Gastronomy is a growing driver for travelers. And if you are a foodie, you should take a look of the latest study that reveals America’s best food cities in 2018.
WalletHub has compared 180 U.S. cities across 29 indicators of foodie-friendliness, from the cost of groceries to affordability and accessibility of high-quality restaurants to food festivals per capita. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions and costs for foodies.
Best Food Cities in America
Overall Rank
(1 = Best) |
City
|
Total Score
|
‘Affordability’ Rank
|
‘Diversity, Accessibility & Quality’ Rank
|
1
|
Portland, OR
|
70.27
|
17
|
5
|
2
|
San Francisco, CA
|
68.82
|
127
|
2
|
3
|
Miami, FL
|
68.27
|
100
|
3
|
4
|
New York, NY
|
67.90
|
175
|
1
|
5
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
67.51
|
80
|
4
|
6
|
Orlando, FL
|
64.48
|
22
|
7
|
7
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
63.16
|
20
|
8
|
8
|
Seattle, WA
|
61.93
|
162
|
6
|
9
|
San Diego, CA
|
60.03
|
60
|
9
|
10
|
Austin, TX
|
58.52
|
15
|
15
|
11
|
Atlanta, GA
|
58.34
|
71
|
11
|
12
|
Tampa, FL
|
57.78
|
56
|
13
|
13
|
Chicago, IL
|
57.68
|
98
|
10
|
14
|
Denver, CO
|
55.62
|
68
|
14
|
15
|
Washington, DC
|
55.23
|
146
|
12
|
16
|
Sacramento, CA
|
55.11
|
43
|
17
|
17
|
Philadelphia, PA
|
54.77
|
46
|
19
|
18
|
Houston, TX
|
52.18
|
8
|
25
|
19
|
Oakland, CA
|
52.10
|
121
|
18
|
20
|
Charleston, SC
|
51.08
|
74
|
20
|
For the full list and more details, click here.
