eater.com

DR 90by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

About

A national site covering food and dining culture, with 23 city sites tracking local dining scenes across hundreds of maps.

Categoryfood_and_drink/food_and_drink

Top 9,644

Global Rank

United States 91%

Top Market

+6%

Monthly Trend

55% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

7,527,469

↑5.7% vs last month

Bounce Rate

55.2%

Pages / Visit

1.9

Avg. Session

1m 29s

Domain Age

25.6 years

Traffic

#9,644Global Rank

#2,064Country Rank (840)

#12Category Rank · Food_and_Drink

Traffic Trend

↑5.7%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

63.4%

Direct

26.3%

Social

3.9%

Referral

3.5%

Paid

1.1%

1.8%

SEO-dependent: 63.4% from organic search

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

90.6%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

1.8%

Top 3 countries account for 93.4% of traffic — high geographic concentration

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
restaurants near me	638.0K	$0.91	$15.7K
chicken thigh recipes	42.4K	$0.32	$10.7K
eater	22.7K	$3.33	$32.0K
eater chicago	9.6K	$0.48	$17.8K
eater la	7.4K	$0.64	$13.2K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
evelyn	#9	📄	dallas.eater.com/2025/6/6/24443784/evelyn-dallas-photos-menus-food	35,090	$1.15
seline	#9	📄	la.eater.com/2024/12/2/24311419/seline-santa-monica-dave-beran-tasting-menu-restaurant-opening-photos	5,680	$1.12
taix	#3	📄	la.eater.com/los-angeles-restaurant-news/298438/taix-french-restaurant-closure-development-intel-2026	3,400	—
saigon babylon	#8	📄	boston.eater.com/venue/108015/saigon-babylon	2,090	—

Growth Readout

Global rank top 9.6K — established player in the space

Traffic concentrated in United States (91%) — high geographic dependency

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

How does eater.com actually grow?

This page shows the surface. A Growth Teardown reverse-engineers the full playbook — which keywords drive signups, where backlinks come from, which channels convert, and what you can replicate in your own product.

Competitive Landscape

tripadvisor.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Plan your next trip, read reviews and get travel advice from our community on where to stay and what to do. Find savings on hotels, book the perfect tour or attraction, and reserve a table at the best restaurants.

97.7M/mo+6%Mar 1999

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

eater.com vs tripadvisor.com →Visit Website ↗

opentable.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Book online, read restaurant reviews from diners, and earn points towards free meals. OpenTable is a real-time online booking network for fine dining restaurants.

48.8M/mo+19%Jan 1999

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

eater.com vs opentable.com →Visit Website ↗

opentable.ca

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Your guide to the best selection of fine restaurants in Canada. Read inspiring food stories, and discover your next restaurant obsession.

4.2M/mo+35%Jul 2006

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

eater.com vs opentable.ca →Visit Website ↗

happycow.net

🔗 2 keyword overlap

HappyCow strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our members and visitors to our platform. Since the protection of your privacy is of great importance to us, we have created this Privacy Policy to communicate our practices.

1.4M/mo+3%Nov 1999

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

eater.com vs happycow.net →Visit Website ↗

opentable.ie

🔗 2 keyword overlap

As a leading brand for booking online restaurant reservations, OpenTable helps connect diners and restaurants.

433.1K/mo-12%

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

eater.com vs opentable.ie →Visit Website ↗

View full competitive analysis of eater.com →

Report based on data from May 2026

See a sample report