Asian restaurant chains in the UK

Our maps cover 5 asian restaurant chains in the UK. The biggest is YO! Sushi, with about 380 locations in 12 regions, followed by wagamama (about 170) and Chopstix (about 130). YO! Sushi has the most locations in 11 of the 12 regions.

Biggest asian restaurant chains in each region

Region	Most locations	Locations	Runner-up	Locations
East Midlands	YO! Sushi	27	wagamama	9
East of England	YO! Sushi	55	wagamama	19
London	itsu	55	wagamama	40
North East England	YO! Sushi	12	Chopstix	4
North West England	YO! Sushi	51	wagamama	12
Northern Ireland	YO! Sushi	6	Chopstix	3
Scotland	YO! Sushi	35	Chopstix	14
South East England	YO! Sushi	48	wagamama	35
South West England	YO! Sushi	30	wagamama	15
Wales	YO! Sushi	29	Chopstix	8
West Midlands	YO! Sushi	36	wagamama	13
Yorkshire and the Humber	YO! Sushi	22	Chopstix	17

All 5 asian restaurant chains on our maps

Chain	Locations	Regions	Most in
YO! Sushi	382	12	East of England
wagamama	174	12	London
Chopstix	134	12	Yorkshire and the Humber
itsu	73	7	London
Giggling Squid	56	8	South East England

Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), with gaps in food chains filled from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene register. Only chains on our maps with at least 25 locations are listed, so smaller local chains are missing. Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.