Just Eat has analysed millions of dessert and sweet takeaway orders across the UK to discover the ‘sweetest spots’ of the country.
To bring the data to life, Just Eat has created an interactive map that lets you compare cities all over the UK to discover who has the sweetest palate across the country and drill down to what their favourite dishes are.
Play with the interactive map here.
Newcastle upon Tyne is one of the sweetest spots of the country, ranking in position 8 on the UK’s sweet chart.
The most popular takeaway ordered there are:
- Milkshakes
- Brownies
- Waffle
The top 10 locations with the sweetest tooth are:
Top 10
Location
Most ordered sweet dish
1st
North London
Milkshakes
2nd
Liverpool
Cookie Dough
3rd
West London
Milkshakes
4th
Birmingham
Assorted Donuts
5th
Sheffield
Cookie Dough
6th
Sunderland
Milkshakes
7th
Oldham
Milkshakes
8th
Newcastle upon Tyne
Milkshakes
9th
Manchester
Chocolate Fudge Cake
10th
Motherwell
Slush
The areas that order the least amount of sweet dishes are:
Bottom 10
Location
Most ordered sweet dish
1st
Hereford
Belgian Waffles
2nd
Stevenage
Cheesecake
3rd
Plymouth
Waffle
4th
Inverness
Waffle
5th
Dorchester
Chocolate Sundae
6th
Swansea
Milkshakes
7th
Tonbridge
Waffle
8th
Llandudno
Waffle
9th
Exeter
Luxury Milkshakes
10th
Twickenham
Milkshakes
We discovered the nation’s most popular sweet order is Milkshakes, followed by Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Fudge Cake.
The most original orders came from Enfield and Durham with Rainbow Cake among their top orders and also from Plymouth with Vegan Coffee Shakes at the top of their sweet treats rank.
Is your city one of the sweetest in the UK? See the areas that have the sweetest tooth across the UK with Just Eat’s interactive map.
The data was gathered by analysing over 700 million sweet orders from bakeries, ice cream shops, coffee shops and desserts from all restaurants menus. To adjust for population size, the data was then processed per capita to understand the true density of sweet dishes per location.
Just Eat has a diverse range of more than 100 cuisines on its platform, from grilled chicken, salads and vegan options to traditional curries, sushi or pizza. Since lockdown began, as well as seeking sweet treats and old favourites, Just Eat has seen a 50% rise in orders of food in the healthy, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free categories.
