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ONS counts 8,570 food and drink workplaces and 480 accommodation workplaces across Greater Manchester. Manchester has 2,420 of the food and drink total.
Published 3 November 2026
All articlesONS UK Business Counts for March 2026 record 8,570 food and beverage service workplaces and 480 accommodation workplaces across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. These are local units: a group with three restaurants counts three times. ONS rounds each figure to the nearest 5.
| Borough | Accommodation | Food and drink | Hotels | Licensed restaurants | Cafés and unlicensed restaurants | Pubs and bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 30 | 740 | 20 | 90 | 135 | 125 |
| Bury | 25 | 525 | 15 | 90 | 85 | 95 |
| Manchester | 190 | 2,420 | 130 | 545 | 440 | 355 |
| Oldham | 35 | 645 | 25 | 75 | 105 | 125 |
| Rochdale | 25 | 555 | 15 | 55 | 75 | 110 |
| Salford | 50 | 720 | 30 | 95 | 115 | 85 |
| Stockport | 45 | 895 | 25 | 155 | 145 | 190 |
| Tameside | 10 | 595 | 5 | 80 | 75 | 140 |
| Trafford | 55 | 725 | 40 | 165 | 135 | 110 |
| Wigan | 25 | 755 | 15 | 95 | 125 | 180 |
Manchester has 2,420 food and drink workplaces, more than the next three boroughs together. Stockport has the most pubs and bars outside the city, at 190, followed by Wigan at 180.
The Greater Manchester Local Growth Plan, published by the Combined Authority in January 2026, sets the ambition that the visitor economy will contribute £15bn to the Greater Manchester economy by 2030.
We act for restaurants, cafés, pubs and hotels in all ten boroughs, by phone and video call with your books in Xero. See hospitality accountants in Greater Manchester.
No. These are local units, so each site is counted.
Stockport, with 190.
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