How many restaurants are for sale in California?

731 as of October 20, 2026, counting each business once even when it is listed on several marketplaces. 139 came onto the market in the last 30 days.

How much do restaurants in California cost?

The median asking price is $288K, based on the 724 listings that state a price. Sellers ask a median of 2.4x the cash flow they report (269 listings report both). Asking prices are what sellers want, not what businesses sell for.

Where in California are restaurants for sale?

The most are in Los Angeles (232), San Francisco Bay Area (219), Inland Empire (61). Listings are grouped into metro areas where we can tell which one they are in.

Where do these numbers come from?

Accredited indexes every business-for-sale listing across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, merges listings of the same business, and recalculates these figures every day. Online businesses are not included.

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Market data · Updated October 20, 2026

Restaurants for Sale in California

There are 731 restaurants for sale in California right now, across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, each counted once. 139 were listed in the last 30 days.

For sale now

731

139 new in 30 days

Median asking price

$288K

724 list a price

Median cash flow

$170K

274 report it

Median multiple

2.4x

asking price to cash flow

What they are asking

Under $250K	317	44%
$250K to $1M	341	47%
$1M to $5M	61	8%
$5M and up	5	1%

Where they are

By metro area

Los Angeles	232
San Francisco Bay Area	219
Inland Empire	61
Sacramento	54
San Diego	40
Central Coast	24

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How we count: every live business-for-sale listing in California whose title identifies it as one of these businesses, from the marketplaces Accredited indexes, with listings of the same business merged. Online businesses are excluded. Medians use the listings that report each figure; multiples outside 0.2x to 25x are left out as likely data errors. Asking prices are not sale prices. Recalculated daily. See all businesses for sale in California.

Common questions

Questions, answered.

How many restaurants are for sale in California?: 731 as of October 20, 2026, counting each business once even when it is listed on several marketplaces. 139 came onto the market in the last 30 days.
How much do restaurants in California cost?: The median asking price is $288K, based on the 724 listings that state a price. Sellers ask a median of 2.4x the cash flow they report (269 listings report both). Asking prices are what sellers want, not what businesses sell for.
Where in California are restaurants for sale?: The most are in Los Angeles (232), San Francisco Bay Area (219), Inland Empire (61). Listings are grouped into metro areas where we can tell which one they are in.
Where do these numbers come from?: Accredited indexes every business-for-sale listing across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, merges listings of the same business, and recalculates these figures every day. Online businesses are not included.