https://directindex.org/city/istanbul) TR | 45% | 259 |
| 90 | [Vienna](https://directindex.org/city/vienna) AT | 45% | 2,329 |
| 91 | [Essen](https://directindex.org/city/essen) DE | 44% | 322 |
| 92 | [Zurich](https://directindex.org/city/zurich) CH | 43% | 710 |
| 93 | [Lisbon](https://directindex.org/city/lisbon) PT | 43% | 986 |
| 94 | [Berlin](https://directindex.org/city/berlin) DE | 42% | 4,294 |
| 95 | [Basel](https://directindex.org/city/basel) CH | 41% | 220 |
| 96 | [Bern](https://directindex.org/city/bern) CH | 39% | 279 |
| 97 | [Budapest](https://directindex.org/city/budapest) HU | 37% | 782 |
| 98 | [Malmö](https://directindex.org/city/malmo) SE | 22% | 214 |
| 99 | [Stockholm](https://directindex.org/city/stockholm) SE | 21% | 1,289 |
| 100 | [Gothenburg](https://directindex.org/city/gothenburg) SE | 20% | 406 |
| 101 | [Oslo](https://directindex.org/city/oslo) NO | 20% | 407 |

Indexes under 200 scanned websites are left out. The "Of" column is the base each figure rests on.

[Data, CSV](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu.csv)[JSON](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu.json)[Method](https://directindex.org/methodology)[Link to this figure](https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu#figure-2)

**About these numbers**
Readable means the menu or price list is text on a web page. A PDF, an image, another site's page or no menu at all don't count.

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36% of business websites publish a menu or price list an agent can read (The Direct Index, 17 October 2026, directindex.org/stats/readable-menu).

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