How many people search for restaurants each month?

About 195,557,000 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "restaurants las vegas".

Who already ranks for restaurants searches?

1 dedicated directories and 1 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "restaurants las vegas".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Restaurants Directory in Las Vegas, NV

A directory for restaurants in Las Vegas, NV showcasing diverse dining options.

Verdict: Worth a try

The demand for restaurant listings in Las Vegas is high, evidenced by significant local search volume. However, competition is stiff with dedicated directories and business sites dominating top search results. With 6,329 businesses available to list, there is potential, but overcoming established competitors will be challenging.

Local searches: 871,000; per month; 195,557,000 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 6,329; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'restaurants', with the Las Vegas keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

restaurants las vegas

Local / national

871,000 / 195,557,000

Easy keywords

15 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
restaurant near me	101,000,000	29 easy	$0.56	commercial
restaurant	45,500,000	70 hard	$0.42	informational
first watch restaurant	3,350,000	13 easy	$0.71	navigational
mexican restaurant near me	3,350,000	23 easy	$0.34	commercial
olive garden italian restaurant	3,350,000	25 easy	$0.49	navigational
chili's restaurant	2,740,000	54 medium	$0.36	navigational
indian restaurant near me	2,240,000	8 easy	$0.49	commercial
restaurant depot	1,830,000	9 easy	$3.99	navigational
italian restaurant near me	1,500,000	23 easy	$0.47	commercial
mexican restaurant	1,220,000	5 easy	$0.38	commercial
bj's restaurant & brewhouse	1,220,000	36 medium	$0.18	navigational
india restaurant	1,000,000	13 easy	$0.42	commercial
restaurant at las vegas local	90,500	18 easy	$1.48	navigational
american las vegas restaurant local	90,500	9 easy	$1.48	navigational
golden steer restaurant las vegas local	90,500	14 easy	$2.98	navigational
restaurant las vegas best local	60,500	2 easy	$1.41	commercial
top restaurant in las vegas local	60,500	2 easy	$1.41	informational
hottest restaurant las vegas local	60,500	5 easy	$1.41	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'restaurants las vegas', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

0 of 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	eatinglv.com EATING LAS VEGAS - The 52 Essential Restaurants Content 490,236/mo	Content	490,236
2	vegas.eater.com Eater Las Vegas Business site 875,964/mo	Business site	875,964
3	guide.michelin.com Las Vegas MICHELIN Restaurants Dedicated directory 13,347,019/mo	Dedicated directory	13,347,019
4	venetianlasvegas.com All Restaurants at The Venetian Resort Business site 4,510,772/mo	Business site	4,510,772
5	honolulumagazine.com My 15 Favorite Restaurants Off the Strip in Las Vegas Content 2,227,957/mo	Content	2,227,957
6	tripadvisor.com THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Las Vegas (Updated October ... Aggregator 662,412,987/mo	Aggregator	662,412,987
7	my-travelmonkey.com BEST places to eat & drink in Las Vegas (the ultimate 2026 ... Content 858,440/mo	Content	858,440
8	bonappetit.com Las Vegas - Things to Do, Restaurants & Shopping Business site 11,461,655/mo	Business site	11,461,655

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Supply

Businesses matching 'restaurants' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Las Vegas, NV. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

6,329

businesses to list

Counted on Google's category "Resort hotel", which can be wider than the niche as you define it.

Best rated examples

Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel & Casino

Resort hotel

4.3 (54,015)
Hash House A Go Go at The LINQ

American restaurant

4.8 (34,223)
Mon Ami Gabi

French restaurant

4.7 (33,866)
SAHARA Las Vegas

Casino hotel

4.1 (32,054)
Four Queens Hotel & Casino

Resort hotel

4.2 (22,553)

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

VegasBites
DineInVegas
TasteLasVegas

Monetization

featured listings

Charge restaurants for featured placement in search results.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year