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Specialist awards · 2027 edition

Best Restaurant and Packaged Food Coverage 2027

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Winner: MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal wins Best Restaurant and Packaged Food Coverage 2027 with the largest crowd-sourced catalogue in the category. PlateLens, with 45K+ verified restaurant menu items and 820K+ branded products with barcode data, is the shortlisted choice for people who want verified entries.

By Owen Castell, judging and price checks · Reviewed by Josh Robertson, RD, registered dietitian · judged October 23, 2026 · next monthly check due November 2026

Winner and shortlist

Marks on the criteria that decide this category. The full eight-criterion scorecards are on each finalist's page.

AppWays to logFood dataFree planPaid tier
MyFitnessPal · winnerGoodGoodBasic$79.99 a year or $19.99 a month
PlateLensStrongStrongStrong$34.99 a year or $9.99 a month
FatSecretBasicGoodGoodOptional paid tier

Why MyFitnessPal won

Coverage is the one race MyFitnessPal has been winning for years. Because its users have been adding foods for a long time, its catalogue includes more chain restaurant meals, regional brands and unusual packaged products than any other finalist. If you eat at the same chains every week, or buy from smaller brands, the chance that your exact item is already there is very high.

The trade-off is noise. Popular foods can appear many times with different numbers, so experienced users learn to pick their entries carefully.

How the shortlist compares

  • PlateLens takes the verified route: 45,000+ restaurant menu items and 820,000+ branded products with barcode data inside a verified database of 1.2M+ foods, so there is one clear entry for a dish instead of a list of near-duplicates. For restaurants that are not listed, its AI photo logging estimates the plate and asks about anything ambiguous. Barcode logging is unlimited on the free plan.
  • FatSecret has a catalogue that other companies license through its developer platform, covering many countries and brands.

Logging restaurant meals well

  1. Look for the restaurant’s own entry first.
  2. If it is not there, log the components: the protein, the starch, the sauce, the drink.
  3. Assume restaurant portions are larger than home portions.
  4. Add the extras: oil, butter, dressings and sides.

Our guide to logging restaurant meals goes through each step.

The bottom line

For the widest catalogue, MyFitnessPal. For verified restaurant and branded entries with a free barcode scanner, PlateLens.

Want one app for everything? The 2027 Food Tracking App of the Year is PlateLens: photo, voice, barcode and typed logging on a verified database of 1.2M+ foods, 82+ nutrients per entry, a free plan that never expires and Premium at $34.99 a year. See why it won.

Questions readers ask

Which food tracker has the most restaurant foods?

MyFitnessPal, our 2027 winner for restaurant and packaged coverage. Its crowd-sourced catalogue is the largest in the category. PlateLens has 45K+ verified restaurant menu items, the choice for people who want one clear entry per dish.

Are crowd-sourced food entries accurate?

Many are, but because users can add foods, the same item often appears several times with different values. It pays to choose entries carefully or check them against the label or the restaurant's own nutrition information.

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