How many restaurants are there within 1 km of Smithdown Road?
42 restaurants within 1 km of Smithdown Road, 13.4 per km². There is room for a restaurant that does better than the 4.4★ average here.
Smithdown Road, Liverpool · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 3rd most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Liverpool
Within 1 km
42
restaurants
Per km²
13.4
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
35
enough to judge a rating
Established
24
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
129
per restaurant
Every restaurant in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 42 restaurants here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up20 (48%)
- 4.0 to 4.47 (17%)
- 3.5 to 3.96 (14%)
- Below 3.52 (5%)
- Under 10 reviews7 (17%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fritto Italian Street Food | 5.0★ | 544 | 630 m |
| Desta Restaurant | 5.0★ | 148 | 260 m |
| Real Taste Kurdish Restaurant | 4.9★ | 303 | 770 m |
| Epicerie Fine | 4.9★ | 162 | 450 m |
| Ohannes Burger Smithdown Road | 4.8★ | 500 | 650 m |
| JOHAN'S BURGER & PIRI PIRI | 4.8★ | 131 | 930 m |
| Spitroast Smithdown | 4.7★ | 1,161 | 670 m |
| Lemongrass Thai bar and restaurant | 4.7★ | 624 | 890 m |
| Belzan | 4.7★ | 576 | 170 m |
| Big Lola's Taqueria | 4.7★ | 250 | 650 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitroast Smithdown | 4.7★ | 1,161 | 670 m |
| The Watering Can - Liverpool | 4.4★ | 1,135 | 1.0 km |
| Chesters | 3.8★ | 696 | 80 m |
| Lemongrass Thai bar and restaurant | 4.7★ | 624 | 890 m |
| Belzan | 4.7★ | 576 | 170 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Smithdown Road.
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Questions
How many restaurants are there in Smithdown Road?
42 within 1 km of the centre of Smithdown Road, Liverpool, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 13.4 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 3rd most crowded of the 10 Liverpool areas we mapped.
Is Smithdown Road a good place to open a restaurant?
MODERATE competition: 42 restaurants within 1 km of Smithdown Road, 13.4 per km². There is room for a restaurant that does better than the 4.4★ average here. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of restaurants in Smithdown Road?
4.4 out of 5, across the 35 with at least 10 reviews. 20 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical restaurant here has 129 reviews.
Which restaurants in Smithdown Road are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Fritto Italian Street Food (5.0, 544 reviews), Desta Restaurant (5.0, 148 reviews), Real Taste Kurdish Restaurant (4.9, 303 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Smithdown Road on 13 October 2026 and counted every restaurant on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.