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McDonald's Plaza in Oak Brook, Illinois, home to company headquarters from 1971 to 2018 New Zealand's first McDonald's restaurant, in Porirua in September 1976. In 1970, the first restaurant outside of Northern America opened in San José, Costa Rica. [20] In 1971, [21] McDonald's opened its first European restaurant in Zaandam, Netherlands. [22]
First outlet in a landlocked country. See McDonald's Switzerland: 22 Ireland May 9, 1977 Grafton Street, Dublin: 95 (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023) [12] 54,701 First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin and first McCafé in Europe Grafton Street, Dublin. See McDonald's Ireland: 23 Austria July 21, 1977 ...
The McDonald's menu in Fiji is similar to that of McDonald's in Australia and New Zealand. Residents of all three countries also colloquially refer to the restaurant "Macca's". The Brekkie Burger and the McFeast, for example, are both on the McDonald's menu in Fiji, [157] as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
A prominent meal in British culture, fish and chips became popular in wider circles in London and South East England in the middle of the 19th century: Charles Dickens mentions a "fried fish warehouse" in Oliver Twist, first published in 1838, while in the north of England a trade in deep-fried chipped potatoes developed. [30]
Americana Group opened the first restaurant in Kurdistan Region at Family Mall; seven outlets can be found in Erbil, one outlet in Duhok and five outlets in Baghdad: Israel 1993–2014, 2020–present Mefco Smart Service First restaurant opened in Nazareth. 19 outlets [58] Japan: 1970 [59] KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd [60] First outlet opened in Nagoya.
England had the first overseas branch of KFC which opened in Preston, Lancashire in May 1965 and was the first American fast food restaurant chain in the country, pre-dating the arrival of McDonald's, Burger King and Pizza Hut by almost a decade. [103] Ray Allen, an experienced Lancashire caterer, was the first franchisee. [104]
Each non-obvious etymology is supported by a reference on the linked Wikipedia page. Food names are listed by country of the origin of the word, not necessarily where the food originated or was thought to have originated. Some foods are certified to originate in that region with a protected designation of origin (PDO). [2]
The dining room of the Via Sophia in Washington, D.C., United States, which is a high-end luxury restaurant establishment. The dining room of Le Bernardin, which is a restaurant in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. Restaurants may serve cuisines native to foreign countries. This one, for instance, serves French cuisine along with seafood.