Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Aug. 10, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]    
Entity Registrant Name Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001106838  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2016  
Amendment Flag false  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Smaller Reporting Company  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   21,957,147
Trading Symbol HOTR  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2016