Your top food cities?

[El Presidente]

It isn't the first time Melbourne has been rated up in the top 5 food cities of the world. 

When I travel, I am a heathen. I will take a great restaurant over a great museum, a great bar over a world class art gallery. I do so happily 

So travel and great food for me go hand in hand. 

I was wondering about your favourite food cities? Let us know. 

A new study conducted by UK-based travel agency Travelbag used data from social media, OpenTable, and Get Your Guide to rank international destinations for foodies. At the bottom of the world, Melbourne, Australia, was named the top food city, largely thanks to its 100 different cuisines at more than 3,500 restaurants.

Melbourne was followed by Toronto, Dubai, and Sydney—all of which notably offer a wide variety of cuisines.

[westg]

For me easily Singapore. Lunch, dinner, breakfast. I love that place. $10 duck and rice $3 street breakfast or ridiculously expensive Odette for dinner starting at around $500 ++ per person. Yes once a year its worth it. 

[jhalischuk]

Toronto might be bad for cigars but the food here is incredible. Huge range across many different price points. Friends of mine that have visited Melbourne have commented how similar the city felt to Toronto.

[griller]

Gotta be New Orleans, Louisiana, in the USA. It's a cajun & creole cuisine haven, with lots of French influence. Fresh seafood prepared by some of the most creative chefs in the country.

[HenryMartin]

Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾

Middle Eastern, Indian and of course, the Malay peninsula cuisine itself.

[El Presidente]

Singapore

Hong Kong

New York

Melbourne 

[chasy]

Chicago despite all its faults, is a great food city

[BrightonCorgi]

10 hours ago, westg said:

For me easily Singapore. Lunch, dinner, breakfast. I love that place. $10 duck and rice $3 street breakfast or ridiculously expensive Odette for dinner starting at around $500 ++ per person. Yes once a year its worth it. 

Singapore for me as well.  

[Ford2112]

New Orleans

San Francisco Bay Area has some outstanding eateries as well.

[wemann]

Melbourne

Tokyo 

Singapore 

Hong Kong

(Biased because I live in Melbourne)

[SUP8333]

Singapore

Hong Kong 

Tokyo

[bmac]

New Orleans

[ViscountDick]

Rome

[JohnS]

Lyon - the gastronomical capital of France.

[BG318]

 

1 hour ago, JohnS said:

Lyon - the gastronomical capital of France.

Yes indeed!

[BG318]

New Orleans 

Bologna 

Toronto 

Montreal 

[painfreefishing]

I am originally from New Orleans. Two amazing spots: Jacques IMO's cafe on Oak Street and Irene's on Bienvielle. 

[El Hoze]

Very hard one. My travels also revolve around food. Ask me tomorrow and my list would probably change  

New York is almost a given, but also a huge city.

San Francisco, especially if permitted to include the whole Bay Area. 

London is one of my favorite cities to eat, also a massive city. 

San Sebastian, pound for pound hard to beat. Especially if you add in the environment. The whole place revolves around food  

Oaxaca, Mexico. Mexico City might be a more fair pick but pound for pound Oaxaca wins. Another town that revolves around food  

Honorable mentions for Istanbul, Osaka, Hong Kong (already mentioned), Singapore, Lima, and all towns in Northern Italy. 

[BrightonCorgi]

5 hours ago, BG318 said:

New Orleans 

Bologna 

Toronto 

Montreal 

Montreal is a great food city.  I'll take that over New York City for regular food.  NYC gets the nod for the top end though.

[Puros Y Vino]

3 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Montreal is a great food city.  I'll take that over New York City for regular food.  NYC gets the nod for the top end though.

For real. I'm from Toronto which has a massive range of cuisine to choose from. Montreal is the same, but way better when you factor in the traditional Quebecois cuisine, it's a no brainer. I've enjoyed food from Italy, France, Mexico while vacationing. Toronto is able to match many of the dishes I've found outside of Canada. I still have Spain and Portugal on the bucket list too.

[Lucas Buck]

Not a world traveler but there are a few cities in which I love to dine -

Salt Lake City

Las Vegas 

Anaheim

Chicago

Fargo

[samsam1937]

- Lyon ( france)

- Toulouse ( france)

- Bologne ( italie)

[BG318]

On 4/10/2025 at 11:54 AM, chasy said:

Chicago despite all its faults, is a great food city

Whenever I get within 50 miles of Chicago I can't stop thinking about Johnnie's Beef.

[chasy]

22 hours ago, El Hoze said:

Very hard one. My travels also revolve around food. Ask me tomorrow and my list would probably change  

New York is almost a given, but also a huge city.

San Francisco, especially if permitted to include the whole Bay Area. 

London is one of my favorite cities to eat, also a massive city. 

San Sebastian, pound for pound hard to beat. Especially if you add in the environment. The whole place revolves around food  

Oaxaca, Mexico. Mexico City might be a more fair pick but pound for pound Oaxaca wins. Another town that revolves around food  

Honorable mentions for Istanbul, Osaka, Hong Kong (already mentioned), Singapore, Lima, and all towns in Northern Italy. 

Mexico City is definitely on my list. Top to bottom, it has great food. I've done the Michelin Star spots, but sign me up for a boozy Contramar lunch and a dinner at Rosetta any day.

[tbelle7]

Hong Kong, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Austin TX