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Calories in restaurant dishes, by cuisine.
Typical numbers for the dishes people order out — one rough figure, the range a real restaurant portion lands in, and what pushes it up or down.
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Dishes by cuisine
Restaurant portions vary a lot from place to place, and so do the calories in them. Every dish page gives one typical number for a normal restaurant serving, the usual low-to-high range, protein, carbs and fat in grams, and the things that move it most: the oil, the sauce, the rice, the size of the plate.
The figures are estimates built from published food composition tables and typical portions, and every page lists its sources and the day it was last reviewed. They are a rough guide for curious eaters, not medical advice; for that, talk to a doctor or a dietitian.
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American & British dishes
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Café & desserts dishes
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Chinese dishes
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Filipino dishes
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Indian dishes
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Indonesian dishes
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Italian dishes
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Japanese dishes
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Korean dishes
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Malaysian & Singaporean dishes
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Mexican dishes
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Middle Eastern dishes
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Thai & Vietnamese dishes
Guides
Reading the numbers

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Calorie counter for eating out
Snap the table and each dish gets one rough calorie number you can accept or correct. A photo calorie tracker for restaurant meals, with no account to make.
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Calories when eating out
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AI calorie counter accuracy
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Japanese food
Rough calories for Japanese restaurant food — tonkotsu ramen, sushi by the piece, katsu curry, gyudon — and the broth, frying and rice that move them.
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Korean food
Rough calories for Korean restaurant food: samgyeopsal and unlimited Korean BBQ, bibimbap, fried chicken, tteokbokki and kimchi jjigae, and what moves them.
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Chinese food
Rough calories for Chinese restaurant and takeout food — fried rice, sweet and sour pork, dim sum by the piece — and how frying, sauces and rice change them.
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Thai & Vietnamese food
Rough calories for Thai and Vietnamese restaurant food — pad thai, pho, curries and spring rolls — and why wok oil and coconut milk weigh more than broth.
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Malaysian & Singaporean food
Rough calories for hawker favourites — nasi lemak, Hainanese chicken rice, laksa and char kway teow — and how coconut, lard and gravy change the plate.
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Indian food
Rough calories for an Indian restaurant meal — tikka masala with rice, biryani, naan and dal — and how cream, ghee and shared dishes change your share.
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Filipino food
Rough calories for Filipino restaurant plates — adobo, inasal, lechon kawali, pancit, silog and halo-halo — with and without rice, and what makes them heavier.
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Mexican food
Rough calories for tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas and nachos at sit-down Mexican portions, and how cheese, tortillas and the chip basket add up.
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Italian food
Rough calories for Italian restaurant pasta, pizza and dessert — bolognese, alfredo, lasagna, margherita, tiramisu — and why cream and plate size matter most.
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Middle Eastern food
Rough calories for gyros, falafel wraps, hummus with pita and mezze, and how bread, tahini, olive oil and frying change a Middle Eastern meal out.
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American & British food
Rough calories for burgers and fries, wings, steak, salmon, sandwiches, Caesar salad and fish and chips, and why the side and the dressing matter so much.
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Café & desserts
Rough calories for café drinks, brunch and desserts — latte, cappuccino, bubble tea, croissant, eggs benedict, cheesecake — and what milk, syrup and cream add.
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Calorie tracker, no account
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Indonesian food
Rough calories for Indonesian favourites — nasi goreng, rendang, nasi padang, bakso, sate and martabak — and how rice, santan, peanut sauce and oil change them.
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In PlateDiary
A rough number for the dishes you save — only if you want one.
Off unless you turn them on
Calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and, when PlateDiary AI reads your photo of the table, each dish gets one rough “~” number. Accept it or change it; a number you correct is remembered for that dish. With Calories off, the app looks exactly as it did before.
A read sends small pictures of the cut-out dishes, with the place's name as a hint — never the table photo, faces or your location. Calorie numbers never go to analytics, and nothing is written to a health app. PlateDiary AI starts with free tries; here is how it works.
Questions
Questions people ask.
How accurate are restaurant calorie estimates?
Rough at best. The same dish can differ by hundreds of calories between kitchens, mostly from oil, sauce and portion size, which is why each page gives a range as well as a typical number.
Why do restaurant dishes have more calories than home cooking?
Restaurants tend to use more oil, butter, sugar and salt, and serve bigger portions, because those make food taste rich and look generous.
Where do these numbers come from?
From public food composition tables and typical restaurant portions. Each dish page names its sources and the date it was last reviewed.
Does PlateDiary count calories?
Only if you want it to. Calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on; then each dish you save can carry one rough “~” number you accept or change, and nothing is written to a health app.