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Sample rows

10 of the 9,661 rows. Emails and phone numbers are masked here; the CSV has them in full.

What the list shows

California has the most listings: 1,161 businesses, 813 of them with an email address. Texas follows with 839.

1,052 rows (11%) carry one of 32 names used by 10 or more listings, led by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store with 201. 7,597 businesses have a name used only once, and 6,062 of those have an email address.

The median Google rating of the 9,361 rated businesses is 4.4, and 260 have a perfect 5.0.

Of the 6,763 email addresses, 2,377 (35%) are role addresses such as info@, 2,227 (33%) name a person and 2,159 (32%) are free mail.

Source: ProfessionLens, November 2026.

What is in this American restaurant email list?

This file lists 9,661 Google Maps businesses whose category is American restaurant, counted on 9 November 2026. Google uses the label for places that serve a general menu of burgers, steaks, sandwiches, breakfast plates and comfort food. In practice a row can be a small-town diner, a neighborhood grill, a gastropub, a farm-to-table dining room with a chef-owner or a roadside chain location.

The email column is filled on 6,763 rows, one address per business, taken from the restaurant's own website. Phones are on 8,856 rows and websites on 8,137. That is about one row in ten.

The 6,763 addresses divide almost evenly: 2,227 are named-person addresses, 2,377 are role addresses such as info@ or events@, and 2,159 are free-mail addresses. That balance matters, because it means the file reaches chefs and owners, event coordinators and small owner-run diners in similar numbers.

How can you segment the file?

You cut the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets using the columns that come with it. For American restaurants, the broad category is the main challenge, so the other columns do the sorting.

Start with the business name. A name that contains Diner, Grill, Tavern, Kitchen, Steakhouse or Bar tells you something about the format, and a word search on that column gets you a rough segment. Use it for a seller whose product fits only one format, such as a griddle cleaner for diners.

Chain exposure is visible in the name column too. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has 201 listings, The Cheesecake Factory 124, Culver’s 118 and Huddle House 69, and none of them has an email. The Bistro has 52 listings and no email, and it is a common name rather than one company. A total of 7,597 rows have a name that appears once, which is where the independent owners are.

Then use the email type to choose the reader. The role addresses often go to a general manager or an events inbox. The median rating of 4.4 is high, so a rating filter will mostly help you find the lowest-rated places for review management.

• Name keywords: diner, grill, tavern, kitchen, steakhouse.
• One-off names: owner-run places.
• Role addresses: events or manager inboxes.
• City: delivery route or sales territory.

Who buys an American restaurant email list?

The buyers are companies that sell general food service goods, because an American menu touches nearly every supplier category. Broadline distributors and specialty meat purveyors compete for beef, chicken and bacon orders. Bakeries deliver buns and breakfast items, and dairy and egg suppliers handle the morning menu of a diner.

Equipment and service companies buy the file next. Griddle, fryer and refrigeration dealers, hood cleaning crews, grease trap haulers and dish machine service technicians work in fixed territories and want every restaurant in them. Linen and uniform services deliver weekly.

Marketing and software companies also use it. Reservation and table management vendors, point-of-sale and kitchen display companies, online ordering providers, reputation management services and local print and sign shops all pitch these owners. Craft beer distributors and wine reps sell to the bar side of gastropubs and taverns, and private event software targets the places that rent a back room.

How do you run outreach to American restaurants?

Write to the three address types separately. The 2,227 named-person addresses are the strongest leads and can get a short, personal first line. The 2,159 free-mail addresses are most often a working owner. The 2,377 role addresses reach a manager, a host or an events coordinator, so ask where to send an offer for purchasing or for private dining.

Think about the day the restaurant runs. A breakfast-and-lunch diner is done by mid-afternoon, which makes late afternoon a good time to call, while a dinner-focused grill is open in the evenings and best reached before 11 in the morning. The website column shows the hours, so check them for the segment you are working.

Say what you sell in plain terms and give the owner a reason to reply today, such as a quote request, a free sample or an audit of a current bill. The rating column gives you a quick line for a review tool, and the city column lets a local seller mention a nearby customer.

Collapse duplicate websites before the send. Restaurant groups with several concepts list each separately, and a call or visit after the email improves the odds, since 8,856 rows have a phone number against 6,763 emails.

What email rules apply when you contact American restaurants?

Each message to a restaurant owner should show your company's real postal address in the footer. It should also offer an opt-out that works, and the manager who maintains the inbox needs to see that removal requests are honored without delay.

Which states and cities should you start with?

The Golden State tops the table at 1,161 diners, grills and dining rooms, 813 of which have an email. Texas has 839 listings and 587 emails, Florida 724 and 507, New York 534 and 374, Illinois 359 and 251, North Carolina 353 and 247, Georgia 352 and 246, Ohio 352 and 246, Arizona 300 and 210, and Tennessee 279 and 210.

New York is the biggest city with 176 listings, then Chicago with 170, Houston 146, Atlanta 119, Dallas 100, Washington DC 88, Las Vegas 88, Indianapolis 79, Tampa 74 and Charlotte 73.

A local supplier picks the one city nearest its warehouse. A software vendor can work California first, since the 813 emails are the largest pool in one state, and then add Texas and Florida.

What is in the list

Source: ProfessionLens, November 2026. Counted 9 November 2026.

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Source: ProfessionLens, November 2026. Counted 9 November 2026.

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