This is a list of casual dining restaurant chains around the world, arranged in alphabetical order. A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately priced food in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet-style restaurants and, more recently, fast casual restaurants, casual dining restaurants usually provide table service. Casual Fast casual Nearly defunct former casual restaurant chains This list contains chains that were much larger in the past, with some having several hundred locations at their peak, which have since been reduced to a single location. Defunct chains See also Fast casual restaurant List of defunct restaurants of the United States List of buffet restaurants List of coffeehouse chains List of fast food restaurant chains List of hamburger restaurants List of ice cream parlor chains List of pizza chains List of restaurant chains Lists of restaurants List of revolving restaurants Types of restaurant References Casual