Newcastle upon Tyne among the ‘sweetest spots’ of the UK

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:

1. Milkshakes
2. Brownies
3. Waffle

The top 10 locations with the sweetest tooth are:

The areas that order the least amount of sweet dishes are:

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.

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