174 tracked keywords, 4,316,600 searches a month, $2.9M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Houston metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 174 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $5.77 for “qin dynasty restaurant houston”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 2,740,000 | $0.58 | 9 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 246,000 | $0.40 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 165,000 | $1.55 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 165,000 | $0.37 | 0 | transactional |
| pinkertons bbq houston | 74,000 | $0.71 | 38 | branded |
| barber shop near me | 74,000 | $1.19 | 23 | transactional |
| crawfish cafe houston | 60,500 | $0.33 | 1 | commercial |
| restaurants houston | 33,100 | $1.06 | 18 | commercial |
| best restaurants houston | 27,100 | $1.10 | 21 | commercial |
| cleburne cafeteria houston | 27,100 | $2.28 | 3 | branded |
| brunch houston | 22,200 | $0.75 | 3 | branded |
| mexican restaurant houston | 18,100 | $0.40 | 33 | commercial |
| hobbit cafe houston | 18,100 | $0.95 | 7 | commercial |
| state fare restaurant houston | 18,100 | $0.36 | 42 | commercial |
| tacos la bala houston | 18,100 | $0.72 | 0 | branded |
| italian restaurants houston | 14,800 | $0.76 | 28 | commercial |
| brunch spots in houston | 14,800 | $0.65 | 3 | branded |
| restaurants downtown houston | 14,800 | $0.84 | 7 | commercial |
| aga's restaurant & catering wilcrest drive houston tx | 14,800 | $1.57 | — | commercial |
| brothers taco house houston | 14,800 | $0.46 | 0 | branded |
| champ burger houston | 14,800 | $3.06 | 1 | branded |
| heights houston restaurants | 14,800 | $0.55 | 1 | commercial |
| nara cafe houston | 14,800 | $0.90 | 0 | commercial |
| local foods rice village | 12,100 | $1.22 | 11 | branded |
| restaurantes en houston | 12,100 | $0.83 | 22 | informational |
| michelin restaurants houston | 12,100 | $0.70 | 1 | commercial |
| rice village restaurants | 12,100 | $0.69 | 1 | commercial |
| houston food spots | 9,900 | $0.75 | 9 | branded |
| brenner's steakhouse houston | 9,900 | $2.07 | 3 | commercial |
| cafe ginger houston | 9,900 | $1.67 | 0 | commercial |
| relish restaurant houston | 9,900 | $1.93 | 14 | commercial |
| best brunch in houston | 8,100 | $0.68 | 28 | informational |
| bbq houston | 8,100 | $0.35 | 16 | navigational |
| cypress texas restaurants | 8,100 | $0.59 | 1 | commercial |
| best pizza in houston | 6,600 | $0.27 | 4 | commercial |
| best hamburger houston | 6,600 | $0.21 | 5 | informational |
| houston this is it soul food | 6,600 | $0.38 | 0 | branded |
| cream burger houston | 6,600 | $0.92 | 0 | branded |
| crown seafood houston | 6,600 | $0.12 | 1 | branded |
| istanbul grill houston | 6,600 | $1.13 | 0 | branded |
| uptown sushi houston | 6,600 | $2.18 | 7 | navigational |
| brazilian steakhouse houston | 5,400 | $1.61 | 19 | commercial |
| fancy restaurants in houston | 5,400 | $1.06 | 21 | commercial |
| best food in houston | 5,400 | $0.79 | 0 | branded |
| indian restaurants houston | 5,400 | $0.44 | 12 | commercial |
| korean bbq houston | 5,400 | $0.35 | 0 | branded |
| sushi houston | 5,400 | $0.77 | 15 | informational |
| seafood houston | 5,400 | $0.38 | 32 | informational |
| soma sushi houston | 5,400 | $0.47 | 4 | branded |
| common bond cafe houston | 5,400 | $2.79 | 10 | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Houston.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Houston metro — 21 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarium Restaurant | 4.7 | 12,042 | ✓ |
| Frank's Pizza | 4.6 | 7,065 | ✓ |
| Taste Kitchen + Bar | 4.4 | 6,980 | ✓ |
| Cidercade Houston | 4.5 | 6,138 | ✓ |
| Spanky's | 4.5 | 5,594 | ✓ |
| La Fisheria | 4.8 | 4,878 | ✓ |
| Benihana - Houston (Downtown) | 4.3 | 4,348 | ✓ |
| Gotti's Restaurant | 4.3 | 3,770 | ✓ |
| Star Pizza | 4.5 | 3,592 | ✓ |
| Star Pizza | 4.5 | 3,116 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Houston already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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