The count covers cafeterias, sandwich shops, food stalls and ice cream parlours, which now make up slightly more than half of all the country’s 38,600 food outlets. Because fast food outlets expanded faster, they overtook restaurants in 2020 and have outnumbered them since. Cities and the coastNearly 20% of all fast food outlets are in the four largest cities. The national average is close to 1.1 outlets per 1,000 residents, and it is tourist areas that push well beyond it. Vlieland has 8.3 outlets per 1,000 residents, the highest in the country, followed by Schiermonnikoog on 4.1 and Terschelling on 3.1.