VacationSelector

Ranking

Best for food & drink

The quality, character and depth of eating and drinking for a visitor: local cuisine, street food, markets, cafes, wine, coffee and beer, from cheap to fine dining. Tokyo and Paris set the top; small resort towns such as Bled and Goreme sit low.

All 336 cities we cover, ranked on food & drink. Every score is our editorial verdict, placed against the same fixed benchmark cities, so it means the same thing on every page. How the scores are built.

Showing 336 cities

  1. TokyoJapan98
  2. ParisFrance96
  3. BangkokThailand95
  4. New YorkUnited States92
  5. OsakaJapan91
  6. Hong KongHong Kong90
  7. Mexico CityMexico90
  8. LimaPeru88
  9. San SebastianSpain88
  10. ShanghaiChina88
  11. SingaporeSingapore88
  12. TaipeiTaiwan88
  13. IstanbulTürkiye87
  14. ChengduChina86
  15. Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam86
  16. PenangMalaysia86
  17. HanoiVietnam85
  18. KyotoJapan85
  19. DelhiIndia84
  20. LondonUnited Kingdom84
  21. Los AngelesUnited States84
  22. LyonFrance84
  23. New OrleansUnited States84
  24. OaxacaMexico84
  25. Sao PauloBrazil84
  26. SeoulSouth Korea84
  27. NaplesItaly83
  28. BarcelonaSpain82
  29. BolognaItaly82
  30. FukuokaJapan82
  31. Kuala LumpurMalaysia82
  32. MumbaiIndia82
  33. RomeItaly82
  34. San FranciscoUnited States82
  35. BeijingChina81
  36. BilbaoSpain81
  37. PalermoItaly81
  38. TurinItaly81
  39. ChicagoUnited States80
  40. MadridSpain80
  41. SapporoJapan80
  42. Tel AvivIsrael80
  43. AthensGreece78
  44. BordeauxFrance78
  45. Chiang MaiThailand78
  46. JakartaIndonesia78
  47. MilanItaly78
  48. MontrealCanada78
  49. CataniaItaly77
  50. MacauMacau77
  51. SydneyAustralia77
  52. ThessalonikiGreece77
  53. CopenhagenDenmark76
  54. DubaiUnited Arab Emirates76
  55. Buenos AiresArgentina75
  56. GuadalajaraMexico75
  57. LisbonPortugal75
  58. MelbourneAustralia75
  59. FlorenceItaly74
  60. ValenciaSpain74
  61. SevilleSpain73
  62. AdelaideAustralia72
  63. BrusselsBelgium72
  64. BusanSouth Korea72
  65. Cape TownSouth Africa72
  66. CharlestonUnited States72
  67. GenoaItaly72
  68. IzmirTürkiye72
  69. MeridaMexico72
  70. MiamiUnited States72
  71. TbilisiGeorgia72
  72. VancouverCanada72
  73. YokohamaJapan72
  74. HonoluluUnited States70
  75. PortoPortugal70
  76. TorontoCanada70
  77. Xi'anChina70
  78. AtlantaUnited States68
  79. CadizSpain68
  80. Hoi AnVietnam68
  81. Las VegasUnited States68
  82. MalagaSpain68
  83. MendozaArgentina68
  84. PortlandUnited States68
  85. Santiago de CompostelaSpain68
  86. ViennaAustria68
  87. AlicanteSpain67
  88. Da NangVietnam67
  89. MarseilleFrance67
  90. Washington DCUnited States67
  91. ArequipaPeru66
  92. AustinUnited States66
  93. BerlinGermany66
  94. BogotaColombia66
  95. ColomboSri Lanka66
  96. HiroshimaJapan66
  97. JaipurIndia66
  98. JerusalemIsrael66
  99. KochiIndia66
  100. NiceFrance66
  101. PhuketThailand66
  102. SalvadorBrazil66
  103. San JuanPuerto Rico66
  104. SeattleUnited States66
  105. StrasbourgFrance66
  106. ToulouseFrance66
  107. VeronaItaly66
  108. BostonUnited States64
  109. ManilaPhilippines64
  110. MarrakechMorocco64
  111. MontpellierFrance64
  112. StockholmSweden64
  113. BudapestHungary63
  114. AmmanJordan62
  115. AntwerpBelgium62
  116. AucklandNew Zealand62
  117. BiarritzFrance62
  118. CartagenaColombia62
  119. CordobaSpain62
  120. FesMorocco62
  121. GhentBelgium62
  122. GranadaSpain62
  123. MazatlanMexico62
  124. MunichGermany62
  125. NashvilleUnited States62
  126. PhiladelphiaUnited States62
  127. Phnom PenhCambodia62
  128. Puerto VallartaMexico62
  129. Rio de JaneiroBrazil62
  130. San DiegoUnited States62
  131. San Miguel de AllendeMexico62
  132. Santa FeUnited States62
  133. SienaItaly62
  134. WellingtonNew Zealand62
  135. YogyakartaIndonesia62
  136. BakuAzerbaijan60
  137. BelgradeSerbia60
  138. BodrumTürkiye60
  139. BrisbaneAustralia60
  140. CairoEgypt60
  141. CasablancaMorocco60
  142. DurbanSouth Africa60
  143. HobartAustralia60
  144. MarbellaSpain60
  145. MombasaKenya60
  146. SantiagoChile60
  147. SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina60
  148. SorrentoItaly60
  149. TunisTunisia60
  150. UbudIndonesia60
  151. VeniceItaly60
  152. WarsawPoland60
  153. AmsterdamNetherlands58
  154. CebuPhilippines58
  155. CorkIreland58
  156. FlorianopolisBrazil58
  157. JohannesburgSouth Africa58
  158. La SpeziaItaly58
  159. LimassolCyprus58
  160. MaastrichtNetherlands58
  161. MedellinColombia58
  162. PattayaThailand58
  163. PerthAustralia58
  164. Santo DomingoDominican Republic58
  165. SavannahUnited States58
  166. StuttgartGermany58
  167. TangierMorocco58
  168. AarhusDenmark57
  169. AntalyaTürkiye57
  170. AvignonFrance57
  171. MonacoMonaco57
  172. MontevideoUruguay57
  173. Panama CityPanama57
  174. Quebec CityCanada57
  175. SplitCroatia57
  176. TampaUnited States57
  177. TiranaAlbania57
  178. BrugesBelgium56
  179. CuscoPeru56
  180. ManausBrazil56
  181. San JoseUnited States56
  182. Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates55
  183. AcapulcoMexico55
  184. BucharestRomania55
  185. CannesFrance55
  186. DohaQatar55
  187. GenevaSwitzerland55
  188. HamburgGermany55
  189. KathmanduNepal55
  190. KrakowPoland55
  191. LjubljanaSlovenia55
  192. OsloNorway55
  193. PisaItaly55
  194. VallettaMalta55
  195. VaranasiIndia55
  196. ZagrebCroatia55
  197. DenverUnited States54
  198. Los CabosMexico54
  199. QuitoEcuador54
  200. SamarkandUzbekistan54
  201. EdinburghUnited Kingdom53
  202. NurembergGermany53
  203. ZurichSwitzerland53
  204. CologneGermany52
  205. FrankfurtGermany52
  206. GlasgowUnited Kingdom52
  207. HelsinkiFinland52
  208. Playa del CarmenMexico52
  209. RigaLatvia52
  210. RotterdamNetherlands52
  211. SkopjeNorth Macedonia52
  212. St. Petersburg, FloridaUnited States52
  213. TallinnEstonia52
  214. TulumMexico52
  215. West Palm BeachUnited States52
  216. ManchesterUnited Kingdom51
  217. AgadirMorocco50
  218. AnnecyFrance50
  219. AntibesFrance50
  220. BelfastUnited Kingdom50
  221. DublinIreland50
  222. GalleSri Lanka50
  223. GdanskPoland50
  224. HalifaxCanada50
  225. KrabiThailand50
  226. La PazBolivia50
  227. Montego BayJamaica50
  228. PlovdivBulgaria50
  229. PragueCzechia50
  230. RovinjCroatia50
  231. ValparaisoChile50
  232. VictoriaCanada50
  233. VilniusLithuania50
  234. Antigua GuatemalaGuatemala48
  235. FaroPortugal48
  236. LiverpoolUnited Kingdom48
  237. NairobiKenya48
  238. OrlandoUnited States48
  239. Saint-TropezFrance48
  240. The HagueNetherlands48
  241. BergenNorway47
  242. DubrovnikCroatia47
  243. Fort LauderdaleUnited States47
  244. Gold CoastAustralia47
  245. Palm BeachUnited States47
  246. Naples, FloridaUnited States46
  247. ScottsdaleUnited States46
  248. AspenUnited States45
  249. Baden-BadenGermany45
  250. CalgaryCanada45
  251. CardiffUnited Kingdom45
  252. ChristchurchNew Zealand45
  253. ComoItaly45
  254. DresdenGermany45
  255. FethiyeTürkiye45
  256. GalwayIreland45
  257. GuilinChina45
  258. Key WestUnited States45
  259. OttawaCanada45
  260. PaphosCyprus45
  261. Punta del EsteUruguay45
  262. QueenstownNew Zealand45
  263. SalzburgAustria45
  264. Siem ReapCambodia45
  265. SofiaBulgaria45
  266. ZadarCroatia45
  267. BarilocheArgentina44
  268. BathUnited Kingdom44
  269. Boca RatonUnited States44
  270. CancunMexico44
  271. EssaouiraMorocco44
  272. MuscatOman44
  273. Santa MartaColombia44
  274. SarasotaUnited States44
  275. AgraIndia42
  276. BratislavaSlovakia42
  277. Luang PrabangLaos42
  278. Ocho RiosJamaica42
  279. ReykjavikIceland42
  280. San Jose, Costa RicaCosta Rica42
  281. SayulitaMexico42
  282. UdaipurIndia42
  283. YorkUnited Kingdom42
  284. AnchorageUnited States40
  285. BrasovRomania40
  286. CairnsAustralia40
  287. Fort MyersUnited States40
  288. HavanaCuba40
  289. HeidelbergGermany40
  290. InnsbruckAustria40
  291. MarmarisTürkiye40
  292. MostarBosnia and Herzegovina40
  293. Palm SpringsUnited States40
  294. Park CityUnited States40
  295. PositanoItaly40
  296. Puerto PlataDominican Republic40
  297. Salt Lake CityUnited States40
  298. ToledoSpain40
  299. UshuaiaArgentina40
  300. WhistlerCanada40
  301. Beaver CreekUnited States38
  302. Deer ValleyUnited States38
  303. TellurideUnited States38
  304. KotorMontenegro37
  305. InvernessUnited Kingdom36
  306. NegrilJamaica36
  307. TromsoNorway36
  308. WindhoekNamibia36
  309. LucerneSwitzerland35
  310. VailUnited States35
  311. HurghadaEgypt34
  312. BreckenridgeUnited States33
  313. KillarneyIreland33
  314. RotoruaNew Zealand33
  315. SedonaUnited States33
  316. BanffCanada32
  317. AswanEgypt30
  318. LuxorEgypt30
  319. Punta CanaDominican Republic30
  320. Sharm el-SheikhEgypt30
  321. Steamboat SpringsUnited States30
  322. AlUlaSaudi Arabia28
  323. Puerto IguazuArgentina28
  324. KeystoneUnited States27
  325. InterlakenSwitzerland25
  326. RovaniemiFinland25
  327. Victoria FallsZimbabwe24
  328. Winter Park, ColoradoUnited States24
  329. JasperCanada22
  330. PetraJordan22
  331. BledSlovenia20
  332. Copper MountainUnited States20
  333. GoremeTürkiye20
  334. Lake LouiseCanada20
  335. SnowbirdUnited States20
  336. Alta, UtahUnited States15

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