Source: OpenStreetMap
Food & Drink Map UK
Search any UK location to see nearby restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars alongside your planning and site data.
What This Layer Shows
This layer maps food and drink venues around any site: restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars. Each venue is plotted as a point with its name and category, sourced from OpenStreetMap and loaded live as you browse the map.
Together these venues give a quick read on area vitality and footfall, relevant to both residential amenity and hospitality-led site assessments.
Why It Matters
Food and drink provision shapes buyer and occupier appeal for residential schemes and is a relevant indicator of footfall and vitality for retail, leisure and hospitality-led proposals. Developers and agents check this layer early to understand what already exists nearby before committing to a site or use class.
How to Interpret the Map
Restaurants & Cafes
Dining and cafe venue locations.
Pubs & Bars
Licensed drinking venue locations.
Planning and Development Implications
Existing food and drink provision nearby is a relevant material consideration for hospitality, leisure or mixed-use proposals, and can also inform noise and amenity assessments for residential schemes located close to late-opening venues. This layer is a screening aid rather than a substitute for a dedicated noise or licensing assessment where one is required.
What to Do Next
- 1Review which food and drink venues already exist near the site.
- 2Consider noise and amenity implications for residential schemes near late-opening venues.
- 3Check the wider Commercial & Retail layer for the fuller amenity picture.
This is general guidance, not professional or legal advice — confirm specifics with the relevant authority or a qualified professional.
Official Data Source
Data Freshness
Important Limitations
- OpenStreetMap is crowd-sourced — very recent openings, closures or rebrands may not yet be reflected.
- This layer does not show licensing hours or premises licence conditions.
- Coverage density depends on local contribution levels and can be sparser in rural areas.
Common Use Cases
Property Developers
Assess local amenity provision as part of site feasibility.
Hospitality & Leisure Operators
Scope existing competition and footfall generators before site selection.
Planning Consultants
Support amenity and noise assessments for nearby residential schemes.
Related Layers
Food and drink checks are often run alongside these related layers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Food & Drink layer show?
Restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars, sourced from OpenStreetMap and loaded live for the visible map area.
Why do developers check nearby food and drink venues?
Food and drink provision is a common indicator of footfall and area vitality, relevant to residential amenity assessments and hospitality or leisure-led proposals.
Does this layer show licensing information?
No. This layer shows venue locations only — licensing hours and premises licence conditions are held by the relevant local authority.
How current is the food and drink data?
Data is sourced live from OpenStreetMap, a continuously updated crowd-sourced dataset, so most established venues are captured, though very recent openings or closures may lag behind.
References and Methodology
Reviewed by the Maplify data & editorial team
Maplify displays official-source data for desktop screening and due diligence. We document where each dataset comes from, how it is processed, when it is checked and where its limitations matter.